Luke Broadwater
@lukebroadwater.bsky.social
White House Correspondent for the New York Times. Co-author of “Mad House,” out on March 25:
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Days after threatening to send Tomahawks to Ukraine, Trump once again backs off and defers to Putin. @lukebroadwater.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
Backing Off Tomahawk Suggestion, Trump Again Defers to Putin
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October 18, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Days after threatening to send Tomahawks to Ukraine, Trump once again backs off and defers to Putin. @lukebroadwater.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
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Trump casts his plan for a cease-fire in Gaza as a landmark deal to bring peace after two years of catastrophic violence. But in reality, it was more like an ultimatum to Hamas, write @lukebroadwater.bsky.social @shawnmccreesh.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
Trump and Netanyahu Tell Hamas to Accept Their Peace Plan, or Else
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September 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Trump casts his plan for a cease-fire in Gaza as a landmark deal to bring peace after two years of catastrophic violence. But in reality, it was more like an ultimatum to Hamas, write @lukebroadwater.bsky.social @shawnmccreesh.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
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At home, Trump is targeting political foes. Abroad, he has a different message: Let bygones be bygones, even with those trying to assassinate him or working with Al Qaeda, in the interests of peace and profit. @lukebroadwater.bsky.social Jonathan Swan Vivian Nereim www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/w...
Vengeful at Home, Trump Takes His Forgiving Side on Tour
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May 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
At home, Trump is targeting political foes. Abroad, he has a different message: Let bygones be bygones, even with those trying to assassinate him or working with Al Qaeda, in the interests of peace and profit. @lukebroadwater.bsky.social Jonathan Swan Vivian Nereim www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/w...
The Trump administration has threatened to block Harvard University from enrolling international students unless the school hands over detailed information about the student body, in yet another escalation of the government’s fight against higher education.
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Trump Threatens to Block International Students Unless Harvard Shares Student Data
The demand from the Department of Homeland Security is an escalation in President Trump’s fight against Harvard, the country’s oldest and richest university.
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April 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The Trump administration has threatened to block Harvard University from enrolling international students unless the school hands over detailed information about the student body, in yet another escalation of the government’s fight against higher education.
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on Congress by @anniekarni.bsky.social & @lukebroadwater.bsky.social. Luke & Annie did the best job I've seen of really describing the incentive structures that govern our politics & how much the fulcrum of the GOP has moved rightward. Give it a listen and subscribe to get my podcasts in your inbox
April 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
on Congress by @anniekarni.bsky.social & @lukebroadwater.bsky.social. Luke & Annie did the best job I've seen of really describing the incentive structures that govern our politics & how much the fulcrum of the GOP has moved rightward. Give it a listen and subscribe to get my podcasts in your inbox
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Wonderful to discuss tariffs, Tax Day, and our work @budgetlab.bsky.social with @stephruhle.bsky.social on @msnbc.com's 11th Hour last night
Also featuring the great @gilliantett.bsky.social, @jonallendc.bsky.social and @lukebroadwater.bsky.social
Link here:
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Also featuring the great @gilliantett.bsky.social, @jonallendc.bsky.social and @lukebroadwater.bsky.social
Link here:
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'Traders are like vultures': Who's raking in money during the tariff chaos
As the Trump administration keeps talking about the trade deals they're going to make, American businesses and consumers are caught in the whiplash of the tariff policies. But Wall Street traders are ...
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April 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Wonderful to discuss tariffs, Tax Day, and our work @budgetlab.bsky.social with @stephruhle.bsky.social on @msnbc.com's 11th Hour last night
Also featuring the great @gilliantett.bsky.social, @jonallendc.bsky.social and @lukebroadwater.bsky.social
Link here:
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Also featuring the great @gilliantett.bsky.social, @jonallendc.bsky.social and @lukebroadwater.bsky.social
Link here:
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“I speak Republican and you speak Democratic, and I need the intermediary,” Netanyahu once told an Israeli diplomat.
“Netanyahu always thought of himself as some pedigree neocon that belongs in the right wing of the Republican Party.”
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“Netanyahu always thought of himself as some pedigree neocon that belongs in the right wing of the Republican Party.”
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Trump and Israel's Netanyahu to Meet at White House
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April 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“I speak Republican and you speak Democratic, and I need the intermediary,” Netanyahu once told an Israeli diplomat.
“Netanyahu always thought of himself as some pedigree neocon that belongs in the right wing of the Republican Party.”
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“Netanyahu always thought of himself as some pedigree neocon that belongs in the right wing of the Republican Party.”
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Breaking News: The far-right activist Laura Loomer urged President Trump to fire national security officials during an Oval Office meeting.
Laura Loomer Pushes Trump to Fire National Security Officials in Oval Office Meeting
During the 30-minute meeting, Laura Loomer excoriated National Security Council officials in front of the president and Michael Waltz, the national security adviser.
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April 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Breaking News: The far-right activist Laura Loomer urged President Trump to fire national security officials during an Oval Office meeting.
“We’re talking about doing something extraordinary here for the government to sentence people to what’s essentially slave labor, torture, prison in El Salvador based on nothing, based on having a flower tattoo.”
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Joe Rogan, Voices on the Right Raise Alarm Over Trump’s Immigration Moves
The cracks in support show how seriously some conservatives are taking the administration’s aggressive and at times slapdash tactics.
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April 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
“We’re talking about doing something extraordinary here for the government to sentence people to what’s essentially slave labor, torture, prison in El Salvador based on nothing, based on having a flower tattoo.”
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Don't miss today's show at noon.
The New York Times' @anniekarni.bsky.social and @lukebroadwater.bsky.social discuss their new book, 'Mad House.'
It's an account of the chaos and disorder of U.S. Congress, told by two reporters who have covered it closely.
The New York Times' @anniekarni.bsky.social and @lukebroadwater.bsky.social discuss their new book, 'Mad House.'
It's an account of the chaos and disorder of U.S. Congress, told by two reporters who have covered it closely.
April 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Don't miss today's show at noon.
The New York Times' @anniekarni.bsky.social and @lukebroadwater.bsky.social discuss their new book, 'Mad House.'
It's an account of the chaos and disorder of U.S. Congress, told by two reporters who have covered it closely.
The New York Times' @anniekarni.bsky.social and @lukebroadwater.bsky.social discuss their new book, 'Mad House.'
It's an account of the chaos and disorder of U.S. Congress, told by two reporters who have covered it closely.
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Tomorrow, a peak into the chaos of Congress with @lukebroadwater.bsky.social and @anniekarni.bsky.social.
Their new book, 'Mad House,' is a first-hand account of rock bottom in the legislative branch, and the pettiness and egomania that got us there.
Their new book, 'Mad House,' is a first-hand account of rock bottom in the legislative branch, and the pettiness and egomania that got us there.
March 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Tomorrow, a peak into the chaos of Congress with @lukebroadwater.bsky.social and @anniekarni.bsky.social.
Their new book, 'Mad House,' is a first-hand account of rock bottom in the legislative branch, and the pettiness and egomania that got us there.
Their new book, 'Mad House,' is a first-hand account of rock bottom in the legislative branch, and the pettiness and egomania that got us there.
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Great to see these journalists in Baltimore on the patio at The Ivy Bookshop today
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to talk about "Madhouse: How Donald Trump, MAGA Mean Girls, a Former Used Car Salesman, a Florida Nepo Baby, and a Man with Rats in His Walls Broke Congress."
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to talk about "Madhouse: How Donald Trump, MAGA Mean Girls, a Former Used Car Salesman, a Florida Nepo Baby, and a Man with Rats in His Walls Broke Congress."
March 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Great to see these journalists in Baltimore on the patio at The Ivy Bookshop today
@anniekarni.bsky.social
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to talk about "Madhouse: How Donald Trump, MAGA Mean Girls, a Former Used Car Salesman, a Florida Nepo Baby, and a Man with Rats in His Walls Broke Congress."
@anniekarni.bsky.social
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to talk about "Madhouse: How Donald Trump, MAGA Mean Girls, a Former Used Car Salesman, a Florida Nepo Baby, and a Man with Rats in His Walls Broke Congress."
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If you're in the DC area today, come see the fabulous @anniekarni.bsky.social @lukebroadwater.bsky.social discuss "Mad House," their rollicking new book about the wildest Congress of our lifetime at 3 pm at the main @politicsprose.bsky.social on Connecticut Avenue. politics-prose.com/karni-broadw...
Annie Karni & Luke Broadwater — Mad House - with Peter Baker — at Conn Ave
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March 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
If you're in the DC area today, come see the fabulous @anniekarni.bsky.social @lukebroadwater.bsky.social discuss "Mad House," their rollicking new book about the wildest Congress of our lifetime at 3 pm at the main @politicsprose.bsky.social on Connecticut Avenue. politics-prose.com/karni-broadw...
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At @strandbookstore.bsky.social tonight, stories of Boebert, MTG, Mike Johnson, and the rest of the MAD HOUSE that is the GOP House caucus. Great to hear from @anniekarni.bsky.social @lukebroadwater.bsky.social and Maggie Haberman!
March 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
At @strandbookstore.bsky.social tonight, stories of Boebert, MTG, Mike Johnson, and the rest of the MAD HOUSE that is the GOP House caucus. Great to hear from @anniekarni.bsky.social @lukebroadwater.bsky.social and Maggie Haberman!
Open government experts have raised another concern as well: the rise in usage of disappearing messaging apps like Signal, which they say could become a way for officials to skirt the requirements of federal laws meant to preserve government records.
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Another Problem With That Signal Chat? The Messages Disappear.
The Presidential Records Act and the Federal Records Act require officials to preserve communications related to government business.
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March 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Open government experts have raised another concern as well: the rise in usage of disappearing messaging apps like Signal, which they say could become a way for officials to skirt the requirements of federal laws meant to preserve government records.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u...
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Appeals Court keeps restraining order in place that for now is preventing the Trump admin from carrying out more summary deportations under the Alien Enemies Act
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Appeals Court Maintains Block on Trump’s Deportation Flights Under Wartime Power
The panel said that while further argument was needed, lawyers for the migrants would likely succeed in their claims that the Venezuelans had been denied due process.
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March 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Appeals Court keeps restraining order in place that for now is preventing the Trump admin from carrying out more summary deportations under the Alien Enemies Act
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New York Times reporters @anniekarni.bsky.social and @lukebroadwater.bsky.social spoke with @mina-kim.bsky.social about "Mad House" and how MAGA extremism became mainstream in Congress.
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How MAGA Took Over Congress with NYT’s Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater
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❓ What does congressional dysfunction signal to you?
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How MAGA Took Over Congress with NYT’s Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater | KQED
We talk to Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater about how MAGA extremism became mainstream in Congress, along with the latest political news.
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Just out: "Mad House," the wild, this-can't-possibly-be-true-and-yet-it-is inside account of an off-its-rocker Congress by two of our absolute best, @anniekarni.bsky.social @lukebroadwater.bsky.social. You won't want to put it down.
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Mad House: How Donald Trump, MAGA Mean Girls, a Former Used Car Salesman, a Florida Nepo Baby, and a Man with Rats in His Walls Broke Congress
An exclusive fly-on-the-wall account of the epic dysfunction of the American Congress, from the rotating cast of failed Speakers to the MAGA efforts to impeach President Joe Biden to the insanity of t...
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March 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Just out: "Mad House," the wild, this-can't-possibly-be-true-and-yet-it-is inside account of an off-its-rocker Congress by two of our absolute best, @anniekarni.bsky.social @lukebroadwater.bsky.social. You won't want to put it down.
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Breaking News: The Atlantic published the full exchange of texts about U.S. strikes in Yemen among top Trump administration officials. The group chat had inadvertently included an Atlantic journalist, Jeffrey Goldberg.
Follow live updates.
Follow live updates.
Trump Officials' Signal Chat Transcript Is Published as Criticism Mounts Over Leak: Live Updates
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March 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Breaking News: The Atlantic published the full exchange of texts about U.S. strikes in Yemen among top Trump administration officials. The group chat had inadvertently included an Atlantic journalist, Jeffrey Goldberg.
Follow live updates.
Follow live updates.
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TONIGHT: Trump’s top intel officials downplay leak-National Security Advisor Waltz shares his explanation-& Trump's tariff “liberation day” approaches
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TONIGHT: Trump’s top intel officials downplay leak-National Security Advisor Waltz shares his explanation-& Trump's tariff “liberation day” approaches
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Wild part of @anniekarni.bsky.social @lukebroadwater.bsky.social New book Mad House:
-Marjorie Taylor Greene blasted Lauren Boebert for going for going to Manhattan to support Trump but not show up for her son Tyler. "I don't respect her enough to fight her or say anything to her."
-Marjorie Taylor Greene blasted Lauren Boebert for going for going to Manhattan to support Trump but not show up for her son Tyler. "I don't respect her enough to fight her or say anything to her."
March 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Wild part of @anniekarni.bsky.social @lukebroadwater.bsky.social New book Mad House:
-Marjorie Taylor Greene blasted Lauren Boebert for going for going to Manhattan to support Trump but not show up for her son Tyler. "I don't respect her enough to fight her or say anything to her."
-Marjorie Taylor Greene blasted Lauren Boebert for going for going to Manhattan to support Trump but not show up for her son Tyler. "I don't respect her enough to fight her or say anything to her."
The pardon erases the conviction and also tens of millions of dollars in forfeitures and restitution that Mr. Archer had been ordered to pay.
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Trump Pardons Former Business Partner of Hunter Biden Who Testified About the Bidens
Devon Archer had won fans on the right for cooperating with congressional Republicans investigating the Biden family.
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March 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The pardon erases the conviction and also tens of millions of dollars in forfeitures and restitution that Mr. Archer had been ordered to pay.
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WED at 10AM:
New York Times reporters @anniekarni.bsky.social and @lukebroadwater.bsky.social join to talk about "Mad House" and how MAGA extremism became mainstream in Congress.
❓ What does congressional dysfunction signal to you?
New York Times reporters @anniekarni.bsky.social and @lukebroadwater.bsky.social join to talk about "Mad House" and how MAGA extremism became mainstream in Congress.
❓ What does congressional dysfunction signal to you?
'Mad House' exposes Congressional disfunction, from petty feuds to physical threats
The MAGA-controlled 118th House passed only 27 bills that became law — the lowest number since the Great Depression. Journalists Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater examine the chaos in a new book.
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March 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
WED at 10AM:
New York Times reporters @anniekarni.bsky.social and @lukebroadwater.bsky.social join to talk about "Mad House" and how MAGA extremism became mainstream in Congress.
❓ What does congressional dysfunction signal to you?
New York Times reporters @anniekarni.bsky.social and @lukebroadwater.bsky.social join to talk about "Mad House" and how MAGA extremism became mainstream in Congress.
❓ What does congressional dysfunction signal to you?
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Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the Democratic leader, urged President Trump to fire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for discussing sensitive details of a pending strike in Yemen in a high-level group Signal chat that included a journalist.
Jeffries Calls on Trump to Fire Hegseth
The House minority leader became the highest-ranking Democrat to demand the defense secretary be terminated, saying he was “unqualified” and a national security risk.
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March 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the Democratic leader, urged President Trump to fire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for discussing sensitive details of a pending strike in Yemen in a high-level group Signal chat that included a journalist.