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White House correspondent PBS News Hour
@elizlanders.bsky.social PinnedI am so incredibly excited and honored to be taking this next step in my career to join PBS News Hour as the White House correspondent, starting next month. deadline.com/2025/08/liz-...
@dougaadams.bsky.socialReposted by @elizlanders.bsky.socialAs Congress and a growing number of states are calling for some sort of regulation of prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket - @elizlanders.bsky.social spoke with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour about the need for guardrails. @pbsnews.org
@pbsnews.orgReposted by @elizlanders.bsky.socialWhen the president has an open event, the designated TV pool network distributes it.
But on Monday, those cameras were dark. That's because the White House TV pool banded together and refused to cover Trump's events after he banned CNN, Politico and MS NOW.
@elizlanders.bsky.social explains.
@dougaadams.bsky.socialReposted by @elizlanders.bsky.socialRepublicans are gathering in TX for a convention, complete with balloon drop… But it’s more Trump rally than convention. @elizlanders.bsky.social is in Dallas and has this look at who will be there … and who won’t. Our @pbsnews.org segment with @kylemidura.bsky.social
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@dougaadams.bsky.socialReposted by @elizlanders.bsky.socialBig Friday as SCOTUS allows Trump ballroom construction to continue … for now at least. And as DC prepares for its Indy car Grand Prix @elizlanders.bsky.social looks at who’s paying for all this, and what perks big donors are getting.
Our @pbsnews.org segment tonight
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@elizlanders.bsky.socialU.S. SUPREME COURT LETS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CONTINUE CONSTRUCTION ON WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM FOR NOW.
@dougaadams.bsky.socialReposted by @elizlanders.bsky.socialCandidates who question the 2020 election are on the ballot for key offices in at least a half dozen battleground states.
We take a look at election deniers: Who they are? Can they win? And what happens if they do?
@elizlanders.bsky.social reports @pbsnews.org
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@dougaadams.bsky.socialReposted by @elizlanders.bsky.socialTrump's WH projects alone will cost over $900 million. While his personal fundraising has raised hundreds of millions, donors have won access & more. And taxpayers will stay bear some cost.
Is it a gift, or a grift?
Our @pbsnews.org story: @elizlanders.bsky.social reports
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@washingtonweekpbs.bsky.socialReposted by @elizlanders.bsky.socialLiz Landers (@elizlanders.bsky.social) has been reporting on the situation aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, where reports describe appalling conditions and declining mental health.
She shares how sailors' families have reacted to the president's comments about the ship.
@elizlanders.bsky.socialI need to! I am going to work on this!
@elizlanders.bsky.socialPBS News Hour confirms from a board member that the Kennedy Center board voted to close the main building for 2 years for renovations. The board also voted in favor of a resolution to add this to the outside of the building: “Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump.”
@pbsnews.orgReposted by @elizlanders.bsky.socialThe costs behind President Donald Trump's construction projects in Washington, D.C., are growing. Who's paying?
@elizlanders.bsky.social has this update on some of the president's projects and how they're being funded.
@dougaadams.bsky.socialReposted by @elizlanders.bsky.socialLast week President Trump made sweeping claims about China meddling in US elections. But this week Trump & Rubio have seemed to downplay the issue. @elizlanders.bsky.social reports on why the about face.
Our @pbsnews.org segment tonight.
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@pbsnews.orgReposted by @elizlanders.bsky.socialWith scaffolding and a tarp now up on the North Portico, the White House appears to be undergoing some sort of additional construction or restoration work.
PBS News' @elizlanders.bsky.social asked the Trump administration for more about what's happening. Here's what she found out.
@elizlanders.bsky.socialPresident Trump was just asked if he will sign the bipartisan housing bill that passed last week: "I don't know. I think it's so unimportant by compared to the SAVE America Act...To me, compared to the Save America Act, just about everything is a big yawn."
@dougaadams.bsky.socialReposted by @elizlanders.bsky.socialA new study finds that, for some, the criminal behavior that defined Jan 6th didn’t always stop after that day.
@elizlanders.bsky.social takes a look at efforts by Trump & allies to rewrite the history of the J6 Capitol attack… and what it means
Our @pbsnews.org story
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@elizlanders.bsky.socialI asked Dr. Oz in today’s White House briefing what qualifications - as laid by congressional statue- Bill Pulte has to be the acting director of national intelligence:
@dougaadams.bsky.socialReposted by @elizlanders.bsky.socialA sitting president not only owning stocks but actively trading them while in office is unprecedented in modern history. We spoke with @danalexander21.bsky.social and @rwpusa.bsky.social about the implications. @elizlanders.bsky.social reports @pbsnews.org
@dougaadams.bsky.socialReposted by @elizlanders.bsky.socialThe DOJ says it will suspend its $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund to comply with a court order … temporarily blocking payments that could have gone to January 6 participants.
@elizlanders.bsky.social with what we know … and what we don’t.
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@dougaadams.bsky.socialReposted by @elizlanders.bsky.socialIt’s one thing to talk about the stock market, as President Trump does often. But it’s quite another to actively trade stocks while in office.
Our @pbsnews.org look at Trump’s disclosure of stock trades & the ethical concerns. @elizlanders.bsky.social reports.
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@dougaadams.bsky.socialReposted by @elizlanders.bsky.socialSome state elections officials are concerned about voter intimidation and the possibility of armed federal agents at the polls. @elizlanders.bsky.social spoke with NM Sec of state @sosmaggie.bsky.social about midterm election security
Our @pbsnews.org conversation
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