John Hudson
Washington, D.C.
National security reporter focusing on the State Department and diplomacy.
Education: Michigan State University, B.A. in International Relations
John Hudson is a reporter at The Washington Post covering the State Department and national security. He was part of the team that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for coverage of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. He has reported from dozens of countries, including Ukraine, China, Afghanistan, India, Georgia, Belarus, Pakistan, Malaysia, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Kenya, Nigeria and many more. In 2022 and 2023, he covered the war in Ukraine. In 2008, he covered the war in Georgia. He appears frequently on MSNBC and CNN.