Annah Aschbrenner
@AnnahBackstrom
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Deputy White House editor for @washingtonpost. Previously: @USATodayDC @DMRegister. Always: Michigander. Spartan. Pressure is a privilege.
Joined March 2012
My beautiful sister Kate left this world this week. She was my North star, the origin of everything good about me. If you didn’t know her, you surely would have loved her. Those who did know her are forever changed.
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View Katherine M. Smart's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.
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Fired former UM coach Sherrone Moore allegedly told a woman, "My blood is on your hands ... you ruined my life," per prosecutors in court now. In her home, grabbed several butter knives and scissors and threatened his life, according to prosecutors.
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Absolutely horrifying stuff here from @khoureld
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RSF fighters in El Fashir have rounded up civilians en masse, survivors told The Post, subjecting them to torture and extorting their families for cash.
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Exclusive: Historic preservation group sues Trump over planned ballroom. The National Trust (@SavingPlaces), charged by Congress with preserving historical buildings, says lawsuit is “last resort” after Trump officials ignored pleas. w @jonathanreports
https://t.co/x5CgnR98Or
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The organization, which is charged by Congress with historic preservation, is seeking to halt construction on one of the president’s priorities.
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The minority voters who powered Trump to a second term are drifting away
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#latest A year after touting the “historic realignment” of minority voters that powered him to a second term in the White House, the multiracial coalition President Trump has boasted about is slipping away. w/ @anumitakaur, @sabrod123
https://t.co/CXCWE1tB7F
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Extended conversations with Black, Latino and Asian American voters who cast ballots for Trump in 2024 showed mixed feelings about the president and their votes.
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Scoop: @HUDgov is investigating the city of Boston for alleged housing discrimination, accusing officials of pushing “racial equity into every layer of operations in City government” and favoring Black and Latino residents in some programs. https://t.co/lsxIZMiPKY
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The move marks an escalation in the Trump administration’s overhaul of fair housing enforcement.
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🍃 SCOOP 🍃 President Trump is preparing to order his administration to dramatically loosen restrictions on MARIJUANA. The order would reclassify cannabis from Schedule I — the same level as heroin — to Schedule III — the same level as some steroids. https://t.co/mTpoTiy7Fz
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The president is expected to attempt to classify marijuana similar to some common prescription painkillers and other drugs.
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NEW: President Trump is expected to push the government to dramatically loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, reducing oversight of the plant and its derivatives to the same level as some common prescription painkillers. From @jacobbogage @ddiamond
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The president is expected to attempt to classify marijuana similar to some common prescription painkillers and other drugs.
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Jason Miller, who is "providing communications advice for an investor with an interest in Paramount taking over WBD," boosting the White House's pressure on CNN....
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Some FEMA news: White House officials suddenly canceled a much-awaited meeting Thursday on the agency's future after reviewing a report that people familiar with the situation said didn't offer enough specific, concrete suggestions on how to reform FEMA
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Officials postponed a meeting where a panel was slated to outline how to reform the agency, according to individuals familiar with the matter.
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The Trump administration has jettisoned a plan to honor the abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage and the civil-rights movement on quarters for the nation’s 250th birthday. @RichardRubinDC
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The move comes as a controversial $1 Trump coin for the nation’s 250th birthday is also being considered.
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Judge cites reporting by WashPost's @mariasacchetti in ordering "immediate release" of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said the government could not indefinitely detain Abrego, a 30-year-old immigrant from El Salvador who is fighting his deportation.
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The Washtenaw County Prosecutors Office tells ESPN that no decision on charging Sherrone Moore is expected today. The former Michigan coach remains in custody. "The matter involving Mr. Moore remains under active investigation by law-enforcement, and as a result, we do not
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MUST-SEE interview with latest on Sherrone Moore including graphic details of what led to him being fired and in currently in jail with John U. Bacon
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“It’s a class war. We have an oligarchy — end of story." @NaftaliBendavid on the year of protests against billionaires in politics
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An anti-oligarch protest in a small Indiana town shows the depth of the national backlash against the concentration of wealth and power.
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*Somehow* the @washingtonpost forgot to include anywhere in their story that this new initiative will save the US taxpayer $279 MILLION. I guess they didn’t want the public to know? These planes will allow ICE to operate more effectively, including by using more efficient
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Yowza. @thesnews with the receipts in this insider-y read about dysfunction in a key MSU department —>> ‘Fear-based' leadership looms over fundraising department
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As University Advancement sets records, staffers’ patience with their ‘authoritarian’ VP is waning
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Republicans struggle to unite on health care as Obamacare subsidies expire, via @theodoricmeyer @pw_cunningham @rbeggin @MariannaReports
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The chamber also blocked a Republican bill to give Americans up to $1,500 to spend on health care instead of extending the subsidies.
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This administration is the wealthiest in U.S. history, with 12 billionaires. Not counting Musk, the billionaires and their spouses gave more than $52 million total to help elect Trump in 2024 (and put themselves in power) @aaronjschaffer @ccemorse
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At a net worth of $390 billion, it’s the wealthiest White House in modern history.
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Incredible story-- with oh my god text messages-- from @mega2e and Isabella Kwai on how Andrew Tate, the manosphere star accused of rape + trafficking, secured his freedom. He was barred from leaving Romania. But he courted Barron Trump, among others. After support from Trump
nytimes.com
Barred from leaving Romania, Andrew Tate courted powerful figures on the American right, from Tucker Carlson to Barron Trump. Then an extraordinary order let him go.
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