Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
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White House Reporter for @washingtonpost. Cheesesteak enthusiast. Tips, all-caps emails: [email protected] Signal: clevewootson.70
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/cleve-r-wootson-jr 07-05-2009 19:51:12
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πΊπΈ Tariffs Grow Uncertainty For Farmers β«βItβs always been a guessing game here on the farm, but I think itβs more of a guess now than itβs ever been in my lifetime,β one North Carolina farmer said last week β«Cleve R. Wootson Jr. β«is.gd/fDnLlr #frontpagestoday #USA
Trumpβs Middle East trip is marked by potential private business conflicts. Though some accusations of conflicts are not entirely different from what has become a hallmark of modern presidencies. More here, w/ Cleve R. Wootson Jr. susannah george Todd C. Frankel washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/β¦
The βbig beautiful billβ is not breaking through Trump noise. At weekly news conference, Speaker Mike Johnson takes 5 Qs, just 1 on tax-border-etc bill. CBS: Qatari plane. NBC: Trump family foreign dealings. Fox: Jersey detection center. Punchbowl: stock trade ban. Last: SALT
It's going to be a WEEK in the House as GOP leadership and now Pres. Trump try to wrangle a divided conference around the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act.' The latest on the rallying campaign with Cleve R. Wootson Jr.: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/β¦
βThereβs nothing the president could tell me tomorrow that can change my mind at this point,β Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris said. Rep. Chip Roy said earlier he βwouldnβt get intoβ whether Trumpβs support would convince him to support the bill. This bill isnβt boding wellβ¦
Trump is addresses grads of a changed West Point: one his administration has reshaped to reflect his world view. Some say the changes have thrust a historically nonpartisan institution into the partisan fray. w/β¦Dan Lamotheβ© β¦Emily Daviesβ© washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/β¦
Donald Trump and the art of the Oval Office confrontation Leaders watch as Trump upends the traditional Oval Office visit, worrying they could be next. βThis is the Trump show,β a sr WH official said. w/ Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Emily Davies & Natalie Allison: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/β¦
Tariffs, Israel, Ukraine and Trump likely topics as antsy G-7 leaders meet in Canada, via Cleve R. Wootson Jr. Amanda Coletta David J. Lynch Annabelle Timsit washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/β¦
VP Vance to Jonathan Karl: βWeβre not at war with Iran ... We are at war with Iranβs nuclear program and I think the president took decisive action to destroy that program last night.β
The House is headed home for a five week recess from Washington, but Democrats aren't letting Republicans off the hook on the Epstein files. The latest with Kadia Goba washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/β¦
I cannot tell you the number of times (first at the NYT, then at the WaPo) when I wasn't sure about some complicated issue, and I always turned to the WaPo Fact Checker for a clear, honest and understandable answer. Glenn Kessler was its heart, and his is another big loss.
A Washington Post flash poll finds that Americans largely disapprove of Trumpβs handling of the Epstein files, and most suspect the documents contain embarrassing information about Trump, Democrats and billionaires. Via Scott Clement @emgusk Β washingtonpost.com/politics/interβ¦
Questions about what is happening in D.C.? I'm taking your questions with Meagan Flynn for the The Washington Post at 12 p.m. ET. Get them in early here π·washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/β¦
this kicker though... w/ Cleve R. Wootson Jr. Karen Tumulty Drew Harwell Jonathan Edwards washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/β¦
