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Jonathan D. Salant

Washington, D.C.
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Covers:  Congress, New Jersey politics, national politics, polls, lobbying, campaign finance, federal government, government waste, government misconduct & ethics
DC columnist, @PittsburghPG. @SPJDC Hall of Fame. Former president @PressClubDC, @RegionalReports & @SPJDC. @dcmediasoftball player-coach.

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Jonathan D. Salant’s Biography

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Jonathan D. Salant, an award-winning political and investigative reporter, is the Washington correspondent for NJ Advance Media, serving nj.com and The Star-Ledger. He has worked for Bloomberg News, The Associated Press, Newhouse News Service and the Syracuse Herald-Journal and The Post-Standard, among other publications. He is a winner of the Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress, the Lee Walczak Award for Political Analysis, and two New York Press Club awards, and was a finali…

Jonathan D. Salant’s Journalist Portfolio

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Secret Donors Multiply in U.S. Election Spending

Secret Donors Multiply in U.S. Election Spending

In the weeks before last November's election, television viewers in South Carolina were treated to an animate…

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Google Helped Honor FTC Chairman During Agency Inquiry

Google Helped Honor FTC Chairman During Agency Inquiry

Google Inc. (GOOG) contributed $25,000 to honor the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission while the compan…

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Giuliani Law Firm Lobbies in Texas for Chavez-Controlled Citgo

Giuliani Law Firm Lobbies in Texas for Chavez-Controlled Citgo

By Henry Goldman and Jonathan D. Salant March 14 (Bloomberg) -- Rudolph Giuliani's law firm lobbies for Citg…

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Bush has his Lincoln Bedroom

Bush has his Lincoln Bedroom

Bush has his Lincoln Bedroom Fund-raisers were overnight guests at Texas governors mansion By Jonathan D. Sa…

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Congress Makes NASA Finish Useless $350 Million Structure

Congress Makes NASA Finish Useless $350 Million Structure

NASA will complete a $350 million structure to test rocket engines at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi ear…

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Goldman Favors Romney Over Obama in Race for Wall Street Funds

Goldman Favors Romney Over Obama in Race for Wall Street Funds

A year after President Barack Obama signed into law the most extensive financial regulations since the Great …

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Articles

D.C. Dispatch: What N.J.’s members of Congress did in Washington this week

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By Jonathan D. Salant
| New Jersey Globe
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats, led by U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, have renewed their years-long effort to end the federal ban on cannabis. Even as states like New Jersey have legalized the drug, it remains illegal under federal law. Under President Donald Trump, legal cannabis for medical uses was reclassified to Schedule III, still against federal law but no longer placed in the same category as heroin, which will make it easier to research any medicinal benefits.
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US sanctions Iran oil-shipping network Original

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By Andrew Bernard Verified, Aaron Bandler Verified, Jonathan D. Salant
| JNS Verified
(July 14, 2026 / JNS) The U.S. Treasury Department said on Tuesday that it is imposing new sanctions on a shipping and sanctions-evasion network that plays a role in exporting Iranian oil. The department said that the action targets more than 50 people, companies and vessels linked to the network, bringing the total number of entities and sanctioned ships under the patronage of Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani to more than 200.
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Jeffries opposes Massie bid to eliminate US aid to Israel Original

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By Jonathan D. Salant
| JNS Verified
(July 14, 2026 / JNS) House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on Tuesday that he will oppose an amendment from Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) to eliminate roughly $3.3 billion in annual U.S. security assistance to Israel, arguing that the measure would undermine both American and Israeli security.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Local government reporter for the Bergen Record in New Jersey.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I still have a large Royal typewriter in my home office.

How is social media changing news?

Everyone is a 24-hour wire service now. But unlike traditional wire services, some post first and then report.

Awards

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National Press Foundation Award

2011 - Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting on Congress

A look at the secret money in the 2010 congressional elections.

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Scripps Howard Award

2009 - finalist for Raymond Clapper Award for Washington Reporting

An analysis of the lobbying campaigns for health care and banking regulations.

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Robin Toner Prize

2011 - finalist for excellence in political reporting
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National Press Club Award

2011 - Lee Walczak Award for Political Analysis
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New York Press Club Award

2018 - Continuing coverage

Stories on the Republican effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, including a piece on New Jersey lawmakers trading health care stocks during the debate.

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New York Press Club Award

2017 - Political Reporting

Stories documenting New Jersey's lack of clout in Washington.

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