
Eli Stokols
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White House + foreign policy correspondent @politico. Priors: West Wing Playbook co-author, @latimes @wsj alum.
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https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook 21-09-2009 02:38:16
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U.S. President Trump: âWe are going to send some more weapons [to Ukraine], we have to, they have to be able to defend themselves â they are getting hit very hard now, they are getting hit very hard. We are going to have to send more weapons, defensive weapons â primarily, but


Great new reporting from Rachael Bade Jordain Carney Eli Stokols on what's REALLY happening with Russia sanctions: Trump wants way more flexibility to turn them on and off, and there's no deal yet. politico.com/news/2025/07/0âŠ


NEW: Trump is ready to sign a Russia sanctions bill but only if it changes to give him more control. âThe risk is moving a bill that the president ultimately decides he doesnât want,â says one House Republican. Jordain Carney Rachael Bade Eli Stokols politico.com/news/2025/07/0âŠ

After Graham says Trump backs his Russia sanctions bill, WH taps the brakes... "Conceptually, there's an openness..." one official said, but Trump wants "complete waiver authority" to avoid "micromanaging" by Congress. w Jordain Carney Rachael Bade politico.com/news/2025/07/0âŠ

President Donald Trump is weighing a new military aid package for Ukraine worth hundreds of millions of dollars, according to two people familiar with the plan. Jack Detsch Eli Stokols Paul McLeary for POLITICO. share.google/dd1RUZWoR2oSwNâŠ



Scoop - Internal Dem polling from Blue Rose & Future Forward memo explain why Dems are trolling GOP hard on Epstein. âItâs a way into, âmaybe this guy doesnât have your back,â and thatâs been one of the hardest things for Dems to do.â W/ Nicholas Wu: politico.com/news/2025/07/1âŠ

Scoop: A WSJ reporter was slated to be part of the travel pool this weekend when Trump travels to Scotland. After the paper's Epstein story last week, the WH booted them from the pool. w/ Irie Sentner politico.com/news/2025/07/2âŠ


NEWS - Roy Cooper expected to launch bid for Senate as early as MONDAY, per two sources with direct knowledge. Stephen Neukam had the scoop.

France faces an awkward truth. Macron was right about European strategic autonomy in defence. But his government does not have the budget to spend enough on it economist.com/europe/2025/07⊠from The Economist
