Liz Goodwin

Washington, D.C.

Congress Reporter at The Washington Post

Covering Congress for the Washington Post. Previously @BostonGlobe @dailybeast @yahoonews [email protected]

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Hill Republicans worry about Trump’s tariffs and nudge him to negotiate

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Hannah Knowles |Marianna Sotomayor |Liz Goodwin |Theodoric Meyer

Hill Republicans worry about Trump’s tariffs and nudge him to negotiate (washingtonpost.com) Hill Republicans worry about Trump’s tariffs and nudge him to negotiate By Hannah Knowles; Marianna Sotomayor; Liz Goodwin; Theodoric Meyer 2025040819350300 Republican lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration to strike deals to walk back tariffs and are asking the White House for more details on strategy — even as they remain hesitant to criticize the president's sweeping changes, which have...
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2 weeks ago | stuff.co.nz | Liz Goodwin
‘I don’t want to live under emergency rule’: Why firebrand Republican Rand Paul is leading charge against Trump’s tariffs

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Liz Goodwin

Senator. Rand Paul — a right-wing firebrand from a deep red state — is in some ways an unlikely figure to articulate a searing case against Donald Trump’s agenda. But the senator from Kentucky is issuing a stark warning to fellow Republicans that Trump’s tariff policies could lead to a generational political loss for the party.
This Republican senator is leading the charge against Trump’s tariffs

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Liz Goodwin |Theodoric Meyer

This Republican senator is leading the charge against Trump’s tariffs (washingtonpost.com) This Republican senator is leading the charge against Trump’s tariffs By Liz Goodwin; Theodoric Meyer 2025040709002000 Sen. Rand Paul — a right-wing firebrand from a deep red state — is in some ways an unlikely figure to articulate a searing case against Donald Trump's agenda.
Musk to keep spending on politics despite Wisconsin loss, GOP doubts

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Hannah Knowles |Liz Goodwin |Trisha Thadani

Musk to keep spending on politics despite Wisconsin loss, GOP doubts (washingtonpost.com) Musk to keep spending on politics despite Wisconsin loss, GOP doubts By Hannah Knowles; Liz Goodwin; Trisha Thadani 2025040222101700 A loss in a high-stakes Wisconsin judicial contest has left some Republicans questioning the heavy involvement of billionaire Elon Musk, whom Democrats view as the perfect villain to galvanize their voters in races to come.
Live updates: Vance visiting Greenland as Trump eyes U.S. territorial expansion

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Meryl Kornfield |Maegan Vazquez |Petula Dvorak |Liz Goodwin |Marianna Sotomayor | +1 more

Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance are visiting Greenland on Friday following repeated suggestions by President Donald Trump that the United States should somehow take control of the semiautonomous territory that belongs to Denmark. The trip was originally billed as a broader cultural tour but was scaled back after an outcry from locals. The visit now is confined to a one-day tour at an isolated U.S. space base.
Trump pulls Elise Stefanik’s Cabinet nomination

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Liz Goodwin |Marianna Sotomayor |Theodoric Meyer

Trump pulls Elise Stefanik’s Cabinet nomination (washingtonpost.com) Trump pulls Elise Stefanik’s Cabinet nomination By Liz Goodwin; Marianna Sotomayor; Theodoric Meyer 2025032718270300 The White House on Thursday pulled the nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-New York) as ambassador to the United Nations, after President Donald Trump expressed concern that Republicans could lose the red seat she represents in a special election.
U.S. Senate averts shutdown, but vote leaves Democrats bitterly divided

1 month ago | torontosun.com | Liz Goodwin |Marianna Sotomayor |Theodoric Meyer |Paul Kane

House Democrats are taking shots at Senate Democrats. A fired-up base feels enraged and is flooding senators’ phone lines. And Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) has emerged as the lightning rod absorbing the party’s anger, with some of his key allies standing silently by while he’s attacked. “I knew when I made this decision, I’d get a lot of criticism from a lot of quarters,” Schumer said in an interview. “Let’s face it, the House was in a much easier position.
Schumer under fire as Democrats split over backing GOP funding bill

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Theodoric Meyer |Marianna Sotomayor |Liz Goodwin |Paul Kane

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) is defending himself from a barrage of complaints from fellow Democrats after saying he’ll back a “very bad” Republican bill to avert a government shutdown. “I’ve said through my career in politics, the higher up you go, the more fiercely the winds blow,” Schumer said in an interview. “This is a time when they are blowing fiercely.
Live updates: Senate plans vote on Trump-backed bill to avert government shutdown

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Meryl Kornfield |Patrick Svitek |Justine McDaniel |Liz Goodwin |Theodoric Meyer |Marianna Sotomayor | +2 more

The Republican-led Senate plans Friday to vote on a stopgap measure backed by President Donald Trump to avert a government shutdown that would occur after midnight Eastern time. A procedural vote on the continuing resolution, which the GOP-led House passed this week, is scheduled in the Senate in the early afternoon. It will probably need eight Democratic votes to succeed. Democrats are sharply divided over whether to lend their support, but Senate Minority Leader Charles E.