Adam Cancryn

Charlottesville, Washington, D.C.

White House Reporter at POLITICO

White House reporter at POLITICO. I write about the politics, policy and people shaping Trump’s health and domestic agenda. Message me on Signal: cancryn.01

Articles

Trump is brushing off Musk's megabill attacks - for now

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Adam Cancryn |Jake Traylor

President Donald Trump is frustrated with Elon Musk for slamming the administration’s chief legislative priority, but isn't taking it personally — a distinction that’s helped keep a lid on the White House’s response so far. Yet as Musk’s attacks stretch into their second day, administration officials are wondering how long the peace will hold, according to two White House aides and two outside advisers to the president granted anonymity to discuss internal thinking.
"Próba odwetu". Elon Musk mści się i rozbija ambitne plany Donalda Trumpa w drobny mak. Odsłaniamy kulisy potężnego zgrzytu

3 days ago | wiadomosci.onet.pl | Adam Wren |Adam Cancryn |Dasha Burns

Miliarder w zamieszczonym w mediach społecznościowych wpisie w mocnych słowach skrytykował projekt ustawy budżetowej Donalda Trumpa. Propozycję amerykańskiego przywódcy nazwał "paskudztwem". Ocenił też, że ci, którzy głosowali za ustawą, popełnili błąd. Sprzeciw Elona Muska wskazuje na to, że ta niezawodna dotąd dobrze naoliwiona maszyna, która wprowadziła Trumpa do Białego Domu, właśnie się zacięła.
White House allies 'disappointed' at Musk's opposition to the megabill

3 days ago | politico.com | Adam Wren |Adam Cancryn

The GOP faces internal opposition over its legislative priority. Elon Musk attends news conference with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington.
White House allies 'disappointed' at Musk's opposition to the megabill

3 days ago | yahoo.com | Adam Wren |Adam Cancryn

Republican allies close to the White House are privately arguing that the former special government employee — who spent Tuesday afternoon blasting the spending bill and threatening to retaliate against its supporters — is opposing the bill because it harms the tech billionaire's business interests. The House-passed megabill represents the president's chief — and potentially only — major legislative priority this Congress.
White House insists Medicaid policy won’t cut people who deserve it

4 days ago | yahoo.com | Adam Cancryn |Jake Traylor

The White House plans to confront resistance to Medicaid cuts from Senate Republicans by arguing that any reductions in coverage would only affect people who didn't deserve it in the first place. A strong bloc of Republicans in the Senate has signaled that they are uncomfortable with Medicaid reductions in the sweeping tax-and-spending bill enacted last month by the House.
Donald Trump nie ustąpi w sprawie ceł. "To wyzwanie dla jego męskości". Ale to wcale nie znaczy, że osiągnie swój cel

1 week ago | wiadomosci.onet.pl | Megan Messerly |Eli Stokols |Adam Cancryn

Pomimo zagrożenia dla centralnego elementu jego programu gospodarczego, Trump nie ustaje w wysiłkach, aby za wszelką cenę nałożyć wysokie cła i pokazać tym, którzy kwestionują jego siłę i uważają, że "stchórzy", że nie zmieni zdania. On i urzędnicy jego administracji twierdzą, że negocjacje z innymi krajami będą kontynuowane, podkreślają, że wygrają obecną batalię celną w sądzie, a nawet przygotowują strategie awaryjne na wypadek, gdyby tak się jednak nie stało.
Trump's move-fast-and-break-things tariff strategy collides with reality

1 week ago | politico.com | Megan Messerly |Eli Stokols |Adam Cancryn

Still, few expect a different posture from a famously intransigent president or any second-guessing following the Wednesday ruling from the U.S. Court of International Trade, which briefly halted most of the tariffs. “I don’t think that’s going to stop, in any way, the administration.
Economic fears mount as Trump tariffs are snarled in court.

1 week ago | politico.com | Sam Sutton |Daniel Desrochers |Adam Cancryn

The fear is that Trump will bristle at both adverse court rulings and perceptions on Wall Street that he’s ready to bail on his protectionist agenda. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 23. | AP Photo/Evan Vucci With President Donald Trump’s tariffs entangled in the courts, industry leaders are warning that continued confusion over his trade agenda could drag down an economy that was already in danger of slumping.
‘I’m not looking for a deal’: Trump revives global trade war

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Myah Ward |Adam Cancryn

President Donald Trump’s moves Friday to reignite his global trade war laid bare the administration’s bubbling frustration with resistance from both corporations and foreign countries unwilling to rapidly bow to U.S. demands. After weeks of touting post-Liberation Day efforts to calm uneasy markets, Trump vowed to target the European Union with new 50 percent tariffs, declaring that he was no longer interested in reaching a trade deal following days of sluggish negotiations.
‘I’m not looking for a deal’: Trump revives global trade war

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Myah Ward |Adam Cancryn

The White House will also move ahead with fresh 25 percent tariffs on phone manufacturers in an effort to punish tech giant Apple for declining to make its iPhones exclusively in the U.S., Trump said. The abrupt decisions underscored the intensifying pressure Trump faces to cut dozens of trade deals before a self-imposed July deadline that White House officials once suggested the administration would easily meet.