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White House correspondent, @nytimes | @UniofOxford, @NorthwesternU alum | [email protected] Co-author, 2024. Order at the link below
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Joined March 2008
NEW and BREAKING: Northwestern and White House are close on a deal to end Trump admin's months long pressure campaign. Under potential terms, Northwestern would pay fed govt $75,000,000, second highest for a university.
nytimes.com
The school, one of several to face pressure campaigns from the Trump administration, would pay a $75 million fine and have its research funding restored under terms of the agreement being discussed.
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When I first met with RFK Jr. for this story, he told me his staff thought it was a bad idea. A few months later, he accused me of being a scorpion who had tricked him. But we kept talking.
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How an outsider, once ignored by the public-health establishment, became the most powerful man in science
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Trump's public posture toward Mamdani is not wholly surprising. The president has been praising him in private in recent weeks. My story from earlier this month: https://t.co/bnpgINfdjA
nytimes.com
President Trump has berated Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, in public. But privately, Mr. Trump describes him as slick and a good talker.
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The Trump administration is preparing tariff rollbacks on goods from countries beyond those that have reached trade agreements with the US in effort to lower prices @AnaSwanson @tylerpager me
nytimes.com
If the proposal goes into effect, it would be the latest rollback of one of President Trump’s key economic policies over concerns about affordability.
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In public, Trump has portrayed Mamdani as a dangerous radical. But in private, he has also described the mayor-elect as a talented politician, calling him slick and a good talker. @tylerpager
nytimes.com
President Trump has berated Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, in public. But privately, Mr. Trump describes him as slick and a good talker.
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Looking for a creative, practical Christmas gift? The LED Note Board lets kids draw in neon light, build imagination, and spend less time on screens.
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So many good scenes in @AshleyRParker's excellent Rahm profile. Here's two: "He’d begun his day at 5:30 a.m. with 50 minutes on the hotel’s stationary bike, 20 minutes of weights and now nearly seven minutes of instructing me on how to properly do my job." https://t.co/pHvij3XUmE
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News: Trump is continuing his redistricting push from Air Force One. He spoke with Indiana House Republicans, who have been broadly supportive of redrawing the maps, as state Senate Republicans have said they don’t have the votes, per people familiar with the call.
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SCOOP: Timothy Mellon, a billionaire and major financial backer of Trump, is the anonymous private donor who gave $130 million to the U.S. government to help pay troops during the shutdown, according to two people familiar with the matter. https://t.co/0QVy19PvK0
nytimes.com
Timothy Mellon is a billionaire and a major financial backer of President Trump.
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TONIGHT: @anneapplebaum, @stephenfhayes, @tylerpager and @nancyayoussef join moderator @JeffreyGoldberg to discuss President Donald Trump’s push for peace overseas and punishment of political opponents at home. Watch at 8/7c on @PBS
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Scoop: Trump called Indiana Senate Republicans this morning to encourage them to redraw the state’s congressional maps. It's his most direct involvement in the WH's Indiana pressure campaign and comes amid concerns not all Republicans are on board. https://t.co/8IQ3bqe2yt
nytimes.com
A call Friday morning by the president to Republican state senators is part of an escalating pressure campaign by the White House.
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White House Set to Announce Proposal Seeking to Make I.V.F. More Accessible w/ @CAKitchener
https://t.co/agWeXFDq7c
nytimes.com
The president announced a deal with a pharmaceutical company aimed at reducing costs among a suite of plans.
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New: White House authorizes CIA to undertake covert action in Venezuela. From @tylerpager and myself.
nytimes.com
The development comes as the U.S. military is drawing up options for President Trump to consider, including possible strikes inside the country.
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I have a new book out tomorrow! It tells the story of the shadowy foreign interests paying well-connected Americans to influence our politics & government. I would be grateful if you would consider ordering it, & I would welcome your thoughts on it.
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New: How Jared Kushner helped deliver the Gaza breakthrough: “A lot of the people who do this are history professors, because they have a lot of experience, or diplomats. It’s just different being deal guys — just a different sport.” w/ @tylerpager
https://t.co/b5E0GPImHe
nytimes.com
Trained in New York City real estate, the president’s son-in-law had a single goal: Get to a yes first, and hash out the details later. “It’s just different being deal guys — just a different sport,”...
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Trump calls off diplomatic outreach to Venezuela. With @tylerpager & @Abihabib
nytimes.com
The move paves the way for a possible military escalation against drug traffickers or the government of Nicolás Maduro.
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SCOOP: Trump admin will reverse $187m in cuts to New York's counterterrorism funding. developing story with @tylerpager
nytimes.com
Gov. Kathy Hochul had said the cuts, which would have devastated New York’s intelligence and counterterrorism operations, made “all of America more vulnerable to terrorist attacks.”
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"I’m going to do me," Eric Adams said. He kept that promise. https://t.co/sUZNb9krBA
nytimes.com
The quotable, luxury-loving, perpetually mysterious mayor took New Yorkers on a wild and unpredictable ride.
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This is what Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told reporters yesterday: "It's a three year visa. I think the program is still being considered whether we're going to charge a $300,000 up front or $100,000 a year for the three years." More on H-1B here:
nytimes.com
Administration officials said the charge would help American workers. President Trump also announced the terms of a new “gold card” program.
To be clear: 1.) This is NOT an annual fee. It’s a one-time fee that applies only to the petition. 2.) Those who already hold H-1B visas and are currently outside of the country right now will NOT be charged $100,000 to re-enter. H-1B visa holders can leave and re-enter the
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The Trump administration's new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas only applies to new applicants, a White House official said. w/ @Haleaziz More details on the new policy here:
nytimes.com
Administration officials said the charge would help American workers. President Trump also announced the terms of a new “gold card” program.
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For our book (2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America), we obtained the data presentation the Harris campaign senior leadership team received the night before Election Day. The campaign's data analytics team projected her to lose AZ, NV, NC, GA + PA.
"Her team felt confident that they would win, in part because their internal analytics had found that they were ahead in all the battleground states as of the previous Friday." https://t.co/6zwtxhSVYF
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