Senior politics editor @USAToday
Washington, DC
Joined November 2012
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Everyone feels horrible about what happened in Uvalde. But some Texas pols including @tedcruz @GregAbbott_TX and @JohnCornyn
have also been taking massive donations from the NRA. Thanks to
@act_rational @fotojaz @lbeththomas @jenzchang
for your help. houstonchronicle.com/project…
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1/ A source told me one of Iran's newest ballistic missiles was tearing into US bases across the Gulf, even as the Trump admin insisted its campaign obliterated Tehran’s arsenal and our defenses were holding.
Two very different stories. So I got to work. Here's what I found.🧵
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Kayleigh McEnany, a pink pacifier and a call from Trump usatoday.com/story/news/poli…
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Families told USA TODAY that substandard conditions on the ship have hurt their loved ones, despite what Trump officials have said. usatoday.com/story/news/poli…
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The AP made the insane decision to lay off @godovasquez, one of the most talented photojournalists around
Support him here (and if you’re a hiring manager, grab him before someone else does)
gofundme.com/f/support-godof…
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Proud to be colleagues with fearless @washingtonpost international reporters. @JeffBezos, their work is absolutely core to the newspaper and vitally important to my own job covering the White House and foreign policy. #SaveThePost
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Arizona's first Chicana representative has been sworn in. She's going to code-switch.
great stuff from @RebeccaMorin_
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My first column is about losing my father to deportation — a grief of distance and of loving someone still living but lost to reach.
chicago.suntimes.com/columni…
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Why are these children, born to unmarried mothers, trapped in Saudi Arabia?
Our latest investigation took months to piece together, from Riyadh to villages and towns across East Africa.
The story we uncovered was heartbreaking. With @Lattif
nytimes.com/2025/11/10/world…
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Nancy Pelosi is retiring after a groundbreaking career. Here are her top 10 moments. usatoday.com/story/news/poli…
Younger Americans aren't using semicolons. Does that matter? usatoday.com/story/news/worl…
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Mariam Dagga, our freelancer who was killed today by Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, had bylined this powerful piece on malnourished children in Gaza just last week apnews.com/article/palestini…
Jimmy Carter tapped more women and people of color for the federal bench than anyone before. This decades-in-the-making love story out of the 5th Circuit began during one of those historic confirmation hearings in 1979. Wonderful art by Ken Ellis:
cmf.houstonchronicle.com/...…...
welcome to the DMV! very cool.
personal news: this is my first week at @BaltimoreBanner as an obituary writer!! very excited to join this talented team and explore a new city. hmu: cayla.harris@thebaltimorebanner.com
Muslim students face tough challenges during Ramadan. Here's what teachers can do to help. usatoday.com/story/news/nati… via @usatoday @JoyceHoward @aliaemily @minnaharshad
Where does menthol cigarette ban stand? Inside the high-stakes battle at Biden's door. usatoday.com/story/news/nati… via @usatoday
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Houston's ticketing for "encamping" has soared in recent years. Those tickets aren't necessarily in places where camps have been closed w/offers of housing, or even in places w/high homeless populations (although places w/high pops do have many tickets).
houstonchronicle.com/project…
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It's been six years since the Parkland school shooting. One librarian has worked to make her space safe and healing. I reflected on my reporting with The Excerpt podcast.
art19.com/shows/5-things/epi…
6 years after Parkland shooting, school librarian works hard to make her space the safest usatoday.com/story/news/educ… via @usatoday @aliaemily
