Ruby Cramer

NEW: Aurora Police say an ICE detention center employee shot a protester last night. She is expected to survive. 42-year-old Brandon Booth, who works for the ICE contractor GEO Group, is being held on suspicion of attempted second degree murder and other charges.

wild story. White House teleprompter operator made more than $100k betting on Trump. abcnews.com/US/white-house…

A mother, two daughters, and three chatbots. Remarkable story by @mjcontrera, who immersed herself with a family in Ohio to observe all the small ways AI is enmeshing itself into daily life. newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…

Demonology with @mccrummens. Loved this story: theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/…

While everyone's talking about Sense & Sensibility I URGE you to read Emma Thompson's diaries from the set of the 1995 movie. They're in the published screenplay (which she won an Oscar for).

Everyone Wants to Touch the Blue Coating in the Reflecting Pool …. (and I think I do, too?) @jesusrodriguezb newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…

@bethreinhard The best. ❤️

Today is my first day at the New York Times! I will be digging into candidates and campaigns with an eye for accountability-focused stories. Contact info in bio…please send tips! nytco.com/press/beth-rei…

@KnowlesHannah @WashPostComms So cool! I love this. Congrats Hannah!

Life update: I’m moving to LA to cover California and the Southwest for The Post’s national desk! It’s been a wild ride covering campaigns and I’m so grateful for the past few years… Please reach out about all things CA, AZ, NM and NV!

I absolutely adored this piece by Paige Williams on repo and the life of Matthew Pitman, aka RepoNut newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…

"When Mamdani gave out the keys, you could barely hear the names of the players he was handing them to. The whole morning and afternoon had the sound of a shout." newyorker.com/news/our-local…

this is LITERALLY how it felt

@jesusrodriguezb @NewYorker YAYYYYYYYY! 🌟🌟🌟

DEPT. OF PERSONAL NEWS: I’m delighted to share that I’m now a staff writer at the @NewYorker, based in D.C. I’ll be covering the political scene from Washington, the campaign trail, and beyond. Send coffee invites/chisme/hate/other treats to jesus_rodriguez@newyorker.com.

For the past 9 months, I've been investigating Andrew Tate's empire of sexual exploitation — drawing on thousands of private messages and sealed court files, as well as interviews with the Tates, their associates & more than a dozen alleged victims. Here's what I found: newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…

Exclusive: In a memo sent to ICE employees, acting director David Venturella said the agency is eliminating its requirement to report deaths that occur within 30 days of people being released from its custody. wapo.st/4o94uE0

JUST IN: Federal prosecutors release new images and details of Cole Allen and his alleged attempt to assassinate president Trump. Here is a mirror selfie he took about 30 minutes before charging past the magnetometers. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2808…

These @nytimes focus groups really do offer a great glimpse at the enduring weirdness of politics @katherinemiller nytimes.com/interactive/20…

A tragic, beautifully told story from Ukraine by @lizziejohnsonnn newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…

@karavoght @marianne_levine @WSJ @PostStyle GO KARA ✨✨✨

it’s true! so excited to start a new chapter of political feature writing with the kickass team @wsj — and immensely grateful for three great years with my spectacular @PostStyle colleagues.

RIP to a great editor and boss who gave so much to the Washington Post and to all of us. washingtonpost.com/obituaries/202…