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Ali Schmitz

Washington, D.C., United States

Politics Producer at PBS NewsHour

PBS @NewsHour Politics Producer. Go Gators. Email: [email protected] | Signal: alischmitz.07

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Articles

  • Private event with crypto customers fuels accusations of Trump profiting off presidency

    2 weeks ago | pbs.org | Ali Schmitz

    PBS News Full Episodes Podcasts Newsletters Live May 23, 2025 6:45 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio President Trump hosted a gathering on Thursday with the highest-paying customers of his personal cryptocurrency business, sparking bipartisan concerns that he's selling access to the presidency for personal profit.

  • House GOP passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill,’ but it faces uncertain future in Senate

    2 weeks ago | pbs.org | Ali Schmitz

    Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio By the narrowest of margins, Republicans in the House passed President Trump's legislative wish list, setting up a future standoff with the Senate. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins tracked the shifting politics and policy throughout the night.

  • Jonathan Capehart chronicles his journey toward self-discovery in ‘Yet Here I Am’

    2 weeks ago | pbs.org | Ali Schmitz

    PBS News Full Episodes Podcasts Newsletters Live May 20, 2025 6:25 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio On Friday nights, you see Jonathan Capehart alongside David Brooks discussing the big political stories of the week. But it was a long journey that led him to the News Hour. He joined Amna Nawaz to discuss his new memoir, "Yet Here I Am: Lessons from a Black Man's Search for Home."

  • Supreme Court hears case challenging free preventive care coverage

    1 month ago | pbs.org | Ali Schmitz

    PBS News Full Episodes Podcasts Newsletters Live Apr 21, 2025 6:25 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio The Supreme Court heard the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act. At issue is the constitutionality of a task force that recommends what preventive care treatments should be covered by private insurance at no cost.

  • A look at the Trump administration’s efforts to slash public media funding

    1 month ago | pbs.org | Ali Schmitz

    The Trump administration wants to cut the federal funds that support public media. It would impact NPR, PBS and the roughly 1,500 local public media stations across the country. The White House drafted a memo that could make those cuts happen soon. William Brangham reports.

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Ali Schmitz @SchmitzMedia
2 May 25

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Ali Schmitz
Ali Schmitz @SchmitzMedia
1 May 25

RT @NewsHour: .@NewsHour has been nominated for 3 #NewsEmmys Awards including for our coverage of the civil war in Sudan, the expanding con…

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Ali Schmitz @SchmitzMedia
1 May 25

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