Taylor Popielarz

Washington, D.C., United States

National Political Reporter at Spectrum News 1 Ohio

National Political Reporter at Spectrum News Coastal NC

National Political Reporter at Spectrum News Central NC

National Political Reporter at Spectrum News Rochester

National Political Reporter for @SpectrumNewsDC, focusing on Donald Trump | [email protected] | @ABC57News, @QuinnipiacU, @SJRHighSchool alum

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GOP chair says Trump 'has completely remade the Republican Party'

3 weeks ago | spectrumnews1.com | Taylor Popielarz

It should come as no surprise that Michael Whatley, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, is thrilled that Democrats have been struggling. “The Democratic Party right now is in free fall," Whatley told Spectrum News. "They're absolutely rudderless.
Examining the impact of Musk's DOGE in Trump’s first 100 days

1 month ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Taylor Popielarz

At a White House Cabinet meeting in February, billionaire Elon Musk stood on one side of the room dressed in a black Make America Great Again hat and a “tech support” t-shirt. “I actually just call myself the humble tech support here,” he joked to the room.
Executive orders a major feature of Trump’s first 100 days

1 month ago | spectrumnews1.com | Taylor Popielarz

He has signed them in Washington, D.C.’s Capital One Arena, on Air Force One, at his Mar-a-Lago club, and almost daily in the Oval Office. A defining aspect of President Donald Trump’s return to power is his embrace of executive orders. He’s signing, on average, more than one a day – a record pace, according to presidential historian Barbara Perry.
Supreme Court releases key decision and Trump visits Capitol Hill

2 months ago | mynews13.com | Ybeth Bruzual |Holly Gregory |Phillip Stucky |Gary Darling |Taylor Popielarz

The United States Supreme Court rejected a challenge to an abortion medication, and former President Donald Trump met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Supreme Court unanimously rejects challenge to abortion medication mifepristoneThe Supreme Court unanimously rejected a case challenging the abortion medication mifepristone, saying the plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of the drug.
Memo indicates ‘large-scale’ firings across federal government are imminent

Feb 26, 2025 | baynews9.com | Taylor Popielarz |Joseph Konig

WASHINGTON — Two senior Trump administration officials wrote in a memo to the heads of all executive branch departments and agencies on Wednesday that they should be prepared to begin the process of “large-scale reductions in force” by March 13.
Memo indicates ‘large-scale’ firings across federal government are imminent

Feb 26, 2025 | spectrumnews1.com | Joseph Konig |Taylor Popielarz

WASHINGTON — Two senior Trump administration officials wrote in a memo to the heads of all executive branch departments and agencies on Wednesday that they should be prepared to begin the process of “large-scale reductions in force” by March 13.
Trump to attend Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl in New Orleans on Sunday

Feb 4, 2025 | spectrumlocalnews.com | Taylor Popielarz |Joseph Konig

NEW ORLEANS — President Donald Trump plans on attending the NFL’s Super Bowl on Sunday in New Orleans between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, a White House official confirmed to Spectrum News. He will be the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl, the most widely watched single event in the United States each year.
Trump administration rescinds federal funding freeze order

Jan 29, 2025 | spectrumlocalnews.com | Taylor Popielarz

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration rescinded an order that would have frozen large swaths of federal grant funding on Wednesday after the initial order triggered panic and confusion across the country on Tuesday and was halted by a federal judge minutes before it was intended to go into effect.
Trump administration rescinds federal funding freeze order

Jan 29, 2025 | spectrumnews1.com | Taylor Popielarz

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration rescinded an order that would have frozen large swaths of federal grant and loan funding on Wednesday after the initial order triggered panic and confusion across the country Tuesday and was halted by a federal judge minutes before it was intended to go into effect.
Buttigieg ‘exploring’ Michigan U.S. Senate run, source says

Jan 28, 2025 | spectrumlocalnews.com | Taylor Popielarz |Joseph Konig

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is taking a "serious look" at running for an open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan in 2026, a source told Spectrum News' Taylor Popielarz. The seat’s current incumbent, two-term Democratic Sen. Gary Peters, announced Tuesday he will not seek a third term in the state that President Donald Trump won in 2016 and 2024 and President Joe Biden won in 2020.