Adriana Usero

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Justine McDaniel |Azi Paybarah |Adriana Usero

“Mistake.” “Glitch.” “Entirely permissible.” “Hoax.”Those are among the varied and shifting responses President Donald Trump and his allies have put forth since Monday’s revelation that top Cabinet officials had discussed an upcoming military strike in the messaging app Signal— and that a civilian, Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg, was mistakenly added to the group chat by national security adviser Michael Waltz’s account.

1 month ago | detroitnews.com | Yvonne Wingett Sanchez |Adriana Usero

POLITICSYvonne Wingett Sanchez, Adriana UseroWashington PostView Comments Phoenix - Soon after his black sedan was clocked speeding 18 miles an hour over the limit through a western-themed town north of here, Arizona state Sen. Mark Finchem (R) wanted to make sure he would not be treated like an ordinary person. Writing on his office letterhead, Finchem sought assurances from a police chief that he would be spared from a traffic ticket.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Yvonne Wingett Sanchez |Adriana Usero

PHOENIX — Soon after his black sedan was clocked speeding 18 miles an hour over the limit through a western-themed town north of here, Arizona state Sen. Mark Finchem (R) wanted to make sure he would not be treated like an ordinary person. Writing on his office letterhead, Finchem sought assurances from a police chief that he would be spared from a traffic ticket. He cited a provision in the state constitution that shields lawmakers from certain penalties while the legislature is in session.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Marianne LeVine |Adriana Usero

As the Trump administration battled with a federal judge over the use of wartime powers to deport alleged gang members to El Salvador, the White House X account on Monday posted a video of migrants being handcuffed and sent away, to the soundtrack of the 1998 Semisonic hit “Closing Time,” a song that’s often associated with the end of a party. “You don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here @CBP,” the White House posted, with musical note emojis — a reference to the song lyrics.

Oct 28, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Sarah Ellison |Adriana Usero

MIAMI — Like his favorite American politician, Alexander Otaola unsuccessfully contested the election results when he lost his bid to become mayor of Miami-Dade County this summer. The Cuban-born Otaola, a star in the right-wing Spanish-language media world, hosts a daily YouTube program, “Ota-Ola!,” in which he dabbles in election denial, denounces communism and Democrats, and touts the many virtues of Donald Trump.