Staff Writer, @NewYorker. Email me! ruby_cramer@newyorker.com. Formerly Washington Post, Politico Mag, and BuzzFeed News.
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I've profiled women for @washingtonpost about the challenges of being in politics today. None were as open as Lauren Underwood, on the reality of life in Congress at 36 as a single Black woman, and on trying to sort out who you are vs. what you do washingtonpost.com/nation/20…
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On a Saturday in July, a man with a pistol showed up outside Pramila Jayapal’s house in Seattle. Those 47 minutes, detailed in police reports and video footage, continue to alter her life.
As threats of political violence rise, what they leave behind: washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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As governor, she is leading the abortion fight in Michigan. For the last 15 days, Gretchen Whitmer has also been navigating that same crisis inside her own family, and the difficult conversations that come with it, as the mother of two young daughters: washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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In a time when more Americans are being diagnosed with depression than ever before, there are people looking around for families like their own, and here are the Fettermans, in view and within reach.
Gisele Fetterman navigates her family’s recovery: washingtonpost.com/nation/in…
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As Ron DeSantis pursues the presidency, his wife's role is limitless. Why does that inspire so much fear? Her rise in TV and insular marriage tell the story.
On the life and power of Casey DeSantis, in @washingtonpost:
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Loving books was not enough. A Florida librarian wanted to encourage students’ reading, not police it. So she quit. @washingtonpost
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“I have gone through all the stages of grief around having made the active choice to do this,” she said... “I doubt that I will physically have a child, like birth a child, but I don’t know." wapo.st/3YmaT04
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The impenetrable armor of Elise Stefanik.
Behind the “moderate to MAGA” shorthand that has defined her rise in the GOP, a human transformation has taken place, and at a personal cost.
A profile, new in @washingtonpost: washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Blake Hounshell was bursting with ideas. He was kind, irreverent, and so, so smart. He made the writers he worked with believe in themselves. I am thinking of his family and his many, many cherished friends and colleagues.
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A month into the Israel-Gaza war, a chance encounter in Brooklyn resulted in hate crime charges, an online mob, a wrongly identified assailant and a young father left with questions about justice, mercy and what anger can turn into: washingtonpost.com/nation/in…
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This story, part of the @washingtonpost's Deep Reads series, also comes with a beautifully produced audio piece from @BishopSand. washingtonpost.com/nation/in…
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... and for Mallory McMorrow, a Democratic state senator who parlayed a viral video last year into a campaign to flip the Michigan senate. Lot of fundraising, lot of call time, lot of asking people to give to races that aren't considered glamorous. McMorrow raised more than $2m.
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From a free-spirited weather anchor, to the face of TV news in Ariz., to a G.O.P. phenom who relishes embarrassing reporters, Kari Lake can do Trump, but with polish. The journey here, bewildering ex-colleagues, makes her unlike any other Trump candidate. washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Trying to understand Kari Lake, in today’s @washingtonpost
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The plan was to move migrant families to a vacant prison in the small town of Norfolk, Mass., population 11,000. Then came anger, fear, and a fight over the meaning of shelter. wapo.st/3B5zO23
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"Lake has become a 'phenomenon' among Trump voters by portraying election victories and immigration alike as dire, even existential threats, while using her skills as a former TV anchor to make voters comfortable with her political & ideological presence." washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Not a story of victory or catharsis. A sad, humane portrait by @Olivianuzzi of Stormy Daniels on the eve of Trump's arraignment. "It doesn’t feel like I thought it would. It just doesn’t feel like anything." nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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Beto has spent 1,175 of the last 2,048 days of his life running for office. On the trail, O’Rourke is looking for something he may not find, repeating a mantra to his supporters, and to himself: "We’re gonna win. We have to win. There is no alternative." washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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There are threats made every day now, and no way to count them all. This is the story of what happened to a man who told Marjorie Taylor Greene, “You spread hatred, and you’re gonna pay for it”: washingtonpost.com/nation/in…
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This is not the first time Kathy Hochul has been asked asked to prove her place in NY politics. "They don’t understand me," she says of her doubters.
On the trail with NY's first woman governor, as she tries to become NY's first elected woman governor: washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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“Of course Jim knew. Everybody knew.”
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As incidents of road rage escalate in an increasingly overwhelmed country, aggressive drivers in Texas try to understand what triggers anger. washingtonpost.com/nation/in…
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As top Dems flew in to help Hochul, they seemed unprepared to present a unified message: WJC riffed on the 1994 crime bill. Harris talked about democracy on the worldstage, mentioning Hochul by name just four times, to the confusion of aides backstage. washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Terrific writing in this @elainaplott profile on Marjorie Taylor Greene theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
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From dawn to dusk today, the scene outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse was an exercise in watching the Trump spectacle feed on itself: washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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A victory party for Anna Paulina Luna, who is 33, headed to Congress and tells us something about how young Republicans are crafting their political identities.
"It's more than just politics — it’s a lifestyle."
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Remarkable reporting and storytelling by @CAKitchener, tracing the movement of abortion pills from a mountainside home in Guanajuato to volunteers along the U.S. border, to suburban “packing parties,” to the mailbox of a 25-year-old woman named Monica washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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“You really become that character when you are in costume,” Kari Lake once said. “Every role we play has a uniform.” washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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“He had scrawled a note to himself on a napkin: I’m tired of politics, I just want me back.” Read @adamwren on Mike Pence:
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Whitmer in August: “Does anyone think these kidnappers wanted to keep me or ransom me?” she asked. “No. They were going to put me on a trial and then execute me. It was an assassination plot, but no one talks about it that way.” washingtonpost.com/politics/…
Breaking news: Three men convicted of aiding 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer (D), a case that deepened fears about right-wing extremism wapo.st/3DcLopv
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Surrounded by ICE facilities in rural Louisiana, one immigration lawyer tries to keep up with the churn of Trump’s deportation operation.
A gift link to read and share via the @washingtonpost:
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Incredible feat of storytelling, reporting and visual journalism. washingtonpost.com/climate-e…
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“I’ve been in the mix, to be honest,” he said. A stunner of a story, and delightful til the last word, by @Olivianuzzi: nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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Clinging to compassion in the aftermath of the election. In deep-red Arizona, one woman's reckoning with the kind of person she wants to be:
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For $500, you too can have "10 min to chat about whatever you want: business, politics, guns, crypto, you name it," with Blake Masters. merch.blakemasters.com/shop/…
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“I’m not bored. I’m very busy with everything actually. Amazingly busy,” Donald Trump tells @Olivianuzzi. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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The most wonderful news for @washingtonpost
I'm thrilled and honored to lead The Post's exceptional National staff at such a consequential time for the country. There is no more talented group of journalists in America. I can't wait to get to work! washingtonpost.com/pr/2023/0…
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“Across the country, Americans responded to two years of attacks on the public’s faith in the democratic process in the most mundane of ways on Tuesday: They voted.” washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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What a perfect @anniekarni essay on the beauty and sadness and confusion of covering the losers
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"Pink. An ovular rose. Big and smooth. A complex commonplace instrument. And, as far as these things go, a rather nice one." By - who else? - @Olivianuzzi 💛👂: nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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Fiona <3. A perfect slice of joy from @mjcontrera: washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
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My friend and star @tylerpager and his two incredibly talented co-authors @iarnsdorf + @jdawsey1 have a book out today filled with definitive, illuminating reporting. Everything I read about it is another thing I learn about what happened in 2024. nytimes.com/2025/07/08/us/po…
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Stephanie McCrummen's political writing is always soothing to read precisely because it is so humane, no matter the subject, person, or place washingtonpost.com/nation/20…
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.@katherinemiller is a supreme talent and a wonderful colleague. The next newsroom she joins will be very lucky to have her.
Hey: After eight great, I plan to take the voluntary buyout from BuzzFeed News this summer. Quick thought or two on that below.
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Today I am standing with more than 750 of my Washington Post colleagues to fight for a fair contract that values the groundbreaking journalism that comes daily from this creative, brilliant newsroom.
Our 24-hour strike has begun.
For the first time in 50 years, @washingtonpost workers are walking off the job because our company is refusing to bargain in good faith and breaking the law.
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This is great news for readers everywhere and for the NYT
Some news: I'm joining @nytopinion next week to write/edit about this rough political time, democratic issues, & the bigger underlying problems and questions.
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As the mayor, the governor and now the president demand a more forceful approach to public safety and mental illness in the New York City subway, a psychiatric nurse must decide who is a risk: wapo.st/4jpRsiF
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A subject-author pairing FOR THE AGES. @RosieGray on the "chilling dystopia of pop-pop-pop," a.k.a. Big Pickleball spectatorworld.com/topic/big…
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The definitive account of Turning Point USA’s effective takeover of a Republican state party, by @yvonnewingett and @isaacstanbecker
How a pro-Trump youth group remade the Arizona GOP, testing democracy, @yvonnewingett @isaacstanbecker washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Sanders will “campaign on behalf of Senate candidates who aren’t planning on appearing alongside him.” rollingstone.com/politics/po…
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"But this is a book more notable for the quality of its observations about Trump’s character than for its newsbreaks. It will be a primary source about the most vexing president in American history for years to come." so so proud of @maggieNYT. nytimes.com/2022/09/28/books…
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They were arrested during routine ICE check-ins. Then they disappeared. @arelisrhdz @marialuisapaulr washingtonpost.com/immigrati…
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A definitive and deeply reported account of the Biden presidency so far, by @AshleyRParker @tylerpager @michaelscherer washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Counting the dead is no longer possible, officials say. washingtonpost.com/world/202…
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"By evening, Trump emerges for dinner, surrounded most nights by adoring club members who stand and applaud at his appearance; they stand and applaud again after he finishes his meal and retires for the night." washingtonpost.com/national-…
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He’s 14. He’s been to five funerals. Read @ELaserDavies on the story of Rashad Bates and rising juvenile crime in D.C., where the age of kids both injured and arrested is growing younger. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
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On Twitter, 14 percent of accounts discussing the term “stolen elections” in the past week were fake accounts, according to analysis shared with @isaacstanbecker, an increase of four percentage points from last month. washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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“If there is anything that Donald Trump has accomplished in the last several years, it is turning Arizona from a reliably red state to a purple state. That is his legacy in Arizona.” washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Hi Alida, thank you for reading the story. The case is still pending and could be for quite some time. It will either end in a plea deal of some kind, or it will proceed to a trial.
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“She is apparently willing to continually give up power without it appearing like much of a sacrifice, so much so that you can almost forget it’s happening.”
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Link to this incredible reporting on Jim Jordan by David Maraniss and @sallyjenkinswa1 is here: washingtonpost.com/politics/…
“Of course Jim knew. Everybody knew.”
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Hear the story behind the story of @shaneharris and @samueloakford’s reporting today (including audio from the teen inside the Discord chat!), from the Post Reports team:
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You can also hear Schjeldahl read this piece himself, which is marvelous, on Audm share.audm.com/share/newyork…
The longtime New Yorker writer Peter Schjeldahl has died, at age 80. Read Schjeldahl’s 2019 reflection on the art of dying, which he wrote after receiving a devastating diagnosis of rampant lung cancer: nyer.cm/EQPge2t
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Children Risk Their Lives Building America’s Roofs nytimes.com/interactive/2023…
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Florida's Anna Paulina Luna is a prime example of a Republican who stands at the intersection of Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis, staying loyal to both for now. Last night at her victory party, she was constantly praising both men (never just one).
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The incredible video featured in the Jan 6 hearing of @SpeakerPelosi and other leaders on January 6 was shot by the Speaker’s daughter, filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi.
An amazing window on history unfolding and the terror of the day.
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.@jdelreal is writing a series about masculinity in America. His latest is beautifully told, on a single mother raising her young son: washingtonpost.com/nation/20…
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Remarkable level of detail in this story, from audio recordings to private messages, all charting how Turning Point USA became a new kind of stand-in for a political party: “If the Republican Party doesn’t do its job, then the Republican Party has to go.” washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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“‘People wanted to run away,’ Jose said. But when they looked at the map in the red folder, he said, they realized, ‘we were surrounded by pure water.’” washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Another painstakingly reported and vital sports investigation from @mollyhc:
NEW: Sedona Prince changed women's college basketball. But with her star rising on and off the court, I found a string of abuse allegations against her — including an accusation of sexual assault in 2019, multiple domestic violence claims, and a suit alleging sexual misconduct
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In the back of a public library, behind locked shop doors, and in one woman's living room, a survey of lives changing across one Chicago neighborhood amid Trump's immigration crackdown. By @mccrummens: theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
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Capitol Police cameras caught break-in at Pelosi home, but no one was watching, via @byaaroncdavis @CarolLeonnig @MariannaReports & @pkcapitol washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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The class of 2022. @iarnsdorf and @MariannaReports on the MAGA candidates poised to enter the House. washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Another exceptional colleague and editor. @Mr_Berman 💙
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“It is striking how much of Mr. Ryan’s argument for himself can feel tethered to male bravado.” nytimes.com/2022/10/24/us/po…
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“Officers intentionally earned the trust of parents and guardians, created opportunities to get kids alone and threatened repercussions for broken silence. Unlike teachers and priests, they did it all while wielding the power of their badges and guns.” washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
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"Monica couldn’t go to the hospital — surely, she thought, the doctors would know what she’d done and report her... She leapt from the bath and collapsed in her boyfriend’s arms. Desperate for some guidance, soaking wet and crying, she took out her phone." washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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So much reporting and texture in this @PostRoz @jdawsey1 @ashleyrparker @JaxAlemany piece on Trump's post-presidency washingtonpost.com/national-…
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