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Trump's Mar-a-Lago home was searched as part of a federal investigation into allegations he took classified records from the WH, a potentially serious violation of the law.
Here's a timeline of the investigation into his handling of presidential records.
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USPS is (basically) broke bc of laws passed decades ago limiting how it spends its money & what services it could offer.
The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, which Biden is set to sign into law later today, will give the agency that flexibility back.
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✨Some news!✨
I’m so excited to share that I’m now a full-time Politics NOW Reporter at
@USATODAY
. I’ve learned so much from this top-notch team during my fellowship and can’t wait to keep producing important journalism here.
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Some *very* exciting news: I’m joining
@thehill
later this month, where I’ll be covering the convergence of courts & politics.
It’s quite a time to dive in on this beat & I can’t wait to get started!
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While producing last week’s paper,
@TheDePaulia
staff noticed a large number of unmasked, uniformed CPD officers filing into a classroom in the DePaul Center concourse. Then, the pizza & balloons showed up.
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NEW: Two Republicans on the House Intel Committee have recommended the DOJ look at pursuing charges against ex-Trump attorney Michael Cohen for testimony he gave last month in Trump's fraud trial in New York.
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The Biden admin will axe three planned oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Cook Inlet, a Interior Department spox told USA TODAY. The move will effectively halt the potential to sell drilling leases in coastal waters this year.
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I’m officially a college grad!
And with that,✨some news✨... I’m so excited to share that I’m headed back to
@usatoday
for a yearlong fellowship on the Politics & Washington desk. I’ve missed working with the first-rate team there, and I can’t wait to dig into the new role.
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Today is my last day at
@USATODAY
. It's a bittersweet goodbye, but I'm so lucky to have started my career working alongside such dedicated journalists.
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New: Americans have poured millions into
@RepMTG
’s opponent’s campaign, making the U.S. House race for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District one of the costliest this election cycle. But can her challenger win? 1/4
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Dem
@Marcus4Georgia
told
@USATODAY
he left his position as a fed gov official on Jan. 7, 2021—the day after the Capitol attack— & decided to run for a congressional seat in GA.
His opponent, MTG, unwittingly helped spur the decision w/her unfounded claims of election fraud 2/4
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Scoop w/
@_erinmansfield
: Biden's 2020 campaign and the DNC will return more than $20,000 in donations from top Silicon Valley Bank executives in the aftermath of the bank's collapse.
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In the most exciting news EVER, my story is on the front page of today’s
@Suntimes
! Operation HerStory to send 100 veterans on state’s first all-female Honor Flight
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BREAKING: Stewart Rhodes, founder of the right-wing militia group Oath Keepers, was sentenced to 18 years in prison and 3 years of supervised release Thursday after being convicted of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack.
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Five years ago yesterday, my best friend Lauren died suddenly of a brain aneurysm. This week,
@TheDePaulia
gave me the space to write about how sudden loss impacts everyone left behind. I cried my eyeballs out writing this! I hope you’ll read it.
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In other news: I’m thrilled to share I’ll be spending this summer as an intern with
@USAToday
/
@USATodayDC
on their Fact Check team! They’re already doing a fantastic job debunking misinformation, particularly about COVID-19, and I cannot WAIT to get started.
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I am thrilled share that I’ll be kicking off the new year as an intern for
@Suntimes
! I couldn’t be more grateful for this opportunity and can’t wait to get started on the Metro desk next week.
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Chicago Coronavirus
transit Vs.
agencies
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( ง )ง ୧( ୧ )
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Have you been following
@TheDePaulia
’s coverage of DePaul Greek life’s Covid-19 guideline-breaking St. Pat’s party?
Tune in to
@nbcchicago
at 10 p.m. tonight to hear
@Sonal_Soni10
,
@emmaoxnevad
,
@laceylatch
& I dive into the story & our editorial decision to chase it.
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A Michigan man was arrested Friday outside the U.S. Capitol after being found with a fake badge, body armor and ammunition.
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Topping the list of reasons I absolutely love my job: my article was used in a
@TheDailyShow
skit!
A
@USATODAY
fact check headline made it to Wednesday night's 'The Daily Social Distancing Show'/
@TheDailyShow
!!
Nice ...
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Thank you to
@nbcchicago
/
@ReginaWaldroup
for covering
@TheDePaulia
’s reporting on this issue and for giving us air-time to explain the importance of the role that student media plays amid the pandemic!
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The way that Susan Page is asking incredible questions & neither candidate is answering any of them
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Our two
@TheDePaulia
/
@LaDePaulia
reporters,
@themariague
&
@hgflores_
, were pushed by
@Chicago_Police
after clearly identifying as reporters (you can hear them yell that they’re media in the video).
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Toyota will stop giving election objectors political donations
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*Exciting news*: Today I stepped into the Print Managing Editor role
@TheDePaulia
! I can’t wait to help lead this fabulous team alongside
@laceylatch
&
@emmaoxnevad
this year. Send tips/ideas/hellos to managing
@depauliaonline
.com :-)
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Proud Boy Joe Biggs was on Thursday sentenced to 17 years in prison, the second highest sentence handed down to anyone convicted in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
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A GOP ad falsely claims Montana Gov. Steve Bullock "steered" $14 mil to his brother's company. Governors in Montana have no grounds to "steer" state contracts anywhere, and the brother sold his shares in that company before Bullock took office.
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I’m moving to D.C. this week & am also saying goodbye to my hometown. I love this city & I love the people it brought into my life. Until next time, Chicago❤️
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I’m outside the Supreme Court this morning for
@USATODAY
, where pro-choice and anti-abortion activists are gathered after the publication of a draft Supreme Court opinion that suggested the court is considering overturning Roe v. Wade. Follow along here.
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Exclusive: HHS aims to make enrolling in government health care programs easier for low-income kids, disabled people and older adults by cutting red tape, according to a proposal announced Wednesday.
via
@usatoday
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The DePaulia does *not* make editorial decisions without first discussing the ethics of those decisions. We stand by the decisions made and our reporting. More about our reporting & decision-making process regarding the Greek life covid party story⬇️
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Good morning from Manhattan Criminal Court, where opening statements in former President Trump’s first criminal trial are set to begin soon.
I’ll be in the courtroom for
@thehill
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Donald Trump’s fury was on full display during the first day of his civil fraud trial, where he lambasted the judge overseeing the case outside of the courtroom & stared daggers into the attorney general who brought it.
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After an absolutely wonderful, challenging & bizarre seven months, my internship with
@USATODAY
’s fact check team has come to an end. I’m so proud of the work the team & I did this year debunking rampant misinfo at such a momentous time....
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NEW: Youth voter experts & advocates say the 2022 midterms prove that political parties can't continue to discount the nation's youngest voters w/o risking the loss of a key voting bloc that could help decide future elections.
@USATODAY
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16 awards! What! Every single person on
@TheDePaulia
’s staff blows me away, all the time. Give them jobs. And some love!🥰 So so so proud.
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Somewhere new you'll see my byline from here on out:
@USATODAY
's OnPolitics newsletter!
In today's roundup: Biden takes aim at Trump's Jan. 6 inaction, an exclusive poll shows the Jan. 6 hearings didn't change many minds and more. W/
@therealco
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Woah - Trump’s political operation and Republican Party committees have paid over $12.6M to Jan. 6 rally organizers since the 2020 election cycle, via
@OpenSecretsDC
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When I said
@USATODAY
’s fact check team was hard at work, I meant it! Here’s every claim about the 2020 election we’ve debunked (so far), summarized & linked.
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My first byline for
@thehill
--
Justice Sonia Sotomayor blasted the SC’s decision to back a Christian wedding website designer’s choice not to provide services to gay couples in a scathing dissenting argument read from the bench.
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NEW: A two-year investigation by
@emmaoxnevad
& I into DePaul’s handling of Title IX cases uncovered a pattern of negligence and disregard for the safety & emotional well-being of DePaul’s community.
TW: sexual violence, domestic abuse
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JUST IN: Judge Amit Mehta sets the sentencing dates for the two groups of Oath Keepers tried & convicted so far on various charges in connection w/ the Jan. 6 Capitol attack⬇️
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I graduate today & I’m most sad abt leaving
@TheDePaulia
😭 It’s been an amazing 3 years on staff, and I feel honored to have worked alongside such incredible reporters and people. Read & support all student media, but especially The DePaulia!!
We love you guys so much, and can��t wait to see the incredible things you do in your careers.
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Rep. Matt Gaetz justified his vote against a bill that would cap insulin at $35 a month for most Americans by suggesting people with diabetes should first lose weight before Congress steps in to help.
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Sen. Chris Murphy said Sunday that negotiations on gun control legislation with Republican senators in the aftermath of multiple mass shootings have so far remained on track, though it seems unlikely that the talks will result in sweeping gun reform.
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Anxiety to journalism pipeline
If you're feeling anxious about the state of the world, perhaps you could try spending every second of every day possible seeking out information and analysis about what's making you anxious with the hope that your mind will rest once it achieves perfect understanding.
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Trevian Kutti, a Chicago publicist who previously worked w/ R. Kelly & Kanye West, has turned herself in at the Fulton County jail in connection w the Trump Georgia case, records show
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I’m back at the Manhattan courthouse where former President Trump is set to take the stand in the fraud trial threatening his business empire.
What to expect, via
@thehill
:
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BREAKING: An Oath Keepers trial witness who said he "indirectly" had access to Trump testified that Stewart Rhodes typed a message to the president. But it wasn't passed along.
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Completely stoked to have my first byline in
@USATODAY
! Fact check: Photo shows Biden with Byrd, who once had ties to KKK but wasn't a grand wizard
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The gathering was not illegal. But each aspect of the event explicitly broke the rules DePaul has set forth for its students, faculty and staff to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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So honored to see
@emmaoxnevad
& my story receive national recognition at the
@acpress
Pacemaker Awards.
I’ll say it again: Sexual violence on college campuses requires dogged reporting. A *huge* thanks to our sources, whose bravery is unmatched.
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My birthday's almost over, kinda annoyed everyone was so distracted all day
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Sad to see
@TheDePaulia
’s EIC
@laceylatch
leave the nest, but excited to watch her shine at
@azcentral
this summer. Chicago will miss you!
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NEW: Prosecutors in the sedition trial of five Proud Boys on Wednesday showed messages btwn leader Enrique Tarrio and MPD Lt. Shane Lamond, suggesting Lamond kept Tarrio in the loop about the police department’s investigations into him & other PBs.
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Not sure why some bigger-name media choose not to attribute student media, especially when they *directly* source from our work. You’d cite any other non-student publication in this scenario...
This article links directly to the lawsuit originally reported on by
@TheDePaulia
. The lawsuit link even goes to our Scribd account instead of an original copy and that's our uncredited stock photo. We love outside coverage of DePaul but would love our work cited even more!
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Now, Flowers & Greene have raised — and spent — more than $7 mil each since the cycle began in Jan 2021, making it one of the most expensive House races this election cycle.
But how much will all that money actually help Flowers? "Not enough," one GA politics expert said. 3/4
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Excited to be a finalist in
@headlineclub
’s 2020 Peter Lisagor Awards for
@TheDePaulia
’s reporting on former prof Lisa Calvente’s denial of tenure & the subsequent legal action/fallout. Link ⬇️ cc:
@KeiraRenee
@caileygleeson
@emmaoxnevad
@britahunegs
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Service journalism
Here's how to deactivate or permanently delete your Facebook account.
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Olivia Rodrigo: COVID-19 vaccine is good 4 u & the country
Olivia Rodrigo is stopping by the White House today with a clear message to young people: get vaccinated. It’s the best way to keep yourself and your loved ones safe from the dangerous new COVID-19 variants. Head to to find a clinic near you.
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President Joe Biden on Thursday released a cache of once-classified documents expected to shed light on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
97% of the Kennedy collection is available to the public following Thursday’s release, acc to the WH
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Curious how much DePaul’s president makes? Or where your tuition money — which is the majority of DePaul’s revenue — actually goes? My analysis of DePaul’s most recent Form 990⬇️
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While doing research for a story, I found a cool thing that
@Forbes
is doing: marking an article old when it is! Dated info gets spread or re-spread around so easily and often, and this is such a quick fix to that problem.
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In 2021, I published a big investigation, graduated from college and covered major news for a national paper. I also got vaxxed, moved cross-country alone, adopted a cat and somehow survived pandemic year two. The highlights ⬇️🧵
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New w/
@_RachelLooker
: Four women in the "strange sisterhood" of Trump
#MeToo
accusers spoke with
@USATODAY
in the aftermath of his indictment.
They say the charges are a step toward accountability but worry 2024 will be like 2016 all over again.🧵
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This lawsuit speaks loudly about the inner workings of DePaul's athletic department, but it also has lots to do with the university's Title IX office.
@emmaoxnevad
& I broke down how Title IX plays into the story.
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🚨 DePaul prez Esteban said there’s no plan to “force” students to be vaccinated and when asked about a faculty vaccination process, he said it’s “not such a big issue.” Uh????
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Female-led countries are handling the pandemic *significantly* better than male-led ones. But that can’t just be chalked up to gender! (Thread)
My latest for
@USATODAY
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Dec. 2021 message from defendant & Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, alluding to QAnon:
"Let’s adopt the Q slogan of WWG1WGA. We nullify TOGETHER. We nullify TOGETHER. We resist TOGETHER. We defend TOGETHER. They come for one of us, they come for all of us."
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NEW: Ahead of Jan. 6, Proud Boys members took to Parler to espouse frustrations over a "stolen" election & to plan to take action. The posts were presented as evidence this week in court during the sedition trial of five PBs.
Here's what the posts say:
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Follow along here tonight for primary updates in Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Washington
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Flattered to have been featured in
@IllinoisPress1
’s “Made in Illinois” series, which spotlights up-and-coming reporters from the state! Thanks to
@RunTopherRun
for the write-up.
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Pence announced today that his first autobiography, "So Help Me God," will be released this fall. It's expected to cover his faith & career journeys and may offer additional insight into his relationship with Trump, which shattered after Jan. 6.
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Can’t say I ever thought I’d see “Ella Lee” and “won an award for Best Sports News Story” in the same sentence...
Sports Editor
@kreyme8
and Print Managing Editor
@ByEllaLee
won an honorable mention for Best Sports News Story for their coverage of the lawsuit against former DePaul softball coach Eugene Lenti.
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