Sarah Ellison

@sarahellison

Staff writer, the Washington Post, former Vanity Fair, WSJ. Author of War at the Wall Street Journal. sarah.ellison(at)http://washpost.com or cell/Signal: 917-400-1092

Brooklyn

Joined June 2008

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Sarah Ellison@sarahellison · Jul 21

Divorce, adultery allegations against Paxton jolt Senate race in Texas. By @PatrickSvitek @mollyhf: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

sarahellison's tweet card. In one of the biggest GOP primaries of the midterms, Sen. John Cornyn and his allies are bringing up Ken Paxton’s personal life, and some backers are rethinking their support.

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Sarah Ellison@sarahellison · Jul 21

Global hack on Microsoft product hits U.S., state agencies, researchers say. Via ⁦@nakashimae⁩ ⁦@yvonnewingett⁩ ⁦@josephmenn⁩ washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

sarahellison's tweet card. Unknown attackers exploited a “significant vulnerability” in Microsoft’s SharePoint collaboration software, hitting targets around the world.

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Patrick Marley@patrickdmarley · Jul 20

How MAGA influencers put pressure on Trump, Bondi over Epstein — via ⁦@sarahellison⁩ washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez@yvonnewingett · Jul 19

How MAGA influencers put pressure on Trump, Bondi over Epstein by ⁦@sarahellison⁩ washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

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Sarah Ellison@sarahellison · Jul 17

Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump. wsj.com/politics/trump…

sarahellison's tweet card. The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’

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Sarah Ellison@sarahellison · Jul 17

The story is referring to elected politicians, not voters!

SSarah Ellison@sarahellison · Jul 17

NEW: Mamdani charms national Democrats. But N.Y. Dems are just meh. Only 4 out of 12 NY city House Dems have endorsed him thus far. via @kadiagoba wapo.st/3UoSa4t

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Annah Aschbrenner@AnnahBackstrom · Jul 17

An exclusive Washington Post analysis shows 1 in 5 senior Trump appointees held cryptocurrency or related assets, a milestone as the administration seeks to advance the crypto industry. @ccemorse @Cat_Zakrzewski @arfamomin washingtonpost.com/politics/inter…

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Sarah Ellison@sarahellison · Jul 17

NEW: Mamdani charms national Democrats. But N.Y. Dems are just meh. Only 4 out of 12 NY city House Dems have endorsed him thus far. via @kadiagoba wapo.st/3UoSa4t

sarahellison's tweet card. Even as New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's message resonates with national Democrats, party members in his home state remain hesitant to endorse him.

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Sarah Ellison@sarahellison · Jul 17

DOJ fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor involved in Epstein, Diddy cases, via ⁦@PerryStein⁩ ⁦@shaynajacobs⁩ ⁦@jeremyroebuck⁩ washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

sarahellison's tweet card. There was no specific reason provided for why Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James B. Comey, was fired.

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Sarah Ellison@sarahellison · Jul 16

SCOOP --> Trump admin & allies launched multipronged effort to gather data on voters and inspect voting equipment, sparking concern among election officials about potential fed interference ahead of midterms, via the greats @patrickdmarley @yvonnewingett wapo.st/3IvgS0s

sarahellison's tweet card. Election clerks in both parties, who have been subject to harassment and lawsuits over Trump’s 2020 false election claims, worry about efforts to examine their voting machines.

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Sarah Ellison@sarahellison · Jul 15

Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans break with Trump officials on Epstein via @MariannaReports wapo.st/4kz65zD

sarahellison's tweet card. Democrats are also seizing on an issue championed by the president’s base and nearly forced a vote Tuesday to take up the issue on the House floor.

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Sarah Ellison@sarahellison · Jul 14

Under Trump, the government mobilizes in response to fringe theories. How Trump officials have assigned government workers and spent taxpayer dollars to address conspiracy theories and easily disproven assertions, by @NaftaliBendavid washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

sarahellison's tweet card. Trump officials have assigned government workers and spent taxpayer dollars to address conspiracy theories and easily disproved assertions.

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Sarah Ellison@sarahellison · Jul 13

A clinic blames its closing on Trump’s Medicaid cuts. Patients don’t buy it. @KnowlesHannahhttps://wapo.st/44LDMs7

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Sarah Ellison@sarahellison · Jul 12

The divide between Democratic voters and elected leaders over Israel isn’t just happening in New York. @patrickdmarley on why it’s also rattling a moderate swing state wapo.st/44sAqvc

sarahellison's tweet card. An anti-Israel resolution in North Carolina points to a growing rift between the party’s voters and its leaders.

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