Ashley Murray
@ashleymurray.bsky.social
Senior News Reporter for States Newsroom, Washington, D.C. Bureau. Get in touch for Signal info.
Mark Kelly illegal orders video not protected speech, Trump DOJ tells court
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Mark Kelly illegal orders video not protected speech, Trump DOJ tells court
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday asked a federal judge to deny Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly’s request to halt efforts within the Defense Department to punish him for appearing i...
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January 23, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Mark Kelly illegal orders video not protected speech, Trump DOJ tells court
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‘I will not be intimidated’: Jack Smith defends Trump investigations before House panel
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‘I will not be intimidated’: Jack Smith defends Trump investigations before House panel
Republicans on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee sought to poke holes Thursday in former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith’s investigations into President Donald Trump, while Democrats on...
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January 23, 2026 at 12:07 AM
‘I will not be intimidated’: Jack Smith defends Trump investigations before House panel
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SCOTUS SKEPTICAL ABOUT TRUMP FIRING: Even conservative Supreme Court justices cool to Trump dismissal of the Fed’s Lisa Cook -- @ashleymurray.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DChttps://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/even-conservative-supreme-court-justices-cool-trump-dismissal-feds-lisa-cook
Even conservative Supreme Court justices cool to Trump dismissal of the Fed’s Lisa Cook
WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court justices across the political spectrum appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump’s swift, informal dismissal of Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook, and his eff...
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January 21, 2026 at 11:24 PM
SCOTUS SKEPTICAL ABOUT TRUMP FIRING: Even conservative Supreme Court justices cool to Trump dismissal of the Fed’s Lisa Cook -- @ashleymurray.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DChttps://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/even-conservative-supreme-court-justices-cool-trump-dismissal-feds-lisa-cook
Buitrago Ortiz is between 32 and 33 weeks pregnant and was deported from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
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January 21, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Buitrago Ortiz is between 32 and 33 weeks pregnant and was deported from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
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JUST IN from @ashleymurray.bsky.social:
U.S. Supreme Court justices across the political spectrum appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump’s swift, informal dismissal of Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook.
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U.S. Supreme Court justices across the political spectrum appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump’s swift, informal dismissal of Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook.
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Even conservative Supreme Court justices cool to Trump dismissal of the Fed’s Lisa Cook
WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court justices across the political spectrum appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump’s swift, informal dismissal of Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook, and his eff...
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January 21, 2026 at 9:17 PM
JUST IN from @ashleymurray.bsky.social:
U.S. Supreme Court justices across the political spectrum appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump’s swift, informal dismissal of Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook.
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U.S. Supreme Court justices across the political spectrum appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump’s swift, informal dismissal of Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook.
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Difference of opinion (or local statute? I do not know) on 14th and I streets NW in Washington, DC, during morning rush hour on Jan. 21, 2026. Signs directly across I Street from each other.
January 21, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Difference of opinion (or local statute? I do not know) on 14th and I streets NW in Washington, DC, during morning rush hour on Jan. 21, 2026. Signs directly across I Street from each other.
A few hundred protesters demonstrating against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, marched down 14th Street NW in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2026.
January 21, 2026 at 12:20 AM
A few hundred protesters demonstrating against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, marched down 14th Street NW in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2026.
DHS policy to block unannounced lawmaker visits upheld, for now, on technical grounds
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DHS policy to block unannounced lawmaker visits upheld, for now, on technical grounds
WASHINGTON — A Department of Homeland Security policy that barred unannounced visits for lawmakers seeking to conduct oversight at facilities that hold immigrants will remain in place, as ordered by a...
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January 20, 2026 at 6:08 PM
DHS policy to block unannounced lawmaker visits upheld, for now, on technical grounds
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Trump threats against Greenland, UK, Norway escalate in advance of major economic forum
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Trump threats against Greenland, UK, Norway escalate in advance of major economic forum
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump doubled down over the weekend on threats to acquire Greenland, saying he would place a 10% tariff on eight European countries that object to his plans and posting s...
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January 20, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Trump threats against Greenland, UK, Norway escalate in advance of major economic forum
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Trump aimed to drastically change US immigration -- stripping millions of their legal status and attempting to redefine birthright citizenship.
@arianalfigueroa.bsky.social details legal fights in the first year of Trump’s mass deportation push:
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@arianalfigueroa.bsky.social details legal fights in the first year of Trump’s mass deportation push:
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The 5 biggest legal fights in the first year of Trump’s mass deportation push
WASHINGTON — The first year of President Donald Trump’s return to the White House was defined by clashes with the judiciary branch, as the president and his administration pushed forward with an aggre...
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January 20, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Trump aimed to drastically change US immigration -- stripping millions of their legal status and attempting to redefine birthright citizenship.
@arianalfigueroa.bsky.social details legal fights in the first year of Trump’s mass deportation push:
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/5-bi...
@arianalfigueroa.bsky.social details legal fights in the first year of Trump’s mass deportation push:
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/5-bi...
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ONE YEAR TODAY OF DONALD TRUMP: President Donald Trump promised during his 2024 bid for the White House that he would be a dictator only on “day one." A look at what happened next. @ashleymurray.bsky.social @fischler.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC
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One year of Donald Trump: Alarms sound over relentless expansion of presidential powers
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump promised during his bid for another White House term that he would be a dictator only on “day one.”Before a town hall audience in Iowa in December 2023, Fox News ho...
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January 20, 2026 at 12:35 PM
ONE YEAR TODAY OF DONALD TRUMP: President Donald Trump promised during his 2024 bid for the White House that he would be a dictator only on “day one." A look at what happened next. @ashleymurray.bsky.social @fischler.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC
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JUST IN from @ashleymurray.bsky.social and @fischler.bsky.social
President Donald Trump promised during his bid for another White House term that he would be a dictator only on “day one.”
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President Donald Trump promised during his bid for another White House term that he would be a dictator only on “day one.”
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One year of Donald Trump: Alarms sound over relentless expansion of presidential powers
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump promised during his bid for another White House term that he would be a dictator only on “day one.”Before a town hall audience in Iowa in December 2023, Fox News ho...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:36 PM
JUST IN from @ashleymurray.bsky.social and @fischler.bsky.social
President Donald Trump promised during his bid for another White House term that he would be a dictator only on “day one.”
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President Donald Trump promised during his bid for another White House term that he would be a dictator only on “day one.”
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Ahead of Trump's one-year mark back in office, @ashleymurray.bsky.social and I put together a package of many of the ways in which he has expanded presidential power -- and what it means for U.S. democracy. Via @statesnewsroom.com
One year of Donald Trump: Alarms sound over relentless expansion of presidential powers
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump promised during his bid for another White House term that he would be a dictator only on “day one.”Before a town hall audience in Iowa in December 2023, Fox News ho...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Ahead of Trump's one-year mark back in office, @ashleymurray.bsky.social and I put together a package of many of the ways in which he has expanded presidential power -- and what it means for U.S. democracy. Via @statesnewsroom.com
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UPDATED: Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act and deploy military in Minnesota; Karoline Leavitt blames Dems for violence @ashleymurray.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...
Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act and deploy military in Minnesota
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday morning to send the military into Minnesota to stop protests, following another shooting by immigration agents that injured one person, seven...
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January 15, 2026 at 7:39 PM
UPDATED: Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act and deploy military in Minnesota; Karoline Leavitt blames Dems for violence @ashleymurray.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...
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JOSH HAWLEY, TODD YOUNG FLIP VOTES: War powers resolution fails in US Senate after 2 Republicans flip, Vance breaks tie -- @ashleymurray.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/war-...
War powers resolution fails in US Senate after 2 Republicans flip, Vance breaks tie
WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance broke a tied Senate vote to block advancement of a war powers resolution that would have stopped President Donald Trump from taking further military action against...
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January 15, 2026 at 12:41 AM
JOSH HAWLEY, TODD YOUNG FLIP VOTES: War powers resolution fails in US Senate after 2 Republicans flip, Vance breaks tie -- @ashleymurray.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/war-...
Democrats in Congress seek to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
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Democrats in Congress seek to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Democrats Wednesday introduced three articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, after a deadly shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by a federal imm...
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January 14, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Democrats in Congress seek to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
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US Supreme Court reviews trans athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia
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@statesnewsroom.com's Shauneen Miranda reports:
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US Supreme Court reviews trans athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday weighed whether Idaho and West Virginia laws banning transgender athletes from participating on women’s and girls’ sports teams are constitutional. The o...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:53 PM
US Supreme Court reviews trans athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia
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@statesnewsroom.com's Shauneen Miranda reports:
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US Senate Republicans defend independence of the Fed after DOJ launches Powell probe
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US Senate Republicans defend independence of the Fed after DOJ launches Powell probe
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s feud with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has escalated into a Department of Justice investigation, raising alarm bells among some Republicans in the Senat...
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January 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
US Senate Republicans defend independence of the Fed after DOJ launches Powell probe
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FROM @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social: Republican lawmakers highlight billions for hiring agents, wall construction and $13.5 billion state reimbursements.
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Thune, GOP senators at the border tout big hiring boost for immigration crackdown
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader John Thune, joined at the U.S.-Mexico border Friday by a handful of other Republican senators, highlighted the president’s signature tax cuts and spending package p...
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January 9, 2026 at 6:05 PM
FROM @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social: Republican lawmakers highlight billions for hiring agents, wall construction and $13.5 billion state reimbursements.
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US House sustains Trump vetoes of water projects in Colorado, Florida
@fischler.bsky.social reports from Capitol Hill:
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@fischler.bsky.social reports from Capitol Hill:
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US House sustains Trump vetoes of water projects in Colorado, Florida
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House voted Thursday to sustain two vetoes by President Donald Trump of noncontroversial measures supported by members of both parties.Several Republicans voted with Democrats to...
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January 8, 2026 at 9:37 PM
US House sustains Trump vetoes of water projects in Colorado, Florida
@fischler.bsky.social reports from Capitol Hill:
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@fischler.bsky.social reports from Capitol Hill:
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Maybe, just maybe, there’s not another shutdown looming at the end of January
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Maybe, just maybe, there’s not another shutdown looming at the end of January
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats in Congress are cautiously optimistic they can enact the remaining government funding bills before their deadline at the end of the month, avoiding another shutd...
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January 8, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Maybe, just maybe, there’s not another shutdown looming at the end of January
@jennifershutt.bsky.social reports:
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US Senate with GOP support advances war powers resolution rebuking Trump on Venezuela. Updated story from @ashleymurray.bsky.social and me for @statesnewsroom.com:
US Senate with GOP support advances war powers resolution rebuking Trump on Venezuela
WASHINGTON — In a rare rebuke to President Donald Trump, Senate Republicans joined Democrats in advancing a war powers resolution to halt U.S. military action in Venezuela without congressional author...
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January 8, 2026 at 7:36 PM
US Senate with GOP support advances war powers resolution rebuking Trump on Venezuela. Updated story from @ashleymurray.bsky.social and me for @statesnewsroom.com:
Dems demand investigation of fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting as Trump claims self-defense
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Dems demand investigation of fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting as Trump claims self-defense
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump defended a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis Wednesday, while congressional Democrats universally condemned t...
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January 7, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Dems demand investigation of fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting as Trump claims self-defense
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ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis
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ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis • Minnesota Reformer
The driver then slowly backs up and appears to be leaving, when another officer fires three shots.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:58 PM
ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis
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Unbelievable. (Actually believable.)
"The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is shutting down, with its owners, Block Communications, citing a recent court ruling in favor of the union that represents newsroom staff."
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"The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is shutting down, with its owners, Block Communications, citing a recent court ruling in favor of the union that represents newsroom staff."
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette plans to shut down
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is shutting down.
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January 7, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Unbelievable. (Actually believable.)
"The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is shutting down, with its owners, Block Communications, citing a recent court ruling in favor of the union that represents newsroom staff."
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"The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is shutting down, with its owners, Block Communications, citing a recent court ruling in favor of the union that represents newsroom staff."
www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/n...