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Eli Okun

Washington, D.C.

Playbook Producer at POLITICO

Human. @politico. Formerly @UnionLeader. Improviser. Maryland boy. Somehow, heartbreak feels good in a place like this. [email protected]

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  • 5 days ago | politico.com | Eli Okun

    A Xi Jinping-Donald Trump call could come this week, but China isn't happy about the latest U.S. accusations. | Andy Wong/AP TRADING PLACES: U.S.-China trade talks are up in the air today amid mixed signals from both sides. A call between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is still possible — which would be their first since he took office again. One White House official tells CNBC’s Eamon Javers that it will likely be “very soon,” sometime this week.

  • 1 week ago | politico.com | Eli Okun

    President Donald Trump said he was open to sitting down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE: President Donald Trump may be growing increasingly fed up with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s battlefield intransigence, but Moscow isn’t backing down.

  • 1 week ago | politico.com | Eli Okun

    W FOR KATHY HOCHUL: “Judge Temporarily Blocks White House From Ending Congestion Pricing,” NYT President Donald Trump is seeking to choke off the last of federal funding for Harvard. | Scott Eisen/Getty Images SCHOOL TIES: President Donald Trump has escalated his campaign against American universities again, with Harvard leading the way.

  • 2 weeks ago | politico.com | Eli Okun

    BREAKING: “Pentagon accepts luxury jet from Qatar to use as Air Force One,” by ABC’s Luis Martinez Speaker Mike Johnson still plans to push through a rapid vote today. | Rod Lamkey, Jr./AP RECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES: It’s take two for President Donald Trump to try to get House Republican holdouts on board with his reconciliation bill, as Freedom Caucus members will go to the White House at 3 p.m. for a meeting with Trump.

  • 2 weeks ago | politico.com | Eli Okun

    President Donald Trump urged moderates and hard-liners to get the reconciliation bill done, but many still have concerns. | Francis Chung/POLITICO THE ART OF THE DEAL: President Donald Trump went to Capitol Hill today to instruct both moderates and hard-liners to set aside their concerns and get the reconciliation megabill done. But even with an extremely loyal conference, he may not have broken through the logjam (yet).

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Eli Okun
Eli Okun @eliokun
6 Mar 25

RT @FallonTonight: .@AmandaSeyfried brings out the dulcimer and sings a cover of @jonimitchell’s “California”! #FallonTonight https://t.co/…

Eli Okun
Eli Okun @eliokun
1 Dec 24

RT @brofromanother: Maybe not the shot of the decade but an image I think of a lot https://t.co/5hb37X0S7H

Eli Okun
Eli Okun @eliokun
10 Mar 24

Oppenheimer winning at the Oscars tonight is a foregone conclusion. For some real suspense, you’ll have to click to find out which was my favorite movie of 2023: https://t.co/qtSh5lXMmR