Sam Brodey
National Political Reporter at The Boston Globe
National political reporter @bostonglobe. Contributor @The_Almanac. Lapsed Californian. DMs open.
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1 week ago |
bostonglobe.com | Sam Brodey
WASHINGTON — When President Trump and Governor Janet Mills of Maine sparred at the White House in February over her refusal to comply with his executive order banning transgender girls from girls’ sports, it ignited a bitter feud. And so far, no one has blinked. But a powerful third figure, thrust uncomfortably into this drama, has become a crucial player: Maine’s senior Republican senator, Susan Collins.
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3 weeks ago |
bostonglobe.com | Emma Platoff |Sam Brodey
And then, just days after Trump was inaugurated this year, Lewin took on the most consequential identity yet: He joined the Department of Government Efficiency, the Elon Musk-led and Trump-blessed project to remake — and shrink — the federal government. In March, Lewin was elevated to deputy administrator of the US Agency for International Development — a neophyte appointed to effectively turn out the lights at an agency that distributed billions of dollars of aid around the world.
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1 month ago |
bostonglobe.com | Emma Platoff |Sam Brodey
Until recently, it was possible to maintain that distance, Kerry said in an interview. But her brother’s run for president meant his beliefs about vaccines, which scientists warn are incorrect and harmful, were suddenly amplified. As head of the prominent Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization, Kerry was “constantly” having to issue statements making clear that her brother’s views did not represent her own, nor those of the organization that shares his name.
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1 month ago |
bostonglobe.com | Sam Brodey
WASHINGTON — At Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, there is no official help line for members of Congress to call with questions about how the billionaire’s far-reaching effort to slash federal spending might affect their constituents. But many Republicans have something better: Musk’s personal cell phone number, or failing that, the numbers of some of his top aides.
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1 month ago |
bostonglobe.com | Sam Brodey
WASHINGTON — Five years ago, while giving his final State of the Union address of his first term, President Donald Trump looked out at the Republican side of the House chamber to see members of a party he led. Standing at the dais on Tuesday night for the first congressional address of his second term, Trump looked out and instead saw members of a party he dominates.
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