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Ruby Cramer

Ruby Cramer is a staff writer at The New Yorker covering politics. She was previously a national reporter at the Washington Post, writing about the impacts of politics and policy. She won a 2024 Sigma Delta Chi Award for feature reporting, for a series on anger in America. Before the Post, she worked at Politico Magazine and covered two Presidential campaigns for BuzzFeed News. Cramer began her career in journalism as a fact checker and research assistant.

The Daily

A Family Split by Vaccine Skepticism

From the daily newsletter: how a family disagreement spiralled into a MAHA custody battle.
American Chronicles

The MAHA Custody Battle

A father wanted to vaccinate his children. Their mother didn’t. Then the kids got sick.
The Lede

Is D.N.C. Chair the Worst Job in Washington?

The organization is holding its annual summer meeting, and onlookers are calling for the head of its leader, Ken Martin. Then again, the Democrats are always doing that kind of thing.
The Daily

What ICE Is Actually Doing at the Airport

From the daily newsletter: immigration agents are now working in more than a dozen airports across the country, milling around and maskless.
The Daily

The Preschool Worker Shot by Border Patrol

From the daily newsletter: the case of Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen shot by a federal officer in Chicago.
Annals of Immigration

Shot by Border Patrol, Then Called a “Domestic Terrorist”

The case of Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen shot by an officer in Chicago, offers a rare window into the recent spate of D.H.S. shootings—and the smear campaigns that often follow.
The Political Scene

The Mayor of an Occupied City

Jacob Frey, of Minneapolis, is governing a city under siege by its own federal government.