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Sarah Ellison

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Ex-Washington Post, Vanity Fair, WSJ. Author of War@WSJ. sarah(dot)L(dot)ellison@gmail.com. Cell/Signal 917,400,1092

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Molly Redden @mtredden.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Exclusive: In late 2024, FBI agents were looking at Sen. Susan Collins’ role in a massive illegal bribery scheme alleged by a former federal contractor. Then Trump gutted the FBI and DOJ, leaving no one to carry on the investigation – it’s dead. 🧵
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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Ence Morse @ence.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
my stories were on john oliver! twice!! this week, our story on USAID w/ the amazing @sarahellison.bsky.social was featured. we found that Musk only began criticizing the agency after conservative activist Mike Benz railed against it on Rogan's show. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Days after overseeing cuts to a third of the Washington Post’s newsroom, Publisher Will Lewis announces he’s stepping down
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Third, journalists, non-profits, social media influencers, and everyday people need to be VERY discerning and careful about not amplifying unsubstantiated rumors about ICE or other law enforcement at or near the polls, because false rumors (even if well-meaning) WILL suppress the vote.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
I'm much more accustomed to writing about media layoffs than experiencing them. But yesterday I was among the 300 journalists let go from the @washingtonpost. I have been so lucky for so long in this industry. -1-
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Ence Morse @ence.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
@sarahellison.bsky.social @riegerreport.bsky.social @lmelgar.bsky.social and I found that nearly two dozen Republican members of congress called for investigations into Pretti's killing, along with dozens of high-profile right-wing influencers. wapo.st/4qHFxA5
Bar chart showing that dozens of right-wing influencers and Republicans, including 21 members of congress, discussed investigating Alex Pretti's shooting since Saturday, and that the numbers increased in the days after his shooting.
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JM Rieger @riegerreport.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
The Trump administration's effort to shape the narrative around Alex Pretti ran up against contradictory visual evidence. WaPo analyzed how that rhetoric shifted in the 72 hours after Pretti's death. w/ @sarahellison.bsky.social & @ence.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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Timeline: How the Trump administration lost the narrative in Minnesota
Visual evidence has repeatedly contradicted the administration’s efforts to vilify Alex Pretti and frame the perception of his killing during an immigration raid.
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 22/01/2026
The White House posted an edited photo of the activist involved in the Minneapolis church protest, made to look like she was crying.
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Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Journalists confront new reality in reporting after FBI raid. By @sarahellison.bsky.social Patrick Marley and @colbyitkowitz.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Journalists confront new reality in reporting after FBI raid
Many saw the FBI search of a Washington Post reporter’s home as a jarring new step aimed at limiting their ability to gather information.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The FBI's raid of @hannahnatanson.bsky.social's home and seizure of her electronic devices is unprecedented, according to Gabe Rottman, an attorney and VP of policy for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Our latest here on the implications: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Journalists confront new reality in reporting after FBI raid
Many saw the FBI search of a Washington Post reporter’s home as a jarring new step aimed at limiting their ability to gather information.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Journalists confront new reality in reporting after FBI raid. From @patrickdmarley @ColbyItkowitz and me www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Journalists confront new reality in reporting after FBI raid
Many saw the FBI search of a Washington Post reporter’s home as a jarring new step aimed at limiting their ability to gather information.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
He faced criticism after George Floyd. Now, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) is bluntly rebuking President Donald Trump. Read @yabutaleb7 @patrickdmarley on the aftermath of last week's ICE shooting: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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After ICE shooting, Minneapolis mayor emerges with blunt rebuke of Trump
Democrat Jacob Frey has countered the administration’s portrayal of events in sharp and at times profane terms. His reaction is shaped by a tenure of crises.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
President Donald Trump amplifies baseless social media posts that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had been part of a conspiracy to kill Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman over a day care fraud scandal, via @marianaa_alfaro & @maeganvaz www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump amplifies conspiracies on killing of Minnesota lawmaker
Trump shared a video baselessly linking Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to conspiracies over brazen political killings in the state this summer.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Trump’s latest anti-immigration push echoes the nativism of the 1920s, by @ktumulty www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Analysis | Trump’s latest anti-immigration push echoes the nativism of the 1920s
The president and his aides have escalated anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies in recent weeks.
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Joseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Lead Post reporter on that story Alex Horton served in the infantry in Iraq.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Hegseth conscripts the Pentagon for Trump’s ‘retribution campaign.’ In threatening to deploy the military justice system against Democrats, Hegseth has joined Trump’s norm-shattering bid to punish political foes, by @noahjrobertson @TaraCopp and me. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Analysis | Hegseth conscripts the Pentagon for Trump’s ‘retribution campaign’
In threatening to deploy the military justice system against Democrats, Hegseth has joined Trump’s norm-shattering bid to punish political foes.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
BREAKING—> After the Washington Post broke the order to kill boat strike survivors, Congressional committees vow to boost oversight. Via @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social Victoria Bisset and Noah Robertson.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Trump says commercial airlines should consider Venezuelan airspace closed. He doesn't have the authority to do so, but such a declaration could be a first step ahead of military airstrikes. More via @michaelbirnbaum, @TaraCopp & @Victoria_Bisset www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Trump says airlines should consider Venezuelan airspace closed
President Donald Trump’s announcement follows growing U.S. threats to attack Venezuela.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
NEW: AOC built her own political machine. Now she’s deciding her next move. Seven years after she leapt onto the national stage as an outsider, she’s learned an inside game and is considering a run for Senate or president. Read @lizcgoodwin @yabutaleb7: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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AOC built her own political machine. Now she’s deciding her next move.
Seven years after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leapt onto the national stage as an outsider, she’s learned an inside game and is considering a run for Senate or president.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Epstein is the one issue that persistently splits Trump from his MAGA base, by @ktumulty www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Analysis | Epstein is the one issue that persistently splits Trump from his base
Trump promised during the 2024 election to release the Justice Department’s “Epstein files,” but his administration has resisted doing so.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Democrats swept elections far beyond the big races in a referendum on Trump. From clerks to coroners, Democrats on Tuesday flipped city councils, school boards and county commissions, by @NaftaliBendavid www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Democrats swept elections far beyond the big races in referendum on Trump
Beyond the big governors and New York mayor contests, Democrats on Tuesday swept city councils, school boards and county commissions.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
NEW: How a backlash to Trump fueled Democratic gains with Latino voters. The president's deportation policies and high prices propelled a shift in this year's elections, compared to 2024. By @sabrod123 @teoarmus @KnowlesHannah: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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How a backlash to Trump fueled Democratic gains with Latino voters
The president’s deportation policies, along with high prices and changes in who turned out to vote propelled a shift in this year’s election.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Can Democrats reverse Trump’s Latino gains? This county has clues. By @KnowlesHannah @sabrod123: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Can Democrats reverse Trump’s Latino gains? This county has clues.
Trump flipped Passaic County in New Jersey last year. Now Democrats hope to capitalize on backlash to his administration in Tuesday’s gubernatorial election.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
NEW from @iarnsdorf @patrickdmarley @PerryStein: President Trump has renewed demands that his administration find fraud in the five-year-old defeat that he never accepted, which includes a new effort to scrutinize Fulton County ballots. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump escalates demands for 2020 election investigations and prosecutions
The renewed focus on 2020 comes as Trump has begun to see results from his demands to prosecute his critics, including former FBI director James B. Comey.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
JB Pritzker finds his place at the ramparts of the Trump resistance. The Illinois governor and potential Democratic presidential candidate is waging a full-throated campaign against Trump and his administration’s incursions into the state, by @ktumulty www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Analysis | Pritzker finds his place at the ramparts of the Trump resistance
The Illinois governor and potential Democratic presidential candidate is waging a full-throated campaign against Trump and his administration’s incursions into the state.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
In Wisconsin swing district, criticism of Charlie Kirk sparks backlash. By @patrickdmarley @yvonnewingett: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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In Wisconsin swing district, criticism of Charlie Kirk sparks backlash
The tensions coursing through the country have been on stark display, as a teacher and two city council members face a backlash over their words.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of “corrosive ideology.” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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National park to remove photo of enslaved man’s scars
The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of “corrosive ideology.”
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Bolton continues criticism of Trump foreign policy following FBI raids, via @PatrickSvitek www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Bolton continues criticism of Trump foreign policy following FBI raids
In a new op-ed, Bolton argued Trump’s Ukraine policy is “no more coherent today than it was last Friday” when the raids happened.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
The midterm map fight favors the GOP — and could help them stay in power. @KnowlesHannah on why Republicans have more cards to play. wapo.st/3H83244
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The midterm map fight favors the GOP — and could help them stay in power
Democrats have vowed to counter President Donald Trump’s push for more red House seats, but they may struggle to match it.
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Hannah Natanson @hannahnatanson.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
We take readers inside Laura Loomer’s rise: ‘Obsessive’ research and Oval Office visits, from Natalie Allison @sarahellison.bsky.social @drewharwell.com www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
A Washington Post flash poll finds that Americans largely disapprove of Trump’s handling of the Epstein files, and most suspect the documents contain embarrassing information about Trump, Democrats and billionaires. Via @sfcpoll @emgusk www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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We texted nearly 1,100 Americans about Trump and the Epstein files. Here’s what they said.
A Washington Post poll found that most Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of issues related to the Epstein files.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
NEW: Whistleblower evidence suggests Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove misled Senate. Scoop from @PerryStein @theodoricmeyer: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Whistleblower evidence suggests Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove misled Senate
A third whistleblower has new information about a Justice Department official the president has nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.
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MS NOW Reports @msnowreports.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
NYT Chief White House Correspondent @peterbakernyt.bsky.social, WaPo National Enterprise Reporter @sarahellison.bsky.social, and Fmr. state attorney for Palm Beach County, FL, @davearonberg.bsky.social, discuss the latest news around Ghislaine Maxwell this week. www.msnbc.com/weekends-wit...
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Why hasn’t Trump outright ruled out a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell yet?
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche met with convicted Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell for two days of meetings where she was granted limited immunity by the DOJ. New York Times Chief White House...
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Trump’s imaginary numbers, from $1.99 gas to 1,500 percent price cuts: The president likes to cite specific numbers to bolster his claims. They are often wildly improbable — or just impossible, by @NaftaliBendavid www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump’s imaginary numbers, from $1.99 gas to 1,500 percent price cuts
The president likes to cite specific numbers to bolster his claims. They are often wildly improbable — or just impossible.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Murdoch is saying “I’m 94 years old and I won’t be intimidated.” But Rupert has often underestimated Trump‘s power over his base, and the Epstein story is a wild card. My latest with @ScottNover www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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With his suit against Murdoch, Trump signals: No one is safe
Donald Trump has filed an unprecedented libel lawsuit from a sitting president against a longtime adviser and pivotal media ally.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Divorce, adultery allegations against Paxton jolt Senate race in Texas. By @PatrickSvitek @mollyhf: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Divorce, adultery allegations against Paxton jolt Senate race in Texas
In one of the biggest GOP primaries of the midterms, Sen. John Cornyn and his allies are bringing up Ken Paxton’s personal life, and some backers are rethinking their support.
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Inside the MAGA influencer revolt over Epstein by @sarahellison.bsky.social It all started after a botched rollout of the secret Epstein files that had nothing new… www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez @yvonnewingett.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
The same army of new media personalities and podcasters who helped return Trump to the WH-and has been rewarded with access- turned sharply recently against his administration’s strategy, putting the president into a political thicket with his own base. By @sarahellison.bsky.social wapo.st/3TLMe5B
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How MAGA influencers put pressure on Trump, Bondi over Epstein
“When you are a true friend, you tell the truth even when the truth hurts,” said podcaster Liz Wheeler, “even when the truth has consequences, even when it’s uncomfortable.”
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
NEW: A Democrat from Trump country auditions for 2028 with plan to win culture wars. In S.C., Andy Beshear pointed to his red-state experience to argue the party need not run away from topics such as trans rights and racial justice. By @KnowlesHannah: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Democrat from Trump country auditions for 2028 with plan to win culture wars
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear spent two days in South Carolina this week, pointing to his red-state experience to argue the party need not run away from topics such as trans rights and racial justice.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Trump officials who felt sidelined on liberal campuses are spearheading a federal crackdown on DEI at their own alma maters. A deep dive into the people and power behind the push to change Harvard and U-Va., among others: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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The Trump staffers who set out to reshape their alma maters
Architects of pressure campaigns targeting U-Va. and Harvard were shaped by experiences as ideological minorities in liberal campus communities.
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Jacob Bogage @jacobbogage.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Can confirm this email is authentic — and about nothing in it is true. Social Security income is still taxed. This bill does nothing to change that. It’s willful disinformation on the part of SSA. It’s a lie.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Zohran Mamdani -- poised to become the Democratic nominee in New York’s mayoral race -- is facing a barrage of Islamophobic attacks, this time from some prominent Republican lawmakers and right-wing commentators, via @dylanewells www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Mamdani faces Islamophobic attacks from GOP lawmakers, commentators
The latest barrage has included comments from Republicans in Congress, who incorporated racist stereotypes on the presumptive Democratic nominee in the New York mayor’s race.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
The GOP quickly seeks to make Zohran Mamdani the face of the Democratic Party. Republican leaders hope the ascent of the NYC mayoral candidate, a democratic socialist, will help them paint the Democrats as a far-left party, by @NaftaliBendavid www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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GOP quickly seeks to make Zohran Mamdani the face of the Democratic Party
Republican leaders hope the ascent of the NYC mayoral candidate, a democratic socialist, will help them paint the Democrats as a far-left party.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
How Zohran Mamdani used social media to build a movement. The candidate poised to win the Democratic New York mayoral primary departed from the standard Democratic playbook to engage with both supporters and opponents, by @dylanewells @Tatum_Hunter_ t.co/FXYU8pjTpM
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
President Trump’s 73 zigzag hours in the Israel-Iran War: a timeline, by @Azi www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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President Trump’s 73 zigzag hours in the Israel-Iran War
Trump spent three days issuing a barrage of public assurances, calmly delivered threats, contradictory signals and eventually a curse-filled damnation of Israeli and Iranian leaders.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Morning! Explore how every neighborhood voted in the first round of New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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How New York City neighborhoods voted in the Democratic mayoral primary
Ranked-choice voting results in New York City’s Democratic primary for mayor will be released next week. Zohran Mamdani led the first-round ballots.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Social Security stops reporting call wait times and other metrics. The changes are the latest sign of the agency’s struggle with website crashes, overloaded servers and long lines at field offices amid Trump cutbacks, by @MerylKornfield @hannah_natanson www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Social Security stops reporting call wait times and other metrics
The changes are the latest sign of the agency’s struggle with website crashes, overloaded servers and long lines at field offices amid Trump cutbacks.
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Sarah Ellison @sarahellison.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
“I’m an American, bro!” ICE targets some Latino American citizens, questioning their status and raising concerns about racial profiling. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/u...
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‘I’m an American, Bro!’: Latinos Report Raids in Which U.S. Citizenship Is Questioned
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