Brianna Tucker

Washington, D.C.

National Politics Breaking News Reporter at The Washington Post

national politics breaking news reporter @washingtonpost • ‘22 @maynardinst Fellow • @wabjdc @nabj • @UTJSchool alum • openly Black • DM for Signal

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Hegseth clashes with Democrats on Capitol Hill as Trump weighs striking Iran

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Amy B Wang |Brianna Tucker

Hegseth clashes with Democrats on Capitol Hill as Trump weighs striking Iran (washingtonpost.com) Hegseth clashes with Democrats on Capitol Hill as Trump weighs striking Iran By Patrick Svitek; Amy B Wang; Mariana Alfaro; Brianna Tucker 2025061810481200 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified on Capitol Hill on Wednesday as President Donald Trump weighed joining Israel in strikes on Iran.
GOP budget bill faces nearly 2-to-1 opposition, with many others unaware: Poll

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Brianna Tucker |Scott Clement |Emily Guskin

As Senate Republicans race to pass President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a plurality of Americans opposes the sweeping tax-and-spending legislation, with mixed opinions on specific provisions and concerns about its impact on the national debt and Medicaid, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll conducted this month.
Trump’s tax and immigration bill could add $3.3 trillion to national debt, CBO finds

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Brianna Tucker

Trump’s tax and immigration bill could add $3.3 trillion to national debt, CBO finds (washingtonpost.com) Trump’s tax and immigration bill could add $3.3 trillion to national debt, CBO finds By Patrick Svitek; Mariana Alfaro; Brianna Tucker 2025061710511500 The centerpiece of President Donald Trump's second-term legislative agenda would add $3.3 trillion to the national debt over 10 years, Congress's nonpartisan bookkeeper reported Tuesday, when taking into account interest costs and the...
GOP budget bill faces nearly 2-to-1 opposition, with many unaware: Poll

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Brianna Tucker |Scott Clement |Emily Guskin

GOP budget bill faces nearly 2-to-1 opposition, with many unaware: Poll (washingtonpost.com) GOP budget bill faces nearly 2-to-1 opposition, with many unaware: Poll By Brianna Tucker; Scott Clement; Emily Guskin 2025061710000000 As Senate Republicans race to pass President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a plurality of Americans oppose the sweeping tax-and-spending legislation, with mixed opinions on specific provisions and concerns about its impact on the national debt and...
POLL: GOP Budget Bill Faces Nearly 2-to-1 Opposition With Many Unaware

1 week ago | rsn.org | Brianna Tucker |Scott Clement |Emily Guskin

A plurality of voters oppose the sweeping tax-and-spending legislation, with mixed opinions on specific provisions, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll conducted earlier this month.
Trump participates in G-7 amid military conflict between Israel, Iran

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Amy B Wang |Brianna Tucker

Trump participates in G-7 amid military conflict between Israel, Iran (washingtonpost.com) Trump participates in G-7 amid military conflict between Israel, Iran By Patrick Svitek; Amy B Wang; Brianna Tucker; Mariana Alfaro 2025061610441100 President Donald Trump will leave the Group of Seven summit in Canada early, with the White House press secretary citing "what's going on in the Middle East" as the reason.
House approves DOGE-inspired cuts to foreign aid, PBS, NPR

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Amy B Wang |Brianna Tucker |Maegan Vazquez

House approves DOGE-inspired cuts to foreign aid, PBS, NPR (washingtonpost.com) House approves DOGE-inspired cuts to foreign aid, PBS, NPR By Patrick Svitek; Amy B Wang; Mariana Alfaro; Brianna Tucker; Maegan Vazquez 2025061210405900 The House narrowly approved legislation Thursday to cancel more than $9 billion in funding for global health and for public radio and TV stations, sending the measure that would codify a narrow slice of U.S. DOGE Service cuts to the GOP-controlled Senate. It...
White House accuses Newsom and Bass of fanning flames, siding with criminals

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Amy B Wang |Brianna Tucker |Maegan Vazquez

White House accuses Newsom and Bass of fanning flames, siding with criminals (washingtonpost.com) White House accuses Newsom and Bass of fanning flames, siding with criminals By Patrick Svitek; Amy B Wang; Mariana Alfaro; Brianna Tucker; Maegan Vazquez 2025061110481600 President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend a performance Wednesday of "Les Misérables" at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, whose leadership he has overhauled.
U.S. and China reach a trade agreement in principle

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Amy B Wang |Brianna Tucker |Maegan Vazquez |Abigail Hauslohner

U.S. and China reach a trade agreement in principle (washingtonpost.com) U.S. and China reach a trade agreement in principle By Patrick Svitek; Amy B Wang; Mariana Alfaro; Brianna Tucker; Maegan Vazquez; Abigail Hauslohner; Dan Lamothe 2025061010470600 Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told reporters in London early Wednesday that the United States and China have reached a trade agreement in principle.
President touts ‘Trump accounts’ that would create investments for American babies

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Amy B Wang |Brianna Tucker |Steve Hendrix

President touts ‘Trump accounts’ that would create investments for American babies (washingtonpost.com) President touts ‘Trump accounts’ that would create investments for American babies By Patrick Svitek; Amy B Wang; Brianna Tucker; Mariana Alfaro; Steve Hendrix 2025060909101500 President Donald Trump on Monday held a roundtable discussion with administration officials, lawmakers and business leaders to detail a program that would be created under the tax and immigration bill working its way...