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Morgan Chalfant

@mchalfant16

@semafor Principals editor. Previously @thehill. Retweets are not endorsements. Reach me at [email protected] or DM for Signal

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linkhttps://www.semafor.com/newsletters#principals calendar_today15-11-2011 04:06:04

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🟡We're excited to announce that Matthew Martin is joining Semafor as Saudi Arabia Bureau Chief and Global Head of Sovereign Wealth Fund Coverage. He is one of the definitive reporters on the region and his hiring represents a major step forward for Semafor's Gulf coverage.

🟡We're excited to announce that <a href="/MattMartin128/">Matthew Martin</a> is joining <a href="/semafor/">Semafor</a> as Saudi Arabia Bureau Chief and Global Head of Sovereign Wealth Fund Coverage.

He is one of the definitive reporters on the region and his hiring represents a major step forward for Semafor's Gulf coverage.
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Big gig for a freshman R. "Moreno’s elevation comes shortly after the freshman Republican helped shape last week’s party-line tax and health care law." Burgess Everett scoop semafor.com/article/07/09/…

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Trump is sounding a lot like a Russia hawk these days. “I am always ready to be positively surprised!” one European official told me. w/ Burgess Everett Shelby Talcott semafor.com/article/07/09/…

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Shots fired on Ukraine aid pause Tillis: "That was just an administrative miss. I’m glad to see the president disagrees with Hegseth on it" Pentagon: “it’s unfortunate that Senator Tillis would give oxygen to a false narrative ... We wish him well in his upcoming retirement"

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Story with Shelby Talcott and Morgan Chalfant here. Behind scenes ... “Very senior people just do as they are told and only offer advice when directly asked,” 1 official said, suggesting that “nobody told” Hegseth he had to clear paused shipment w WH semafor.com/article/07/09/…

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The number of Americans who want less immigration in the US is close to the lowest level in the history of the poll semafor.com/article/07/11/…

Shelby Talcott (@shelbytalcott) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dan Bongino is considering leaving his post at the FBI amid the Epstein docs drama, two sources familiar with the situation confirm to me. Both are speculating he might not be back, though it seems like no formal decision has been made. He’s effectively “gone,” one person said.

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I’m also now told it’s unclear whether Kash would want to remain at his post should Bongino actually leave…I’m told both Kash and Bongino want Bondi out.

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SCOOP: Someone pretending to be the House Intelligence Committee chairman, Rick Crawford, sent messages about a project related to Melania Trump. Among those targeted: Rep. Eric Burlison & ex-congressman George Santos washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

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thought this was cool to see in Semafor Media tonight — how a tiny outlet, Gate Access, broke the story of TSA ending its shoe-removal policy.

thought this was cool to see in Semafor Media tonight — how a tiny outlet, <a href="/GateAccess_/">Gate Access</a>, broke the story of TSA ending its shoe-removal policy.
Liz Hoffman (@lizrhoffman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Tough meeting for Mamdani with the Partnership for NY (CEOs) today I'm told. Stood his ground on "intifada" language and wouldn't commit to keeping NYPD Comm. Tisch, whom this crowd likes, in the job. (Also did not recognize her father, Jim Tisch, when he rose for a question)

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“You can just ask the poor guy in the ... airport about seven weeks ago what happens when you get up in this former trailer park resident’s face. There’s no human being on the face of the planet whose behavior I wouldn’t mirror if it’s disrespectful" semafor.com/article/07/15/…

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“I got 18 months to try and do good, up to and including helping the president be successful,” Tillis said. “On my terms.”Burgess Everett on the outgoing senator staying true to his blunt style on the way out semafor.com/article/07/15/…

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And yes even Democrats are hopeful: Sen. Blumenthal called Trump’s praise for his bill with Graham “a powerful sign of unity between the president and Congress,” Story w Morgan Chalfant semafor.com/article/07/16/…

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A senior White House official confirms Trump asked lawmakers how they felt about firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Lawmakers indicated they’d approve of firing him, and the president indicated he likely will soon. *No specifics on what “soon” means timeline-wise, and of course

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Dems holding diplomatic nominees -- tho they've offered to move career ambassadors quickly. But Trump's ambassadors are mainly political (Herschel Walker, Puzder, Nick Adams, Kimberly Guilfoyle, etc). Big standoff forming Morgan Chalfant Shelby Talcott semafor.com/article/07/16/…

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Trump is frustrated with the growing backlog of unconfirmed diplomatic nominees piling up on the Senate floor — and he's got Republicans threatening to eat up some of August recess to clear them. w/ Burgess Everett Shelby Talcott semafor.com/article/07/16/…