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

Trump's Push to Defund Harvard Prompts Clash Over Veteran Suicide Research

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Nicholas Nehamas

The proposed termination of medical research funded by the V.A. is part of the Trump administration's broader pressure campaign against the university. The Trump administration's move to cancel a slew of federal contracts at Harvard University has sparked an internal clash over the impact on medical research intended to help veterans, including projects involving suicide prevention, toxic particle exposure and prostate cancer screening, according to emails reviewed by The New York Times.
Musk se aleja de Washington, pero su proyecto permanece

1 month ago | infobae.com | Jonathan Swan |Maggie Haberman |Nicholas Nehamas |Teddy Schleifer |Teddy Schleifer

United States Politics and GovernmentGovernment EmployeesLayoffs and Job ReductionsGovernment Contracts and ProcurementGovernment Efficiency Department (US)Social Security (US)Social Security AdministrationMusk, ElonTrump, Donald JPolls and Public OpinionRepublican PartyTesla Motors IncEl Departamento de Eficiencia Gubernamental ya ha dejado una inmensa huella en el gobierno, aunque no se ha acercado a la promesa de Elon Musk de recortar 1 billón de dólares.
Musk se aleja de Washington, pero su proyecto permanece

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jonathan Swan |Maggie Haberman |Nicholas Nehamas |Teddy Schleifer |Teddy Schleifer |David Fahrenthold

El Departamento de Eficiencia Gubernamental ya ha dejado una inmensa huella en el gobierno, aunque no se ha acercado a la promesa de Elon Musk de recortar 1 billón de dólares. El martes, mientras Elon Musk intentaba tranquilizar a los analistas de Wall Street al afirmar que pronto reduciría su colaboración con el gobierno federal, la tensión de su situación se podía sentir en su voz.
Elon Musk Backs Away From Washington, but DOGE Remains

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jonathan Swan |Maggie Haberman |Nicholas Nehamas |Teddy Schleifer |Teddy Schleifer |David Fahrenthold

As Elon Musk sought to reassure Wall Street analysts on Tuesday that he would soon scale back his work with the federal government, the strain of his situation was audible in his voice. The world's richest man said that he would continue arguing that the Trump administration should lower tariffs it has imposed on countries across the world.
Pressuring Migrants to 'Self-Deport,' White House Moves to Cancel Social Security Numbers

1 month 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

1 month 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

2 months 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

Mar 3, 2025 | 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

Feb 28, 2025 | nytimes.com | Jonathan Swan |Teddy Schleifer |Teddy 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

Feb 24, 2025 | 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".