Brianna Tucker

Washington, D.C.

Deputy Campaign Editor at The Washington Post

a human being • 👩🏽‍💻 deputy campaign editor @washingtonpost • ‘22 @maynardinst Fellow • @wabjdc @nabj • @UTJSchool alum • openly Black • opinions mine

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Newark mayor charged with trespassing after arrest at ICE detention center

4 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Maria Paul |María Luisa Paúl |Anumita Kaur |Brianna Tucker

Newark mayor charged with trespassing after arrest at ICE detention center (washingtonpost.com) Newark mayor charged with trespassing after arrest at ICE detention center By María Luisa Paúl; Anumita Kaur; Brianna Tucker 2025050922035100 Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D) was arrested and charged with trespassing on Friday after he tried to visit a new immigrant detention facility in his city — flaring tensions between the Trump administration and officials resisting its immigration crackdown. The...
Trump warns Republicans could face political fallout for a tax hike on rich

5 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Amy B Wang |Azi Paybarah |Brianna Tucker |Maegan Vazquez

Trump warns Republicans could face political fallout for a tax hike on rich (washingtonpost.com) Trump warns Republicans could face political fallout for a tax hike on rich By Patrick Svitek; Amy B Wang; Azi Paybarah; Brianna Tucker; Maegan Vazquez 2025050910441300 President Donald Trump appeared to concede Friday that Republican lawmakers could face political fallout if they heeded his call to raise taxes on the rich to help pay for his agenda.
Trump taps Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to be interim U.S. attorney for D.C.

6 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Amy B Wang |Azi Paybarah |Brianna Tucker |Maegan Vazquez

Trump taps Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to be interim U.S. attorney for D.C. (washingtonpost.com) Trump taps Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to be interim U.S. attorney for D.C. By Patrick Svitek; Amy B Wang; Mariana Alfaro; Azi Paybarah; Brianna Tucker; Maegan Vazquez 2025050810423800 President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will appoint Fox News host and former prosecutor Jeanine Pirro to serve as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.
Trump holds swearing-in ceremony for new China ambassador amid trade tensions

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Amy B Wang |Azi Paybarah |Brianna Tucker |Maegan Vazquez

Trump holds swearing-in ceremony for new China ambassador amid trade tensions (washingtonpost.com) Trump holds swearing-in ceremony for new China ambassador amid trade tensions By Patrick Svitek; Amy B Wang; Mariana Alfaro; Azi Paybarah; Brianna Tucker; Maegan Vazquez 2025050710485500 President Donald Trump held a swearing-in ceremony Wednesday in the Oval Office for his new ambassador to China, former U.S. senator David Perdue (R-Georgia).
Canadian leader says his country isn’t for sale, Trump says ‘Time will tell’

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Azi Paybarah |Brianna Tucker |Maegan Vazquez

Canadian leader says his country isn’t for sale, Trump says ‘Time will tell’ (washingtonpost.com) Canadian leader says his country isn’t for sale, Trump says ‘Time will tell’ By Patrick Svitek; Azi Paybarah; Mariana Alfaro; Brianna Tucker; Maegan Vazquez 2025050610431100 Despite the leaders' early comments lavishing praise on one another, the meeting between President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney produced a curious exchange in which Carney emphatically said his country...
Live updates: Trump says trade deals ‘could very well be’ announced this week

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Amy B Wang |Azi Paybarah |Brianna Tucker |Maegan Vazquez

Live updates: Trump says trade deals ‘could very well be’ announced this week (washingtonpost.com) Live updates: Trump says trade deals ‘could very well be’ announced this week By Patrick Svitek; Amy B Wang; Azi Paybarah; Brianna Tucker; Maegan Vazquez 2025050510475500 President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday that deals with some trading partners "could very well be" announced this week, raising the prospect of easing some of the tariffs he announced last month. Speaking aboard Air Force...
White House launches unusual looped video — to stream for days — touting accomplishments

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Brianna Tucker

White House launches unusual looped video — to stream for days — touting accomplishments (washingtonpost.com) White House launches unusual looped video — to stream for days — touting accomplishments By Brianna Tucker 2025050300305800 The official White House account on X posted late Friday afternoon that a previously unscheduled "live" video event would be available to watch on the Trump administration's official YouTube, X and Rumble channels at 4:45 p.m. When the video went live, viewers...
Trump budget plan draws pushback from key Senate Republicans

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Amy B Wang |Azi Paybarah |Daniel Wu |Brianna Tucker |Maegan Vazquez

Trump budget plan draws pushback from key Senate Republicans (washingtonpost.com) Trump budget plan draws pushback from key Senate Republicans By Patrick Svitek; Amy B Wang; Azi Paybarah; Daniel Wu; Brianna Tucker; Maegan Vazquez 2025050210455700 At least three key Senate Republicans are criticizing President Donald Trump's budget proposal, arguing it does not do enough to support the military.
Trump gives commencement address at University of Alabama

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Amy B Wang |Daniel Wu |Brianna Tucker |Maegan Vazquez

Trump gives commencement address at University of Alabama (washingtonpost.com) Trump gives commencement address at University of Alabama By Patrick Svitek; Amy B Wang; Mariana Alfaro; Daniel Wu; Brianna Tucker; Maegan Vazquez 2025050110484800 President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he plans to nominate Michael Waltz as ambassador to the United Nations, hours after reports emerged that he would be replacing Waltz in his current position as national security adviser. Trump, meanwhile,...
Hegseth ‘proudly’ terminates Women, Peace, and Security program supported by Trump

2 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Brianna Tucker

POLITICSBrianna TuckerThe Detroit NewsView Comments Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday announced that the department would eliminate an initiative created to increase women’s participation in national security spaces, despite the program’s bipartisan support from Congress and full backing from President Donald Trump. The bill establishing the Women, Peace and Security program was co-sponsored by two Trump Cabinet officials: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L.