Myah Ward
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White House reporter @politico. Tar Heel. Send tips: [email protected], Signal is mward.19
Washington, D.C.
Joined February 2012
'This is my great honor': Trump, in Israel, touts lasting peace
politico.com
Trump’s visit and the hero’s welcome punctuate a peace deal that, if lasting, would likely be one of the most significant foreign policy achievements of his presidency.
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Trump says in Truth Social post that Hamas and Israel have agreed to "the first phase" of his Gaza peace plan.
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NEW: Trump has called senior Rs to ask “What’s going on w/ Marjorie?” The answer: MTG has become disillusioned w/ her party, especially after WH talked her out of Senate bid “I'm not some sort of blind slave to the president” @ryanobles @KyleAlexStewart
https://t.co/iWclLkljaN
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From the Gaza war to the Epstein files to the government shutdown, the MAGA-aligned congresswoman has grown critical of her fellow Republicans.
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“Trump has laid the groundwork for the moment by squeezing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and showing new deference to Arab allies who are expected to coax Hamas to halt the fighting.” W/ @EliStokols
politico.com
Special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, are headed to Egypt to join truce talks Wednesday.
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Trump says Illinois’ Pritzker and Johnson ‘should be in jail’
politico.com
The rhetoric marks an intensification in Trump’s clash with Illinois leaders.
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New: Why Trump hasn’t invoked the Insurrection Act — yet https://t.co/JNNmRuwycL via @politico
politico.com
Even as the White House insists the president is on firm legal ground in sending troops to Oregon, the president has floated invoking the Insurrection Act.
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White House downplays war declaration against drug smugglers
politico.com
Administration officials insist that military actions against cartels at sea are lawful and within the president’s authority.
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White House to furlough a third of its staff but DOGE stays on the job
politico.com
Most of the OMB will remain on the job as hundreds of thousands of government workers are sent home across the country.
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The White House is targeting smaller, independent agencies first as it tries to balance making the shutdown as painful as possible for Democrats without making sweeping cuts to more popular and well-known programs w/ @meganmesserly @MyahWard
https://t.co/SqeBVCeOyj
politico.com
The White House is balancing making the shutdown as painful as possible for Democrats without making sweeping cuts to more popular and well-known programs.
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NEW: Corey Lewandowski is open to running for New Hampshire governor as the WH weighs a primary to Kelly Ayotte over redistricting. "only job in Politics I would ever consider giving up what I am currently doing for" w/@kellygarrity3 @MyahWard @politico
politico.com
His comments come as White House officials press New Hampshire Republicans to redraw the state’s congressional map.
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Trump to withhold billions of dollars from Gateway tunnel and Second Ave. subway projects
politico.com
The move was announced hours after the federal government shutdown.
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New: As Washington enters a government shutdown, the Trump administration has erected safeguards to ensure President Donald Trump’s most hardline priorities continue unscathed https://t.co/l9OIPoFUbY via @politico w/ @meganmesserly @SophiaCai99
politico.com
The president is attempting to exact maximum pain on Democrats by pinning the fallout on them while ensuring his own priorities continue unimpeded.
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A "frank discussion” but the two sides were “too far apart” at this point. “There’s no way right now." @jordainc @MyahWard @meredithllee @nicholaswu12
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🚨🚨🚨Netanyahu tells Trump: "I support your plan for ending the war in Gaza which achieved our war aims"
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NEW: WH confirms PM Netanyahu apologized to the Qatari PM for the strikes on Doha in a trilateral phone call.
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Speaker Mike Johnson just kicked off a call with House Republicans on government funding he's touting GOP unity ahead of the possible shutdown - as Dems demand ACA negotiations but Johnson himself is facing a deeply divided GOP conference over the health care subsidies - w/
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White House to Democrats: ‘Be reasonable’ ahead of shutdown deadline https://t.co/ZwC2eMx4QX via @politico @jordainc
politico.com
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt previewed Monday’s Oval Office meeting.
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Trump never forgot Portland’s 2020 protests. Now he says the military can use ‘full force’ in an American city.
politico.com
Portland is the latest American city where Trump said he’ll send the military. But his fixation on Oregon is different.
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Trump to meet with top congressional leaders Monday on shutdown
politico.com
The White House meeting will take place less than 48 hours before the deadline.
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