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Catherine Rampell

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MSNBC anchor/co-host of The Weekend: Primetime, Sat/Sun 6-9pm. Fmrly WashPost syndicated op-ed columnist. Currently on parental leave. Econ, politics, immigration, tax, etc. + occasional theater nerdery.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Jul 23

Some professional news: After more than a decade of columnizing at The Washington Post, I'm taking the buyout.
This is my last column. It is my advice to any other lucky pundits who land a perch like this -- with 11 principles I've aspired to, even if I haven't always achieved them:
wapo.st/3TU2fGw

Opinion | 11 tips for becoming a columnist

Here’s my advice for handling the awesome responsibility of this job.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 4h

Trump’s immigration crackdown is risking higher food prices for Americans, according to the Trump admin itself.  DOL warned in an obscure document last week that “near total cessation of the inflow of illegal aliens” is threatening “stability of domestic food production and prices for US consumers.”

Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices

U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 15h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14h

Law and order www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Nearly half of FBI agents in major offices reassigned to immigration enforcement

Data shows stunning shift in law enforcement priorities that has raised public safety concerns

www.theguardian.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 16h

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Jose Pagliery @josepagliery.bsky.social · 1d

Oh come on. On an official document?

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20h

Trump proposing 100% tariffs on China

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 1d

Not as prestigious as an actual Nobel, but still in the vaunted tradition of awards Republicans make up to give Trump.

Senator Rick Scott giving Donald Trump a trophy at Mar-a-Lago.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

The largest solar project in Nevada has been canceled amidst the Trump administration's federal permitting freeze.
It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power. heatmap.news/sparks/esmer...

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

The Education Department has hired at least 9 people from the America First Policy Institute, co-founded by Secretary Linda McMahon.

The think tank’s listed goals include ending the separation of church and state and “plant[ing] Jesus in every space.”

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Paul Ingrassia, Trump’s nominee to head up the Office of Special Counsel, cancelled a female colleague’s hotel reservation on a work trip so he could stay with her, and they ended up sharing a room after she learned she didn't have a hotel room. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Key Trump nominee accused of sexual harassment

Paul Ingrassia has been investigated for allegedly harassing a lower-ranking colleague, according to administration officials. Fearing retaliation, the woman later withdrew a complaint, and Ingrassia ...

www.politico.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans have had 15 years to come up with an Obamacare replacement plan. They still haven’t

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Thune: "The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give people health insurance that is higher quality and more affordable."

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Immigrants have been awarded 40% of the Nobel Prizes won by Americans in chemistry, medicine and physics since 2000. nfap.com/research/new...

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump administration said it isn’t planning to impose tariffs on generic drugs from foreign countries, which make up most of medications dispensed in the U.S. www.wsj.com/health/pharm...

Exclusive | Trump Excludes Generics From Big Pharma Tariff Plan

The administration has been weighing duties for months on a range of products and ingredients in a national-security tariff investigation.

www.wsj.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 2d

Everyone's a media critic now www.rappler.com/world/global...

Pope Leo urges news outlets not to 'sell out' for click-bait

On the use of artificial intelligence tools, Pope Leo asks reporters to fight against 'junk' information and to help people recognize fact from fiction

www.rappler.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 2d

Trump credits his tariff policy (??) for Gaza deal. What exactly does he think we are importing from Hamas?
www.nbcnews.com/world/middle...

Trump suggests tariffs played a role in peace deal

Trump said during a Fox News interview tonight that his tariffs may have played a role in getting Israel and Hamas to sign off on the first phase of a peace

www.nbcnews.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 2d

Oh no, my second-favorite store is closing :((( gothamist.com/news/rei-shu...

REI shutting down SoHo store, its only NYC location

The company's Paramus location is also closing.

gothamist.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 2d

McCormick spice company has a $140 million tariff problem www.thebanner.com/economy/mcco...

McCormick spice company has a $140 million tariff problem

McCormick & Company, a spice giant based in Hunt Valley, said in an earnings call Tuesday that it anticipates $140 million in annual costs associated with President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

www.thebanner.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 2d

What happened to all those constitutional conservatives in Congress?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 2d

White House officials have held increasingly serious discussions in recent days about President Donald Trump invoking the Insurrection Act, a rarely used 19th century law that gives the president the power to deploy active-duty troops inside the U.S. for law enforcement purposes

Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say

A decision is not expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked.

www.nbcnews.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 2d

Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee threatens rural schools and hospitals reliant on immigrant workers www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee threatens rural schools and hospitals reliant on immigrant workers

The new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas spells trouble for rural parts of the U.S. that rely on immigrants to fill vacancies in skilled professions

www.washingtonpost.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 3d

How can you tell Democrats have the upper hand in the week-old shutdown fight? Marjorie Taylor Greene just endorsed their key demand.
From the great @citizencohn.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...