Shelby Talcott

Washington, D.C., United States

Reporter at Semafor

Reporting on 2024 for @Semafor // Tips: [email protected]

Articles

Inside the Qatari luxury jet on offer to President Donald Trump

3 days ago | semafor.com | Shelby Talcott |Ben Smith

The detailed specifications of a Boeing 747 that appears to be the same plane offered by the Qatari government to President Donald Trump are available online, offering a glimpse inside the luxurious jet. The tail number of the plane, which ABC News first reported would be offered by Qatar to Trump, is visible in photographs of the aircraft during a stop at Palm Beach International Airport earlier this year.
Inside the Qatari luxury jet on offer to President Donald Trump

3 days ago | yahoo.com | Shelby Talcott

The ScoopThe detailed specifications of a Boeing 747 that appears to be the same plane offered by the Qatari government to President Donald Trump are available online, offering a glimpse inside the luxurious jet. The tail number of the plane, which ABC News first reported would be offered by Qatar to Trump, is visible in photographs of the aircraft during a stop at Palm Beach International Airport earlier this year.
Inside the Qatari luxury jet on offer to President Donald Trump

3 days ago | flipboard.com | Shelby Talcott |Ben Smith

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Why Trump’s surgeon general pick could survive a Loomer onslaught

6 days ago | semafor.com | Shelby Talcott |Burgess Everett

After successfully lobbying President Donald Trump to push out national security aides, right-wing agitator Laura Loomer may have picked a fight she can’t win: against Casey Means, the president’s newest pick for US surgeon general. Loomer sparked a social media firestorm on the right on Thursday by attacking Means, the sister of Calley Means — a top adviser to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
Why Trump’s surgeon general pick could survive a Loomer onslaught

6 days ago | flipboard.com | Shelby Talcott |Burgess Everett

10 hours agoThe New Pope Doesn’t Seem to Be a Huge Fan of Trump or JD VanceRobert Prevost, a.k.a. Pope Leo XIV, has a long history of criticizing Trump on his X account.
Trump endorses higher tax bracket for wealthy, complicating tax talks

6 days ago | semafor.com | Shelby Talcott |Burgess Everett

President Donald Trump is further complicating Republican lawmakers’ path to a party-line tax bill this year by pushing them to create a new, higher tax bracket for upper-income earners. In a call with House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday, Trump proposed to tax individuals’ income at $2.5 million and above at 39.6%, a source familiar with the discussions told Semafor.
Rivals, buddies, or future running mates? Trump stokes a Vance-Rubio competition

1 week ago | semafor.com | Shelby Talcott |Morgan Chalfant |Burgess Everett

President Donald Trump gave JD Vance and Marco Rubio huge portfolios and has openly named both as his potential successors — putting two unlikely friends on a collision course for the GOP nomination in 2028. Vance and Rubio aren’t exactly rivals; in fact, White House officials and people close to the vice president note he’s developed a close relationship with the secretary of state during their time together in the Senate and now in the Trump administration.
Republicans like Trump’s Alcatraz idea

1 week ago | semafor.com | Burgess Everett |Shelby Talcott

Congressional Republicans don’t know how it will work — but President Donald Trump’s proposal to reopen Alcatraz is gaining some steam with them. “It’s an interesting idea. It’s surrounded by, I think, sharks in the bay,” Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., told Semafor, adding: “I don’t have the details yet but it’s not a bad idea to put some of the worst offenders” there. Trump aides say the idea isn’t new, though it’s unclear exactly when it came about.
Trump’s social media strategy, by the numbers

1 week ago | semafor.com | Shelby Talcott

The Trump administration is continuing its campaign strategy of trying to focus on new media. In the first 100 days, the administration told Semafor, its White House account on X (the social media platform conveniently owned by President Donald Trump’s top special government employee) saw more than 2 billion impressions. Add that data to the 40 affiliate accounts and the number grows to 6 billion impressions.
Marco Rubio gets Mike Waltz’s old job

1 week ago | semafor.com | Shelby Talcott

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s star is rising inside President Donald Trump’s administration. In addition to running the State Department, the onetime Trump critic-turned-ally is also serving as acting administrator for USAID, acting archivist, and now also Trump’s interim national security adviser. That last title was added Thursday after Mike Waltz was ousted, and came as a surprise even to some of Rubio’s staff.