Exclusive: Sen. Chris Murphy is demanding "transparency" from the Dept of Education regarding the disputed results of a national civics contest for HS kids. "Opaque rules and scoring have cast serious doubts about basic standards of fairness and left a family reeling.” www.notus.org/senate/chris...
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Sam Fortier
Профиль VivelyDC people and power @notus.com. Formerly WaPo, Athletic, Ringer.
Was a national civics competition for high-school kids ... Rigged? Biased? Botched? I followed one family through Trump's patriotic contest and found a remarkable story about our age of suspicion. For @notus.com: www.notus.org/national/ame...
News: Six states plan to sit out the Great American State Fair. At least two others remain uncommitted two weeks before the fair opens on the National Mall. Organizers say "all states and territories will be represented" but who will be repping them isn't final. www.notus.org/donald-trump...
For some Republicans, there’s only one Boss. I wrote about the Bruce Springsteen fans who are struggling with his “No Kings” tour, a defiant, three-hour salvo against Donald Trump and his administration. My first story @notus.com: www.notus.org/republicans/...
News: The FBI is investigating the death of former Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, as well as the doctor who provided him with pills and ketamine in the final months of his life. Reporting w/ Will Hobson and @samaha.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...
NFL players are lighting up their agents about the viral electromagnetic field theory for all the San Francisco 49ers injury woes. @samaha.bsky.social and I decided to investigate: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...
News: As LSU pursued Lane Kiffin, Gov. Jeff Landry backchanneled w/ school officials to request — in writing — a contractual provision that put someone other than the school on the hook for any potential buyout. Inside LSU's plan w @jessedougherty.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
College ads, a staple of sports TV, are changing in response to Trump's attacks on higher ed. Unis are replacing rah-rah spots w/ specific stories about how research improves life in their communities. W/ @jessedougherty.bsky.social & @jorgeribas.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
New: How Kawhi’s "Uncle Dennis" helped spark the sports scandal of the year. ▶️ Steve Ballmer, Jerry West depositions ▶️ Private texts, Magic voicemails ▶️ An equity fight involving a Knicks star ▶️ Kawhi's private airport Investigation w/ @samaha.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
One of the best pieces of sports writing of the year. Great work by @jessedougherty.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
I wrote about the Holy War. ▶️ Inflection point for the BYU-Utah rivalry ▶️ Seismic shifts roiling the state and sport ▶️ Man arrested for threatening to shoot Utah fans at the game www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
I ranked famous sports press conference moments with my boy (and former TA) @dereklikessports.bsky.social. 🥉 I’m just here so I won’t get fined 🥈 They are who we thought they were! 🥇?? Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/16G1...
Spotify – Web Playeropen.spotify.comWhen the WNBA playoffs tip off today, the future of women’s hoops will shine bright. But off the court, tension between the players and team owners threatens to derail their progress. I dug into the league’s labor negotiations w/ @kareemcopeland.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
The Washington Commanders started sloppily. For the first time in years, ‘that’s exciting.’ A dispatch from the locker room. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Breaking: NFL owner Jim Irsay secretly relapsed, got ketamine from 'luxury' doctor before death. ➡️ Irsay and Colts execs misled the public ➡️ Irsay overdosed three times between 2020 and May death ➡️ Serious concerns raised about his doctor’s care www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...