Nicholas Nehamas

Washington, D.C., United States

Political Correspondent at The New York Times

Political correspondent @nytimes, based in DC. Former @MiamiHerald. Helped break #PanamaPapers. Co-author of "The Grifter's Club" and "Dirty Gold."

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Articles

Pressuring Migrants to 'Self-Deport,' White House Moves to Cancel Social Security Numbers

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Alexandra Berzon |Hamed Aleaziz |Nicholas Nehamas |Ryan Mac |Tara Siegel Bernard

ICE collects as much information as possible to target, surveil and detain undocumented immigrants, although addresses in their records can sometimes be outdated. Mr. Dudek gave permission to DOGE engineers and ICE leaders to use his agency's data for law enforcement, the documents show. Michael Russo, the Social Security Administration's then-chief information officer and a member of Mr. Musk's team, also asked for the information to be sent to D.H.S. urgently.
Staff Cuts, Rushed Changes and Anxiety at Social Security

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jack Healy |Alexandra Berzon |Tara Siegel Bernard |Nicholas Nehamas

President Trump promised not to touch Social Security, but as Elon Musk's team trims staff and plans cuts to phone services, the system is groaning under the pressure. The line started forming outside the Social Security office in suburban Glendale, Ariz., not long after sunrise, dozens of retirees and people with disabilities, shuffling papers, some leaning on walkers, all anxious to know whether President Trump's government overhaul had put their safety nets at risk.
Inside the DOGE Cuts Disrupting the Veterans Agency

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Roni Rabin |Nicholas Nehamas

At the Veterans Affairs hospital in Pittsburgh, researchers spent months preparing for a clinical trial of a new drug to treat advanced cancers of the mouth, throat and voice box. They were ready last month to start enrolling patients - veterans whose cancer had spread to other tissue and who had run out of treatment options.
Musk Veers Off Script With Joe Rogan

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jess Bidgood |Nicholas Nehamas

As President Trump sets about shrinking the government, he has repeatedly claimed that popular safety net programs, including Social Security and Medicaid, are off the table, and spoken about them delicately. During a three-hour interview with the podcast host Joe Rogan on Friday, it seemed as if Elon Musk hadn't gotten that memo. "Social Security is the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time," Musk declared.
How Elon Musk Executed His Takeover of the Federal Bureaucracy

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jonathan Swan |Teddy Schleifer |Theodore Schleifer |Maggie Haberman |Ryan Mac |Kate Conger | +2 more

The operation was driven with a frenetic focus by the billionaire, who channeled his resentment of regulatory oversight into a drastic overhaul of government agencies. On the last Friday of September 2023, Elon Musk dropped in about an hour late to a dinner party at the Silicon Valley mansion of the technology investor Chamath Palihapitiya. Mr. Musk's visit was meant to be discreet.
Un video falso de Trump y Musk aparece en el Departamento de Vivienda

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Christopher Flavelle |Nicholas Nehamas |Madeleine Ngo |Karoun Demirjian

Los monitores de la sede del Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano en Washington D. C. mostraron el lunes brevemente un video falso en el que aparecía el presidente Donald Trump chupándole los dedos de los pies a Elon Musk, según empleados del departamento y otras personas familiarizadas con lo ocurrido. El video, que parecía generado por inteligencia artificial, mostraba el mensaje "Larga vida al Verdadero Rey".
El cofundador de Airbnb se unirĂa a la iniciativa de Musk en el gobierno

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Teddy Schleifer |Theodore Schleifer |Nicholas Nehamas

Uno de los amigos más cercanos de Elon Musk, el multimillonario cofundador de Airbnb, va a desempeñar un papel en el gobierno del presidente Trump para ayudar a Musk a llevar a cabo su campaña para reducir drásticamente la burocracia federal, según una persona con conocimiento del asunto. Joe Gebbia, cofundador de Airbnb, es un miembro del consejo directivo de Tesla y vive en Austin, donde Musk, presidente ejecutivo de Tesla, tiene un gran complejo.
Is the Government's Word Good?

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Brad Plumer |Nicholas Nehamas

As the Trump administration continues to withhold billions of dollars for climate and clean energy spending - despite two federal judges ordering the money released - concerns are growing that the United States government could skip out on its legal commitments. Typically, when the federal government spends money through a grant or a loan program approved by Congress, it signs a legally binding agreement, known as an obligation, to deliver the money.
Billionaire Airbnb Co-Founder Is Said to Take Role in Musk's Government Initiative

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Teddy Schleifer |Theodore Schleifer |Nicholas Nehamas

One of Elon Musk's closest friends, a billionaire co-founder of Airbnb, is taking a role in President Trump's administration to help Mr. Musk carry out his drive to slash the federal bureaucracy, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Joe Gebbia, the Airbnb co-founder, is a board member at Tesla who lives in Austin, where Mr. Musk, Tesla's chief executive, keeps a large compound.
Many Groups Promised Federal Aid Still Have No Funds and No Answers

2 months ago | nytimes.com | David Fahrenthold |Sharon LaFraniere |Nicholas Nehamas |Coral Davenport

Last year, the Ritenour School District in Missouri won a $9.5 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, to replace its worn-out diesel school buses with clean-running electric models. By mid-January, the buses were almost there: waiting at a dealer's lot, just an hour away. All the district had to do was withdraw its grant money and make the last payment. Then President Trump took office, and the E.P.A. refused to let the district take the money.