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https://www.nytimes.com/by/shawn-mccreesh Shawn McCreesh I am a White House correspondent for The New York Times, covering the Trump administration. What I Cover Along with the rest of the Times White House team, I cover the daily decisions, comings and goings, and other newsworthy events involving President Trump, his administration and his orbit. My Background I covered Mr. Trump’s 2024 campaign as a feature writer for the Politics desk. That meant following him around the country — to a bitcoin conference in Nashville; a UFC match in Newark; a college-football game in Tuscaloosa — and interviewing his supporters to better understand their hopes for a second Trump presidency. Before joining The Times in May 2024, I was a feature writer at New York Magazine, where I wrote about media and politics. Journalistic Ethics I share the values of independence and follow the guidelines outlined in The Times’s Ethical Journalism Handbook, which details the standards of integrity that guide all Times journalists. I don’t participate in politics, nor do I make political donations. Contact Me Email: shawn.mccreesh@nytimes.com Latest June 12, 2025 A Night Out for Trump at the Theater, With a Pocket of Dissent Opening night of “Les Misérables” was meant to celebrate the president’s takeover of the Kennedy Center. But he also was forced to encounter his critics. By Shawn McCreesh June 11, 2025 Trumps to Attend ‘Les Misérables’ at Kennedy Center The president and first lady are scheduled to attend the opening night of the musical, one of his favorites, after he seized control of the cultural institution. By Shawn McCreesh June 6, 2025 Documentary Series Goes Inside Trump’s Bubble Advance episodes of “Art of the Surge” offer a rare behind-the-scenes look at the adulatory environment in which Mr. Trump has moved since regaining power. By Shawn McCreesh June 5, 2025 White house memo Trump and Musk’s Relationship Melts Down in Spectacular Fashion The speed of the fallout was breathtaking, with President Trump celebrating Elon Musk during an Oval Office farewell just last Friday. By Shawn McCreesh Leer en español阅读简体中文版閱讀繁體中文版 June 4, 2025 Leopards on the Potomac! Trump Is Delighted by Deal With Saudis for Rare Cats. Move over, pandas. Two Arabian leopards are coming to the National Zoo. By Shawn McCreesh June 3, 2025 Elon Musk Calls Trump Policy Bill a ‘Disgusting Abomination’ The tech executive criticized the president’s legislation in a series of posts on Tuesday, signaling a widening rift with Republicans. By Kate Conger, Michael Gold and Jonathan Swan Leer en español May 30, 2025 A Black Eye at the White House: Did Somebody Punch Elon? The list of possible suspects seemed long. By Shawn McCreesh Leer en español May 29, 2025 Trump is not a TACO fan, it seems. This was featured in live coverage. By Shawn McCreesh May 28, 2025 Pardons Become the Latest Trump Flex The usual rules of politics seem no match for the president’s desire to exploit an unchecked executive power. By Jess Bidgood May 22, 2025 White House Memo A Revealing Joke in the Oval Office About Getting in Trump’s Good Graces The president of South Africa’s wisecrack about a free plane spoke volumes. By Shawn McCreesh May 19, 2025 Melania Trump Joins the President to Sign Revenge Porn Bill She Championed The bill, known as the Take It Down Act, mandates social media platforms to remove sexually explicit images and videos of others. By Shawn McCreesh May 19, 2025 Trump Berates Companies for Warning About Tariff Price Increases The president recently attacked Walmart, saying it should “eat” the costs rather than pass them on to customers. By Tony Romm Leer en español May 16, 2025 White House Memo As Trump Departs the Middle East, He Takes Aim at Critics Back Home President Trump went on a social media posting spree after four days overseas, where he basked in the kind of lavish praise that so delights him. By Shawn McCreesh May 12, 2025 Biden Is Being Evaluated for a ‘Small Nodule’ in His Prostate It is common for a man of Mr. Biden’s age to experience prostate issues. His spokesman declined to elaborate on any details about his care. By Shawn McCreesh and Tyler Pager May 12, 2025 White House Memo The Golf Analogy That Explains a Lot About Trump President Trump invoked the golfing great Sam Snead to justify a plan to accept a $400 million plane from Qatar to use as Air Force One. By Shawn McCreesh May 7, 2025 A Most Sensitive Subject in the White House: Where Is Melania? Mrs. Trump has spent fewer than 14 days at the White House since her husband was inaugurated 108 days ago. By Shawn McCreesh Leer en español May 6, 2025 Trump Surprises Canada With a New Message: We Love You President Trump played nice when he came face-to-face with the new prime minister of Canada, the country he has spent months belittling. By Shawn McCreesh April 30, 2025 Trump Would Not Concede ‘MS-13’ Letters Were Digitally Added The White House declined to explain why President Trump did not appear to realize that the photograph he held up on social media had been altered. By Shawn McCreesh and Zolan Kanno-Youngs Leer en español April 30, 2025 Bill Gates Navigates the DOGE Era Elon Musk is destroying what Gates has spent decades building: the global health apparatus. By Theodore Schleifer April 30, 2025 White House Memo Trump, on Tariffs, Says ‘Maybe the Children Will Have 2 Dolls Instead of 30’ At the end of a cabinet meeting, the president allowed for the possibility that trade war could disrupt supply chains. By Shawn McCreesh Leer en español April 29, 2025 White House-Amazon Spat Culminates in Trump Calling Bezos ‘Very Nice’ The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, attacked the retail giant over a report that suggested Amazon would highlight tariff-related price increases. Amazon said it was “not going to happen.” By Shawn McCreesh and Karen Weise Leer en español April 28, 2025 How Trump’s Second Term Is Changing Power, Institutions and More President Trump has wielded the presidency as an instrument of blunt power, ignoring the howls of outrage from Democrats and daring largely docile Republicans to challenge the limits of his authority. By Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, David E. Sanger, Hamed Aleaziz, Theodore Schleifer, Charlie Savage, Ana Swanson, Ben Casselman, Erica L. Green, Robin Pogrebin and Shawn McCreesh April 25, 2025 Capital Burger, $3,000 in Cash and a D.H.S. Badge: A Washington Mystery Kristi Noem, the top official charged with patrolling the nation’s borders and protecting it from terrorist threats, was burgled in plain view of her security detail. By Shawn McCreesh April 14, 2025 As Trump Makes His Case, He Turns to the Oval Office Set Piece Once again, the president used the gilded room as a place to flex his executive muscle while recasting the narrative around a consequential policy. By Shawn McCreesh April 13, 2025 A Devastating Trade Spat With China Shows Few Signs of Abating The Trump administration is in a standoff with the Chinese government as trade tensions escalate, leaving U.S. businesses in the cross hairs By Ana Swanson and Ben Casselman 阅读简体中文版閱讀繁體中文版 April 8, 2025 Pronouns in Bio? You May Not Get a Response From the White House. Some Trump administration officials have declined to answer questions from several journalists on the basis of their email signatures. By Michael M. Grynbaum April 2, 2025 Trump Unveils Expansive Global Tariffs The president said the charges, at least 10 percent on nearly all trading partners, would restore fairness, but experts warned they could destabilize the world’s economy. By Ana Swanson and Tony Romm Leer en español March 28, 2025 Trump Mentioned Biden 316 Times in 50 Days, Mostly to Blame Him for Things A central dictum in the Trump White House is that Joseph R. Biden Jr. is to blame for just about anything and everything. By Shawn McCreesh and Dylan Freedman March 25, 2025 The Leaked Signal Chat, Annotated The chat’s contents, which were obtained by The Atlantic after its editor in chief was added to the Signal group, provide a revealing look at private conversations between top Trump administration officials. March 23, 2025 Venezuela Accepts Flight Carrying Deportees From U.S. for First Time in Weeks The Department of Homeland Security said that a deportation flight to Venezuela carrying 199 people had landed. By Annie Correal and Shawn McCreesh March 23, 2025 White House Invites a New Guest to Its Easter Event: Corporate Sponsors The White House has moved to turn its Easter Egg Roll, a tradition that stretches back to Rutherford B. Hayes, into a chance to showcase brands. By Minho Kim March 23, 2025 A Trump-Friendly Crowd Shows Its Love. But Not for Musk. President Trump and Elon Musk took in the Division I wrestling championship in Philadelphia on Saturday. But some of Mr. Trump’s supporters expressed complicated feelings about his billionaire adviser. By Shawn McCreesh March 22, 2025 Venezuela Says It Will Resume Accepting U.S. Deportation Flights The Venezuelan government attributed a willingness to receive the flights to the plight of Venezuelan migrants sent to notorious prisons in El Salvador with little to no due process. By Shawn McCreesh March 21, 2025 Trump Revokes Security Clearances for Biden, Harris, Clinton and More The tally of names read like President Trump’s enemies list, from Letitia James to Liz Cheney. By Shawn McCreesh March 20, 2025 ‘It Sounds Strange, Doesn’t It?’ Trump Muses About Gutting the Education Dept. President Trump signed the executive order in the East Room of the White House, which was packed with jittery children. By Shawn McCreesh March 19, 2025 Zelensky Agrees to Halt Strikes on Russian Energy Targets in Call With Trump President Trump also floated the idea of the United States taking control of Ukrainian power plants, according to U.S. officials. The Ukrainian president said he was not pressured about the proposal. By Shawn McCreesh, Michael Crowley and Maria Varenikova March 17, 2025 Trump Pulls Secret Service Protection From Hunter and Ashley Biden The president posted on social media that Hunter Biden would lose his security detail “effective immediately” and also identified the country he was vacationing in. By Shawn McCreesh March 17, 2025 Trump Visits the Kennedy Center and Muses on Hosting its Honors Gala The president had harsh words for “Hamilton,” which canceled a planned tour there after he took over the center, but seemed excited about a long-planned “Les Misérables.” By Shawn McCreesh and Javier C. Hernández March 17, 2025 Trump Says Biden’s Pardons are ‘Void’ and ‘Vacant’ Because of Autopen The use of the autopen, a device that reproduces signatures and is ubiquitous in government and business, is ordinarily uncontroversial. There is no power to undo a pardon in the Constitution or case law. By Shawn McCreesh March 16, 2025 White House Memo A Clubby Washington Tradition Carries On Uncomfortably Without Trump President Trump and most members of his administration steered clear of the annual Gridiron Club dinner on Saturday, where politicians and the press usually toast and lightly roast one another. By Shawn McCreesh March 15, 2025 At Gridiron Dinner, Jokes About Trump, Musk and Russia Abound But President Trump wasn’t around to hear any of the barbs thrown at the annual D.C. event. By Shawn McCreesh March 11, 2025 White house memo What Elon Musk’s Suit Says About Trump and Power When Elon Musk puts on a nice suit, it has a way of looking like a demotion. By Shawn McCreesh Leer en español March 5, 2025 During Trump’s Rowdy Speech to Congress, the Quiet Moments Said the Most President Trump’s comments on tariffs and Social Security sent something of a chill through the House chamber. By Shawn McCreesh Feb. 28, 2025 ‘This Is Going to Be Great Television’: Trump Sums Up His Zelensky Showdown The ratings are never far from President Trump’s mind. By Shawn McCreesh Feb. 27, 2025 Trump Says He Believes Putin Would Abide by Any Ukraine Peace Deal During a visit to the White House by the British prime minister, President Trump refused to pledge U.S. military support for a peacekeeping force for Ukraine. By Michael D. Shear and Shawn McCreesh Feb. 26, 2025 White House Memo Musk’s Cabinet Cameo: The Elephant in the Room Wore Black At the first cabinet meeting of his second term, President Trump asked Elon Musk to speak first. The man tasked with slashing the federal government spoke far more than anyone else, other than Mr. Trump. By Shawn McCreesh Leer en español Feb. 25, 2025 Trump Plans ‘Gold Card’ Alternative to Green Cards for ‘High Level People’ President Trump said the cards would have “a higher level of sophistication” than green cards and cost applicants about $5 million. By Shawn McCreesh Leer en español Feb. 25, 2025 Trump Announces Inquiry That Could Lead to Tariffs on Copper Tariffs, if they are imposed, could boost U.S. production of a valuable resource but also raise costs for automakers, construction companies and others. By Ana Swanson and Shawn McCreesh Feb. 21, 2025 ‘See You in Court’: Maine Governor Clashes With Trump Over Trans Rights President Trump asked Gov. Janet Mills if her state would comply with the executive order he signed banning transgender athletes from women’s sports. He didn’t like her answer. By Shawn McCreesh Feb. 19, 2025 White House Memo Trump, Musk and the Reality Behind the Lovefest President Trump and Elon Musk gushed over each other during a joint appearance on Fox News. But the interview was fascinating for all the things they did not explain. By Shawn McCreesh Feb. 14, 2025 A Night at the Donald J. Trump Center for the Performing Arts It’s still called the Kennedy Center. But after President Trump’s takeover, drag performers protested outside while audience members inside worried about what might be in store. By Shawn McCreesh Feb. 11, 2025 Enjoying the Pinnacle of Power, Musk Holds Court on Trump’s Stage The president let the spotlight in the Oval Office go to his billionaire friend/budget slasher, who cited blank checks and 150-year-old Social Security beneficiaries to justify purging the federal work force. By Shawn McCreesh 阅读简体中文版閱讀繁體中文版 Feb. 11, 2025 News Analysis In Trump’s Washington, Words Become Weaponized The previous administration’s progressive lexicon has been swept away, replaced by a new official language of a bureaucracy under fire from its own president. By Shawn McCreesh Feb. 10, 2025 Trump Says He May Cut Aid to Jordan and Egypt if They Don’t Take Gazans The president turned up the pressure on the two nations to agree to his proposal for them to house the Palestinian population of Gaza and said the Palestinians would not have the right to return to the territory. By Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Shawn McCreesh Leer en español Feb. 10, 2025 Trump Names Loyalist Interim Leader of Kennedy Center as He Strengthens His Grip The president also purged 18 board members appointed by former President Joseph R. Biden Jr., who were scrubbed from an official roster on the center’s website, along with the chairman, David M. Rubenstein. By Javier C. Hernández, Robin Pogrebin and Shawn McCreesh Feb. 10, 2025 Hamas Postpones Release of More Hostages ‘Until Further Notice’ Stalling the next release of hostages from the Gaza Strip, scheduled for the coming weekend, raises new challenges for the already tenuous six-week truce and chances for a lasting end to the war. By Lara Jakes, Ronen Bergman, Adam Rasgon and Johnatan Reiss Feb. 10, 2025 Trump Says Palestinians Will Not Be Allowed to Return to Gaza Under His Proposal President Trump, speaking to Fox News, reiterated his plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip and said its population would be resettled in a “permanent place” elsewhere. By Claire Moses and Shawn McCreesh Feb. 7, 2025 Will a Time Magazine Cover Drive a Wedge Between Trump and Musk? The cover of the venerable newsweekly, long an object of fixation for the president, put Elon Musk behind the Resolute Desk. By Shawn McCreesh Leer en español Feb. 7, 2025 Trump Says He Will Dismiss Kennedy Center Board Members and Install Himself as Chair The move by the president, whose authority to make the changes was not clear, is the latest attempt to bring a Washington institution under his control. By Shawn McCreesh, Maggie Haberman and Javier C. Hernández Feb. 6, 2025 White House memo Trump Pauses Online Tirade to Preach Unity At the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, Mr. Trump took a moment to speak of bipartisan comity. Just hours earlier, he torched the federal bureaucracy, the global order, the media and Democrats. By Shawn McCreesh Jan. 28, 2025 White House Press Secretary Makes Steely and Unflinching Debut Karoline Leavitt used her first briefing in the role to warn veteran reporters that they were increasingly irrelevant. By Shawn McCreesh Jan. 23, 2025 White House Memo Trump Revels in a Presidential Perk: The Omnipresent Press Pool His volubility in his first few days back in office underscores that President Trump is in charge of his own show. By Shawn McCreesh Leer en español Jan. 20, 2025 Packed In for Trump’s Indoor Inauguration, Awkwardness Abounds Tech billionaires, foreign leaders, ex-presidents and political nemeses. How did everyone behave? By Shawn McCreesh Jan. 19, 2025 Trump Faithful Descended on D.C., but Not Everyone Made It Onto a Yacht The celebrations ahead of Donald J. Trump’s inauguration included passionate members of his base along with Trump-loving power brokers partying wildly all around them, but just out of reach. By Shawn McCreesh Jan. 17, 2025 Why Is This Man Glaring? At a moment of peak triumph and celebration, President-elect Donald J. Trump looks stern in his inauguration portrait. By Shawn McCreesh Leer en español Dec. 17, 2024 Reporter’s Notebook George Santos, Disgraced Former Congressman, Still Wants Your Attention After his lies and expulsion from Congress, and before his sentencing in February, George Santos chases the limelight with a party and a podcast. By Shawn McCreesh Dec. 16, 2024 Young Republicans Gather, Ready to Make America Vengeful Again At a gala on Wall Street for the New York Young Republican Club, attendees were looking forward to retribution from the next Trump era, and musing on another run in 2028. By Shawn McCreesh Nov. 23, 2024 Reporter’s notebook Trump Won More of New York’s Votes. Did He Win More of Its Love, Too? The city tolerated Donald J. Trump, and then it loathed him. Now, some New Yorkers have begun to embrace him. The Kid from Queens couldn’t be happier. By Shawn McCreesh Nov. 6, 2024 Campaign Notebook How Trump Connected With So Many Americans Donald Trump’s campaign was a blend of comedy, fury, optimism, darkness and cynicism. “He gets us,” some voters concluded. By Shawn McCreesh Leer en español Nov. 5, 2024 Trump Votes and Says This Will Be His Last Campaign The former president cast his ballot at a recreation center turned polling station in Florida and spoke to reporters. By Michael Gold Oct. 31, 2024 campaign notebook ‘I’m Not Supposed to Say This,’ Trump Says. But Then He Does. Former President Donald J. Trump’s rehearsed defiance makes his supporters feel as though there’s nothing he won’t share. By Shawn McCreesh Oct. 27, 2024 campaign notebook Beyoncé? Springsteen? Trump Fans Feel Both Anger and A-List Envy Kamala Harris has many celebrities campaigning for her. It has uncorked complicated feelings for Donald Trump and his supporters. By Shawn McCreesh Oct. 25, 2024 It’s Springsteen Season Again. Can Celebrities Give Harris a Meaningful Boost? Bruce Springsteen performed at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris. Beyoncé will appear at an event on Friday. It is hard to say if such events actually motivate people to go to the polls. By Rebecca Davis O’Brien Oct. 21, 2024 campaign notebook As Trump Served Up McDonald’s Fries, Vitriol Boiled Outside In Pennsylvania, a critical swing state, supporters of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, some in weird costumes, gathered along a roadside and screamed at one another. By Shawn McCreesh Leer en español Oct. 18, 2024 campaign notebook Trump Among New York’s Elites at a Charity Dinner: It Got Awkward There were grudge matches and sycophancy in equal measure at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner. “Isn’t it just exciting, what’s going on,” Donald Trump said. By Shawn McCreesh Oct. 16, 2024 campaign notebook A Weary Trump Whips Up Anger in Atlanta At a rally in a state he lost in 2020, the former president considered the possibility of another defeat. By Shawn McCreesh Oct. 14, 2024 Campaign Notebook The Trump Voters Who Don’t Believe Trump When the former president endorses violence and proposes using the government to attack his enemies, many of his supporters assume it’s just an act. By Shawn McCreesh Leer en español Oct. 6, 2024 Campaign Notebook A ‘Hallowed Place,’ With a Whiff of Onion Rings and Sun Block Donald Trump returned to the site where he was shot in the ear. For some of his supporters, it was a religious event as much as a campaign rally. By Shawn McCreesh Oct. 4, 2024 Trump’s Return to Butler Is Sure to Be a Spectacle. Is It Safe? At a time of increased security risks, the former president has urged thousands of supporters to return with him to the place a gunman tried to take his life. By Shawn McCreesh and Kate Kelly Oct. 2, 2024 Best, Worst and Most Unlikely Lines of the Vice-Presidential Debate JD Vance gave a shout-out to his wife. Tim Walz sang the praises of Minnesota. Offstage, Donald Trump got distracted. By Shawn McCreesh and Rebecca Davis O’Brien Sept. 29, 2024 Campaign notebook Trump Says He’s in Danger. So Why Did He Seek Out the Embrace of 100,000 Fans? After two assassination attempts, the former president seems to be relishing the dangers of his job. Some at the Georgia-Alabama football game wondered if his appearance was wise. By Shawn McCreesh Sept. 26, 2024 Vance’s Mother Deals With Her Past and His Future In his 2016 memoir, Senator JD Vance of Ohio described a rough childhood owing to his mother’s devastating drug addiction. Today, he and his mother, Beverly Aikins, are a remarkable team. By Shawn McCreesh Leer en español Sept. 18, 2024 George Clooney Amps Up His Feud With Donald Trump The former reality TV host this year sniped at the movie star. Mr. Clooney just swiped back. By Shawn McCreesh Sept. 11, 2024 Campaign Notebook After a Bruising Debate, Trump Is Warmly Embraced in Lower Manhattan On 9/11, firefighters greeted the former president with high fives and hugs. But across the street, other New Yorkers were icy. By Shawn McCreesh Sept. 11, 2024 Best, Worst and Most Surprising Lines From the Presidential Debate Kamala Harris reminded viewers she owns a gun. Donald Trump repeated a debunked internet rumor about immigrants eating cats. By Rebecca Davis O’Brien and Shawn McCreesh Sept. 10, 2024 Melania Trump, Silent for Months, Re-emerges in a Series of Cryptic Videos In one, released online on Tuesday, she muses conspiratorially about the attempt on her husband’s life. The videos are intended to promote a new memoir. By Shawn McCreesh Leer en español Sept. 9, 2024 Campaign Notebook Trump’s Latest Photo Book Offers Gossip, Boasting and a Threat “Save America” is the third coffee table book from the former president since 2021. Ten pages are given over to pictures of him with Kim Jong-un, the North Korean dictator. By Shawn McCreesh Sept. 1, 2024 Campaign Notebook Meandering? Off-Script? Trump Insists His ‘Weave’ Is Oratorical Genius. Former President Donald J. Trump’s speeches often wander from topic to topic. He insists there is an art to stitching them all together. By Shawn McCreesh Aug. 31, 2024 Campaign Notebook Conservative Moms, Charmed by Trump, Would Rather Avoid His Misogyny Former President Donald J. Trump spoke at a convention of the Moms for Liberty in Washington. By Shawn McCreesh Aug. 27, 2024 Campaign Notebook This National Guard Crowd Likes What It Hears From Trump Former President Donald J. Trump got a warm welcome from an audience willing to overlook his past tussles with the military. By Shawn McCreesh Aug. 23, 2024 campaign notebook After a Big Week for Democrats, One Good Day for Trump Former President Donald J. Trump talked policy in Las Vegas and seemed almost chipper. In Arizona, he reveled in the endorsement of a former campaign rival, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. By Shawn McCreesh Leer en español Aug. 23, 2024 Best, Worst and Oddest Moments of the Democratic Convention The party’s four-day gathering featured memorable zingers, self-effacing humor and more than a few lines that didn’t land. By Shawn McCreesh Aug. 22, 2024 Convention Insider: The Unexpected Reappearance of John Edwards Mr. Edwards was once a rising star, but his political career evaporated amid scandal. And yet, there he was, reconnecting with old associates at the Democratic convention. By Shawn McCreesh Aug. 21, 2024 Convention Notebook The Party’s After-Parties: Once Dreary Democrats Remember How to Have Fun “This is a group that’s not used to being happy — they’re used to complaining,” one reveler noted. For now, at least, the rise of Kamala Harris has changed that. By Shawn McCreesh Aug. 20, 2024 Convention Insider: Chuck Schumer Takes Chicago Nearly 800 miles from home in Brooklyn, the Senate majority leader found friends galore at the convention. By Shawn McCreesh Aug. 16, 2024 Campaign Notebook Trump’s Message: Prices (Plus Gangs, A.I. and ‘Bird Cemeteries’) Former President Donald J. Trump was supposed to focus on the price of groceries at an event on Thursday. His attention wandered. By Shawn McCreesh Aug. 15, 2024 TimesVideo Why Harris’s Crowds Rattled Trump The numbers game has long been important to former President Donald J. Trump. Now he is facing a political opponent whose rally turnouts can rival his. Shawn McCreesh, political reporter, explains why the size of Kamala Harris’s crowds has unnerved Mr. Trump. By Shawn McCreesh, Alexandra Ostasiewicz and James Surdam Aug. 11, 2024 Campaign Notebook Do Trump Fans Believe the Harris Hype? Not a Chance. The former president’s loyal supporters say the buzz around Vice President Kamala Harris is merely a “honeymoon phase.” By Shawn McCreesh Aug. 8, 2024 Campaign Notebook Donald Trump Can’t Get Over What Happened to President Biden At a news conference in Florida, Mr. Trump said “the presidency was taken away from Joe Biden” by a cabal of Democrats including Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Kamala Harris. By Shawn McCreesh Leer en español Aug. 8, 2024 Harris’s Rise Has Unsettled Trump, Who Is Struggling to Focus, Supporters Say Donald J. Trump’s allies want him to talk about the issues, but he seems distracted by Kamala Harris’s burst of momentum. By Shawn McCreesh Leer en español Aug. 4, 2024 campaign notebook What’s Rattling Trump: The Size of Harris’s Crowds The numbers game is everything to Donald J. Trump. Vice President Kamala Harris’s first big rally appears to have gotten under his skin. By Shawn McCreesh Leer en español July 31, 2024 Campaign Notebook Trump Clashed With Black Journalists. Then He Bragged About It to His Supporters. After a combative interview on Wednesday, Donald J. Trump went on Truth Social to promote it to his fans. By Shawn McCreesh July 28, 2024 campaign notebook From Believers to Bitcoin: 24 Hours in Trump’s Code-Switching Campaign When Donald J. Trump tries to win over a crowd that is not inherently his own, the results can be awkward. By Shawn McCreesh Leer en español July 25, 2024 campaign notebook Trump Workshops Jabs at Harris, but Nothing Plays Like the Classics Donald J. Trump began turning Vice President Kamala Harris, his new opponent, into a nemesis. But his crowd still wanted to hear the hits. By Shawn McCreesh July 24, 2024 Nephew Says Trump Suggested Some Disabled People ‘Should Just Die’ In a new memoir, Fred C. Trump III claims his uncle, Donald J. Trump, made cruel and racist comments. By Shawn McCreesh July 21, 2024 Clintons Endorse Kamala Harris to Be Democrats’ Nominee for President The former president and the former secretary of state swiftly backed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace President Biden atop the Democratic ticket. By Shawn McCreesh July 21, 2024 campaign notebook On the Trail With Trump, Vance Shows He Knows His Place: Offstage, Mostly JD Vance, the Republican nominee for vice president, was a mere warm-up act to Donald J. Trump at their first joint rally. By Shawn McCreesh July 19, 2024 Trump’s Brush With Death as Political Theater, for One Night Only Donald J. Trump used his convention speech to recount the attempt on his life in dark detail. “Bullets were flying over us, yet I felt serene,” he said. By Shawn McCreesh July 17, 2024 Convention notebook Trump Fans Try Playing Nice, but ‘Fight, Fight’ Comes More Easily Donald J. Trump signaled he wanted Republicans to tone it down after the attempt on his life. It’s a tough ask for his fired-up supporters at the Republican National Convention. By Shawn McCreesh July 16, 2024 Daughter-in-Law and Party Chief: Lara Trump’s Dual Roles Since taking the helm at the R.N.C. in March, Donald J. Trump’s daughter-in-law has put a smiling spin on some of the darkest aspects of his campaign for the White House. By Shawn McCreesh July 16, 2024 A Bandaged Trump Shows a Glimpse of Vulnerability Donald J. Trump was unusually emotional in his first public appearance since the attempt on his life. By Shawn McCreesh July 15, 2024 27 Facts About J.D. Vance, Trump’s Pick for V.P. Mr. Vance spilled scores of details about his life in his coming-of-age memoir. We’ve collected the highlights. By Shawn McCreesh Leer en español July 13, 2024 Amid the Mayhem, Trump Pumped His Fist and Revealed His Instincts A bloodied Donald J. Trump made Secret Service agents wait while he expressed his defiance. The moment epitomized his visceral connection with his supporters, and his mastery of the modern media age. By Shawn McCreesh Leer en español July 11, 2024 How Biden Lost George Clooney and Hollywood The president’s stable of big donors, corralled in part by the movie mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg, has been devastated since his debate, with many closing their wallets. By Theodore Schleifer, Jacob Bernstein and Reid J. Epstein July 10, 2024 Campaign Notebook Trump Rejoices at How the Landscape Has Changed After largely disappearing from view to let Democratic infighting play out, Donald Trump held a rally that was at times boastful and mercilessly cruel. By Shawn McCreesh July 9, 2024 Whitmer Talks Tequila, Pearl Jam and Debates in New Book The Michigan governor will not talk about running for president. But her new book, “True Gretch,” is full of details keeping the chatter alive. By Shawn McCreesh June 29, 2024 Campaign Notebook Too Much Winning? Even Trump’s Fans Are Uneasy After Biden’s Weak Debate. In Virginia, Donald Trump and his supporters reveled in the moment, and mused about a shadowy Democratic plan to shift candidates. By Shawn McCreesh June 27, 2024 A Raspy Biden Struggles in Prime Time President Biden needed to calm concerns about his age and mental acuity. Instead, he inflamed them, raising questions about whether he could carry on as the Democratic nominee. By Shawn McCreesh and Annie Karni June 22, 2024 Campaign Notebook New Book Paints Trump as Wounded, Forgetful and Hung Up on Hollywood In the dark months following the Jan. 6 attack, Donald J. Trump opened up to an entertainment journalist, revealing his fixation with celebrity, acceptance and the TV show that made him. By Shawn McCreesh June 19, 2024 campaign notebook Trump Tries to Set Expectations, and Floats Excuses, for His Debate With Biden The former president has set a low bar for President Biden’s performance at next week’s matchup. Now, he is preparing supporters for the possibility that Mr. Biden clears it. By Shawn McCreesh Leer en español June 16, 2024 At Biden Fund-Raiser, Hollywood and Democrats Let the Trump Attacks Fly The Biden campaign said it raised at least $28 million on Saturday, at a fund-raiser in Los Angeles, where entertainers, Barack Obama and even Jill Biden assailed Donald J. Trump. By Shawn McCreesh and Adam Nagourney June 14, 2024 It’s Donald Trump’s 78th Birthday. He Isn’t Happy About It. As he vies to become the oldest person to be elected president of the United States, former President Donald J. Trump said this birthday was one he wanted to ignore. By Shawn McCreesh June 14, 2024 Trump plans to celebrate his 78th birthday in Florida with a trusted group of supporters. By Shawn McCreesh June 2, 2024 campaign notebook After Verdict, Trump Revels in Embrace of His Most Avid Base: Male Fans The former president’s appearance at a U.F.C. fight in Newark on Saturday night showcased his hypermasculine appeal, and his defiance. By Shawn McCreesh June 2, 2024 Amid chants of ‘We love Trump,’ the former president watches a U.F.C. event in New Jersey. This was featured in live coverage. By Shawn McCreesh June 1, 2024 Campaign Notebook ‘He’s Had Great Challenges’: Giuliani Holds 80th Birthday Amid Many Woes The indicted and increasingly isolated former New York mayor celebrated his birthday over pasta and meatballs. Donald J. Trump sent a video. By Shawn McCreesh May 31, 2024 For Trump, a Deflating Blow, and Then a Bounce Back A day after Donald J. Trump left the courthouse shellshocked, he emerged on his home turf revitalized and railing against his rivals. By Shawn McCreesh May 30, 2024 Convicted, Trump Blames Judge, Jury and a Country ‘Gone to Hell’ Moments after a jury found him guilty, Donald J. Trump worked his conviction into the story of persecution at the center of his presidential campaign. By Shawn McCreesh May 29, 2024 The Scene Outside the Trump Trial Mellows as Deliberations Start. Sort of. Even a more sedate day outside the trial of Donald J. Trump includes spectacle and confrontation. By Olivia Bensimon, Nate Schweber, Anusha Bayya and Susanne Craig July 31, 2021 Ta-Ta to ‘Teetering Tabloids’: Keith Kelly Signs Off For 23 years, his Media Ink column for The New York Post was a must-read for magazine machers. What’s next? By Shawn McCreesh June 18, 2021 D.C. Parties Are Popping, Even Without Biden Like a grizzly waking from hibernation, Washington’s ruling class is coming out of this thing with an appetite. By Shawn McCreesh April 14, 2021 In My Hometown, Opioids Are Still Stealing Lives A decade ago, it was already a crisis. But it feels as if it’s getting worse. By Shawn McCreesh April 2, 2021 Scene City Hurrah for Live Performances How Nacho Figueras, Indya Moore and Alex Poots have navigated the pandemic. By Shawn McCreesh Jan. 22, 2021 Photographs From the Quiet Inauguration After January 6, the capital welcomed a solemn and safe transfer of power. By Damon Winter and Shawn McCreesh Oct. 27, 2020 Can We Trust Pennsylvania’s Polls? They show Joe Biden clinching crucial counties. So why does it feel so different on the ground here? By Shawn McCreesh July 31, 2020 The Shindigger Trump White House Meets Its Match With Barstool Sports Trump admits he regrets some tweets during this fratty, swampy summer, as nostalgia surges for Trump’s first underdog campaign and a more uncertain future looms. By Shawn McCreesh May 31, 2020 Protests Near White House Spiral Out of Control Again Washington’s mayor imposed a curfew and activated the National Guard, but the demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd turned into a repeat of the previous night. By Shawn McCreesh May 25, 2020 Donald Trump, Joe Biden and the Vote of the Irish From Tammany Hall to ‘Build the Wall,’ the long journey of Irish-American politics. By Shawn McCreesh Dec. 20, 2019 Donald Trump Has Drained the Swamp (of Good Christmas Parties) Elites and D.C. establishment types are nostalgic for the days when cabinet secretaries rubbed shoulders with the riffraff and — gasp — journalists. By Shawn McCreesh June 25, 2019 The Shindigger Toasting Sarah Huckabee Sanders. By the Press. Really. “You’d better not say I was here,” said one White House reporter, who attended the awkward drinks at a nearby steakhouse. By Shawn McCreesh June 1, 2019 The Paparazzi Staked Outside Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s D.C. Home Tabloid photographers are there when they leave for work, when they return at night, when Kim Kardashian West or Steven Mnuchin drops by. By Shawn McCreesh Feb. 14, 2019 Victoria Gotti Is Back in a Big Way on Your Teensy Screens An intimate visit with the mobster’s daughter and reality TV pioneer. By Shawn McCreesh Oct. 24, 2018 encounters Alexandra Pelosi Plunges Into Trump Country The documentarian daughter of the House Democratic leader goes “Outside the Bubble.” By Shawn McCreesh Sept. 6, 2018 Holy Cottontail! The Playboy Club Is Back Again A defiant time capsule surfaces, smack in the middle of #MeToo country. By Shawn McCreesh May 25, 2018 A Woman Takes on Ireland’s Old Boy’s Club Mary Lou McDonald is leading Ireland’s oldest party into the future. By Shawn McCreesh April 30, 2018 The Shindigger Somehow the Least Scandalous Thing in D.C. This Weekend Was the Playboy Party Here is the meaning of brands. By Shawn McCreesh April 25, 2018 The Shindigger James Comey’s Book Party Was Larded With Journalists Excluded from the Trumps’ first state dinner, where else were they to go? By Shawn McCreesh March 1, 2018 The Shindigger Happy Hour at the Hay-Adams With Nigel Farage, Brexit’s Bad Boy In town for the Conservative Political Action Conference, he took lots of selfies, praised Meghan Markle and mused about who will play him in the movie. By Shawn McCreesh Jan. 18, 2018 The Shindigger ‘Fire and Fury’ Is Feted by the Media Elite Trump Excoriates Yukking it up with Ann Coulter and Janice Min in the affluent heart of Manhattan for Michael Wolff. By Shawn McCreesh Page 1 of 10 123456789
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