Samuel Benson
Policy Reporter at POLITICO
Covering ag policy for @politico. Fmr @deseret. Aspiring peacemaker. Signal: sbenson.99
Articles
-
1 week ago |
politico.com | Samuel Benson |Myah Ward |Jake Traylor
Trump allies acknowledge Republicans are divided on how to handle undocumented labor in the agriculture industry — and the president himself has listened to both sides of the argument. “He’s willing to listen to everybody,” said a person close to the administration, granted anonymity to speak candidly about the dynamic.
-
3 weeks ago |
politico.com | Meredith Lee Hill |Samuel Benson
-
1 month ago |
deseret.com | Samuel Benson
In the heart of the Badlands, a shrine to the American West rises from the earth. A mile west of Medora, North Dakota, what is now a heap of dirt, concrete and scaffolding will be, by July 4, 2026 - the country's semiquincentennial - the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, a monument to America's "conservationist president."Roosevelt lived in North Dakota twice - first in 1883 during a prolonged bison hunt, and again in 1884, to heal after his wife and mother died on the same day.
-
2 months ago |
politico.com | Lisa Kashinsky |Daniel Desrochers |Samuel Benson
GOP lawmakers rejected a pressure campaign from the Trump administration to adhere to party loyalty on “Liberation Day.” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) arrives for a Senate Democratic Caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol March 13, 2025. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images) | AP The Republican-led Senate has delivered a rare rebuke of President Donald Trump and his signature trade agenda.
-
2 months ago |
politico.com | Liz Crampton |Jordan Wolman |Samuel Benson
“If [Schimel] doesn’t have the kind of support that President Trump had in rural Wisconsin, ball game over,” said Brian Reisinger, a former GOP adviser in Wisconsin who specializes in rural policy.
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
- 4K
- Tweets
- 5K
- DMs Open
- Yes
Rep. G.T. Thompson (R-PA) — chair of the House Ag Committee — said ICE raids on farms are "just wrong" “They need to knock it off" Said ICE should "go after the criminals," not farmworkers https://t.co/dnSP7V3MxR
RT @ccadelago: Never seen a U.S. senator shoved around like this by law enforcement.
RT @jordanwolman: Democratic governors around the country from Connecticut to New Mexico are preparing to use emergency powers to call spec…