Ashley Thomas

@AP deputy politics editor, @Mizzou grad, Illinois native, sister of seven, basketball fan. Pyeongchang Olympics 2018 alum (in editing, not ice skating).

[Ashley Thomas @thomashley]

Wedding brought to you by ⁦@DJNF⁩, which made me an AP intern back in 2008, and ⁦@AP⁩, where we both work and which gave us time off for our 8.14.21 wedding! 📸 by Jeff and Mollie Weddings in Savannah, Georgia

[Christina Jewett @By_CJewett]

NEW: Records released tonight show that Reynolds, makers of Vuse vapes, gave $5 Million to MAGA Inc. days before the FDA wrote a policy that could allow them to make millions selling flavored vapes.

Via @kenvogel

https://t.co/CQgPfmEki0

[Jim Mustian @JimMustian]

NEW: FBI Director Kash Patel went on a "VIP Snorkel" at USS Arizona on Hawaii stopover, military emails show

“It's like having a bachelor party at a church" Marine veteran tells @AP

w/@etuckerAP @NewsDudeAP

https://t.co/RkkXqD2DDi

[AP CorpComm @AP_CorpComm]

AP wins Pulitzer Prize for China surveillance reporting: https://t.co/n9qAppivTS

[darlene superville @dsupervilleap]

NEW YORK (AP) _ The Associated Press wins Pulitzer for international reporting for series about mass surveillance tools and their impact

[Ashley Thomas @thomashley]

@JonathanMattise Thanks for everything, Jonathan. We will miss you!

[Ashley Thomas @thomashley]

@garydrobertson It’s been a pleasure, Gary. We will miss you! Good luck with your next adventures.

[Jeremy Barr @jeremymbarr]

If we had a media reporter hall of fame David Bauder would be in it

[Ashley Thomas @thomashley]

@MegKinnardAP Our queen, Meg Kinnard!

[Olivier Knox @OKnox]

Big move on marijuana!

[Anna Johnson @Anna__Johnson]

Congratulations to @AamerISmad and @ZekeJMiller and all the WCHA Award winners!

[Michelle L. Price @michellelprice]

Trump’s tariffs are hurting American manufacturers instead of helping them, @joshboak reports:

https://t.co/yW3cA13tpD

[Meg Kinnard @MegKinnardAP]

Headed home today after a week in DC so I can cover former President Joe Biden as he attends a @scdp event in Columbia SC tonight.

Apparently I picked a popular flight this morning!

[Ed O'Keefe @edokeefe]

My bothers and sisters in newsrooms keeping an eye on things on primary and election nights this year, take note:

[Julie Pace @JuliePace]

One Extraordinary Photo: How @AP photojournalist Jacquelyn Martin Captured Lindsey Vonn's crash https://t.co/o4rj06mPcn

[Kenneth P. Vogel @kenvogel]

SCOOP: Nursing home firms donated $4.8M to Trump's super PAC in Aug-Sept.

Their executives got a lunch in Aug. at Trump's golf club where they asked him to revoke a rule to increase staffing to prevent patient neglect.

His administration revoked the rule https://t.co/mlwx4w1DVA

[The Pulitzer Prizes @PulitzerPrizes]

Congratulations to @JuliePace and @vijayiyer, the newest members of the Pulitzer Prize Board! (And don't forget tonight's 2026 Journalism entry deadline.) https://t.co/vSw0hyEOOB

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

AP statement at the end of today's appeals court oral argument:

"Today AP once again stood up for the public's right to speak freely without government retaliation. That’s what we’ve been doing throughout this case – defending this fundamental freedom for all Americans and all those who value freedom of speech. The First Amendment doesn’t stop at the Oval Office door."

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

It's an example of a news industry leader fighting instead of folding under Trump pressure — though the fight is not without risks; an adverse ruling could further embolden the White House.

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

AP executive editor Julie Pace says they're fighting "for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by their government based on its preferences." https://t.co/Up3o70jzY4

[Ashley Thomas @thomashley]

@StevenTDennis I am so, so, so sorry.