MATTHEW RICE

MATTHEW RICE

Washington, D.C.
Matthew Rice is the Washington Correspondent of The New York Sun.

Mr. Rice, based in the nation’s capital, covers current events in politics.

Latest Articles

Politics

Tasers Deployed as Republicans Across Country Face Constituents Angry About the News From Washington 

The events are eerily similar to the town hall protests organized by Tea Party activists against the Democrats in 2009 and 2010.

AP/Mike Stewart
Politics

Van Hollen Meets With Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Though Bukele Says He Isn’t Returning to the United States

‘He gets the honor of staying in El Salvador’s custody,’ the Salvadoran president says.

Via X
Justice

Fourth Circuit Declines To Block Judge’s Order To ‘Facilitate’ Return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

‘This should be shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear,’ a Reagan-appointed judge says of this case.

CASA via AP
Politics

Trump Administration Is Building Case of the ‘Maryland Man’ Mistakenly Deported to El Salvador Publicly — and in Real Time

The new public campaign against Kilmar Abrego Garcia now includes extensive details about an arrest in 2019 and a restraining order for beating his wife.

AP/Jose Luis Magana
Politics

Details Emerge About Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Violent History as Salvadoran Government Blocks Maryland Senator From Meeting With Him

Meanwhile, the White House hosted the mother of a murdered Maryland woman to discuss the recent conviction of her daughter’s killer, an illegal immigrant.

AP/Salvador Melendez
Politics

Elise Stefanik, After Having UN Nomination Pulled, Considers Run for New York Governor

‘No one knows if it’s serious,’ one top New York GOP official tells the Sun.

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
The New York Sun

© 2025 The New York Sun Company, LLC. All rights reserved.

Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. The material on this site is protected by copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used.

The New York Sun

Sign in or  Create a free account

or
By continuing you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use