w/ @julesjester.bsky.social for @ms.now

Trump diplomacy 2.0: Foreign diplomats say the president’s embrace of Steve Witkoff & the emir of Qatar is frustrating nations that have backed the U.S. for decades. w/Vaughn Hillyard @julesjester.bsky.social @ianjsherwood.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/trump-w...

Senate Judiciary leaders Grassley + Durbin issue a rare bipartisan statement slamming exclusion from briefing w/ Gang of 8, House+Senate Armed Services & Foreign Cmte leadership “The administration’s refusal to acknowledge our Committee’s indisputable jurisdiction in this matter is unacceptable”

No deadline but the ‘makings of a deal’: President Trump meets Ukrainian President Zelenskyy at Mar-a-Lago @ms.now www.ms.now/news/trump-z...

President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy will meet in Florida Sunday to hammer out a peace deal with Russia. The news comes after Russia launched a massive barrage of missiles and drones at Kyiv. MS NOW Reporter @julesjester.bsky.social reports. www.ms.now/weekends-wit...

4 key takeaways from the inspector general’s Signalgate report by @julesjester.bsky.social (TL;DR: Not quite an "exoneration"...) www.ms.now/news/4-key-t...

President Trump + Zohran Mamdani will meet at the White House today Mamdani says he’s “ready for whatever happens” — and there’s quite a bit at stake for NYC’s youngest mayor in more than a century My latest for @ms.now: www.ms.now/news/trump-m...

Exclusive for @msnbc.com: Democrats are showing signs of life not only w/ latest election wins, but also in a groundswell of fundraising The DNC is touting a $6 million haul of small-dollar grassroots donations in October — 3x MORE than Oct ‘17 of Trump’s first term www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/e...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — With Trump's tariffs taking center stage at ASEAN + APEC in Asia this week, the president used summits of multilateral cooperation + diplomacy as the backdrop for his one-on-one dealmaking on trade. My latest for @msnbc.com: www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/a...

Humanitarian aid into Gaza by the # s, per a Trump administration official — ON Oct 16: 950 trucks entered Gaza via Kerem Shalom + Kissufim crossings, incl. 96 UN + NGO trucks w/ food, medicines, tents, WASH supplies + other aid SINCE Oct 10: 3,571 trucks have entered Gaza (avg of 510 daily)

Some ~professional news~ After 10 years with NBC, I’ll be joining @msnbc.com next month as a reporter covering all things Washington, Trump administration, + politics HUGE thanks to @sudeepreddy.bsky.social for the opportunity — excited for this new adventure. www.thewrap.com/msnbc-new-hi...

NEW: OPM is officially ending the Musk-led "5 things" weekly email requirement for federal employees OPM Dir. Scott Kupor: "We communicated w/ agency HR leads that OPM was no longer going to manage the 5 things process nor utilize it internally" + adds managers have other tools to stay informed

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A senior White House official calls Shaheen's letter "pointless." "SGEs are already required to abide by executive branch ethics rules including the rules relating to misuse of position or other government resources or information," the official told NBC News in a statement.

Scooplet: In a letter first shared w/ @nbcnews.com, Sen. @shaheen.senate.gov urged President Trump to require Elon Musk + other special government employees involved in DOGE to sign a certification that they won't use nonpublic information to their benefit. MORE: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

NEW: Jeremy Lewin – a DOGE associate & close ally of Elon Musk who was instrumental in dismantling USAID – is now serving as the Acting Director of Foreign Assistance at the State Department, a spox confirms. His appointment comes after Pete Marocco abruptly left the position.

NEW: Pete Marocco, the key figure in dismantling USAID + U.S. foreign assistance, is OUT at the State Dept Marocco “conducted that historic task” of conducting “an exhaustive review of every dollar spent on foreign assistance,” per a senior admin official in part to @nbcnews.com

Hi bsky 👋🏻 I’m an @nbcnews.com journalist reporting on Elon Musk, #DOGE, government agencies + the federal workforce. I’m looking for reporting tips, insights, + human impact stories. Reach out on Signal if you have any leads, intel, documents, &/or experiences that may be helpful to our reporting.

Interesting anecdote about AOC's popularity and how even moderate Dems recognize how effective she is www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

NEW: ~A year after the Baltimore bridge collapse, the NTSB concludes "had the MDTA conducted a vulnerability assessment of the Key Bridge based on recent vessel traffic [it] would have been able to proactively identify strategies to reduce the risk of a collapse and loss of lives" (1/4)

Elon Musk has tweeted about impeaching judges more than a dozen times in the last 24 hours, per @julesjester.bsky.social

Not just affecting the nation's capital – from DC to TX to NC to OR to the Middle East: Pregnant federal employees who were fired grapple with stress of losing insurance and looking for work Important reporting by @janetimm.bsky.social + @natashakorecki.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

By the # s — since President Trump took office, at least 90 lawsuits have been filed against his administration 21 re: immigration  19 re: DOGE 18 re: impacts on govt employees 13 re: funding freezes 11 re: gender/equal rights 2 re: USAID 6 others (ex. DEI, CFPB) h/t @garygrumbach.bsky.social

House Oversight Ranking Member Gerry Connolly (D-VA): “Can you imagine if we privatized the postal service, how expensive a letter would be?” He called #USPS the “one constant” during COVID: “The whole country understood how valuable you are.” + stressed its importance for rural communities

The National Association of Letter Carriers is rallying in DC against the dismantling + privatization of the U.S. Postal Service NALC President Brian Renfroe calls the potential “illegal” takeover of the USPS “a direct attack” on 640K postal workers + every American who relies on its deliveries

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Currently: Letter by letter, crews remove the "U.S. Agency for International Development" signage from its HQ — a striking visual of the abrupt dismantling of USAID, which was est. by JFK in 1961 & delivered humanitarian aid around the world for decades (a small fraction will be folded into State)

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Happening now: Hundreds of protesters rally outside of the Capitol in support of #USAID + its staffers, nearly all of which have been placed on admin leave as President Trump / Elon Musk dismantle the international aid + development agency. @nbcnews.com

NEW: 38 Democratic senators - led by Kaine - send Secretary of State Rubio a letter seeking answers re: Trump admin's "brazen & illegal attempts to destroy" USAID Dems NOT signing on: Cantwell + Murray (WA) Hassan + Shaheen (NH) Alsobrooks (MD) Fetterman (PA) Lujan (NM) Ossoff (GA) Schumer (NY)

Rep. Jamie Raskin notes that the entire US foreign aid budget is ~$40 billion. "We have a Pentagon budget of $900 billion. The Pentagon budget is where the defense contractor Elon Musk—who became the richest man in the world off of our money—he collects his payments from."

As a journalist, my favorite question at the doctor’s office is “Have you been experiencing fatigue?” as if that is not my default state

"Rather than using it as a moment to forgo political combat and and focus on the victims, President Trump took the opportunity to push his agenda against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts." @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Hello from the People’s March in Washington, DC — where tens of thousands of demonstrators are protesting President-elect Trump ahead of his (second) inauguration Coming up on MSNBC to share conversations I’ve had here about where the resistance movement goes from here @nbcnews.com

"Something hard to define is lost when we pursue a life of isolationist comforts." Quite a thought-provoking read from @dkthomp.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

I’m just begging you: Before you write your post about why the media isn’t covering something, *Google it* and look at the “news” tab. Please.

4 years later: a THREAD on the DOJ's investigation into the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol to disrupt certification of the 2020 presidential election, which resulted in the assault of 140+ police officers & $2.8M in property damage 🧵

JAN 6 by the #s h/t @ryanjreilly.com — 1,583 defendants charged w/ crimes re: attack on the Capitol, including: • 608 w/ assaulting, resisting, or impeding or obstructing law enforcement officers (approx. 174 using a deadly or dangerous weapon / causing serious bodily injury to an officer) (1/x)

With Democratic support, the GOP-controlled House passed a government funding bill to avert a shutdown. All eyes are now on the Senate as tonight’s midnight deadline inches closer. Reporting on MSNBC w/ @arimelber.bsky.social — www.msnbc.com/the-beat-wit...

I asked Speaker Johnson if he even wants the job next year given how difficult it has been. “Being Speaker of the House is a challenge in this modern era… I wouldn't say it's the most fun job in the world all the time, but it's an important one.”

NEW BILL IS OUT🚨 118 pages, does NOT include extension of the debt limit. GOP lawmakers tell me there was a "handshake" agreement in today's conference mtg to include a $1.5T debt ceiling increase + $2.5T spending cuts in first reconciliation package under Trump. docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...

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Enrique Tarrio — currently serving 22 years for seditious conspiracy — will be back in federal court in DC tomorrow to testify in the trial of an officer charged with tipping off the then-Proud Boys chairman about his pending arrest before he arrived in DC for Jan. 6, per @julesjester.bsky.social.

President-elect Trump and his allies disavowed the conservative Project 2025 during the election. Now, his transition team is turning to Project 2025 to help staff the next administration, sources tell @nbcnews.com.

After meetings on the Hill, SecDef pick Hegseth didn't answer yes or no when asked "Did you sexually assault a woman in Monterrey, CA?" "I’ll keep this very simple. The matter was fully investigated & I was completely cleared, and that’s where I’m going to leave it." www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

"The prospect of being separated from NBC News has raised alarms among journalists at the company bc MSNBC & CNBC routinely share reportage, contributors & more, & bc much of MSNBC’s daytime schedule is filled w/ correspondents affiliated w/ the more traditional NBC News" variety.com/2024/tv/news...

I desperately need a new phone. I enjoy the convenience of Apple's iPhone/iCloud. I do NOT want to be subjected to the new iOS photos update. I also want nothing to do with AI. What a fun lil dilemma!

The DNI's job is to provide the president w/ the truth as best as the intel community can ascertain it. But current/former intelligence officials fear Gabbard would refuse to relay intelligence reporting that doesn’t fit in w/ her — or the president’s — worldview. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

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The ascension of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, to the nation’s top health post has alarmed medical experts, who point to his history of conspiracy theories. Here are 10 false health claims Kennedy has made over the years: