Ellie Fivas

politics & campaigns reporter @washingtonsun ☀️ signal me: elliefivas.65

[Igor Bobic @igorbobic]

A tech worker who likes data centers says he’s not sold on Abdul and wants him to explain why he opposes them

His response at a town hall in Lansing:

[Ellie Fivas @elliefivas]

INBOX: Independent Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn to host a press conference next week, “definitively” answering whether he’ll vote along Democrat or Republican lines.

Osborn has gained traction in the race, generating buzz around which party he’d vote with if elected.

[Christa Dutton @christa_dutton]

Sen. Warnock considers the midterms a "spiritual undertaking" and the country at an "inflection point" as 2028 nears.

The Georgia senator embraced his faith in his sweep through Nevada and told The Sun that his party should do the same.

From Las Vegas:
https://t.co/eC7iFIUadV

[The Washington Sun @washingtonsun]

A protester confronted Senate Democratic nominee Mary Peltola during a campaign event over a recent TV ad that critics viewed as anti-trans, pressing Peltola to pledge that she would stand up for transgender rights if elected to Congress this year. https://t.co/5ySEzeEqCD

[The Washington Sun @washingtonsun]

Mike Rogers repeatedly called Abdul El-Sayed a “glitchy AI chatbot” and suggested that El-Sayed has ties to terrorists.

El-Sayed accused Rogers of going after the “Peeping Tom vote” by supporting local government control of Flock cameras. https://t.co/7D7fMiIuVq

[Ellie Fivas @elliefivas]

Debates in Michigan, Georgia and Maine...oh my!

Find out what you missed tonight in the heated debate between Michigan Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers below ⬇️

The Michigan Senate Debate Got Extremely Personal

by me for @washingtonsun

https://t.co/JKlMPqDFZ8

[Nicole Belcastro @nicolebelcastro]

Sen. John Fetterman Personally Invested in a Company Powering ‘Trump Accounts’.

The purchase follows criticism from Fetterman’s own party about his coziness with Republicans.

My latest for the Money & Influence Desk @WashingtonSun https://t.co/jbvdL7nvE8

[Hunter Riggall @HunterRiggall]

https://t.co/XKP3mJR8Yu
Turning Point is betting big on Biggs w/@elliefivas

[The Washington Sun @washingtonsun]

Turning Point USA’s Arizona state PAC has spent a record amount of money on ads to knock Arizona’s Democratic governor out of office. https://t.co/R5Wf9qIfFI

[Ellie Fivas @elliefivas]

NEW: Turning Point USA is pouring more than $18 million into the Arizona governor’s race — more than they’ve ever spent in any other election cycle.

Read more of my FIRST byline for @washingtonsun w/ @HunterRiggall ⬇️

https://t.co/eFfAPry4wx

[Oriana González @ReporterOriana]

Normally, Dems are the ones to attack Republicans' anti-abortion record

That's not the case in Maine

"There's only one of us on this stage who has always been pro-choice and that's me," Susan Collins said about Troy Jackson in the 1st ME Senate debate
https://t.co/cyhuyJ1qxe

[Allbritton Journalism Institute @AJIJournalism]

Today we welcome 12 incredible AJI Reporting Fellows to Washington. Over the next two years, they'll learn from the best in the business while reporting for our friends and partners at the newly renamed @washingtonsun.

[Ellie Fivas @elliefivas]

Today was my first day at WaSun. What a time to walk through the door!

Hard to believe, but it’s also my first job since graduating from college. Thrilled about this opportunity & SO excited to help deliver the news that D.C. deserves.

[The Washington Sun @washingtonsun]

Welcome to The Washington Sun.
https://t.co/XpDhB9OsHY

[Ellie Fivas @elliefivas]

⭐ Georgia's state commissioner says nothing will change for people with disabilities.

But Georgia may have a new commissioner in January, following the midterm elections.

A new governor will have control over a disability care system with a new lack of federal oversight.

[Ellie Fivas @elliefivas]

The disability advocacy community has been abuzz about a new DOJ order.

But what does "a lack of federal oversight" mean? I spent a month looking into this question.

I read hundreds of pages of independent reports on Georgia's disability care system. What I found in thread⬇️

[Ellie Fivas @elliefivas]

⭐There's not been an independent report on Georgia's disability filed since 2024.

So, I spoke with Elizabeth Jones, the independent monitor, who said there would be a new report on disability care in Georgia in October.

The report will detail state progress on the settlement.

[Ellie Fivas @elliefivas]

⭐The independent monitor and Georgia agreed to stop monitoring some compliance requirements in 2024.

They stopped monitoring the number of ACT teams — rapid-response care available across the state.

Georgia cut one of its required teams this January, citing lack of demand.

[Ellie Fivas @elliefivas]

⭐Georgia's disability care system has been federally overseen since 2010.

It's because of a settlement connected to a SCOTUS case.

An independent monitor has filed public reports on Georgia's progress toward compliance with the federal government's requirements since 2011.

[Ellie Fivas @elliefivas]

A federal order signals the government may no longer enforce in-home care for people with disabilities.

In my new reporting, find:

⭐ What Georgia's commissioner says
⭐ Scoop: Upcoming report on disability care
⭐ Why November governor race matters

https://t.co/siqkcqfHDy

[Ellie Fivas @elliefivas]

Meet a 25-year-old who still believes in a future for local journalism.

When Evan Newton purchased his hometown paper, he became one of Georgia’s youngest newspaper owners.

Click below for more on how he hopes to use new ideas to help an old industry ⬇️

https://t.co/w1LDGr08Rk