
Meryl Kornfield
Writer at The Washington Post
Staff writer for @washingtonpost. Reach me at [email protected], DM or Signal. Forever proud of my @thealligator/@ufjschool roots 🐊
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washingtonpost.com | Maura Judkis |Manuel Roig-Franzia |Meryl Kornfield
Defying Trump, National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet is still at work (washingtonpost.com) Defying Trump, National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet is still at work By Maura Judkis; Manuel Roig-Franzia; Meryl Kornfield 2025060423433000 President Donald Trump's latest attempt to assert control over an elite American cultural institution has turned into a high-stakes Washington standoff.
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adn.com | Meryl Kornfield |Lisa Rein
President Donald Trump’s pick to investigate waste, fraud and abuse at the Labor Department, Anthony D’Esposito, is a former Republican congressman who lost his New York seat after he was accused of putting his mistress and fiancée’s daughter on his payroll. The inspector general nominee for Health and Human Services, Thomas March Bell, previously resigned from a government job over an allegation of mishandling taxpayers’ money and has pursued cases against abortion clinics as a GOP attorney.
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detroitnews.com | Meryl Kornfield |Lisa Rein
POLITICSMeryl Kornfield, Lisa ReinWashington PostView Comments President Donald Trump’s pick to investigate waste, fraud and abuse at the Labor Department, Anthony D’Esposito, is a former Republican congressman who lost his New York seat after he was accused of putting his mistress and fiancée’s daughter on his payroll.
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washingtonpost.com | Meryl Kornfield |Lisa Rein
Trump oversight picks include scandal-hit ex-lawmaker, antiabortion lawyer (washingtonpost.com) Trump oversight picks include scandal-hit ex-lawmaker, antiabortion lawyer By Meryl Kornfield; Lisa Rein 2025052809001300 President Donald Trump's pick to investigate waste, fraud and abuse at the Labor Department, Anthony D'Esposito, is a former Republican congressman who lost his New York seat after he was accused of putting his mistress and his fiancée's daughter on his payroll. The inspector...
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washingtonpost.com | Meryl Kornfield |Lisa Rein
At Veterans Affairs, plan for sweeping cuts tanks morale (washingtonpost.com) At Veterans Affairs, plan for sweeping cuts tanks morale By Meryl Kornfield; Lisa Rein 2025052709003700 Morale is plummeting inside the Department of Veterans Affairs as tens of thousands of employees prepare for deep staffing cuts, raising alarms among staffers, veterans and advocates who fear the reductions would severely damage care and benefits for millions of the nation's former service members. VA Secretary...
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