Longtime data and investigative journalist, currently @AP DC bureau;; Past: @CNN, @nytimes, @bloomberg, @IRE_NICAR board; Fan of #rstats, #scrum, #F1

Joined April 2011
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This is one of the greatest photos ever taken by a human…so far.
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Historic! This is the highest quality video ever taken of the moon!

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Hello, Moon. It’s great to be back. Here’s a taste of what the Artemis II astronauts photographed during their flight around the Moon. Check out more photos from the mission: nasa.gov/artemis-ii-multimed…
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Aaron Kessler retweeted
News: Will Lewis says he’s stepping aside
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BREAKING: The Washington Post eliminates its sports department and reduces overseas journalists in large-scale cuts, an AP source says. apnews.com/article/washingto…
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"We’re witnessing a murder," writes @AshleyRParker. "Jeff Bezos ... and Will Lewis, the publisher he appointed at the end of 2023, are embarking on the latest step of their plan to kill everything that makes the paper special." theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
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20 Nov 2025
NEW AP INVESTIGATION: With license plate readers and local law enforcement partnerships, Border Patrol is monitoring American drivers and detaining those exhibiting ‘suspicious’ travel patterns in the U.S. interior. w/ @garanceburke apnews.com/article/immigrati…
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BREAKING: Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill has been elected New Jersey governor, defeating Trump-backed Republican Jack Ciattarelli in a race closely watched as a bellwether for the 2026 midterms. apnews.com/article/mikie-she…
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BREAKING: Democrat Ghazala Hashmi won the lieutenant governor’s race in Virginia on Tuesday, defeating Republican John Reid. She is the first Indian American and first Muslim to win statewide office in Virginia. Follow AP for live updates. apnews.com/live/2025-electio…
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Watch live coverage and race calls on Election Day 2025 as voters cast ballots in U.S. state and local elections, including the mayoral race in New York, a pair of races for governor in New Jersey and Virginia and a ballot measure in California. youtube.com/watch?v=Sg2TRJal…

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Hundreds of school crossing guards have suffered injuries on the job after being hit by a vehicle, and dozens of them have died, according to an investigation by AP and Cox Media Group Television Stations. apnews.com/article/school-cr…
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Aaron Kessler retweeted
14 Oct 2025
This is all we had to sign to be credentialed for the Pentagon until now - no restrictions on news gathering. It’s what we’ve signed for years. The new 21 pages of requirements are not about safety - they are about limiting what the public will know.
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Aaron Kessler retweeted
31 Aug 2025
RIP Mark Knoller — a long-time pillar of the White House press corps and a true legend. I first met Mark in the late 1990s. I was in awe of how quickly and decisively he worked. After a presidential event, reporters would rush to the press bus and the first thing you would hear was Knoller’s booming voice, instantly distilling what we had all witnessed in 30- or 60-second for @CBSRadio. He was generous colleague — like so many others, I relied heavily on his self-created database of presidential activity (“Hey Mark, how many times has President Bush stopped by the Crawford Coffee Station?”) and, at key moments along the way, his dry sense of humor. One more thing - Knoller was a reporter’s reporter. He reported the facts. I never had any clue what his political views were or even if he had any.
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From NPR, a description of the DC couple shot outside an event at a Jewish museum.
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