Angie Orellana Hernandez

Reporter

Angie covers breaking news for The Washington Sun.

Angie previously worked for The Washington Post, where she covered national breaking news, California and Latino communities. She also previously worked at the Los Angeles Times as a reporting fellow covering state politics, local news and city government.

She graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in journalism and Spanish. She’s a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.

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Trump Guts the Biden-Era Rule That Forced Cars to Be More Fuel Efficient

September 26, 2026 05:52 p.m.
Trump’s Approval Rating Hits a Historic Low Going Into the Midterms

September 26, 2026 03:45 p.m.
White House Bars CNN From Air Force One

September 26, 2026 11:31 a.m.

Tom Tiffany’s Campaign Bars a Reporter From Entering Campaign Event

September 24, 2026 04:08 p.m.
Reporters Finally Granted White House Access After Hourslong Delay

September 24, 2026 08:34 a.m.
Democrats Block Rand Paul’s Effort to Grant an Ex-Fauci Assistant Immunity

September 23, 2026 05:05 p.m.
The Top Group Fighting Trump’s Ballroom Announces a New Legal Defense Fund

September 23, 2026 01:01 p.m.
DOJ Lists the Stories That Sparked Trump’s Press Ban

September 23, 2026 10:38 a.m.
Firm That Handles Trump Social Media Accounts Accuses Co-Founder of Embezzlement

September 22, 2026 05:32 p.m.
Susan Collins Denies Wrongdoing After Bombshell Report on FBI Corruption Probe

September 22, 2026 02:41 p.m.
Republican Senator Demands Investigation Into Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding

September 22, 2026 10:47 a.m.
Trump Pledges to Appoint an ‘AI Czar’ as He Defends the Technology

September 19, 2026 04:36 p.m.
Pentagon Failed to Disclose at Least Four Service Members Deaths: Report

September 18, 2026 04:32 p.m.
NAACP Sues to Keep Federal Agents Away From Voting Locations

September 18, 2026 09:48 a.m.
New Legal Fight: Should Trump’s Name Be Etched on the Institute of Peace?

September 18, 2026 09:40 a.m.

Trump Withdraws His ICE Nominee After Pushback

September 17, 2026 02:51 p.m.
Judge Says the Kennedy Center Must Give an Update on Its ‘Temporary Closure’

September 17, 2026 10:26 a.m.
Judge Scolds ICE Over Investigation of a New York Man’s Critical Email

September 16, 2026 05:08 p.m.
Burgum Reveals Plans to Install 12 Signs Outside the Smithsonian’s American History Museum

September 16, 2026 01:21 p.m.
Barack Obama Announces the Death of His Family Dog Sunny

September 16, 2026 09:59 a.m.
University of Texas Responds to GOP Candidate’s Racist Posts

September 15, 2026 04:47 p.m.
Judge Stops Kennedy Center Board From Adding Trump’s Name Back to the Building

September 15, 2026 01:11 p.m.
Mike Rogers to Skip Michigan Senate Debate Over Beef With Local News Anchor

September 15, 2026 10:43 a.m.
Burgum’s Arch Excavation Announcement Stirs Additional Legal Tensions

September 12, 2026 06:18 p.m.
Anthropic Founder Calls for AI Companies to Slow Progression

September 12, 2026 04:06 p.m.
Federal Judge Says DHS Acted ‘Capriciously’ When Halving FEMA’s Staff

September 12, 2026 12:42 p.m.
Two Former DHS Chiefs Call for an Agencywide ‘Reset’

September 11, 2026 04:20 p.m.
Talarico Calls Kimmel Interview Drama the ‘Most Dangerous Form of Cancel Culture’

September 11, 2026 11:20 a.m.
Kamala Harris Plots Midterm Campaign Trail Blitz

September 10, 2026 03:57 p.m.
Kimmel Says His Interview With James Talarico Won’t Air Due to FCC Pressure

September 10, 2026 08:58 a.m.
Minnesota Man Arrested During Trump’s ICE Surge Sent to Guantánamo

September 09, 2026 04:21 p.m.
AI Researcher’s Warning Goes Viral as Regulation Stalls in D.C.

September 09, 2026 11:21 a.m.
Air Force Base to Allow Religious Greetings After Hegseth Vowed to Intervene

September 08, 2026 05:02 p.m.
Trump’s Super PAC Drops $10 Million in Texas Senate Race

September 05, 2026 01:17 p.m.
Judge Says Trump Administration Must Provide 48 Hours’ Notice Before Arch Construction

September 05, 2026 11:32 a.m.
Hegseth Vows to Protect Religious Greetings at an Air Force Base

September 04, 2026 05:04 p.m.
Former Christian Reality Show Host Accused of Threatening to Kill Trump

September 04, 2026 01:29 p.m.
Iran War Widow Who Posted About ‘Missing’ Benefits Says Her Case Is Resolved

September 04, 2026 10:51 a.m.
This Minnesota Congressional Hopeful Is Trying to Break the World Handshake Record

September 03, 2026 04:00 p.m.
Lutnick Apologizes for Saying No U.S. Troops Have Died in the Iran War

September 03, 2026 10:54 a.m.
Rubio Downplays CIA Director’s Surprise Trip to Russia

September 02, 2026 03:45 p.m.
Air Force Probing Iran War Widow’s ‘Missing’ Benefits

September 02, 2026 12:28 p.m.
Apple Maps Adds ‘Lake America’ After Trump Personally Reached Out

September 02, 2026 10:38 a.m.

New Emails Show Bovino Was Under Investigation Prior to His Retirement

September 01, 2026 05:16 p.m.
CDC Scrubs Two Pennsylvania Measles Deaths From Its Website

September 01, 2026 01:56 p.m.
Whistleblower Says Secret USPS Plan May Endanger Millions of Mail-in Ballots

September 01, 2026 09:37 a.m.
Judge Rules Rubio’s Efforts to Deport Students Violated Their Right to Free Speech

August 29, 2026 03:53 p.m.
Trump’s Former Teleprompter Operator Must Pay Fine After Gambling Scandal

August 29, 2026 01:00 p.m.
Trump Announces Agreement to Partially Control Venezuela’s Oil Reserves

August 29, 2026 11:51 a.m.
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Its Transgender Military Ban

August 28, 2026 05:11 p.m.
Trump Pushes Major Meatpacking Change Just Days After Plea From Glenn Beck

August 28, 2026 02:43 p.m.
Republicans Buck Trump’s ‘Lake America’ Order: ‘Petty and Disappointing’

August 28, 2026 01:03 p.m.
Trump’s Mail-In Ballots Plan Blocked by Judge Yet Again

August 28, 2026 08:53 a.m.
DCA Warned About Communications Issues With Marine One Before August Safety Incident

August 27, 2026 05:06 p.m.
New Report Reveals How Much Investors in Trump’s Crypto Ventures Have Lost

August 27, 2026 03:44 p.m.
Wife of USS Lincoln Sailor Says He’s Facing Discipline for Apparent Suicide Attempt

August 27, 2026 01:01 p.m.
Trump Appoints Longtime Ally to Lead Agency Overseeing His Construction Projects

August 27, 2026 10:40 a.m.
Pentagon Claims Hegseth’s Afghanistan Withdrawal Probe Found ‘Hidden’ Files

August 26, 2026 04:49 p.m.
Father of Sailor on Nightmare USS Lincoln Deployment Released From ICE Custody

August 26, 2026 01:07 p.m.
Federal Judge Strikes Down Texas Drag Show Ban: ‘Just Don’t Go’

August 26, 2026 11:55 a.m.
Dan Sullivan Advances to Face Dan Sullivan in Alaska Senate Race

August 26, 2026 10:26 a.m.
Trump Orders Flags to Half-Staff After the Death of Dolly Parton

August 25, 2026 03:50 p.m.
Minnesota Says Mike Lindell Missed the Deadline to Initiate His Recount

August 25, 2026 12:34 p.m.
Trump Threatens to Rename Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ as Trade War Escalates

August 25, 2026 10:09 a.m.
‘Disappointed’: Ranchers and Republicans React to Trump’s Beef Import

August 22, 2026 06:01 p.m.
Canada Retaliates Against U.S. Tariffs in Tit-for-Tat Trade War

August 22, 2026 01:28 p.m.
Pentagon Purges Leaders at Military Newspaper Stars & Stripes

August 21, 2026 05:53 p.m.
Trump Administration Proposes Major Change to Law School Accreditation

August 21, 2026 04:43 p.m.
Log Cabin Republicans Officially Drop the ‘T’ From LGBT

August 21, 2026 11:06 a.m.
Atlanta Lashes Out Over DNC’s 2028 Convention Snub

August 20, 2026 04:09 p.m.
Lawmakers Sound the Alarm After Leadership Shake-up at Military Newspaper

August 20, 2026 01:31 p.m.

Lawmakers Respond to Reports of Jaw-Dropping Conditions Aboard U.S. Aircraft Carrier

August 13, 2026 12:25 p.m.
Mike Lindell Refuses to Concede After Claiming Election Irregularities

August 12, 2026 12:28 p.m.
Longtime Rep. John Larson Loses Reelection Bid in Connecticut

August 11, 2026 10:02 p.m.
Medical Groups Quickly Denounce Trump’s ‘Dangerous’ Vaccine Order

August 11, 2026 03:02 p.m.
Joe Biden’s Cancer Has Spread Further Into His Body, His Son Says

August 08, 2026 04:17 p.m.
Iran Releases Set of Demands to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz

August 08, 2026 12:29 p.m.
Senate Confirms Todd Blanche as Attorney General

August 08, 2026 06:25 a.m.
Republicans Are Running Ads Attacking ‘Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed’

August 06, 2026 04:14 p.m.
Federal Judge Holds DHS in Contempt Over Immigration Agents’ Text Records

August 05, 2026 03:52 p.m.
Rep. Shri Thanedar Loses Reelection Bid to DSA-Backed Challenger

August 05, 2026 12:33 p.m.
A House Candidate Who Dropped Out Beats Trump’s Pick in Michigan

August 05, 2026 10:53 a.m.
Trump Plans to Spend $1.4 Billion Keeping the National Guard in D.C. Until 2029

August 04, 2026 01:42 p.m.
Blanche Clears Crucial Committee Vote With Confirmation Still on Thin Ice

August 04, 2026 11:14 a.m.
Trump, Burgum Blast Pirro For Dropping Reflecting Pool Damage Case

August 01, 2026 05:19 p.m.
Trump Sticks by ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund Ahead of Blanche Confirmation Vote

August 01, 2026 02:30 p.m.
Big Ten, SEC Support College Sports Bill After Late Trump Pressure Campaign

August 01, 2026 12:52 p.m.
Trump Administration Admits Contractors to Blame for Reflecting Pool Damage

July 31, 2026 06:46 p.m.
Adviser on Trump’s World Cup Task Force Resigns Over FIFA Privatization Plan

July 31, 2026 02:28 p.m.
Letitia James Takes Aim at Prediction Market Kalshi

July 31, 2026 12:22 p.m.
RFK Jr. Launches a MAHA Cooking Show

July 30, 2026 12:02 p.m.
Trump: I’m Fine Withdrawing Blanche Until Tillis and Cornyn Leave Office

July 30, 2026 11:50 a.m.
Immigration Agents Bristled at ‘Stunt’ Operation Outside Newsom Rally, Texts Show

July 29, 2026 05:03 p.m.
Trump Teleprompter Operator at Center of Gambling Scandal Is Out of a Job

July 29, 2026 10:26 a.m.
Federal Immigration Agents Called Latinos Racial Slurs While Conducting Stops, Video Shows

July 28, 2026 08:14 p.m.
Judge Allows Trump to Refile His $15 Billion New York Times Defamation Suit

July 28, 2026 11:48 a.m.
Democrats Hope Transparency Helps Weather GOP Criticism Over Voter Controversy

July 25, 2026 05:00 a.m.
Software Vendor Denies Responsibility for New Jersey Voter-Registration Error

July 22, 2026 06:22 p.m.
Trump Celebrates After Election Deniers Sweep Arizona’s Republican Primaries

July 22, 2026 01:04 p.m.

Software Glitch Put Thousands of Noncitizens on New Jersey Voter Rolls

July 21, 2026 03:37 p.m.
Biden Loses His Appeal to Halt Release of Memoir Recordings

July 21, 2026 11:53 a.m.
Two U.S. Troops Are Dead and One Is Missing After Iranian Attack in Jordan, CENTCOM Says

July 18, 2026 03:11 p.m.
Ralph Norman Announces Campaign to Fill Lindsey Graham’s Vacant Seat

July 18, 2026 01:18 p.m.
Trump’s Election-Tampering Claims Fall Flat, Including With Republicans

July 17, 2026 05:39 p.m.
Republican Lawmakers Are Trying to Punish Canada for Wildfire Smoke

July 17, 2026 01:33 p.m.
The Plan to Rebut Trump’s 2020 Election Speech? Every Democrat for Themselves.

July 16, 2026 04:55 p.m.
Trump’s Teleprompter Operator Is Accused of Betting on the President’s Speeches

July 16, 2026 02:39 p.m.
Trump Fires U.S. Attorney in Seattle Within 60 Minutes of His Appointment

July 16, 2026 12:44 p.m.
JD Vance Says the Trump Administration Mishandled the Epstein Files’ Release

July 15, 2026 05:35 p.m.
Testosterone-Fueled Troops? Hegseth Says Military to Begin Testing Hormones.

July 15, 2026 01:26 p.m.
Backers of Pro-Trump ‘Freedom Fuel’ Gas Stations Unmasked

July 15, 2026 12:41 p.m.
Justice Barrett Recounts Swatting Incident in Congressional Hearing

July 14, 2026 05:02 p.m.
Kathy Hochul Signs First Statewide Moratorium on Data Centers

July 14, 2026 10:47 a.m.
U.S. and Iran Release Mixed Messages on Strait of Hormuz Closure

July 12, 2026 05:38 p.m.
Ro Khanna Detained By Armed Israeli Settlers During West Bank Visit

July 11, 2026 02:52 p.m.
Trump Administration Subpoenas New York Times Reporters Over Air Force One Story

July 11, 2026 12:52 p.m.
DHS Begins Search for Operator to Run Deportation Flights

July 10, 2026 05:47 p.m.
Who’s Behind Those Mysterious Trump-Promoted ‘Freedom Fuel’ Gas Stations?

July 10, 2026 02:46 p.m.
New Video Shows McConnell Being Loaded Into Ambulance on a Stretcher

July 10, 2026 11:31 a.m.
Former Olympian Pleads Not Guilty to Reflecting Pool Vandalism Charge

July 09, 2026 09:46 a.m.
Judge Orders Disbursement of $5 Million Trump Owes E. Jean Carroll

July 08, 2026 03:50 p.m.
Judge Dismisses Trump Media’s $3.8 Billion Suit Against The Washington Post

July 08, 2026 01:26 p.m.
Kentucky Governor Demands McConnell Give an Update on His Condition

July 08, 2026 11:18 a.m.
Judge Voids a ‘Staggering’ DOJ Bid for Georgia Election Workers’ Personal Data

July 07, 2026 06:45 p.m.
Republican Leaders Say They’ve Spoken With Hospitalized McConnell

July 07, 2026 04:41 p.m.
Legal Defense Group Sues Administration for Sharing Asylum Records With Iran

July 07, 2026 02:54 p.m.
Grand Jury Indicts Former Olympian Over Reflecting Pool Damage

July 02, 2026 04:40 p.m.

AOC Endorses Abdul El-Sayed in Hotly Contested Michigan Senate Primary

July 02, 2026 12:11 p.m.
E. Jean Carroll Moves to Collect the $5 Million Trump Owes Her

July 01, 2026 12:40 p.m.
Jackson Delivers Scathing Birthright Opinion Aimed at Thomas

June 30, 2026 02:37 p.m.
Hegseth Stocks Defense Policy Board With Trump Allies Following Purge

June 29, 2026 05:28 p.m.
Nancy Pelosi Lines Up Her Next Gig

June 29, 2026 01:18 p.m.
Supreme Court Rules States Can Count Mail-In Ballots After Election Day

June 29, 2026 10:22 a.m.
Federal LGBTQ+ Youth Hotline Could Relaunch Without Its Primary Advocate

June 26, 2026 06:57 p.m.
Park Service Echoes Trump’s Reflecting Pool ‘Vandalism’ Accusations in Court Filing

June 25, 2026 04:59 p.m.
Supreme Court Greenlights Turning Away Asylum-Seekers at the Border

June 25, 2026 10:25 a.m.
Kash Patel’s Country Singer Girlfriend Defends Spot in Trump’s Fair Lineup

June 24, 2026 11:51 a.m.
D.C. Officials Are Investigating Dead Ducklings in the Reflecting Pool

June 23, 2026 05:53 p.m.
Republicans’ Reconciliation Bill Has Already Left Millions Without SNAP Benefits

June 23, 2026 02:37 p.m.