Kadia Goba

1 month 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).

1 month 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.

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.

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.

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.