Yvonne Wingett Sanchez

Some personal news … I’m so thrilled to join The Washington Post covering voting, elections and democracy in Arizona!

House Oversight subcommittee takes step to subpoena Justice Dept. for Epstein files washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files on.wsj.com/4mcTIKV

Kari Lake moves to consolidate her power to dismantle Voice of America by ⁦@ScottNover⁩ washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…

Administration officials doubled down on their claims that nothing in the Signal group was classified. “The Department stands behind its previous statements: no classified information was shared via Signal,” said @SeanParnellATSD , a Pentagon spokesman.

Four sources familiar with this email described it to @washingtonpost.

The “SECRET” classification, which has not previously been reported, denoted that the info was classified at a level at which unauthorized disclosure could be expected to cause serious damage to national security. The “NOFORN” label means it was not meant for foreign nationals.

The strike plans had been shared in a classified email with more than a dozen defense officials by Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla, the top commander overseeing U.S. military operations in the Middle East, and then were posted in the unclassified group chats.

Hegseth Signal messages came from email classified ‘SECRET,’ watchdog told My reporting with @John_Hudson: washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

SCOOP: The Pentagon’s inspector general has received evidence that messages from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Signal account previewing a U.S. bombing campaign in Yemen derived from a classified email labeled “SECRET/NOFORN,” people familiar with the matter said.

Judge in Florida denies Justice Dept. request to release Epstein transcripts by ⁦@jeremyroebuck⁩ washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

U.S. nuclear and health agencies hit in Microsoft SharePoint breach washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

Karen Tumulty joins the Politics & Government desk as Chief Political Correspondent - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/pr/2025/07/23/…

Worth watching AZ: Amazon Web Services plans massive data center site in Tucson. Impact on water, electricity will be significant. @TucsonAgenda breaks it down. open.substack.com/pub/tucsonagen…

ICYMI: @KTaylorRobson putting her own cash into her latest bid to be GOP nominee for governor while @andybiggs4az will get benefit of spending on his behalf by @TPAction_. Meanwhile @GovernorHobbs continues to rake in cash to face whoever wins primary. tucson.com/news/local/sub…

Trump’s norm-breaking closeness to DOJ helped fuel Epstein furor by ⁦@PerryStein⁩ washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

The Forest Service claims it’s fully staffed for a worsening fire season. But internal data, which has not been previously reported, shows more than 4,500 Forest Service firefighting jobs — as many as 27% — remained vacant as of July 17. propublica.org/article/forest…

The Trump administration is increasingly relying on Border Patrol agents to help carry out the president’s mass deportation plan — a role that some lawyers and advocates consider alarming. @marianne_levine + @D_Hawk report: washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…

Arizona Republic printing moves to Las Vegas as Phoenix facility to close azcentral.com/story/news/ari…

Researchers say Chinese and other criminal hackers have exploited a security flaw in SharePoint software widely used by governments and businesses — and may come back. washingtonpost.com/technology/202… by @josephmenn @nakashimae

The Trump administration is increasingly relying on Border Patrol agents to help carry out the president’s mass deportation plan — a role that some lawyers and advocates consider alarming. @marianne_levine + @D_Hawk report: washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…