Josh Meyer is a veteran correspondent focusing on domestic, national and global security issues, including terrorism, political violence and extremism, corruption, cybersecurity and transnational criminal organizations. He is focusing heavily in 2026 on election integrity and security issues and Trump administration accountability stories.
Before joining USA TODAY in 2021 and establishing the Domestic Security beat, Josh worked for 20 years at the Los Angeles Times and also at Politico, NBC News Investigative Unit and other media organizations. He is the co-author of "The Hunt For KSM" about the secret, decade-long manhunt for the 9/11 mastermind, and has won dozens of local, state and national awards including sharing in two staff Pulitzer Prizes while at the LA Times.
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Voting machine snafus, polling place floods. Was there election interference?
What drove the former Oregon student to attack his school?
Hackers expose details on over 40,000 DHS workers. How did they do it?
Supreme Court won't revive 9/11 plea deal to end long-delayed prosecution
'Heroic' teacher tackled teen mass shooter in Oregon elementary school
DOJ sues California over alleged non-citizens on voter rolls
Experts say Cornell rape case is putting needed spotlight on ketamine
Dems: Trump setting stage to intervene in Nov. 3 elections
What’s next for Trump's effort to assert federal control over midterms?
DOJ says former CIA chief is 'target' of criminal probe
Judge tosses 9/11 mastermind's confession. FBI agent, families still seek justice
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Milo Yiannopoulos, an anti-immigrant provocateur, deported by ICE
US and Ecuador board, then sink, alleged drug-trafficking boat in Pacific KSM confession in 9/11 case thrown out by judge in blow to prosecution
US says Chinese hackers attacked DOJ, NASA, Federal Reserve
DOJ identifies El Mencho's successor, issues $25M reward
Noncitizens on New Jersey voter rolls not our fault, contractor says
States to audit systems after NJ voter registration error
Trump-backed Biggs, Feely win GOP primaries: Arizona election results
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Trump says China seized 220 million voter files. What the documents say
Trump revives 2020 fraud allegations as experts challenge his evidence
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Trump questions California elections in integrity speech
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