Tamara Keith
@tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social
Senior White House Correspondent, NPR, co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast, Politics Monday on PBS NewsHour. Carries a big fuzzy microphone. Loves concerts, cooking, running and my boys.
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There’s more new gold stuff on the colonnade at the White House. New since this morning. So many pieces of flair.
September 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
There’s more new gold stuff on the colonnade at the White House. New since this morning. So many pieces of flair.
Very excited to get my friend John Davis’s new book in the mail. As someone who was also introduced to punk rock through mix tapes in the 90s, this is a fun read.
September 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Very excited to get my friend John Davis’s new book in the mail. As someone who was also introduced to punk rock through mix tapes in the 90s, this is a fun read.
President Trump is hosting his first event in the newly decked-out Rose Garden tonight. Here’s my story about the renovation and the history of the iconic garden (turned patio). Trump makes over the Rose Garden, Mar-a-Lago style
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September 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
President Trump is hosting his first event in the newly decked-out Rose Garden tonight. Here’s my story about the renovation and the history of the iconic garden (turned patio). Trump makes over the Rose Garden, Mar-a-Lago style
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Mark Knoller truly was a legend, a White House correspondent I was very lucky to work alongside. Even long after he retired, Mark would pull up his word doc of presidential statistics when I needed help for a story. He is going to be so sorely missed. www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-kn...
Mark Knoller, longtime CBS News correspondent, dies at 73
Mark Knoller was, to put it simply, a legend. For decades, everyone in the White House press corps knew him as the unofficial presidential historian and statistician.
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August 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Mark Knoller truly was a legend, a White House correspondent I was very lucky to work alongside. Even long after he retired, Mark would pull up his word doc of presidential statistics when I needed help for a story. He is going to be so sorely missed. www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-kn...
President Trump plans to build a ballroom at the White House. It’s an idea he’s been pitching for at least 15 years. www.npr.org/2025/07/30/n...
Why Trump is obsessed with building a White House ballroom
As President Trump bends the federal government to fit his agenda, he is also gilding the White House to suit his aesthetics. And there's one more thing he really wants: a ballroom.
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July 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
President Trump plans to build a ballroom at the White House. It’s an idea he’s been pitching for at least 15 years. www.npr.org/2025/07/30/n...
Rose Garden paving project update. It is coming along. The stone is bright white.
July 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Rose Garden paving project update. It is coming along. The stone is bright white.
A lot of people have been asking how to help public radio/TV weather this current storm. One of my concerns has been making sure the most vulnerable stations that serve small populations in rural areas get the support they need to keep going. This new site offers a roadmap. adoptastation.org
Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media
Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.
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July 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A lot of people have been asking how to help public radio/TV weather this current storm. One of my concerns has been making sure the most vulnerable stations that serve small populations in rural areas get the support they need to keep going. This new site offers a roadmap. adoptastation.org
Our very special "Independence Day" tradition lives on in today's episode of the NPR Politics Podcast...also a roundup of a very busy week in political news, including President Trump's big legislative win. www.npr.org/2025/07/03/1...
Congress delivers Trump a win with tax and spending bill : The NPR Politics Podcast
Congress narrowly passed President Trump's massive tax and spending bill this week. We discuss what the GOP victory could mean for the 2026 midterm elections. And, we look at the message the…
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July 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Our very special "Independence Day" tradition lives on in today's episode of the NPR Politics Podcast...also a roundup of a very busy week in political news, including President Trump's big legislative win. www.npr.org/2025/07/03/1...
Just getting a little rain here at the White House. (Sarcasm font, it’s a lot) @capitalweather
July 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Just getting a little rain here at the White House. (Sarcasm font, it’s a lot) @capitalweather
Just getting a little rain here at the White House. (Sarcasm font, it’s a lot) @capitalweather
July 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Just getting a little rain here at the White House. (Sarcasm font, it’s a lot) @capitalweather
The annual @cwsoftballgame is coming up on July 16. This year I am playing for my friend Dr. Patricia Gaffney, who has metastatic breast cancer. The game raises money for the @youngsurvivalcoalition, which helps young women facing breast cancer. Buy tix: www.gofevo.com/event/2025CWSG
June 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The annual @cwsoftballgame is coming up on July 16. This year I am playing for my friend Dr. Patricia Gaffney, who has metastatic breast cancer. The game raises money for the @youngsurvivalcoalition, which helps young women facing breast cancer. Buy tix: www.gofevo.com/event/2025CWSG
The Rose Garden demolition is underway. “We’re going to put a beautiful stone surface down so that people -- for instance, we had something the other day and it actually didn't rain for three or four days and the women were still getting stuck in the grass,” Trump said May 4.
June 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The Rose Garden demolition is underway. “We’re going to put a beautiful stone surface down so that people -- for instance, we had something the other day and it actually didn't rain for three or four days and the women were still getting stuck in the grass,” Trump said May 4.
This is really just a test. But, Happy Friday to all.
May 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This is really just a test. But, Happy Friday to all.
In honor of Senator Durbin's @durbin.senate.gov retirement announcement, I share the greatest House floor speech of all time via @c-span.bsky.social. www.c-span.org/clip/house-p...
Dick Durbin floor speech on baseball bats
Dick Durbin floor speech on baseball bats #
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April 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
In honor of Senator Durbin's @durbin.senate.gov retirement announcement, I share the greatest House floor speech of all time via @c-span.bsky.social. www.c-span.org/clip/house-p...
OK. This is pretty cool, from today's @washingtonpost.com o. Sorry for the spoiler!
April 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
OK. This is pretty cool, from today's @washingtonpost.com o. Sorry for the spoiler!
Very cool to win an Ambie! A giant thank you to the Podcast Academy and our dedicated, engaged listeners who come to us for political news.
🏛️ The NPR Politics Podcast takes home Best Politics or Opinion Podcast, delivering insightful and thoughtful commentary on current events. 🗳️ #Ambies2025 #BestPoliticsPodcast
April 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Very cool to win an Ambie! A giant thank you to the Podcast Academy and our dedicated, engaged listeners who come to us for political news.
"Today the U.S. government wants to control the AP’s speech. Tomorrow it could be someone else’s." Julie Pace lays out the stakes in AP's suit to restore access to cover the president. They are fighting for all of us.
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Opinion | The AP’s Freedom of Speech—and Yours
A brazen attempt to punish us for using words Trump dislikes.
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March 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
"Today the U.S. government wants to control the AP’s speech. Tomorrow it could be someone else’s." Julie Pace lays out the stakes in AP's suit to restore access to cover the president. They are fighting for all of us.
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15-year-old fire survivor Abel Rivera's home in Altadena burned down in January, and he lost everything — including his medal for finishing the 2024 LA Marathon.
He lost his first LA Marathon medal in the fires -- this weekend he got his second
15-year-old fire survivor Abel Rivera's home in Altadena burned down in January, and he lost everything — including his medal for finishing the 2024 LA Marathon.
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March 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
15-year-old fire survivor Abel Rivera's home in Altadena burned down in January, and he lost everything — including his medal for finishing the 2024 LA Marathon.
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I’m a longtime foreign correspondent for @npr.org covering China, Taiwan, and the broader Asia Pacific. I’m now based in DC after a decade abroad to cover foreign policy and also the international impacts of the U.S. federal restructuring.
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I’m a longtime foreign correspondent for @npr.org covering China, Taiwan, and the broader Asia Pacific. I’m now based in DC after a decade abroad to cover foreign policy and also the international impacts of the U.S. federal restructuring.
DM/Signal me (emilyzfeng.96) with tips + feedback!
March 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Hi!
I’m a longtime foreign correspondent for @npr.org covering China, Taiwan, and the broader Asia Pacific. I’m now based in DC after a decade abroad to cover foreign policy and also the international impacts of the U.S. federal restructuring.
DM/Signal me (emilyzfeng.96) with tips + feedback!
I’m a longtime foreign correspondent for @npr.org covering China, Taiwan, and the broader Asia Pacific. I’m now based in DC after a decade abroad to cover foreign policy and also the international impacts of the U.S. federal restructuring.
DM/Signal me (emilyzfeng.96) with tips + feedback!
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News: "Bloody Saturday" for Voice of America and other U.S.-funded international networks
Mass indefinite suspensions at Voice of America, Radio/TV Marti
Federal contracts severed for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia & more
My NPR story
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Mass indefinite suspensions at Voice of America, Radio/TV Marti
Federal contracts severed for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia & more
My NPR story
www.npr.org/2025/03/15/n...
'Bloody Saturday' at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks
Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.
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March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
News: "Bloody Saturday" for Voice of America and other U.S.-funded international networks
Mass indefinite suspensions at Voice of America, Radio/TV Marti
Federal contracts severed for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia & more
My NPR story
www.npr.org/2025/03/15/n...
Mass indefinite suspensions at Voice of America, Radio/TV Marti
Federal contracts severed for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia & more
My NPR story
www.npr.org/2025/03/15/n...
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The latest update led by @shannonbond.bsky.social features contributions from across @npr.org's newsroom (!) :
@andreahsu.bsky.social @pien-huang.bsky.social, Tom Bowman, @gbrumfiel.bsky.social, @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social, Megan Lim, @hansilowang.bsky.social @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social and more.
@andreahsu.bsky.social @pien-huang.bsky.social, Tom Bowman, @gbrumfiel.bsky.social, @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social, Megan Lim, @hansilowang.bsky.social @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social and more.
NEW on @npr.org | 'What did you do last week' email update
-Federal agencies split on suggested compliance
-one says to assume responding "will be read by malign foreign actors"
-OPM issues belated guidance suggesting it's "voluntary"
-which contradicts Musk/Trump's nonresponse = risking job
-Federal agencies split on suggested compliance
-one says to assume responding "will be read by malign foreign actors"
-OPM issues belated guidance suggesting it's "voluntary"
-which contradicts Musk/Trump's nonresponse = risking job
Trump administration backs off requiring response to "What did you do last week?" email
"No one knows what we are supposed to do," said one federal employee amid conflicting and shifting directives on whether to comply with Elon Musk's directive to list five accomplishments.
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February 25, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The latest update led by @shannonbond.bsky.social features contributions from across @npr.org's newsroom (!) :
@andreahsu.bsky.social @pien-huang.bsky.social, Tom Bowman, @gbrumfiel.bsky.social, @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social, Megan Lim, @hansilowang.bsky.social @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social and more.
@andreahsu.bsky.social @pien-huang.bsky.social, Tom Bowman, @gbrumfiel.bsky.social, @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social, Megan Lim, @hansilowang.bsky.social @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social and more.
I’m also reachable via Signal if you have story tips or documents to share.
February 4, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I’m also reachable via Signal if you have story tips or documents to share.
Standing by in the briefing room for President Trump’s first press briefing in this room since he left office.
January 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Standing by in the briefing room for President Trump’s first press briefing in this room since he left office.
The first press briefing of the second Trump term and the aisles were so packed it took considerable effort just to get to NPR’s seat.
January 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The first press briefing of the second Trump term and the aisles were so packed it took considerable effort just to get to NPR’s seat.
The funeral for Jimmy Carter is wrapping up in the Washington National Cathedral.
January 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The funeral for Jimmy Carter is wrapping up in the Washington National Cathedral.