
Rachael Bade
Capitol Bureau Chief and Senior Washington Columnist at POLITICO
Writer at POLITICO Playbook
Contributing Political Correspondent at ABC News
POLITICO Senior Washington Correspondent. ABC contributing political correspondent. Author of Playbook & book, “UNCHECKED.” WaPo & CNN alum. Mom. IVF survivor.
Articles
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2 days ago |
politico.com | Rachael Bade |Caitlin Oprysko
With Daniel LippmanBALLARD APOLOGIZES TO TRUMP: After we reported last week that Brian Ballard was on the outs with the West Wing for overly aggressive lobbying tactics, the prominent Donald Trump-aligned lobbyist was granted face time with the president late last week to clear the air. — White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, Ballard’s one-time employee, green-lighted a meeting between the lobbyist and Trump that took place Friday.
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5 days ago |
wiadomosci.onet.pl | Megan Messerly |Rachael Bade |Eli Stokols
W czwartek Trump natychmiast pochwalił wybór Leona XIV, który większość dorosłego życia spędził w Peru, obiecując wkrótce spotkanie z nowym papieżem. "To wielki zaszczyt, że jest on pierwszym amerykańskim papieżem. To ekscytujące i wielki zaszczyt dla naszego kraju. Nie mogę się doczekać spotkania z papieżem Leonem XIV. To będzie bardzo znacząca chwila!" – napisał Trump na Truth Social. Nietrudno jednak przewidzieć nadchodzące konflikty.
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6 days ago |
politico.com | Megan Messerly |Rachael Bade |Eli Stokols
Trump on Thursday immediately praised the selection of Leo, who lived most of his adult life in Peru, promising to meet with the new pope soon. “It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our Country. I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very meaningful moment!” Trump posted on Truth Social. But it’s not difficult to imagine the looming conflicts to come.
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6 days ago |
politico.com | Rachael Bade |Caitlin Oprysko
After a March incident at Mar-A-Lago involving cryptocurrency and a Truth Social post, the White House turns on a well-known political fixer. Brian Ballard, photographed March 13, 2018, at his office in Washington, D.C. | M. Scott Mahaskey/POLITICO On a Sunday morning in early March, President Donald Trump greenlit a Truth Social post promoting a “Crypto Strategic Reserve.” Hours later, he felt like he’d been played.
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6 days ago |
yahoo.com | Rachael Bade |Caitlin Oprysko
On a Sunday morning in early March, President Donald Trump greenlit a Truth Social post promoting a “Crypto Strategic Reserve.” Hours later, he felt like he'd been played. That weekend at Mar-a-Lago, an employee of the lobby shop run by Brian Ballard who was attending a donor event at the resort, had personally buttonholed the president and encouraged him multiple times to tout his desire to promote the industry. She even gave him a copy of a message she thought he should write.
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