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Tamara Keith @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social · 8d

There’s more new gold stuff on the colonnade at the White House. New since this morning. So many pieces of flair.

Tamara Keith @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social · 8d

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.

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Tamara Keith @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social · Sep 4

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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Tamara Keith @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social · Aug 30

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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Tamara Keith @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social · Jul 29

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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Tamara Keith @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social · Jul 23

Rose Garden paving project update. It is coming along. The stone is bright white.

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Tamara Keith @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social · Jul 21

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.

adoptastation.org

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Tamara Keith @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social · Jul 3

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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Tamara Keith @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social · Jul 1

Just getting a little rain here at the White House. (Sarcasm font, it’s a lot) @capitalweather

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Tamara Keith @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social · Jul 1

Just getting a little rain here at the White House. (Sarcasm font, it’s a lot) @capitalweather

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Tamara Keith @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social · Jun 30

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

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Tamara Keith @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social · Jun 10

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.

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Tamara Keith @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social · May 10

This is really just a test. But, Happy Friday to all.

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Tamara Keith @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social · Apr 23

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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Tamara Keith @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social · Apr 23

OK. This is pretty cool, from today's @washingtonpost.com o. Sorry for the spoiler!

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Tamara Keith @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social · Apr 1

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 Podcast Academy @podcastacademy.bsky.social · Mar 31

🏛️ The NPR Politics Podcast takes home Best Politics or Opinion Podcast, delivering insightful and thoughtful commentary on current events. 🗳️ #Ambies2025 #BestPoliticsPodcast

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Tamara Keith @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social · Mar 27

"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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NPR @npr.org · Mar 18

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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Emily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social · Mar 15

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!

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David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social · Mar 15

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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'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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stephen fowler @stphnfwlr.com · Feb 25

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.

stephen fowler @stphnfwlr.com · Feb 25

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

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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Tamara Keith @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social · Feb 24

Mine obviously know it is me, and are trying to get more cash.

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Tamara Keith @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social · Feb 8

I have a refurbished air wrap and it has really changed the game for me.

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Tamara Keith @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social · Feb 7

One of the great gifts my 6 year old has given me is having no interest in those books. His big brother loved them.

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Tamara Keith @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social · Feb 4

I’m also reachable via Signal if you have story tips or documents to share.

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