
Morgan Chalfant
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@semafor Principals editor. Previously @thehill. Retweets are not endorsements. Reach me at [email protected] or DM for Signal
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https://www.semafor.com/newsletters#principals 15-11-2011 04:06:04
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“She’s the one that’s been continuously overpromising for months.” MAGA blows up at Bondi, via Shelby Talcott semafor.com/article/07/08/…


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/…

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/…


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/…


A bullish Chuck Schumer talks to Burgess Everett semafor.com/article/07/10/…

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.



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.



“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/…

“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/…


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/…


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/…

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/…