Kadia Goba
@kadiagoba.bsky.social
Covering Congress at The Washington Post
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Trump criticizes Pam Bondi for not charging his adversaries quickly enough, in a Truth Social post that looks a lot like a DM. truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
September 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Trump criticizes Pam Bondi for not charging his adversaries quickly enough, in a Truth Social post that looks a lot like a DM. truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
Speaker Johnson responds to Rep. Massie calling this latest Epstein resolution “meaningless.”
“I would describe virtually everything Thomas Massie says with related to this issue as meaningless.”
“I would describe virtually everything Thomas Massie says with related to this issue as meaningless.”
September 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Speaker Johnson responds to Rep. Massie calling this latest Epstein resolution “meaningless.”
“I would describe virtually everything Thomas Massie says with related to this issue as meaningless.”
“I would describe virtually everything Thomas Massie says with related to this issue as meaningless.”
A teary-eyed Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) just exited the room where members are meeting with Epstein survivors.
September 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A teary-eyed Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) just exited the room where members are meeting with Epstein survivors.
NEW: House Oversight Chairman James Comer to meet with Jeffrey Epstein survivors next Tuesday, per two sources familiar with planning. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Comer set to meet privately with Epstein victims
It was unclear which of Epstein’s victims is expected to attend the meeting after a federal probe into the convicted sex trafficker ended in August 2019 with the financier’s death.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
NEW: House Oversight Chairman James Comer to meet with Jeffrey Epstein survivors next Tuesday, per two sources familiar with planning. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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NEW via @washingtonpost.com @rbeggin.bsky.social, @jacobbogage.bsky.social & @kadiagoba.bsky.social:
"#IRS Commissioner #BillyLong will leave his post atop the agency after just two months."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"#IRS Commissioner #BillyLong will leave his post atop the agency after just two months."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Live updates: Trump’s foreign policy takes center stage
Get the latest news on President Donald Trump’s second term and the Republican-led Congress.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
NEW via @washingtonpost.com @rbeggin.bsky.social, @jacobbogage.bsky.social & @kadiagoba.bsky.social:
"#IRS Commissioner #BillyLong will leave his post atop the agency after just two months."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"#IRS Commissioner #BillyLong will leave his post atop the agency after just two months."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Japan's Asahi newspaper reports citing Japanese govt sources, that the automobile tariff will be lowered from the current 25% to 12.5%. Combined with the existing basic tariff of 2.5% on automobiles, a total tariff of 15% will be imposed on Japanese cars going forward.
July 23, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Japan's Asahi newspaper reports citing Japanese govt sources, that the automobile tariff will be lowered from the current 25% to 12.5%. Combined with the existing basic tariff of 2.5% on automobiles, a total tariff of 15% will be imposed on Japanese cars going forward.
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he had cinched a trade deal with Japan, reducing the tax he had planned to levy on imports from a major trading partner as the deadline he has imposed for negotiations over tariffs nears.
Our developing story:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Our developing story:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump says U.S. has a deal with Japan to lower proposed tariffs
Without new agreements, import taxes are scheduled to take effect Aug. 1.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 23, 2025 at 1:52 AM
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he had cinched a trade deal with Japan, reducing the tax he had planned to levy on imports from a major trading partner as the deadline he has imposed for negotiations over tariffs nears.
Our developing story:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Our developing story:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Massie has a binder of his Epstein bill. “We’re going to do this.”
July 22, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Massie has a binder of his Epstein bill. “We’re going to do this.”
ICYMI: Zohran Mamdani impressed national Dems this week but he’s yet to sway most of the NYC delegation.
Just 4 of the 12 have endorsed him.
“Quite honestly, many of us don’t know him,” Rep. Meeks, told me. (They represent the same borough: Queens)
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Just 4 of the 12 have endorsed him.
“Quite honestly, many of us don’t know him,” Rep. Meeks, told me. (They represent the same borough: Queens)
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Mamdani charms national Democrats. But N.Y. Dems are just meh.
Even as New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's message resonates with national Democrats, party members in his home state remain hesitant to endorse him.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
ICYMI: Zohran Mamdani impressed national Dems this week but he’s yet to sway most of the NYC delegation.
Just 4 of the 12 have endorsed him.
“Quite honestly, many of us don’t know him,” Rep. Meeks, told me. (They represent the same borough: Queens)
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Just 4 of the 12 have endorsed him.
“Quite honestly, many of us don’t know him,” Rep. Meeks, told me. (They represent the same borough: Queens)
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
NEWsy: @aoc.bsky.social is hosting a members-only breakfast w/ @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, the Democratic candidate for mayor in New York City.
Mamdani has secured endorsements from AOC, Velázquez, Nadler and most recently the @HispanicCaucus Chair Espaillat
Mamdani has secured endorsements from AOC, Velázquez, Nadler and most recently the @HispanicCaucus Chair Espaillat
July 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
NEWsy: @aoc.bsky.social is hosting a members-only breakfast w/ @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, the Democratic candidate for mayor in New York City.
Mamdani has secured endorsements from AOC, Velázquez, Nadler and most recently the @HispanicCaucus Chair Espaillat
Mamdani has secured endorsements from AOC, Velázquez, Nadler and most recently the @HispanicCaucus Chair Espaillat
ICYMI: 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
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Among those targeted: Rep. Eric Burlison & ex-congressman George Santos
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/12/house-intel-chair-imposter-george-santos-telegram/
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July 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
ICYMI: 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
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Among those targeted: Rep. Eric Burlison & ex-congressman George Santos
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If you don't follow @kadiagoba.bsky.social, now is the time. She's @washingtonpost.com's newest congressional correspondent, and one of the best-sourced reporters in Washington.
And she's super cool. Give her a follow and say hi.
And she's super cool. Give her a follow and say hi.
👋Today is my first day at The Washington Post. What did I miss??
Tell me all about it at kadia.goba@washpost.com
Tell me all about it at kadia.goba@washpost.com
July 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
If you don't follow @kadiagoba.bsky.social, now is the time. She's @washingtonpost.com's newest congressional correspondent, and one of the best-sourced reporters in Washington.
And she's super cool. Give her a follow and say hi.
And she's super cool. Give her a follow and say hi.
👋Today is my first day at The Washington Post. What did I miss??
Tell me all about it at kadia.goba@washpost.com
Tell me all about it at kadia.goba@washpost.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:32 AM
👋Today is my first day at The Washington Post. What did I miss??
Tell me all about it at kadia.goba@washpost.com
Tell me all about it at kadia.goba@washpost.com
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Reality continuing to disintegrate around the edges per @daveweigel.bsky.social @kadiagoba.bsky.social
www.semafor.com/article/05/2...
www.semafor.com/article/05/2...
May 29, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Reality continuing to disintegrate around the edges per @daveweigel.bsky.social @kadiagoba.bsky.social
www.semafor.com/article/05/2...
www.semafor.com/article/05/2...
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This hearing has surpassed 18 hours. Dems are still testifying and offering amendments.
A bit ago, Rep. Shontel Brown (D-Ohio) offered an amendment to strike an insane work req provision apparently in the bill: it lowers the age of a "dependent child" from 18 to 7 years old.
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A bit ago, Rep. Shontel Brown (D-Ohio) offered an amendment to strike an insane work req provision apparently in the bill: it lowers the age of a "dependent child" from 18 to 7 years old.
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May 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
This hearing has surpassed 18 hours. Dems are still testifying and offering amendments.
A bit ago, Rep. Shontel Brown (D-Ohio) offered an amendment to strike an insane work req provision apparently in the bill: it lowers the age of a "dependent child" from 18 to 7 years old.
??
A bit ago, Rep. Shontel Brown (D-Ohio) offered an amendment to strike an insane work req provision apparently in the bill: it lowers the age of a "dependent child" from 18 to 7 years old.
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NEWS: @markzaidesq.bsky.social has filed a lawsuit in federal court in D.C. over Trump's revocation of his security clearance. Represented by Abbe Lowell, Norm Eisen, and others, he is seeking, in part, that the revocation to be rescinded: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
May 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
NEWS: @markzaidesq.bsky.social has filed a lawsuit in federal court in D.C. over Trump's revocation of his security clearance. Represented by Abbe Lowell, Norm Eisen, and others, he is seeking, in part, that the revocation to be rescinded: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
NEW: After being tapped to serve as the highest-ranking Black aide at the White House, Lynne Patton started and then had to stop working to finish out a 4-yr. suspension related to the Hatch Act. www.semafor.com/article/05/0...
Black White House aide returns after suspension for past political activity on the job
The Office of Special Counsel had barred Lynne Patton from federal service for 48 months back in 2021.
www.semafor.com
May 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
NEW: After being tapped to serve as the highest-ranking Black aide at the White House, Lynne Patton started and then had to stop working to finish out a 4-yr. suspension related to the Hatch Act. www.semafor.com/article/05/0...
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@kadiagoba.bsky.social talks about the negotiations in Congress over taxes (inc. SALT) and the budget: www.wnyc.org/story/friday...
Friday Morning Politics: The GOP's 'Mega Bill' and More | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Kadia Goba, congressional reporter for Semafor, breaks down what's in the House GOP's beleaguered "mega bill," plus more of the latest political news.
www.wnyc.org
May 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
@kadiagoba.bsky.social talks about the negotiations in Congress over taxes (inc. SALT) and the budget: www.wnyc.org/story/friday...
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Today:
- @kadiagoba.bsky.social with Friday Morning Politics,
- Dep'y Mayor Randy Mastro on Mayor Adams' $115 budget proposal,
- NYPL's Louisa Tatum on career services at the library,
- @wsj.com tech reporter @samschechner.com on tech-induced laziness
Live at 10 on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @WNYC.org
- @kadiagoba.bsky.social with Friday Morning Politics,
- Dep'y Mayor Randy Mastro on Mayor Adams' $115 budget proposal,
- NYPL's Louisa Tatum on career services at the library,
- @wsj.com tech reporter @samschechner.com on tech-induced laziness
Live at 10 on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @WNYC.org
May 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Today:
- @kadiagoba.bsky.social with Friday Morning Politics,
- Dep'y Mayor Randy Mastro on Mayor Adams' $115 budget proposal,
- NYPL's Louisa Tatum on career services at the library,
- @wsj.com tech reporter @samschechner.com on tech-induced laziness
Live at 10 on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @WNYC.org
- @kadiagoba.bsky.social with Friday Morning Politics,
- Dep'y Mayor Randy Mastro on Mayor Adams' $115 budget proposal,
- NYPL's Louisa Tatum on career services at the library,
- @wsj.com tech reporter @samschechner.com on tech-induced laziness
Live at 10 on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @WNYC.org
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BREAKING: Federal judge rules that President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the Perkins Coie law firm — the first of several such orders — is unconstitutional and, accordingly, "null and void."
Background at Law Dork on the original TRO in the case: www.lawdork.com/p/perkins-co...
Background at Law Dork on the original TRO in the case: www.lawdork.com/p/perkins-co...
![IV. CONCLUSION
The U.S. Constitution affords critical protections against Executive action like that ordered
in EO 14230. Government officials, including the President, may not “subject[] individuals to
‘retaliatory actions’ after the fact for having engaged in protected speech.” Hous. Cmty. Coll. Sys.,
595 U.S. at 474 (quoting Nieves, 587 U.S. at 398). They may neither “use the power of the State
to punish or suppress disfavored expression,” Vullo, 602 U.S. at 188, nor engage in the use of
“purely personal and arbitrary power,” Yick Wo, 118 U.S. at 370. In this case, these and other
foundational protections were violated by EO 14230. On that basis, this Court has found that EO
14230 violates the Constitution and is thus null and void. For the reasons explained, plaintiff is
entitled to summary judgment and declaratory and permanent injunctive relief on Counts II
through IX of the Amended Complaint. The government’s motion to dismiss is denied.
An order consistent with this Memorandum Opinion will be entered contemporaneously.
Date: May 2, 2025
__________________________
BERYL A. HOWELL
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May 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge rules that President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the Perkins Coie law firm — the first of several such orders — is unconstitutional and, accordingly, "null and void."
Background at Law Dork on the original TRO in the case: www.lawdork.com/p/perkins-co...
Background at Law Dork on the original TRO in the case: www.lawdork.com/p/perkins-co...
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Senate Republicans were preparing to confirm Stefanik as soon as next week. She'd been on ice for 2 months after clearing committee
Then Risch told reporters the WH was pulling her nomination this pm.
www.semafor.com/article/03/2...
@eleanormueller.bsky.social
@kadiagoba.bsky.social
Then Risch told reporters the WH was pulling her nomination this pm.
www.semafor.com/article/03/2...
@eleanormueller.bsky.social
@kadiagoba.bsky.social
Trump White House experiences the perils of hiring from Congress
The White House’s apparent scramble to ensure Republicans hold Rep. Elise Stefanik’s upstate New York seat points to bigger problems ahead.
www.semafor.com
March 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Senate Republicans were preparing to confirm Stefanik as soon as next week. She'd been on ice for 2 months after clearing committee
Then Risch told reporters the WH was pulling her nomination this pm.
www.semafor.com/article/03/2...
@eleanormueller.bsky.social
@kadiagoba.bsky.social
Then Risch told reporters the WH was pulling her nomination this pm.
www.semafor.com/article/03/2...
@eleanormueller.bsky.social
@kadiagoba.bsky.social
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My look inside the BIG push from tea party stalwarts to make trillions in spending cuts in reconciliation as Republican leaders try to call a vote as soon as next week on the budget
Sen. Lummis: “I can’t support the House level. There needs to be more cuts than that"
www.semafor.com/article/03/2...
Sen. Lummis: “I can’t support the House level. There needs to be more cuts than that"
www.semafor.com/article/03/2...
Tea party’s champions agonize over spending cuts
It’s not clear if fiscal conservatives are willing to oppose a Senate budget that doesn’t slash as much as they want.
www.semafor.com
March 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
My look inside the BIG push from tea party stalwarts to make trillions in spending cuts in reconciliation as Republican leaders try to call a vote as soon as next week on the budget
Sen. Lummis: “I can’t support the House level. There needs to be more cuts than that"
www.semafor.com/article/03/2...
Sen. Lummis: “I can’t support the House level. There needs to be more cuts than that"
www.semafor.com/article/03/2...
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Statement from @beyer.house.gov on RFK Jr.'s mass firings of health workers
beyer.house.gov/news/documen...
beyer.house.gov/news/documen...
March 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Statement from @beyer.house.gov on RFK Jr.'s mass firings of health workers
beyer.house.gov/news/documen...
beyer.house.gov/news/documen...
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everyone should listen to this in its entirety but journalists should listen to it multiple times. this is how you ask questions. you just keep asking simple, easily answerable stuff and the evasiveness becomes that much more glaring
In which the Department of Homeland Security struggles to answer a very simple question: "Is any criticism of the United States government a deportable offense?"
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
March 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
everyone should listen to this in its entirety but journalists should listen to it multiple times. this is how you ask questions. you just keep asking simple, easily answerable stuff and the evasiveness becomes that much more glaring