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Politics reporter @TIME, covering Congress and the Trump Administration | @UVA alum đź“©: [email protected]

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Elon Musk had a seat at the far end of Trump’s Cabinet meeting today. The words “Top Secret!!” were written on his notepad. “It’s just a joke,” he said.

Elon Musk had a seat at the far end of Trump’s Cabinet meeting today. The words “Top Secret!!” were written on his notepad. “It’s just a joke,” he said.
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Speaking in the Oval Office, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele says he has no intention to release Kilmar Abrego GarcĂ­a, who was mistakingly deported to the country. "The question is preposterous," Bukele says. "I don't have the power to return him to the United States."

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“Yesterday was a very bad day for the dictator and war criminal, Vladimir Putin,” Sen. Wicker (R-KS) tells me. “The door is now open for more aid.” W/ Brian Bennett & Simon Shuster on how the minerals deal is raising hopes of the GOP uniting behind Ukraine: time.com/7282110/ukrain…

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I asked President Donald J. Trump why he's creating an expedited path into the country for Afrikaners, a white ethnic minority in South Africa, but not for others from places like Sudan or the DRC. "Farmers are being killed," he said. "They happen to be white." Here's his full response:

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As most Democrats stay silent on Zohran Mamdani’s primary success, Rep. Laura Gillen is warning her party not to misread the moment: “It’s not the direction the Democratic Party should go in,” the New York Dem tells me. Read more from our conversation: time.com/7298136/zohran…

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NEW and BREAKING: DOJ putting extraordinary pressure on UVA to have its president removed. New and burgeoning front in Trump v. Higher Ed w/Michael C. Bender nytimes.com/2025/06/26/us/…

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Here is the letter UVA president Jim Ryan just sent out announcing his resignation under pressure from the Trump Administration. “I cannot make a unilateral decision to fight the federal government in order to save my own job.”

Here is the letter UVA president Jim Ryan just sent out announcing his resignation under pressure from the Trump Administration.

“I cannot make a unilateral decision to fight the federal government in order to save my own job.”