Michael Birnbaum

RT @JStein_WaPo: Scoop: We've obtained internal cables showing how the U.S. government is pushing countries facing tariffs to clear way for…

A senior EU leader is floating that Europe has options that aren't just Washington...

António Costa @eucopresident

Today, we mark the 50th anniversary of EU-China relations. This milestone offers an opportunity to highlight the importance and the multiple dimensions of our relationship and reaffirm our responsibilities on the global stage. A balanced relationship, grounded in fairness and https://t.co/hANAwrBlcH

RT @natalie_allison: “The president is dead serious about the 51st state proposal," White House official says ahead of Trump's meeting with…

RT @ddiamond: Scoop: DOGE now controls how grant opportunities get posted across government. DOGE engineer removed users’ permissions to p…

White House starts trade negotiations, but tensions are high with China. Me with @natalie_allison @Cat_Zakrzewski https://t.co/82UGaI8sXD

RT @AnnahBackstrom: NEW: The 18 hours that changed Trump’s mind on trade, from ⁦@michaelbirnbaum⁩ ⁦⁦@natalie_allison⁩ & ⁦@Cat_Zakrzewski⁩…

RT @jacobbogage: SCOOP: Acting IRS chief plans to quit after the agency agreed to share confidential tax info with immigration officials to…

Putin's lead negotiator endorsing Trump's tariff effort

Kirill A. Dmitriev @kadmitriev

On tariffs: It’d be Easy to ignore ballooning $30T+ debt & growing trade deficits—like past presidents did. Just kick the can to future generations. But Trump’s taking bold steps to stop U.S. bankruptcy, bring back jobs, spark investment & rebuild the economy. That’s Leadership.

“He’s at the peak of just not giving a f--- anymore." The inside story of Trump's whirlwind decision to blow up global trade, enabled by aides who have helped him blow past checks on the presidency. w/ @natalie_allison @JStein_WaPo @Cat_Zakrzewski https://t.co/ESt4EBEZqA

RT @VeraMBergen: Two different readouts on X https://t.co/LgaGIMxNsB

RT @JStein_WaPo: Scoop: The White House's internal talking points tell surrogates that Trump's new global tariff regime should NOT be chara…

Trump imposes sweeping tariffs across imports

Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47

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Danish prime minister is in Greenland today -- as leaders there work to deal with Trump's desire to acquire the island territory.

Jesper Møller Sørensen 🇩🇰 @DKambUSA

The Danish Prime Minister in Greenland. The Kingdom of Denmark stands ready as America’s close Ally to work with you to strengthen security and presence, and deter adversaries in the Arctic. Let’s do this - together! As we have always done in our close partnership. 🇺🇸🇩🇰🇬🇱 https://t.co/deRfZe5Z1p

"Fired" by Trump on the Celebrity Apprentice, convicted for corruption and now pardoned earlier this year, @realBlagojevich has a new job: lobbying for Bosnian Serbs. @bethreinhard, Aaron Schaffer and me https://t.co/sqNMJ1JwIv

SCOOP: The White House is studying costs of controlling Greenland, the most concrete effort to turn Trump’s desire to acquire the island into actionable policy. W/⁦@Reinlwapo⁩ ⁦@natalie_allison⁩ ⁦@JStein_WaPo⁩ https://t.co/63NRnYjiTG

National security adviser Mike Waltz has conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, @John_Hudson scoops. Gmail is a far less secure method of communication than the encrypted messaging app Signal, for which Waltz was already taking flak https://t.co/bkBNZJ64De

RT @natalie_allison: Even behind the scenes, JD Vance is serving as one of the administration’s most consistent skeptics of foreign interve…