Deirdre Walsh
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Congressional Correspondent for National Public Radio. Fmr CNN, BC Eagle, Army Brat, email [email protected], @deirdrekwalsh.bsky.social, Signal DeirdreWalsh.37
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Joined January 2010
Draft Pentagon memo shows decades long partnership between military and scouts could be ending - via NPR
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Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
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Excited to start the new year with a new job! Moving to the NOTUS Hill team in Jan - a crew doing impressive & distinctive reporting. Grateful to my NPR colleagues -- amazing journalists who continue to teach me about storytelling across different platforms.
NOTUS is thrilled to announce veteran journalist @deirdrekwalsh will serve as a senior editor managing NOTUS’ Capitol Hill team beginning in January 2026.
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On day 43 of longest shutdown in US history the House approves bill to reopen government 222-209 President Trump expected to sign the bill later tonight
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Shutdown enters week 4 - joined @MorningEdition to talk about a a key factor prolonging it - Trump admin moving money around to pay troops, keep some targeted programs afloat, staving off impacts for now - 🎧>> https://t.co/4VrzH5b1ar
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Some key impacts of the shutdown have been pushed back by moves by the Trump administration. But those efforts are temporary, and the pain could spread depending on how long the stalemate lasts.
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Shutdown day 17: House Speaker Mike Johnson again changes House schedule - no votes next week and another "district work week" (last House vote was Sept 19) speaker has said members on 48 hours notice if need to call back to Capitol
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Day 16 of shutdown - tours of Capitol shut down but members can give them. AZ Dem Sen Mark Kelly showing large group around and giving overview of rules
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important piece to read today from colleague @TBowmanNPR
NPR's veteran Pentagon reporter warns new media policy stifles journalism https://t.co/V86K9qM1Ur
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As shutdown drags on into Day 9 joined @UpFirst to talk about GOP and Dem strategies , how top leaders framing messages, and trying to keeping rank and file on same page - no sign on way out yet 🎧
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President Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a 20 point peace deal. More than a week into the government shutdown, the parties are largely digging into the same messages...
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Asked NH Dem Sen Shaheen, who has been part of bipartisan talks on aca subsidies, if she’s talked to the president and she said she had not. Other Senators say it’s good the president is saying positive things about talks but so far few have any details on them.
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Was October 7, 2023 foretold in the Bible? This short PragerU documentary, adapted from Dinesh D’Souza’s feature-length film The Dragon’s Prophecy, reveals the stunning connections.
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News: House Speaker just changed schedule for next week - House will NOT be in session in DC, changed to "district work period" Senate out until Monday - with no significant movement on path to reopening the government
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Cc @SenSchumer and @RepJeffries
Roughly $18 billion in New York City infrastructure projects have been put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing based on unconstitutional DEI principles. More info to come soon from @USDOT.
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Shutdown day 1 - Top GOP leaders emphasizing Democrats voting against stopgap bill proposal they’ve backed before SML Thune says Ds put themselves in box canyon “there’s no way out” - says another vote today gives them another chance
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By a vote of 55-45, the Senate did not pass H.R. 5371, the Republican Appropriations and Extensions Act, upon reconsideration. (60-votes needed) Senators Cortez Masto, Fetterman, and King (I) voted aye. Senator Paul voted no.
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Joined @UpFirst with the shutdown clocks ticking down and no path to a deal- Democrats insisting health care changes need to be part of deal & GOP saying they are hijacking process - 🎧 for convo with @AMartinezLA >>
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NPR's Up First is the news you need to start your day. The three biggest stories of the day, with reporting and analysis from NPR News — in 10 minutes. Available weekdays at 6:30 a.m. ET, with hosts...
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As deadline nears here's a good rundown of what a government shutdown impacts across the country - from @caitlynkim
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The federal shutdown will affect people across the United States. NPR's network of member stations explains what will be impacted and where.
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Shutdown approaches with no deal in sight and another round of failed votes expected ahead of midnight deadline - Dems demanding to deal with expiring health care subsidies, gop leaders refuse to link to funding bill w/ @gringsam + @lexieschapitl
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Two separate, partisan spending bills failed in the Senate on Tuesday. The government will shut down at the end of the day barring a last-minute breakthrough.
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Heading to WH to meet with POTUS and top leaders Sen. min Leader Schumer tells reporters meeting will determine if president willing to do “something real” related to health care
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Nigam Arora returns to the Schwab Network and weighs in on job cuts in banks, saying AI will be a factor to increase productivity and could be the “fly in the ointment” for that segment of the labor market. $KBE $C $JPM $BAC
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President Trump at the White House this morning with 5 days to go before a possible government shutdown.
President Trump on plans to layoff federal workers amid a possible government shutdown: "This is all caused by the Democrats. They asked us to do something that's totally unreasonable."
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Joined @UpFirst and @MorningEdition to talk about the stand off over government funding, with POTUS canceling mtg w/top Ds, and talked w/ @NPRinskeep about politics driving this shutdown showdown 🎧 >>
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President Trump cancels a meeting with Democratic leaders as a government shutdown looms, with both sides refusing to budge on health care demands. At the U.N., Trump calls Russia a “paper tiger” and...
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Two weeks before federal agencies run out of money House GOP unveils bill that extends current funding through Nov 21 & boosts security for govt officials -- w/@cgrisales & @barbarasprunt
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House Republicans released a short-term spending bill to fund the government until late November but Democrats are calling for further changes.
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