Kadia Goba

Washington, D.C., United States

Politics Reporter and Writer at Semafor

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AI-powered political fanfiction racks up views online

1 week ago | semafor.com | David Weigel |Kadia Goba

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, kept herself busy on Tuesday. She confronted Elon Musk in a closed-door meeting, got Supreme Court justices John Roberts and Clarence Thomas arrested, ended the career of Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, and humiliated Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert. Crockett’s busy — and fictional — day unfolded on “Mr. Noah’s Stories,” a YouTube channel that inserts the names of public figures into lengthy fanfiction videos.
Three Republicans resisted Trump - and now his big bill

2 weeks ago | semafor.com | Kadia Goba

A trio of troublemakers who didn’t support President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential primary could end up sinking his “big, beautiful bill.” Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., endorsed his fellow South Carolinian Nikki Haley last year, while Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky. and Chip Roy, R-Texas, backed Ron DeSantis. Now, the three are standing in the way of an expansive bill meant to deliver tax cuts, secure the US-Mexico border, and reverse some Biden-era energy policies.
Three Republicans resisted Trump — and now his big bill | Flipboard

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Kadia Goba

18 hours agoWalmart responds to Trump's directive to 'eat the tariffs'President Donald Trump and American retail giant Walmart are trading stern words this week over the impact of the administration’s tariffs, after the company’s announcement of impending price hikes drew ire from the Republican leader.
Trump tests the final limits of his Capitol control

2 weeks ago | semafor.com | Burgess Everett |Eleanor Mueller |Kadia Goba

Washington is riveted by a clash between two powerful forces: The hard-fought policy goals of Republican factions versus the political will of President Donald Trump. The GOP is spinning its wheels over the current draft of Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” which doesn’t do enough for high-tax-state Republicans, doesn’t cut enough for deficit hawks, and goes too far on Medicaid for plenty of others.
Greene for governor? That could get awkward for Trump

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kadia Goba

The NewsMarjorie Taylor Greene passed on a Senate race, but she could still make things awkward for President Donald Trump. The MAGA-friendly congresswoman and Georgia’s lieutenant governor, Burt Jones, are both potential candidates to succeed term-limited GOP Gov. Brian Kemp in the state’s critical gubernatorial race. Greene and Jones are also both staunch Trump loyalists, but only one’s likely to get his endorsement (especially since they don’t share a first name).
Greene for governor? That could get awkward for Trump

3 weeks ago | semafor.com | Kadia Goba

Marjorie Taylor Greene passed on a Senate race, but she could still make things awkward for President Donald Trump. The MAGA-friendly congresswoman and Georgia’s lieutenant governor, Burt Jones, are both potential candidates to succeed term-limited GOP Gov. Brian Kemp in the state’s critical gubernatorial race. Greene and Jones are also both staunch Trump loyalists, but only one’s likely to get his endorsement (especially since they don’t share a first name).
Republicans wrestle with the possible failure of their ‘big, beautiful bill’

3 weeks ago | semafor.com | Eleanor Mueller |Burgess Everett |Kadia Goba

The last time one party tried cramming all of its priorities into one bill was four years ago, when the Democratic “Build Back Better” plan sank under its own weight. Some Republicans are starting to worry that their own BBB — President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” — could face the same fate. One week away from a possible House floor vote, the GOP’s massive tax and spending bill is facing opposition from enough lawmakers to defeat it and criticism from senators eager to rewrite it.
Stefanik eyes two paths back to power after her scuttled UN bid

1 month ago | semafor.com | Kadia Goba

Elise Stefanik is making sure that her next plum position won’t get yanked away from her by intraparty tensions. After the New York Republican relinquished her nomination to become President Donald Trump’s UN ambassador, Stefanik has two potential paths before her: remain in Congress and re-accumulate her power in the House GOP, or run for governor of New York. The second path risks pitting her against Rep.
Black White House aide Lynne Patton returns after suspension for past political activity on the job

1 month ago | semafor.com | Kadia Goba

Lynne Patton, the highest-ranking Black official in Donald Trump’s White House, is returning to work this week after fully serving out a suspension from federal employment related to a past Hatch Act violation. After she was appointed as deputy assistant to the president and director of minority outreach in late January, Patton stepped aside for two months to comply with a 2021 sanction by the US Office of Special Counsel, Semafor has learned.
Democrats are all but done with Trump impeachment talk

1 month ago | semafor.com | David Weigel |Kadia Goba

Rep. Shri Thanedar launched the drive to impeach Donald Trump for a third time this week with a billboard, but not much fanfare — or back-up from his party. The Michigan Democrat introduced seven articles of impeachment, charging the president with multiple abuses of power, the creation of an “unlawful office” (DOGE), and taking bribes.