Award-winning journalist @huffpost.com | LA📍(she/her)https://bsky.app/profile/taiylersimone.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/taiylersimone.bsky.social/post/3mq6evhqvws2bGraham Platner Drops Out Of Maine Senate Race After Sexual Assault Allegations https://www.huffpost.com/entry/graham-platner-drops-out-maine-senate-race_n_6a4c19a9e4b0a7adb6d6fee209 Jul 2026 00:29 +0000at://did:plc:up2ka2iaf64pdceumfxbfjic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6evhqvws2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/taiylersimone.bsky.social/post/3mpmaf2i4ys26I had the pleasure of examining the #youngho trend for @huffpost.com ✨ Read the full story here: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/young-ho-trend-viral-feminist-phenomenon_n_6a3ca18be4b09ad68678331501 Jul 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:up2ka2iaf64pdceumfxbfjic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmaf2i4ys26https://bsky.app/profile/taiylersimone.bsky.social/post/3mpjxktwx7k2dTrump called on Congress to put an end to birthright citizenship in an effort to bypass the U.S. Supreme Court’s Tuesday ruling on the matter in Trump v. Barbara https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-birthright-citizenship-ruling-congress_n_6a42dd19e4b0f259890f0dd130 Jun 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:up2ka2iaf64pdceumfxbfjic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjxktwx7k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/taiylersimone.bsky.social/post/3mpjx5yiaas2uFor @huffpost.com, @graemedemianyk.bsky.social and I wrote about Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's criticism of Justice Clarence Thomas' “ahistorical” interpretation of the 14th Amendment in her concurring opinion. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/justice-ketanji-brown-jacksoncalls-out-clarence-thomas-in-scathing-birthright-citizenship-ruling_n_6a43e09de4b0f4826b485ebe30 Jun 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:up2ka2iaf64pdceumfxbfjic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjx5yiaas2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/taiylersimone.bsky.social/post/3miwyev76q22fTrump Pulls Back, U.S. And Iran Agree To Two-Week Ceasefire https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-backs-down-from-genocidal-threat-against-iran-if-strait-is-opened_n_69d588e3e4b069b1caa4bda1?1vf08 Apr 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:up2ka2iaf64pdceumfxbfjic/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwyev76q22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/taiylersimone.bsky.social/post/3mgqabp2kl22dOn Sunday, @sebastianmurdock.bsky.social and I won a Writers Guild Award in the Digital News category! I’m eternally grateful for all the people who trusted us with this story through our yearlong reporting journey, including our amazing @huffpost.com editors, visuals team & our brave sources.10 Mar 2026 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:up2ka2iaf64pdceumfxbfjic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgqabp2kl22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/taiylersimone.bsky.social/post/3mgdqedme4k2hMy latest for @huffpost.com: ICE Denies Wrongdoing In Death Of Man In California Immigration Facility "ICE can deny wrongdoing, but the reality remains the same: Alberto Gutierrez Reyes died while in their custody," LA Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez told HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-denies-wrongdoing-death-of-man-in-california-immigration-facility_n_69a8a501e4b0d5c34566695105 Mar 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:up2ka2iaf64pdceumfxbfjic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdqedme4k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/taiylersimone.bsky.social/post/3mdh42jyf3c2iHappy to share that I received three nominations in the Digital News category for the 2026 Writers Guild Awards! My @huffpost.com colleagues and I make up four of the five nominations in the category. Congrats to all the nominees! #WritersGuildAwards https://awards.wga.org/awards/nominees-winners28 Jan 2026 01:17 +0000at://did:plc:up2ka2iaf64pdceumfxbfjic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdh42jyf3c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/taiylersimone.bsky.social/post/3mdh42jyf3c2iHappy to share that I received three nominations in the Digital News category for the 2026 Writers Guild Awards! My @huffpost.com colleagues and I make up four of the five nominations in the category. Congrats to all the nominees! #WritersGuildAwards https://awards.wga.org/awards/nominees-winners28 Jan 2026 01:17 +0000at://did:plc:up2ka2iaf64pdceumfxbfjic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdh42jyf3c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/taiylersimone.bsky.social/post/3m6kwgdjg722qWest Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey Reverses Course After Saying 2 National Guardsmen Died In DC Shooting https://www.huffpost.com/entry/2-national-guardsmen-dc-shooting-dead_n_69276992e4b08a35c1aea9ce26 Nov 2025 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:up2ka2iaf64pdceumfxbfjic/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6kwgdjg722qhttps://bsky.app/profile/taiylersimone.bsky.social/post/3m6i6l26g6k25When a small community learned ICE wrongfully detained a beloved neighbor, they collectively pushed for his release. “When a lot of people get together, at least in my case, things are possible. Miracles happen,” Ruperto said. Read my latest for @huffpost.com here https://www.huffpost.com/entry/atlantic-highlands-new-jersey-ice_n_6924f2bbe4b05f521dda3994?origin=home-whats-happening-unit25 Nov 2025 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:up2ka2iaf64pdceumfxbfjic/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6i6l26g6k25https://bsky.app/profile/taiylersimone.bsky.social/post/3m342utk2yc2gCheck out my latest with @sebastianmurdock.bsky.social for @huffpost.com: Spring Ridge Academy, an isolated all-girls boarding school in Arizona, promised to help "troubled teens," but former students said the facility abused them and left them traumatized instead. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/troubled-teens-spring-ridge-academy_n_68cc1b68e4b0df2833ccfa2c13 Oct 2025 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:up2ka2iaf64pdceumfxbfjic/app.bsky.feed.post/3m342utk2yc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/taiylersimone.bsky.social/post/3lxs6yq64uk2eICYMI: ICE detained a mother of 4 last month after she traveled back to the US w/ her passport + valid green card. Her attorney claims she wasn't given any justification for her detainment except a pardoned misdemeanor marijuana conviction from 22 yrs ago https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-detained-massachusetts-mom-of-4-over-pardoned-marijuana-charge-from-22-years-prior_n_68ac9e04e4b01646d84f708c01 Sep 2025 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:up2ka2iaf64pdceumfxbfjic/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxs6yq64uk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/taiylersimone.bsky.social/post/3lrgzo42mac2pMy latest story is leading @huffpost.com’s front page! Sen. Alex Padilla was manhandled and handcuffed as he was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday. Read more here: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sen-alex-padilla-forcibly-removed-from-kristi-noem-presser_n_684b186ae4b0e6167a72be75?cl33r [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jun 2025 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:up2ka2iaf64pdceumfxbfjic/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrgzo42mac2phttps://bsky.app/profile/taiylersimone.bsky.social/post/3lmaprrvdnc2tMy latest for @huffpost.com: I spoke with Altadena residents about rebuilding after the Eaton Fire, which began 3 months ago today. As families restart their lives from scratch, staying true to the heart and history of Altadena is a daunting challenge. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/altadena-residents-know-their-community-is-worth-rebuilding-can-they-protect-its-legacy_n_67ec8217e4b049e109225c23#07 Apr 2025 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:up2ka2iaf64pdceumfxbfjic/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmaprrvdnc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/taiylersimone.bsky.social/post/3lmaprrvdnc2tMy latest for @huffpost.com: I spoke with Altadena residents about rebuilding after the Eaton Fire, which began 3 months ago today. As families restart their lives from scratch, staying true to the heart and history of Altadena is a daunting challenge. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/altadena-residents-know-their-community-is-worth-rebuilding-can-they-protect-its-legacy_n_67ec8217e4b049e109225c23#07 Apr 2025 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:up2ka2iaf64pdceumfxbfjic/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmaprrvdnc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/taiylersimone.bsky.social/post/3ljqn6u5lhc2xI'm so grateful to be celebrating my second work anniversary@huffpost.com today. The past two years have been a whirlwind, during which I've covered a wide range of topics, including the recent election, social justice, the death penalty + culture. Here are some of my favorite bylines so far:06 Mar 2025 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:up2ka2iaf64pdceumfxbfjic/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljqn6u5lhc2x