Kevin Robillard

Washington, D.C., United States

Senior Politics Editor at HuffPost

Senior politics editor @HuffPost. Dad. Massachusetts native, Maryland Terrapin. Pitch me, book me: [email protected].

Articles

Democrats Ambivalent On Trump's Possible War Despite It Being Deeply Unpopular

1 week ago | huffpost.com | Arthur Delaney |Kevin Robillard |Akbar Ahmed

WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump prepares to join Israel’s war on Iran, Democrats seem split on how fiercely and on what grounds to oppose military action in the Middle East, a worrying echo of how the party approached the disastrous Iraq War more than two decades ago.
Democrats Have Selected Their First Major Candidate Of Trump’s Second Term

2 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Kevin Robillard

Rep. Mikie Sherrill won the Democratic primary for governor of New Jersey on Tuesday night, making the former Naval helicopter pilot and federal prosecutor the first statewide Democratic nominee of President Donald Trump’s second term in office. Sherrill, a mainstream Democrat who was first elected to the House in 2018, triumphed in a crowded primary, defeating avowed centrist Rep.
Trump And Musk's Messy Public Breakup Only Goes So Far

3 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Kevin Robillard

Watching oligarch Elon Musk and President Donald Trump break up in real time on Thursday afternoon, with both men using their preferred mediums ― Musk on the social media site he owns, Trump while talking to television cameras ― was deeply satisfying for Democrats who have come to loathe both men. Popcorn emojis are plentiful. Emotional satisfaction, however, might be all Democrats get out of the divorce between Trump and his biggest financial supporter, which gets nastier by the minute.
5 Things Elon Musk Can Tell His Manager He Accomplished As A Federal Employee

4 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Arthur Delaney |Kevin Robillard

Elon Musk — world’s richest man, major government contractor, top donor and adviser to the President of the United States and guy who pays to cheat at video games — ended his tenure as a special government employee on Friday with a cheerful goodbye and thank-you from President Donald Trump.
No One Is Getting Punished For Democrats’ ‘Original Sin’

4 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Kevin Robillard

Earlier this month, an adviser to Democratic donors texted me to ask if I had a copy of “Original Sin,” the new book from CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson chronicling former President Joe Biden’s “decline, its cover-up and his disastrous choice to run again,” in the words of the book’s subtitle. I told him I didn’t have one yet. “I want to know if there’s anyone else we should be mad at,” the adviser, who requested anonymity to preserve relationships, texted back.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Won't Run For Senate In Blow To GOP

1 month ago | huffpost.com | Kevin Robillard

Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp (R) won’t run for U.S. Senate in the 2026 midterm elections, removing the strongest potential challenger for Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff. National Republicans had heavily recruited Kemp to challenge Ossoff, who is running for a second term in a swing state narrowly won by President Donald Trump in 2024. “I have decided that being on the ballot next year is not the right decision for me and my family,” Kemp told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Monday.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Won't Run For Senate In Blow To GOP

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Kevin Robillard

Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp (R) won’t run for U.S. Senate in the 2026 midterm elections, removing the strongest potential challenger for Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff. National Republicans had heavily recruited Kemp to challenge Ossoff, who is running for a second term in a swing state narrowly won by President Donald Trump in 2024. Democrats must hold Ossoff’s seat to have any hope of reclaiming the Senate after the midterm elections.
Democratic Governor Moves To Boycott El Salvador For Aiding Trump

2 months ago | huffpost.com | Kevin Robillard

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) is asking his state’s pension funds and procurement agencies to examine any investments or contracts they have with companies in El Salvador, the first step toward a possible boycott of the country for assisting President Donald Trump in defying court orders on the treatment of migrants.
Democrats Are Fighting Trump’s Tariffs, And Each Other

2 months ago | huffpost.com | Kevin Robillard

As President Donald Trump drives the stock market down, and his approval rating along with it, by implementing massive tariffs on China and potentially the rest of the world, Democrats across the ideological spectrum have largely stuck to the same script: The tariffs are chaotic, damaging, unnecessary and ill-advised.
Donald Trump Backs Down On His Trade War Against The World

2 months ago | yahoo.com | S.V. Date |Kevin Robillard |Jennifer Bendery

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump backed down from his trade war against the rest of the world Wednesday, at least temporarily, after his April 2 “Liberation Day” announcement tanked financial markets across the globe. Trump announced on his social media platform that he is reducing tariffs on all countries to 10% for 90 days, rather than the higher rates he had misleadingly described as “reciprocal” tariffs last week. However, he said, China’s exports to the U.S. would now see a 125% tariff.