
Matt Loffman
Deputy Senior Politics Producer at PBS NewsHour
@NewsHour politics producer. Trying to see the whole picture.
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pbs.org | Matt Loffman
Jun 4, 2025 6:35 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio In 2018, an anonymous Trump administration official delivered a stark warning about the threat he said the president posed with his erratic behavior. The author was later revealed to be Miles Taylor. When Trump returned to office, he claimed Taylor’s actions could be treasonous and ordered DHS and other agencies to launch an investigation. Taylor joined Amna Nawaz to discuss his legal response.
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2 weeks ago |
pbs.org | Matt Loffman
May 22, 2025 6:30 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio In their first broadcast interview since his release from ICE detention, Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri and his wife, Mapheze Saleh, spoke to Laura Barrón-López about Khan Suri's recent release after nearly two months in a detention facility in Texas. The Trump administration accused Khan Suri of "spreading Hamas propaganda and promoting antisemitism on social media"-- an accusation he denies.
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2 months ago |
pbs.org | Matt Loffman
Mar 17, 2025 6:35 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including members of the Democratic Party debating how to govern in the minority, how Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown and President Trump's latest approval ratings.
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Mar 5, 2025 |
pbs.org | Matt Loffman
Mar 5, 2025 6:30 PM EST Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s request to freeze billions of dollars in foreign aid for work that has already been done. The administration asked the court to block a lower-court ruling ordering the government to release the funds. It remains unclear when the aid will now be distributed. John Yang has the update.
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Mar 3, 2025 |
pbs.org | Matt Loffman
Americans are divided about President Donald Trump’s job performance on the eve of his first address to Congress since returning to the White House, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. Yet support for him is higher than at any point during his first term. His job approval remains underwater, with 49 percent disapproving. Another 45 percent approve of his record so far, including 36 percent of Americans who strongly approve – another high-water mark for Trump.
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