Dan Eggen, Influential Washington Post Editor, Passes Away at 60
Dan Eggen, a prominent journalist and editor at The Washington Post, has died at the age of 60. Eggen was instrumental in shaping the newspaper's political coverage, contributing to Pulitzer Prize-winning projects on topics such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Russian election interference, and the January 6 Capitol insurrection. His death was confirmed by his former wife, with no foul play suspected. Eggen's career at The Post spanned nearly three decades, during which he held various editorial roles and mentored numerous political writers.