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Praveena Somasundaram

Staff Writer, Morning Mix at The Washington Post

Reporter @washingtonpost. Louisville raised, Tar Heel bred. Signal: pravsoma.20 💌[email protected]

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  • 1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Holly Bailey |Tim Craig |Daniel Wu |Praveena Somasundaram |María Luisa Paúl |María Luisa Paúl

    ‘He’s right there!’: How the Minnesota attacks and manhunt unfolded (washingtonpost.com) ‘He’s right there!’: How the Minnesota attacks and manhunt unfolded By Holly Bailey; Tim Craig; Daniel Wu; Praveena Somasundaram; María Luisa Paúl 2025061910004200 MINNEAPOLIS — Wendy Thomas and her neighbors in Green Isle, Minnesota, had been asked to remain vigilant on Sunday as law enforcement officers, aided by drones and a state police helicopter, combed the area.

  • 1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Praveena Somasundaram

    Brain-dead woman taken off life support after delivering baby, family says (washingtonpost.com) Brain-dead woman taken off life support after delivering baby, family says By Praveena Somasundaram 2025061817143500 The baby of a brain-dead Georgia woman who was kept on life support for months was delivered Friday, according to the woman's family — reigniting debates over medical consent and end-of-life decisions for pregnant women since the fall of Roe v.

  • 1 week ago | postguam.com | Praveena Somasundaram |Amy B Wang |Scott Dance |Teddy Amenabar

    The suspect in the Minnesota attack that killed a prominent lawmaker and her spouse was taken into custody Sunday after a sprawling two-day search that gripped the nation, as the shootings sparked fears of rising political violence. Over the weekend, police identified the suspect as Vance Boelter, a 57-year-old who allegedly disguised himself as a police officer before fatally shooting state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband on Saturday. Earlier, he wounded state Sen.

  • 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...

  • 1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Praveena Somasundaram |Amy B Wang |Scott Dance |Teddy Amenabar |Niha Masih

    What we know about suspect captured in Minnesota lawmaker shootings (washingtonpost.com) What we know about suspect captured in Minnesota lawmaker shootings By Praveena Somasundaram; Amy B Wang; Scott Dance; Teddy Amenabar; Niha Masih 2025061500552800 The suspect in the Minnesota attack that killed a prominent lawmaker and her spouse was taken into custody Sunday after a sprawling two-day search that gripped the nation as the shootings sparked fears of rising political violence. Over the...

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Praveena Somasundaram
Praveena Somasundaram @praveenavsoma
5 Mar 25

RT @washingtonpost: Ryleigh Cooper is normally more focused on motherhood than politics. Then came DOGE. https://t.co/7wY6L6EGQU

Praveena Somasundaram
Praveena Somasundaram @praveenavsoma
18 Dec 24

RT @WashPostPR: 🎉Congratulations to @praveenavsoma, who has been selected to be part of @NatPress's Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellow…

Praveena Somasundaram
Praveena Somasundaram @praveenavsoma
6 Nov 24

RT @AshleyRParker: Call it terrified confidence. Skittish conviction. Or, as some Democrats have declared themselves, “Nauseously optimisti…