Patrick Marley

Madison

Democracy Reporter, Upper Midwest at The Washington Post

Covering voting issues for the Washington Post. Previously with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Articles

‘I’m just so scared’: Lawmakers reckon with safety after Minnesota slayings

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Marley |Yvonne Sanchez |Holly Bailey |Kyle Melnick

‘I’m just so scared’: Lawmakers reckon with safety after Minnesota slayings (washingtonpost.com) ‘I’m just so scared’: Lawmakers reckon with safety after Minnesota slayings By Patrick Marley; Yvonne Wingett Sanchez; Holly Bailey; Kyle Melnick 2025061821280200 ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota lawmakers, terrified by predawn attacks on two of their own, turned to each other on a group text for comfort.
Shooting suspect allegedly went to other lawmakers' homes during rampage

1 week ago | theday.com | Holly Bailey |Patrick Marley |Jeremy Roebuck

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Shooting suspect allegedly went to other lawmakers’ homes during rampage

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Holly Bailey |Patrick Marley |Jeremy Roebuck

Shooting suspect allegedly went to other lawmakers’ homes during rampage (washingtonpost.com) Shooting suspect allegedly went to other lawmakers’ homes during rampage By Holly Bailey; Patrick Marley; Jeremy Roebuck 2025061616153700 ST.
Suspect in Minnesota shootings in custody after wide manhunt

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Marley |Meryl Kornfield

Suspect in Minnesota shootings in custody after wide manhunt (washingtonpost.com) Suspect in Minnesota shootings in custody after wide manhunt By Patrick Marley; Meryl Kornfield 2025061600310400 MINNEAPOLIS — The man suspected of shooting two Democratic lawmakers and their spouses in their homes in what officials describe as politically motivated attacks was arrested and charged Sunday evening after authorities scoured the rural area around where he had a home after a sprawling manhunt...
Suspect in Minnesota lawmaker shootings captured after manhunt

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Marley |Niha Masih |Andrew Jeong |Leo Sands |Kyle Melnick |Praveena Somasundaram | +1 more

Suspect in Minnesota lawmaker shootings captured after manhunt (washingtonpost.com) Suspect in Minnesota lawmaker shootings captured after manhunt By Patrick Marley; Niha Masih; Andrew Jeong; Leo Sands; Kyle Melnick; Praveena Somasundaram; Holly Bailey 2025061506411800 MINNEAPOLIS — Vance Boelter, the man accused of shooting two Minnesota Democratic lawmakers and their spouses, was captured late Sunday after a sprawling, two-day manhunt that was the largest in the state's history, officials...
Minn. lawmaker, husband killed in shooting, setting off search for gunman

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Marley |Danielle Paquette |Tobi Raji |Scott Dance

Minn. lawmaker, husband killed in shooting, setting off search for gunman (washingtonpost.com) Minn. lawmaker, husband killed in shooting, setting off search for gunman By Patrick Marley; Danielle Paquette; Tobi Raji; Scott Dance 2025061500022900 BROOKLYN PARK, Minn.
Rural Republicans used to back NPR. Then MAGA changed everything.

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Marley

Rural Republicans used to back NPR. Then MAGA changed everything. (washingtonpost.com) Rural Republicans used to back NPR. Then MAGA changed everything. By Patrick Marley 2025061009002000 WESTBY, Wis. — Fourteen years before he joined President Donald Trump's Cabinet, Sean P. Duffy rode a tea party wave into Congress. But within months, the conservative Republican from northern Wisconsin bucked his party and voted to preserve funding for NPR.
Bid to require proof of citizenship to vote fails in Texas

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Marley |Yvonne Wingett Sanchez

A bid in Texas to establish one of the most unwieldy voting laws in the nation flamed out this week, but a broader effort backed by President Donald Trump to demand that voters throughout the country provide proof of citizenship is hardly dead. Not only could the Texas bill resurface, but three other states over the past nine months have adopted similar laws requiring voters to provide proof of citizenship, and a raft of others are considering them.
Prove citizenship to vote? For some married women, it might not be so easy.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Marley |Yvonne Wingett Sanchez

Prove citizenship to vote? For some married women, it might not be so easy. (washingtonpost.com) Prove citizenship to vote? For some married women, it might not be so easy.
Congresswoman’s charges fuel claims of intimidation of Trump critics

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Marley |Jeremy Roebuck |Liz Goodwin |Sarah Ellison

Congresswoman’s charges fuel claims of intimidation of Trump critics (washingtonpost.com) Congresswoman’s charges fuel claims of intimidation of Trump critics By Patrick Marley; Jeremy Roebuck; Liz Goodwin; Sarah Ellison 2025052114571700 In April, the Justice Department arrested a Wisconsin judge accused of helping an undocumented immigrant try to evade arrest by federal authorities.