Contact the Fendoria political desk
Use this page to reach the desk with a news tip, a correction request, or a general inquiry. Messages are read by the editorial team, and time-sensitive items are prioritized. Pick the route that fits and include enough detail for us to check it.
Send a news tip
Tips are most useful when they include specifics: dates, documents, names of records, or a link to something public. A general assertion is hard to verify, while a document or a filing number gives us a place to start. Say whether you are willing to be contacted for follow-up. We do not promise coverage in exchange for information.
Before you send
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Name the story or the specific claim you are writing about. A headline plus the paragraph that looks wrong saves us a search.
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For corrections, one clear note with the detail and a source is more useful than several. Pick one route and stay on it.
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Say if the message is time-sensitive. That note moves it up the queue during a busy news period.
Request a correction
If something in our coverage is wrong, tell us the story, the specific detail, and what the accurate version should be. Include a source or document where you have one. Substantive corrections are described at the point of the error or in a visible note rather than quietly edited. We read every request.
Label the message as a correction in the subject line so it lands with the accuracy desk first rather than in the general queue. If we need to ask something back, we reply to the address you used.
Open the message formEditorial and general inquiries
For questions about our coverage, beats, or editorial standards, write to the desk and say what you need. If your question is about a specific story, include the headline. We respond when there is something to act on, which may not be immediate during a busy news period.
Outlets and organizations that want to reach us about collaboration or press matters should say so in the subject line and describe the request in a sentence or two. We review these separately from news tips. Include a contact name and a direct reply address so the right person answers.
If you are writing about a story we have already published, quoting the headline and the date of publication helps us find it. If you are writing about a race or a district, name the state and the seat.
- Correction — with the headline you mean
- Time-sensitive tip — with the date it matters by
- Press or partnership request — with your outlet
What happens after you write
Messages are read by the desk and routed to the person covering that beat. Tips about a Senate race go to the reporter tracking that race; a question about a bill goes to whoever follows the chamber.
We may reply with a follow-up question, and we may not be able to respond to every message during a heavy news cycle. If your message is time-sensitive, say so in the subject line.
Confirmation that we received it appears on the thank-you page. Keep the reply address you used; that is where an answer would arrive.
Correction requests are prioritized because accuracy is the priority. Tips are reviewed as the desk works through the queue, and general inquiries follow. During election periods, volume rises and replies can take longer. We would rather reply late with a checked answer than fast with an unverified one.
We protect source identities when we have agreed to, and we discuss the terms before publishing anything based on a tip. If you need those terms settled first, say so at the top of the message.
Fendoria works from Washington, DC. Tips, corrections and inquiries reach the same editorial team that reports the midterms, Congress, the White House and the states. There is no separate call center between you and the desk.
Newsroom photograph — the desk after the last edition.Questions readers ask
Short answers on the two things people ask most before they write: how a time-sensitive correction is handled, and what happens to a source.
Call +1 202-437-1726 during desk hours, Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET.
How do I send a time-sensitive correction?
Use the message form on this page and say it is time-sensitive in the subject line. Corrections are prioritized over general inquiries, so that note moves your message ahead of the queue even on a busy news day.
Do you protect sources?
We protect source identities when we have agreed to, and we discuss the terms before publishing anything based on a tip. Say up front whether you want those terms discussed, and we will settle them before anything goes further.
Where do I get a confirmation that my message arrived?
After the form goes through, a Thank You page confirms the desk received it. If you do not see it, the message likely did not send and is worth writing again.
Reach the desk, reach the record
Whether you are handing over a document, flagging an error, or asking how a race got called, one message through this page is the shortest route to the people who can answer. Write it once, say what matters, and the desk takes it from there.
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
- Desk hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET
- Phone: +1 202-437-1726
- Email: [email protected]
Visits are by appointment. Send a note first so someone from the desk can meet you.