Manuela Silva

Politics Reporter & AJI Fellow

Manuela covers politics and co-authors The Washington Sun’s morning newsletter.

She received her bachelors degree in Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures and Spanish and Latin American Cultures from Barnard College in May 2025. In college, she was the City News editor at the Columbia Daily Spectator, and interned at the Investigative Reporting Workshop, the Futuro Media Group and the Bronx Times.

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Morning Sun: E-Day

November 03, 2026 06:01 a.m.
Morning Sun: November Surprise

November 02, 2026 06:00 a.m.
Morning Sun: High Hopes

October 30, 2026 06:01 a.m.
Alaska’s Governor Has Ordered an Investigation Into the Senate Race

October 29, 2026 07:31 a.m.
Morning Sun: The Alaska Gambit

October 29, 2026 06:01 a.m.
We Did the Math: Trump Really Is Talking More About Butts and Bodies

October 28, 2026 02:44 p.m.
Morning Sun: Presidential Politicking

October 28, 2026 06:01 a.m.
Morning Sun: One Week

October 27, 2026 06:01 a.m.
Is The Cheesecake Factory a Restaurant for Regular Americans?

October 26, 2026 07:24 p.m.
Catholic Leaders Feel ‘Manipulated’ and ‘Exploited’ After Trump’s Oval Office Photo Op

October 26, 2026 12:44 p.m.
Morning Sun: Quiet Part, Loudly

October 26, 2026 06:00 a.m.
Trump Administration Lays Out a Path to Challenge Alaska’s Senate Results

October 23, 2026 11:02 a.m.