Gigi Ewing
@giselleruhiyyih
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A personal update: I’m now a breaking news reporter @politico! 🗞️ Excited and grateful to help drive daily coverage of Washington (and beyond) alongside some of the cleverest people in the business. 📨 Want to chat/tip/pitch? Reach me at gewing@politico .com or DM for Signal
Scoop: Former President Barack Obama will headline an August fundraiser in Martha’s Vineyard for @DemRedistrict in response to ongoing GOP redistricting efforts in Texas. politico.com/news/2025/07/2…
Scoop: The Donald Trump-backed mid-cycle redistricting effort in Texas is already leaving a sour taste in voters’ mouths, according to a new Democratic polling memo. politico.com/news/2025/07/2…
I spoke with @LauraLoomer on the Epstein files saga. Read the full Q&A in this week’s Women Rule: politico.com/newsletters/wo…
Trump’s base problem: Republicans are divided on how he’s handling Epstein ow.ly/tnhc106g7by
From @adamwren, @giselleruhiyyih and me: politico.com/news/2025/07/1…
‘My Dear Wife, I’m Free’ @Tsihanouskaya on her husband’s release from prison, how the U.S. helped make it happen and why Trump can do so much more: politico.com/news/magazine/…
The Trump admin is targeting DC over allegations of a "lukewarm" response from officials to antisemitism in the city. Meanwhile, a local security org for Jewish institutions says efforts to work with a FBI crime data team were canceled due to "a reallocation of resources." 🔗⬇️…
In an escalation of his weaponization of American citizenship, Trump on Saturday said he is considering revoking the citizenship of one of his longtime foes — actor and comedian Rosie O’Donnell — something he has no clear legal pathway to do. politico.com/news/2025/07/1…
Americans growing more positive on immigration as Trump forges ahead with mass deportations ow.ly/wRGi106ftt3
NEW: Everyone likes a compliment, and the leader of the free world is no exception. How international leaders have leaned into the art of praise as a negotiation tactic: politico.com/news/2025/07/1…
TODAY: PEN Guild heads to arbitration over POLITICO’s contract-breaking use of AI. This fight could set the standard for how AI is used in newsrooms across the country. ✍️ Sign our petition and help us go into arbitration with full support: bit.ly/PENGuild
IRS moves to allow political engagement from churches, in a win for evangelical groups ow.ly/hUVw106f872
Elon Musk declared the launch of his new political party, a project he’s repeatedly floated since his explosive breakup with Trump. But he provided no details as to how he planned to jump through the hoops necessary to establish his new “America Party.” politico.com/news/2025/07/0…
“In Qatar, the leader of the small Baha’i community has been detained since April. Remy Rowhani, 71, went on trial last month, charged with ‘promoting the ideology of a deviant sect’ on the country’s Baha’i social media account.” via @CraryAP apnews.com/article/bahai-…
Iran won’t attack the US but will continue nuclear development, senior Iranian official says ow.ly/batk106eH9Z
SCOOP: DOD has stopped shipments of some air defense missiles & precision munitions to Ukraine over worries that US weapons stockpiles are low - but decision not shared throughout US gov, catching some by surprise. w/ @JackDetsch @reporterjoe politico.com/news/2025/07/0…
Homeland Security Secretary Noem threatened legal action against CNN for reporting on an app that helps users track the activities of ICE agents — the latest broadside from an administration which has routinely looked to exert pressure on media outlets. ow.ly/fLT650Wjg4Y
The first American ‘scientific refugees’ arrive in France ow.ly/tRSR106epXB