Washington reporter Michael Balsamo, for strong source work to break the news that the man accused of killing 22 people and wounding two dozen more in an El Paso Wal-Mart was going to be charged with federal hate crimes. Balsamo's scoop – with further reporting and context by El Paso reporter Cedar Attanasio and Dallas reporter Jake Bleiberg – was exclusive to AP for nearly three hours and most outlets didn't have it until an evening press conference. https://bit.ly/3bzhyNw