Joe Ruiz

Senior Editor, CNN Politics

Joe Ruiz is a senior editor for CNN Politics, where he coordinates weekend digital coverage of politics in Washington, including major events and breaking news.
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PITTSBURGH, PA - NOVEMBER 03: Voters fill out mail-in ballots at the Board of Elections office in the Allegheny County Office Building on November 3, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania voters will be going to the polls on November 9 to decide on a new governor and US Senator to represent the state. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
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Live Updates 2022 midterm election results
Nov 9, 2022
The 2022 midterm election is underway and CNN has results for key Senate, House and state races. Follow our voting day updates, watch our livestream, and find our latest election coverage here.
Stacey Abrams and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp
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Live Updates Abrams and Kemp face off in Georgia governor’s debate
Oct 31, 2022
Georgia’s incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams face off in their final debate ahead of Election Day. Follow here for the latest news updates.
Ukrainian soldiers ride a tank in Novoselivka, on September 17, 2022, as the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 206th day.
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Live Updates October 1, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
Oct 1, 2022
Russian troops withdrew from the key Donetsk town of Lyman, just one day after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the annexations of four regions — including Donetsk — of Ukraine. Follow here for the latest news updates.
A firefighter examines a large tree across a road as the effects from Hurricane Ian are felt, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Live Updates Ian recovery efforts begin in Florida and the Carolinas
Oct 1, 2022
Residents of Florida and the Carolinas are picking up the pieces after Ian left a path of destruction in its wake. Follow here for live news updates.
Clockwise from top left: Simone Biles, Megan Rapinoe, Denzel Washington and Gabby Giffords
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Live Updates Biden awards Medal of Freedom to 17 recipients
Jul 7, 2022
President Biden will award 17 people, including Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, former Rep. Gabby Giffords and actor Denzel Washington with the United States’ highest civilian honor. Follow for news updates.
Abortion rights activists Carrie McDonald (L) and Soraya Bata react to the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling which overturns the landmark abortion Roe v. Wade case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022 in Washington, DC.
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Live Updates June 25 Roe v. Wade news
Jun 26, 2022
The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade Friday, holding that there is no longer a federal constitutional right to an abortion.
Smoke and dirt rise in the city of Severodonetsk during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops at the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas on June 2, 2022.
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Live Updates June 4, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
Jun 5, 2022
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces are withstanding the Russian onslaught around a key eastern city as Russian troops intensify attacks.
Service members of pro-Russian troops drive an armoured vehicle along a street past a destroyed residential building during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the town of Popasna in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine May 26, 2022. The writing on the vehicle reads: "Valkyrie". REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
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Live Updates May 28, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
May 29, 2022
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said the situation in Donbas is “very difficult” as Russia ramps up firepower and manpower, but vowed the region would be “Ukrainian again.”
Xavier Lopez's cross stands at a memorial site for the victims killed in this week's shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
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May 29, 2022
Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, the Texas Department for Public Safety said. Follow live updates here.
An aerial view of damaged residential buildings and the Azovstal steel plant in the background in the port city of Mariupol on May 18, 2022, amid the ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine.
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Live Updates May 22, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
May 23, 2022
More than 1,000 Ukrainian educational institutions have been destroyed by Russia since the start of the war, says President Volodymyr Zelensky. Follow live news updates here.
An aerial view of damaged residential buildings and the Azovstal steel plant in the background in the port city of Mariupol on May 18, 2022, amid the ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine.
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Live Updates May 21, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
May 22, 2022
Russia claims it has taken control of the Azovstal steel plant in the besieged port city of Mariupol. Meanwhile, heavy fighting continues in eastern Ukraine, with Russian strikes hitting civilian structures. Follow here for live updates.
Buffalo Police respond to a shooting at Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, N.Y., Saturday, May 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson)
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Live Updates 10 dead in mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket
May 16, 2022
The FBI is investigating Saturday’s shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, as a hate crime. Follow here for the latest.
Members of the Ukrainian Army's mobile evacuation unit treat a soldier wounded on the frontline before his transfer to a hospital by ambulance, on a road near Lysychansk, eastern Ukraine, on May 10, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP) (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Live Updates May 14, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
May 15, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky say Ukraine has retaken six settlements from Russian forces since Friday, and 1,015 overall since the start of the conflict in February.
A crowd gathers as police investigate after a shooting at a supermarket on Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. Multiple people were shot at the Tops Friendly Market. Police have notified the public that the alleged shooter was in custody. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)
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Live Updates 10 dead in mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket
May 15, 2022
Police have an alleged shooter in custody following what they say was a “mass shooting” at a Buffalo supermarket. Follow here for live news updates.
This photograph shows a railway wagon and sleepers burning after a shelling near the Lyman station in Lyman, eastern Ukraine, on April 28, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP) (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Live Updates May 1, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
May 2, 2022
The Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol has been largely destroyed by Russian missile strikes, according to new satellite images. Meanwhile, some civilians have been evacuated, according to a Ukrainian commander inside.
Ukrainian serviceman stands close to the rubble of an apartment block destroyed in a rockets shelling, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 29, 2022 (Photo by Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Live Updates April 30, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
May 1, 2022
Follow here for news and updates on the ground as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues.

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Joe Ruiz is a senior editor for CNN Politics, where he coordinates weekend digital coverage of politics in Washington, including major events and breaking news.

Ruiz was previously the weekend editor at NPR, where he led most of its digital news coverage and social media. He also helped NPR’s efforts with emerging platforms, newsroom diversity, and its use of archive material. He also worked as executive producer for digital news at 41 Action News in Kansas City, leading the station’s day-to-day digital news operations and contributing to a project that led Kansas lawmakers to relax some of the state’s restrictive open-records laws.

He was part of the Seattle Times team that won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting for its coverage of the shooting deaths of four Lakewood police officers and the ensuing manhunt for the killer.

Ruiz is a proud alumnus of Texas State University and has served on the national board of directors at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.