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# NOTUS to become The Star to fill void it says was left by cuts at Washington Post
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/notus-to-become-the-star-to-fill-void-it-says-was-left-by-cuts-at-the-washington-post/
- Published: 2026-04-20T01:46:30.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-21T21:06:39.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Media, #wp-upper-left-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:56

**“The Star” is born,** reports [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/business/media/notus-news-to-become-the-star.html?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).

According to The Times, NOTUS, a Washington political news website with “ambitious plans to fill a void it says was left by deep cuts at The Washington Post, will be renamed The Star and relaunch in the first week of June, the editor in chief, **Tim Grieve,** said.”

NOTUS started in 2023, states The Times, as a publication “tied to the Allbritton Journalism Institute, a nonprofit that trains young political journalists. Its name stands for News of the United States, a play on the nickname for the President of the United States. It was created with a $20 million grant from Robert Allbritton, the billionaire co-founder of Politico.

“In February, The Post [abruptly laid off](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/business/media/washington-post-layoffs.html?ref=capitolcommunicator.com) more than 300 of its 800 journalists, sharply reduced its metro section and shut down its local sports coverage. After those moves, the leaders of NOTUS decided to accelerate their expansion plans in Washington.

“The publication will soon cover local news and local sports, Mr. Grieve said. The publication will also increase its coverage of Congress and the White House. The newsroom, which had about 45 people at the beginning of the year, will probably more than double to 95 journalists by the end of the year..”