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White House reporter at the Washington Post. Focused on politics, policy and public health. Democracy dies in darkness. Find me on Signal: username dan_diamond.01
@ddiamond.bsky.socialTrump today suggested the “Ocean of Americas” as a new name for the Atlantic or Pacific. The president also floated the idea of naming an ocean after himself.
@ddiamond.bsky.socialHuh. Former GOP governor Bill Graves on why he's endorsing Democrat @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social for Senate:
"I’ve just been terribly disappointed and alarmed at the congressional level in the Republicans’ willingness to yield so easily, so readily, to this executive branch."
@ddiamond.bsky.socialTrump's event today is part of his push to celebrate Columbus + Italian Americans ahead of the midterms. “The Italian people are very happy about it. Remember when you go to the voting booths, I reinstated Columbus Day,” Trump said earlier this year.
@ddiamond.bsky.socialTrump claims Hollywood stopped using Italian names in mob movies because of discrimination fears. “You weren’t allowed to use Italian names,” Trump says, speaking at an event to honor Christopher Columbus. “I said, no, no, you have to understand the Italians, they love it.”
@ddiamond.bsky.socialNew: Trump is sending emails to millions of Medicare enrollees today to tout $90 payments and his broader health policies. Democrats and advocates have said the move is an inappropriate stunt. with @iarnsdorf.bsky.social
@ddiamond.bsky.socialTrump's midterm message to Italian Americans: remember what I did for Christopher Columbus. After protesters toppled Columbus statues in 2020, Trump has brought one to the White House + plans to publicly celebrate Columbus tomorrow. with @oliviacgeorge.bsky.social
@ddiamond.bsky.socialU.S. officials and other experts are urging Russia to release more info about reported case of plague lab-leak.
@ashishkjha.bsky.social: "We don’t really have a full understanding of what was going on in this facility."
with @lenasun.bsky.social and Mary Ilyushina.
@ddiamond.bsky.socialNew: Trump’s abrupt announcement to send $90 payments to seniors by dipping into a Medicare fund has rattled Capitol Hill. One GOP aide told WaPo that lawmakers had planned to use the money to offset funding for community health centers, diabetes programs and other initiatives.
@ddiamond.bsky.socialfeel like I just got RickRolled by @legistorm.com
@ddiamond.bsky.socialPresident Trump suggested to Time magazine that he’s looking into ways to preserve his changes to the Oval Office. He also said he rejected a Secret Service idea to tear down and replace the Oval Office.
@ddiamond.bsky.socialAmy Klobuchar is out with a new fundraising email based on her Senate clash with Eric Schmitt: “Get your facts straight before calling someone a dirtbag.”
@ddiamond.bsky.socialmissed this earlier, but an enterprising staffer in Schmitt's office apparently added a picture of the Atlanta Hawks arena to the senator's posterboard
@ddiamond.bsky.socialNew: Trump last week said that he would convert his planned triumphal arch into a "military complex."
But officials steering the project said in a Tuesday meeting that they had no more info and were proceeding with the original arch design as planned.
More at @washingtonpost.com →
@ddiamond.bsky.socialIn today’s Post: a visual look at how Trump is physically remaking Washington.
His supporters are cheering his renovations and additions.
Many DC residents want him to stop.
@ddiamond.bsky.socialChris Klomp, who’s currently going through Senate confirmation to be deputy HHS secretary, appears to be off the panel.
@ddiamond.bsky.socialNew: the White House is reopening part of Lafayette Square, the public park across the street, after fencing it off 8 months ago. White House official tells The Post that Secret Service is balancing public access against security risks to Trump, and a formal update is coming soon.
@ddiamond.bsky.socialRussell Brand, who's awaiting trial in London next month on rape and sexual assault charges, will moderate a panel at DC's MAHA summit tomorrow on reforming a U.S. health agency
@ddiamond.bsky.socialTrump vowed to go all-out campaigning for GOP. But first: it’s time for golf and college football.
@ddiamond.bsky.socialWe reported in July that Trump was speeding up his helipad project because he wanted to show it off to Xi. Today Trump gave the Chinese president a 10-minute tour of the project. Trump and the White House have also repeatedly shared video of the tour.
@ddiamond.bsky.socialNew: Trump officials are ending a federally required review of how President Donald Trump’s planned arch would harm historic sites. The move would conclude one of the last remaining steps before Trump can begin construction on the arch.
