Washington Post announces mass layoffs, eliminating its sports department Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier discusses the Washington Post announcing sweeping layoffs and the elimination of their sports department on ‘Special Report.’ NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Among the high-profile layoffs at The Washington Post this week was its race-based journalist. Emmanuel Felton, who's X profile now describes himself as the "first and last race and ethnicity reporter" at the