Ian Ward

New York

Founder and Writer at Southpaw Report

Reporter at POLITICO Magazine

Reporter at POLITICO

Reporter │ @politico and @politicomag

Articles

The online right’s favorite foreign policy guru

1 week ago | politico.com | Ian Ward

Michael Anton waits in the White House East Room for the start of President Donald Trump's news conference on Feb. 16, 2017. | Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP THE MOST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE — Speculation has already begun within the Trump administration about who could permanently replace Mike Waltz, the national security adviser whom Trump ousted from his current role before nominating him as his new UN ambassador.
Why the Attack on Universities May Be ‘More Dangerous’ Than McCarthyism

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Ian Ward

But Bok sensed early on that something deeper than a fighter over antisemitism was brewing on campus. “Lots of emails to me would mention George Floyd, or they would mention the transgender swimmer from Penn,” said Bok, chairman of the investment firm Greenhill & Co, in an interview with POLITICO Magazine.
‘We’re the Rising Power’: The MAGA Media Stars Taking Over the White House Briefing

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Ian Ward

The AP is on the outs, but these new MAGA media stars are on the rise.
‘We’re the Rising Power’: The MAGA Media Stars Taking Over the White House Briefing

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Ian Ward |Francis Chung

As she left the James S. Brady Briefing Room in early April, Natalie Winters, the newly minted White House correspondent for Steve Bannon’s War Room, tried to describe the relationship between the White House press corps’ old guard and the “new conservative media” who’ve entered the briefing room in the early days of the second Trump administration.
JD Vance tries to knit MAGA and tech

1 month ago | benton.org | Ian Ward

In recent months, as a testy war of words has begun to strain President Donald Trump’s coalition of hardline MAGA populists and right-leaning Silicon Valley tech elites, one member of that alliance has remained surprisingly mum: Vice President JD Vance. The VP's silence has been especially conspicuous considering his unique position in the skirmish.
Can JD Vance Bridge the Tech-MAGA Divide?

1 month ago | politico.com | Ian Ward

In recent months, as a testy war of words has begun to strain Donald Trump’s coalition of hardline MAGA populists and right-leaning Silicon Valley tech elites, one member of that alliance has remained surprisingly mum: Vice President JD Vance. Vance’s silence has been especially conspicuous considering his unique position in the skirmish.
The Republican who's testing the limits of Trump’s complete control

2 months ago | politico.com | Ian Ward

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) speaks to the press outside the Capitol after the House passed legislation to fund the government through September 30. Massie was the only Republican to vote against passing the legislation. | Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images MAGA NON GRATA — Republicans today narrowly passed a continuing resolution to fund the government, averting a March 14 shutdown deadline.
How the Navy SEALs Became Trump’s Shock Troops in Congress

2 months ago | politico.com | Ian Ward

There’s a record number of ex-SEALs on Capitol Hill. Is politics at odds with the special forces’ ethos of working in the shadows? Illustration by Danielle Del Plato for POLITICO Ian Ward is a reporter at POLITICO. When Ryan Zinke entered the House of Representatives in 2014 as the junior member from Montana, he was something of an anomaly.
The next front in the war on 'woke'

2 months ago | politico.com | Ian Ward

Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, center, is taken into custody as his attorney, Eric Nelson, left, looks on after the verdicts were read at Chauvin's trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd, April 20, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis.
JD Vance's Gamble on Ukraine Aid Paid Off

2 months ago | politico.com | Ian Ward

The vice president spent years trying to cut off funding for the war against Russia. When Vice President JD Vance entered the Senate in January 2023, he was one of only a handful of elected Republicans who publicly questioned U.S. support for Ukraine. | Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Ian Ward is a reporter at POLITICO.