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Ellen Ioanes


Ellen Ioanes is the FOIA reporter at the Daily Dot, where she covers U.S. politics. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, and her work has appeared in the Guardian, the Center for Public Integrity, HuffPost India, and more.

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A white supremacy group is targeting Andrew Gillum in Florida

This is the second time Gillum has experienced the racist calls during his campaign.

On Oct 24, 2018 by Ellen Ioanes

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Special counsel zeroes in on Roger Stone over WikiLeaks ties

Stone's connections to WikiLeaks have come under scrutiny

On Oct 22, 2018 by Ellen Ioanes

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Selma Blair discloses her Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis in Instagram post

The actress was diagnosed in August.

On Oct 21, 2018 by Ellen Ioanes

Sen. Mitch McConnell is trying to gauge Republican interest in the Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill.

Mitch McConnell confronted in Kentucky restaurant, video shows

They took his leftovers, too.

On Oct 21, 2018 by Ellen Ioanes

Putin smirking: White House says sanctions no longer needed on Russia

DOJ alleges attempted Russian interference in 2018 elections

Project Lakhta is the latest Russian influence campaign to come under fire.

On Oct 20, 2018 by Ellen Ioanes

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Twitter suspends bots pushing pro-Saudi misinformation on Khashoggi

The bots were trying to discredit evidence of the journalist's disappearance.

On Oct 19, 2018 by Ellen Ioanes

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What are NPCs, the popular new far-right meme?

The polarizing meme appeared on Twitter just weeks before the midterms.

On Oct 17, 2018 by Ellen Ioanes

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Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad can’t stop responding to tweets today

The former Iranian president may be plotting a comeback.

On Oct 16, 2018 by Ellen Ioanes

Ted Cruz likes White Castle

New anti-Ted Cruz ad steps up to defend Whataburger

Stop trying to make "Triple meat Whataburger liberal" happen, Ted.

On Oct 16, 2018 by Ellen Ioanes

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Tech companies disclose ad spending, but it’s still a nightmare to track

Tech companies are disclosing information, but it's still a nightmare to get through.

On Oct 15, 2018 by Ellen Ioanes

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Proud Boys involved in Portland clash

It's the second violent incident they're been involved in this weekend

On Oct 14, 2018 by Ellen Ioanes

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Georgia senator snatches phone from student during campaign event

Perdue was endorsing Brian Kemp for governor.

On Oct 14, 2018 by Ellen Ioanes

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Interview reveals there was meaning to Melania’s jacket

She said she wore the jacket to troll the media.

On Oct 13, 2018 by Ellen Ioanes

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Lawsuit unearths hundreds of Kavanaugh emails on government surveillance

The Electronic Privacy Information Center filed suit for the documents in September.

On Oct 13, 2018 by Ellen Ioanes

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Kanye West calls MAGA hat his ‘Superman cape’—and Twitter is agasp

Kanye's White House speech got weird fast.

On Oct 11, 2018 by Ellen Ioanes