Adora Brown

Reporter & AJI Fellow

Adora covers elections and voting rights at The Washington Sun.

She previously worked at The Baltimore Banner where she covered arts and culture. Adora got her start in journalism as the editor-in-chief of her high school newspaper. Later, she moved up the coast from suburban Maryland to Boston where she studied journalism at Emerson College and worked for Boston.com and WGBH.

You can contact Adora on Signal at adorabrown.22

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State Officials Are Trying to Get Ahead of Federal Agents at the Polls

October 05, 2026 05:15 a.m.
How a Republican Is Boosting a South Dakota Democrat’s Campaign

September 22, 2026 12:22 p.m.
Southern Organizers Bet Redistricting Will Fuel Democrats

September 21, 2026 05:35 a.m.

Whistleblower Says DHS’s Hunt for Unlawful Voting May Have Broken State Laws

September 14, 2026 06:23 p.m.
States Say Compliance With USPS Ballot Rule Would Take ‘Herculean’ Effort

September 09, 2026 06:34 p.m.
Election Officials Warn It Could Take Years to Send Out Mail Ballots Under New USPS Rule

September 02, 2026 07:25 p.m.
Election Officials Brace for Chaos Over Trump’s Mail-in Ballot Rule

August 31, 2026 05:08 a.m.
Election Deniers Could Soon Control Elections in Three Swing States

August 28, 2026 05:13 a.m.
The DOJ Pushes Forward on Trump’s Mail-In Voting Agenda

August 25, 2026 04:11 p.m.
Supreme Court Lets Trump Move Forward With Mail-In Voting Rules

August 24, 2026 06:22 p.m.
Rep. Jimmy Gomez Accuser Says Their Interactions Were Nonconsensual

August 19, 2026 05:22 p.m.
These States Are Eager to Help Trump Push His Voter ID Agenda

August 14, 2026 03:40 p.m.
Progressive Peggy Flanagan Wins Minnesota’s Democratic Senate Primary

August 11, 2026 11:32 p.m.
Rep. Max Miller Stays in the Race. What Will Republicans Do Now?

August 10, 2026 05:58 p.m.
Max Miller Says Mike Johnson Is ‘Standing Behind Me’

August 04, 2026 07:50 p.m.

States Warn Supreme Court That Trump’s Mail-In Voting Order Would Create Chaos

August 03, 2026 06:50 p.m.
Sen. Bernie Moreno Doesn’t ‘Know’ if Embattled Rep. Max Miller Should Stay on Ballot

July 31, 2026 01:52 p.m.
Democrats Fret Over DNC Woes but Don’t Call for Martin to Go

July 27, 2026 07:54 p.m.
Trump Tells the Senate to Delay Recess Until His Voting Bill Passes

July 27, 2026 11:11 a.m.
Trump Demands New Probes and Charges Based on Info That’s Anything but New

July 16, 2026 11:22 p.m.
Graham Platner’s Old Campaign Has a Massive Cash Stash. But Is it Toxic?

July 15, 2026 10:53 p.m.
Lindsey Graham’s Campaign Committee Has $2.3 Million in Leftover Cash

July 15, 2026 08:25 p.m.
The Bizarre Court Battle Trapping Trump’s Voter Database

July 14, 2026 10:00 a.m.
Democratic Socialists of America Are Seeing Surge in Membership

July 03, 2026 05:13 a.m.
Supreme Court Rules States Can Count Mail-In Ballots After Election Day

June 29, 2026 10:22 a.m.
Senate Democrats Plan to Deploy Their Own Poll Observers for the Midterms

June 25, 2026 04:05 p.m.
Trump Tries a New Tactic to Change Election Rules

June 24, 2026 05:00 a.m.
Mamdani Goes 3-0 in New York Congressional Primaries

June 23, 2026 09:13 p.m.
Lawmakers Say Education Department Changes Will Leave Students ‘Lost’

June 18, 2026 04:17 p.m.
Trump’s Oklahoma Governor Pick Mike Mazzei Heads to a Runoff

June 16, 2026 10:19 p.m.
Georgia Voters Pick Mike Collins to Run Against Jon Ossoff

June 16, 2026 08:39 p.m.
This Candidate’s Tribal Background Gave Him Firsthand Experience with Washington

June 15, 2026 05:13 a.m.
South Carolina Governor’s Race Heads to a Runoff

June 09, 2026 09:20 p.m.
AI Anxiety Could Bring Back Oklahoma’s Legislature

June 08, 2026 03:30 p.m.
Texas Will Soon Have a Vacancy in a Crucial Election Role

June 05, 2026 05:15 p.m.
Most Immigrants Seeking U.S. Residency Must Apply Back Home, USCIS Says

May 22, 2026 03:10 p.m.
‘It’s the Wild West': Comer to Probe Insider Trading in Prediction Markets

May 22, 2026 11:02 a.m.
Trump’s Hand-Picked Arts Panel Approves His Big Arch Plans

May 21, 2026 03:19 p.m.
Ex-Prosecutor Stole Jack Smith Report Using Dessert Recipe Misdirection, Feds Say

May 20, 2026 07:16 p.m.
Kari Lake Earned Tens of Thousands of Dollars From Media Side Hustles

May 20, 2026 05:02 p.m.
25 States Sue Trump’s Education Department Over Loan Caps

May 19, 2026 03:44 p.m.
Minnesota Authorities Charge ICE Agent With Assault After Shooting of Venezuelan Migrant

May 18, 2026 04:24 p.m.
DOJ Seeks Death Penalty in Shooting Deaths of Israeli Embassy Employees

May 15, 2026 03:32 p.m.

Taiwan Weapons Package? Trump Will Get Back to You on That.

May 15, 2026 10:35 a.m.
John Cornyn Wants Trump’s Endorsement. Will Naming a Highway After Him Help?

May 12, 2026 06:26 p.m.
Trump: ‘I Don’t Think About’ Iran War’s Effect on Americans’ Finances

May 12, 2026 11:39 a.m.
Unsuspecting Donors Keep Giving to Defunct Tulsi Gabbard, Kari Lake Committees

May 12, 2026 05:04 a.m.
A Growing Number of Republicans Want to Kick Undocumented Kids Out of School

April 29, 2026 05:13 a.m.
Treasury’s Deal to Take on Student Debt Collection Has the Education World Confused

April 15, 2026 12:39 p.m.
The Trump Administration Won’t Rule Out the Possibility of Federal Agents at Polls

March 30, 2026 05:13 a.m.
Trump Administration Moving Federal Student Loan Portfolio to Treasury Department

March 19, 2026 06:36 p.m.
Hegseth’s Turn on Elite Universities Has Confused Service Members

March 17, 2026 05:49 p.m.
Fast Food, Farming and Market Gambles: How Oklahoma’s Congressional Delegation Got Rich

March 17, 2026 05:00 a.m.
Native Americans Could Be Among the Hardest Hit by SAVE America Act

March 16, 2026 06:07 p.m.
Republicans Want Answers on Iran School Strike — But Not Hearings

March 11, 2026 05:15 a.m.
Republican Rep. Kevin Hern Appears to Have Tardy Stock Disclosures. His Office Disputes He’s Late.

March 06, 2026 04:13 p.m.
Oklahoma Republicans Are Already Eyeing Markwayne Mullin’s Senate Seat

March 05, 2026 03:41 p.m.
Native American Leaders Are Furious With Trump’s Tribal Education Shakeup

February 26, 2026 05:13 a.m.
Kevin Stitt Is ‘Excited to Go’ to the White House Dinner He’s Been Fighting With Trump Over

February 18, 2026 03:51 p.m.
Republicans’ Push for the SAVE America Act Could Disenfranchise Eligible Voters

February 11, 2026 05:13 a.m.
Democratic Lawmaker Says Trump Administration Is ‘Trying to Take’ Liam Conejo Ramos Again

February 06, 2026 01:24 p.m.
‘Haunting and Taunting’: Federal Agents Near Schools Are Changing the Landscape of Learning

February 04, 2026 05:38 p.m.
Why Democrats Think They’ve Got the Winning Hand on Child Care

February 04, 2026 05:13 a.m.
Minneapolis Mayor Says Some Federal Agents Are Leaving His City

January 26, 2026 06:28 p.m.
Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino Is Leaving Minnesota

January 26, 2026 04:59 p.m.
Native Americans Are Getting Swept Up by ICE. Republicans Say ‘There Will be Mistakes.’

January 26, 2026 11:10 a.m.
Trump Says ICE Will ‘Make Mistakes Sometimes’

January 20, 2026 04:01 p.m.
Pentagon to Overhaul Independent Military Newspaper Stars and Stripes

January 15, 2026 05:44 p.m.
Trump Administration Reverses Decision to Cancel Billions in Mental Health Grants

January 15, 2026 12:09 p.m.
Trump Threatens to Deploy Military Forces to Minnesota

January 15, 2026 10:40 a.m.
Trump Administration Cancels Billions in Grants for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment

January 14, 2026 05:47 p.m.

FBI Searches Home of Washington Post Reporter

January 14, 2026 10:34 a.m.
DOJ Fires High-Ranking Prosecutor Who Refused to Take Comey Case

January 12, 2026 06:19 p.m.
Mark Kelly Sues Pete Hegseth Over His ‘Unconstitutional Crusade’

January 12, 2026 03:02 p.m.
Democratic Attorneys General Say Trump Is ‘Punishing’ States by Freezing Welfare Funds

January 09, 2026 03:41 p.m.
Josh Shapiro Officially Launches Reelection Campaign as 2028 Speculation Swirls

January 08, 2026 04:46 p.m.
Trump Says ‘Only Time Will Tell’ How Long U.S. Will Oversee Venezuela

January 08, 2026 10:43 a.m.
DHS Says ICE Officer Shot and Killed Woman in Minnesota

January 07, 2026 01:15 p.m.
Trump Administration to Freeze $10 Billion in Social Welfare Programs to Democratic States

January 06, 2026 12:00 p.m.
DHS Deploys Massive Force to Minneapolis in Response to Welfare Fraud Scandal

January 05, 2026 06:16 p.m.
Police Arrest Suspect Accused of ‘Property Damage’ at JD Vance’s Ohio Home

January 05, 2026 11:43 a.m.
‘Malpractice’: Moderates Fume at Mike Johnson Over Blocked Subsidy Vote

December 16, 2025 08:23 p.m.
Why Won’t Congress Let This Oklahoma Town Have a ZIP Code?

December 10, 2025 05:05 p.m.
Education Department Recalls Hundreds of Civil Rights Employees It Placed on Leave

December 08, 2025 06:44 p.m.
Lawmakers Are Pushing Back Against Trump’s Attacks on Somalis

December 04, 2025 04:03 p.m.
Trump’s Interior Is Taking Over Tribal Education. Is It Set Up for That?

November 26, 2025 11:08 a.m.
Trump Administration Unveils Its Plan to Split Up the Education Department

November 18, 2025 03:56 p.m.
Young Democratic Socialists of America Is Growing Thanks to Trump and Mamdani

November 12, 2025 05:13 a.m.
Native American Tribes Are Struggling in Wake of SNAP Uncertainty

November 07, 2025 01:15 p.m.
Head Start Programs Are Closing Down as Shutdown Funding Lapses Grow

October 29, 2025 06:06 p.m.
Why Conservatives Are Emboldened to Push for More Religion in Schools

October 22, 2025 06:09 p.m.
Lawmakers: Congress Must Reclaim Power From the White House

October 10, 2025 03:54 p.m.
Air Traffic Controllers Were Already Stretched Thin. Then Came the Shutdown.

October 08, 2025 09:00 p.m.
Republicans Want a Low-Key Oklahoma Superintendent to Replace His MAGA Predecessor

October 06, 2025 07:56 p.m.