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Olivia Diaz

Richmond, Virginia

Virginia Politics Reporter at Associated Press

Covering Virginia politics/statehouse @AP. Prior stints at D.C.’s @postlocal, @washingtonpost and Charleston’s @postandcourier.

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  • 5 days ago | post-gazette.com | Olivia Diaz |Ben Finley

    ARLINGTON, Va. — One of the lowest moments of Badar Khan Suri’s two months in federal custody was being crammed onto an airplane with hundreds of other shackled prisoners. The Trump administration was trying to deport the Georgetown University scholar over statements he made against Israel’s war in Gaza. The guards wouldn’t say where they were headed, but the Indian national was convinced it was out of the United States. Then Mr. Khan Suri had to use the plane’s bathroom.

  • 1 week ago | yoursun.com | Olivia Diaz |Ben Finley

    ARLINGTON, Va. — One of the lowest moments of Badar Khan Suri’s two months in federal custody was being crammed onto an airplane with hundreds of other shackled prisoners. The Trump administration was trying to deport the Georgetown University scholar over statements he made against Israel’s war in Gaza. The guards wouldn't say where they were headed, but the Indian national was convinced it was out of the United States. kAm%96? z92?

  • 1 week ago | chronicle-tribune.com | Olivia Diaz |Ben Finley

    ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — One of the lowest moments of Badar Khan Suri’s two months in federal custody was being crammed onto an airplane with hundreds of other shackled prisoners. The Trump administration was trying to deport the Georgetown University scholar over statements he made against Israel’s war in Gaza. The guards wouldn't say where they were headed, but the Indian national was convinced it was out of the United States. kAm%96? z92?

  • 1 week ago | chronicle-tribune.com | Olivia Diaz

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Gerald “Gerry” Connolly, an outspoken Democrat who sought key reforms in the federal government while bringing transformational development to his populous Virginia district, died Wednesday. He was 75. Connolly, who most recently held a prominent position as the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, served in Congress for more than 16 years. kAmw6 5:65 2E 9@>6 :? E96 4@>A2?J @7 72>:=J >6>36CD[ 9:D 72>:=J D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E] r@??@==J 2??@F?465 :?

  • 1 week ago | argus-press.com | Olivia Diaz

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Gerald “Gerry” Connolly, an outspoken Democrat who sought key reforms in the federal government while bringing transformational development to his populous Virginia district, died Wednesday. He was 75. Connolly, who most recently held a prominent position as the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, served in Congress for more than 16 years. He died at home in the company of family members, his family said in a statement.

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9 May 25

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Excited about joining NOTUS as a fellow covering Congress! Don't delete me from your Florida media lists just yet, I'll be sticking around Tallahassee until late July.

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