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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 9d

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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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · May 15

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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Luke Broadwater @lukebroadwater.bsky.social · Apr 17

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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Brian Rosenwald @brianros1.bsky.social · Apr 17

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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natasharsarin.bsky.social @natasharsarin.bsky.social · Apr 16

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

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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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Luke Broadwater @lukebroadwater.bsky.social · Apr 7

“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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Trump Administration Live Updates: Trump and Israel's Netanyahu to Meet at White House

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Apr 3

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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Luke Broadwater @lukebroadwater.bsky.social · Apr 2

“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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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · Apr 1

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.

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · Mar 31

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.

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Elaine A @elaine2action.bsky.social · Mar 30

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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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · Mar 29

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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Matthew Budman, book guy @matthewbudman.bsky.social · Mar 28

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!

Annie Karni, Luke Broadwater, and Maggie Haberman at the Strand 3/27/25

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Luke Broadwater @lukebroadwater.bsky.social · Mar 27

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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Charlie Savage @charliesavage.bsky.social · Mar 26

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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KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · Mar 27

🎧 Listen to the podcast!

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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KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · Mar 26

🎙️ ON AIR:

We're talking w/ New York Times reporters @anniekarni.bsky.social and @lukebroadwater.bsky.social about "Mad House" and how MAGA extremism became mainstream in Congress.

❓ 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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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · Mar 26

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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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Mar 26

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.

Trump Officials' Signal Chat Transcript Is Published as Criticism Mounts Over Leak: Live Updates

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11thhourmsnbc.bsky.social @11thhourmsnbc.bsky.social · Mar 26

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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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Mar 26

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."

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Luke Broadwater @lukebroadwater.bsky.social · Mar 26

The pardon erases the conviction and also tens of millions of dollars in forfeitures and restitution that Mr. Archer had been ordered to pay.

W/ @kenvogel.bsky.social

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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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KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · Mar 26

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?

'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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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Mar 25

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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Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · Mar 25

Looking ahead, we'll likely see more Congressional disfunction, rather than less — especially since "it seems that voters actually like the fisticuffs." @lukebroadwater.bsky.social @anniekarni.bsky.social

'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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