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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.
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1 week ago | 
detroitnews.com | Sarah Ellison |Yvonne Sanchez
NATIONSarah Ellison, Yvonne Wingett SanchezThe Washington PostView Comments Daniel Hernandez, whose life has been shaped by violence directed at politicians, woke up Saturday morning to missed calls and messages from loved ones who had seen the news that two state legislators had been shot in Minnesota and immediately worried about his safety.
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2 weeks ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Cat Zakrzewski |Natalie Allison |Yvonne Sanchez
Trump White House opens door to historic military deployment on U.S. soil (washingtonpost.com) Trump White House opens door to historic military deployment on U.S. soil By Cat Zakrzewski; Natalie Allison; Yvonne Wingett Sanchez 2025061122513900 President Donald Trump is prepared to send National Guard troops into more U.S. cities if protests against immigration raids expand beyond Los Angeles, administration officials said Wednesday, potentially opening the door to the most extensive use of...
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2 weeks ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Jeremy Roebuck |Yvonne Sanchez |Daniel Wu |Perry Stein
California union leader’s arrest at immigration protest sparks outcry (washingtonpost.com) California union leader’s arrest at immigration protest sparks outcry By Jeremy Roebuck; Yvonne Wingett Sanchez; Daniel Wu; Perry Stein 2025061001420200 A prominent labor leader on Monday faced charges of conspiring to impede federal immigration enforcement efforts, while his arrest last week in California sparked nationwide demonstrations and accusations of a politically motivated prosecution. David...
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Yvonne Sanchez |Patrick Marley
Judge deals blow to Arizona case over 2020 Republican electors (washingtonpost.com) Judge deals blow to Arizona case over 2020 Republican electors By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez; Patrick Marley 2025051916343000 An Arizona judge has ordered state prosecutors to send back to a grand jury a case in which Republicans were charged last year for their alleged roles in trying to overturn the 2020 election, potentially jeopardizing the high-profile indictments.
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Patrick Marley |Yvonne Sanchez
Texas AG says judge, other officials arrested for ‘vote harvesting’ crimes (washingtonpost.com) Texas AG says judge, other officials arrested for ‘vote harvesting’ crimes By Mariana Alfaro; Patrick Marley; Yvonne Wingett Sanchez 2025050803084300 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Wednesday said six individuals — including a county judge and a former elections administrator — were indicted and arrested for what Paxton described as a fraudulent "vote-harvesting scheme" in the state's Frio...
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2 months ago | 
southfloridareporter.com | Patrick Marley |Yvonne Sanchez
President Donald Trump's plan to overhaul elections could hurl 2026 into turmoil by forcing states to hand-count ballots or scramble to spend millions of dollars on voting systems that aren't yet on the market, according to election officials and voting experts. If put into effect, his recent executive order attempting to transform elections could make it impossible for some states to use voting machines, election experts said.
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2 months ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Patrick Marley |Yvonne Sanchez
Trump’s order seeks to force states to buy costly new voting machines (washingtonpost.com) Trump’s order seeks to force states to buy costly new voting machines By Patrick Marley; Yvonne Wingett Sanchez 2025041310004400 President Donald Trump's plan to overhaul elections could hurl 2026 into turmoil by forcing states to hand-count ballots or scramble to spend millions of dollars on voting systems that aren't yet on the market, according to election officials and voting experts. If put into...
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2 months ago | 
detroitnews.com | Sarah Ellison |Yvonne Sanchez
Kari Lake, senior adviser to the parent agencyof Voice of America, is set to be detailed to the State Department, a move that could thwart her ambition of transforming U.S.-backed news content worldwide, according to two people with knowledge of the move who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to share internal decisions.
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2 months ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Sarah Ellison |Yvonne Sanchez
Kari Lake to be detailed to State Department to dismantle VOA parent agency (washingtonpost.com) Kari Lake to be detailed to State Department to dismantle VOA parent agency By Sarah Ellison; Yvonne Wingett Sanchez 2025040909003600 Kari Lake, senior adviser to the parent agency of Voice of America, is set to be detailed to the State Department, a move that could thwart her ambition of transforming U.S.-backed news content worldwide, according to two people with knowledge of the move who spoke...
