Sarah D. Wire
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Senior national political correspondent for USA TODAY writing about the intersection of people and politics. Covering U.S. politics without the noise.
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Sarah D. Wire
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DC Circuit argument starting now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=svW7...
Tomorrow morning, the DC Circuit will consider whether Trump violated the First Amendment by ejecting @apnews.com from the White House press pool after it refused to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. Very glad that the AP is fighting this. knightcolumbia.org/blog/the-fig...
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
DC Circuit argument starting now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=svW7...
They fight hunger in America. The government shutdown left them reeling. Food banks say they still need help
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They fight hunger in America. The government shutdown left them reeling.
Heightened hunger will continue long after federal government reopens. 'We can't magically go back to the before times and everything feels normal.'
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November 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
They fight hunger in America. The government shutdown left them reeling. Food banks say they still need help
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How Marjorie Taylor Greene took on Trump and stayed true to her base www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
How Marjorie Taylor Greene took on Trump and stayed true to her base
People who know Marjorie Taylor Greene say she speaks for MAGA when Donald Trump is off course. Her critics don't trust her changed demeanor.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
How Marjorie Taylor Greene took on Trump and stayed true to her base www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
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Breaking news: The White House is pressuring Ukraine to sign on to its new peace proposal by Thanksgiving or lose U.S. support to the country, according to officials familiar with the talks.
U.S. pushing Ukraine to sign peace deal by Thanksgiving or lose support
The U.S. is now sending “signals” that everything could be off the table if Kyiv does not quickly sign a proposal, which was drawn up by special envoy Witkoff.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Breaking news: The White House is pressuring Ukraine to sign on to its new peace proposal by Thanksgiving or lose U.S. support to the country, according to officials familiar with the talks.
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“Individually, our voices were whispers. Together, they’ve become impossible to ignore,” said Ashley Rubright, who met Epstein when she was 16.
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Jeffrey Epstein victimized 1,000 women and children. His survivors have a message.
“I am one story of a thousand," said Danielle Bensky, who was 17 when she first met Jeffrey Epstein in 2004. "Think of that number, 1,000."
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November 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
“Individually, our voices were whispers. Together, they’ve become impossible to ignore,” said Ashley Rubright, who met Epstein when she was 16.
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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
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November 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
“Individually, our voices were whispers. Together, they’ve become impossible to ignore,” said Ashley Rubright, who met Epstein when she was 16.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Jeffrey Epstein victimized 1,000 women and children. His survivors have a message.
“I am one story of a thousand," said Danielle Bensky, who was 17 when she first met Jeffrey Epstein in 2004. "Think of that number, 1,000."
www.usatoday.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
“Individually, our voices were whispers. Together, they’ve become impossible to ignore,” said Ashley Rubright, who met Epstein when she was 16.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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"None of us here signed up for this political warfare. We never asked to be dragged into battles between people who never protected us in the first place,” Wendy Avis said
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Jeffrey Epstein victimized 1,000 women and children. His survivors have a message.
“I am one story of a thousand," said Danielle Bensky, who was 17 when she first met Jeffrey Epstein in 2004. "Think of that number, 1,000."
www.usatoday.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"None of us here signed up for this political warfare. We never asked to be dragged into battles between people who never protected us in the first place,” Wendy Avis said
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The survivors are still finding one another, Teresa J. Helm said.
"For 17 years I thought I was the only one," she said.
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"For 17 years I thought I was the only one," she said.
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Jeffrey Epstein victimized 1,000 women and children. His survivors have a message.
“I am one story of a thousand," said Danielle Bensky, who was 17 when she first met Jeffrey Epstein in 2004. "Think of that number, 1,000."
www.usatoday.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The survivors are still finding one another, Teresa J. Helm said.
"For 17 years I thought I was the only one," she said.
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"For 17 years I thought I was the only one," she said.
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“I am one story of a thousand," said Danielle Bensky, who was 17 when she first met Jeffrey Epstein in 2004. "Think of that number, 1,000."
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Epstein's survivors want you to think about his 1,000 victims, not politics
“I am one story of a thousand," said Danielle Bensky, who was 17 when she first met Jeffrey Epstein in 2004. "Think of that number, 1,000."
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November 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
“I am one story of a thousand," said Danielle Bensky, who was 17 when she first met Jeffrey Epstein in 2004. "Think of that number, 1,000."
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Epstein's survivors want you to think about his 1,000 victims, not politics www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
Epstein's survivors want you to think about his 1,000 victims, not politics
“I am one story of a thousand," said Danielle Bensky, who was 17 when she first met Jeffrey Epstein in 2004. "Think of that number, 1,000."
www.usatoday.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Epstein's survivors want you to think about his 1,000 victims, not politics www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
President Trump signs bill directing DOJ to release Jeffrey Epstein files www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
President Trump signs bill directing DOJ to release Jeffrey Epstein files
The Justice Department has 30 days to publicize "all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials" from the probe.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
President Trump signs bill directing DOJ to release Jeffrey Epstein files www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
A Top Republican Wanted to Reclaim Congress’ Spending Authority. The White House Stopped Him. www.notus.org/congress/mar...
A Top Republican Wanted to Reclaim Congress’ Spending Authority. The White House Stopped Him.
Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart, a top appropriator, tried to add guardrails from ‘pocket rescissions’ in an appropriations bill. But then Office of Management Budget Director Russ Vought talked to him.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
A Top Republican Wanted to Reclaim Congress’ Spending Authority. The White House Stopped Him. www.notus.org/congress/mar...
Senate and House vote to release Epstein files with sweeping support: Live updates www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
Epstein files live updates: Senate unanimously agrees to release records, Trump to sign deal
Both chambers of Congress nearly unanimously passed a bill to compel the Trump administration to release as much information as possible about Jeffrey Epstein.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Senate and House vote to release Epstein files with sweeping support: Live updates www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
Senate and House vote to release Epstein files with sweeping support: Live updates www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
Senate and House vote to release Epstein files with sweeping support: Live updates
Both chambers of Congress nearly unanimously passed a bill to compel the Trump administration to release as much information as possible about Jeffrey Epstein.
www.usatoday.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Senate and House vote to release Epstein files with sweeping support: Live updates www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
Senate just passed the Epstein bill by unanimous consent. Soon it will land on Trump's desk
November 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Senate just passed the Epstein bill by unanimous consent. Soon it will land on Trump's desk
President Trump says he would sign the Epstein files bill if it passes the House and Senate.
"Sure I would," Trump says.
"Sure I would," Trump says.
November 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
President Trump says he would sign the Epstein files bill if it passes the House and Senate.
"Sure I would," Trump says.
"Sure I would," Trump says.
We followed the music of the blues from 'the most Southern place on earth' www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com
We followed the music of the blues from 'the most Southern place on earth'
American Journey: Elements of the blues traveled to America with enslaved people from Africa, and reached full flower in the Mississippi Delta.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
We followed the music of the blues from 'the most Southern place on earth' www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com
We rode along Paul Revere's route to sort myth from reality, lone hero from legend www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com
We rode along Paul Revere's route to sort myth from reality, lone hero from legend
American Journey: Every school child learns the mythology of Paul Revere's ride. Though the truth is murkier, the story has inspired generations.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We rode along Paul Revere's route to sort myth from reality, lone hero from legend www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com
We explored the 'uncomfortable' and inspirational truths about the Underground Railroad www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com
We explored the 'uncomfortable' and inspirational truths about the Underground Railroad
American Journey: The Underground Railroad has long captured the public imagination. It still has something to tell us today.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We explored the 'uncomfortable' and inspirational truths about the Underground Railroad www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com
We traveled the Oregon Trail. We found the 'spirit of America' www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com
We traveled the Oregon Trail. We found the 'spirit of America'
More than 1% of Americans headed west in one of the largest voluntary mass migrations in human history. It helped define who we are as a nation.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
We traveled the Oregon Trail. We found the 'spirit of America' www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com
You're about to hear a lot about America's 250th birthday. Read this first. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com
You're about to hear a lot about America's 250th birthday. Read this first.
I interviewed every president since Nixon. Our nation's identity and future have always been on a fierce and extraordinary journey.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
You're about to hear a lot about America's 250th birthday. Read this first. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com
College journalism students and young reporters look at me in disbelief when I tell them to find time to build and maintain their source database. I get how crazy the job can be, but you have to set aside time every week and then make it up when news breaks. #journalists #writing
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
College journalism students and young reporters look at me in disbelief when I tell them to find time to build and maintain their source database. I get how crazy the job can be, but you have to set aside time every week and then make it up when news breaks. #journalists #writing
Supreme Court to review Trump policy at US-Mexico border to limit asylum seekers www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
Supreme Court to review Trump policy at US-Mexico border to limit asylum seekers
The Justice Department said border officials must be able to turn away asylum seekers during surges. Lower courts said that's against the law.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Supreme Court to review Trump policy at US-Mexico border to limit asylum seekers www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
The shutdown left food banks reeling. With the government open, federal food aid flowing and attention shifting elsewhere, foodbanks told @usatoday.com they still need community help to recover and will for months www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
They fight hunger in America. The government shutdown left them reeling.
Heightened hunger will continue long after federal government reopens. 'We can't magically go back to the before times and everything feels normal.'
www.usatoday.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The shutdown left food banks reeling. With the government open, federal food aid flowing and attention shifting elsewhere, foodbanks told @usatoday.com they still need community help to recover and will for months www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...