Sarah Ellison
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Washington Post, formerly Vanity Fair, WSJ. Author of War@WSJ. sarah(dot)ellison(at)washpost.com. Cell/Signal 917,400,1092
Trump’s latest anti-immigration push echoes the nativism of the 1920s, by @ktumulty www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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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December 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Trump’s latest anti-immigration push echoes the nativism of the 1920s, by @ktumulty www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Lead Post reporter on that story Alex Horton served in the infantry in Iraq.
Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
December 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Lead Post reporter on that story Alex Horton served in the infantry in Iraq.
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...
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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November 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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...
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.
November 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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.
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
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More via @michaelbirnbaum, @TaraCopp & @Victoria_Bisset
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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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November 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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
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More via @michaelbirnbaum, @TaraCopp & @Victoria_Bisset
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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...
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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November 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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...
Epstein is the one issue that persistently splits Trump from his MAGA base, by @ktumulty www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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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November 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Epstein is the one issue that persistently splits Trump from his MAGA base, by @ktumulty www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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...
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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November 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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...
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...
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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November 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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...
Can Democrats reverse Trump’s Latino gains? This county has clues. By @KnowlesHannah @sabrod123: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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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November 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Can Democrats reverse Trump’s Latino gains? This county has clues. By @KnowlesHannah @sabrod123: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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...
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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November 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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...
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...
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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October 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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...
In Wisconsin swing district, criticism of Charlie Kirk sparks backlash. By @patrickdmarley @yvonnewingett: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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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September 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
In Wisconsin swing district, criticism of Charlie Kirk sparks backlash. By @patrickdmarley @yvonnewingett: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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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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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September 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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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Bolton continues criticism of Trump foreign policy following FBI raids, via @PatrickSvitek www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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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August 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Bolton continues criticism of Trump foreign policy following FBI raids, via @PatrickSvitek www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The midterm map fight favors the GOP — and could help them stay in power.
@KnowlesHannah on why Republicans have more cards to play.
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@KnowlesHannah on why Republicans have more cards to play.
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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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August 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The midterm map fight favors the GOP — and could help them stay in power.
@KnowlesHannah on why Republicans have more cards to play.
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@KnowlesHannah on why Republicans have more cards to play.
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We take readers inside Laura Loomer’s rise: ‘Obsessive’ research and Oval Office visits, from Natalie Allison
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August 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
We take readers inside Laura Loomer’s rise: ‘Obsessive’ research and Oval Office visits, from Natalie Allison
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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...
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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July 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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...
NEW: Whistleblower evidence suggests Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove misled Senate. Scoop from @PerryStein @theodoricmeyer: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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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July 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
NEW: Whistleblower evidence suggests Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove misled Senate. Scoop from @PerryStein @theodoricmeyer: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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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.
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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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July 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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.
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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, by @NaftaliBendavid www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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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July 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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...
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...
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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July 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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...
Divorce, adultery allegations against Paxton jolt Senate race in Texas. By @PatrickSvitek @mollyhf: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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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July 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Divorce, adultery allegations against Paxton jolt Senate race in Texas. By @PatrickSvitek @mollyhf: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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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…
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It all started after a botched rollout of the secret Epstein files that had nothing new…
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July 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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...
It all started after a botched rollout of the secret Epstein files that had nothing new…
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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
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
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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July 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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
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