Sahil Kapur
Senior National Political Reporter at NBC News
@NBCNews Senior National Political Reporter covering Capitol Hill and the 2024 presidential election. 🏛️🗳️ Part-time Formula 1 reporter. 🏎️
Articles
-
1 day ago |
nbcnews.com | Rebecca Shabad |Frank Thorp V |Ken Dilanian |Sahil Kapur
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he would announce a hold on all Trump Justice Department nominees as he seeks answers on the administration's plan to accept a luxury jet from Qatar to be used as Air Force One.
-
5 days ago |
nbcchicago.com | Allan Smith |Sahil Kapur |Scott Wong |Frank Thorp V
In the run-up to the vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., knew her party had a problem — and its name was John Fetterman. Fetterman, the Democratic senator from Pennsylvania, was open to confirming President Donald Trump’s embattled pick, according to two people familiar with his thinking. Murray wanted to speak with her colleague one-on-one. So she reached out to set up a time. But Fetterman refused, as the two people familiar with the episode told NBC News.
-
5 days ago |
cnbc.com | Sahil Kapur
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appears before the House Financial Services Committee on May 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. Pete Marovich | Getty ImagesTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent told congressional leaders on Friday that the U.S. will likely run out of borrowing authority by August. In a May 9 letter, he urged them to extend the debt ceiling by July, before Congress leaves for its annual August recess, in order to avert economic calamity.
-
5 days ago |
nbcnews.com | Sahil Kapur
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told congressional leaders on Friday that the U.S. will likely run out of borrowing authority by August. In a May 9 letter, he urged them to extend the debt ceiling by July, before Congress leaves for its annual August recess, in order to avert economic calamity. Bessent said there is "significant uncertainty" in the exact date.
-
5 days ago |
nbcnews.com | Melanie Zanona |Julie Tsirkin |Scott Wong |Sahil Kapur
/ Updated President Donald Trump’s last-minute push to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans is running into a buzzsaw of opposition in the Republican Party, where such proposals have long been anathema.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →Coverage map
X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 215K
- Tweets
- 70K
- DMs Open
- Yes
RT @NBCNews: BREAKING: President Trump is preparing to accept a superluxury Boeing jumbo jet from Qatar to use as Air Force One. https://t…
Great to be back on @MeetThePress today with @kwelkernbc @carolelee @neeratanden @mattsgorman. And happy Mother’s Day! https://t.co/nwftlT6YsI
Joint Committee on Taxation, the official scorekeeper, says the GOP tax bill headed for a House markup Tuesday would add $4.9 trillion to the 10-year deficit. It’s likely to be amended before becoming law but details TBD. https://t.co/fMpFpxtWQC
