Julia Jester

Julia Jester covers politics for MS NOW and is based in Washington, D.C.


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5d ago
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Sen. Elissa Slotkin calls on Trump to declare a national housing emergency

The Michigan senator’s new bill would use executive power to increase domestic production and waive regulations to address America’s housing shortage crisis.

6d ago
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U.S. forces seize 2 more sanctioned oil tankers on the Atlantic

U.S. ships had been tailing one of them, a Russian-flagged vessel, for weeks.

6d ago
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White House says military force to seize Greenland is ‘always an option’

Days after seizing Venezuela’s president, the administration said force to acquire the Danish territory is “always an option,” rattling NATO allies.

1w ago
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Trump’s Venezuela campaign alarms experts over war powers

The administration is citing a DOJ opinion to justify the strikes, but keeping it classified.

2w ago
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No deadline but the ‘makings of a deal’: Trump meets Zelenskyy at Mar-a-Lago

“We have two willing countries. We have two willing partners,” Trump insisted. “Either it’s going to end or it’s going to go on for a very long time.”

3w ago
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Trump’s embrace of Steve Witkoff is frustrating America’s allies

Foreign diplomats say the president’s embrace of Steve Witkoff and the emir of Qatar is frustrating nations that have backed the U.S. for decades.

4w ago
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A battleground GOP seat could be in trouble due to skyrocketing health care costs

In a swing district in a swing state, the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies is resonating in voters’ lives — and Republicans may pay the price in the midterm elections.

1mos ago
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4 key takeaways from the inspector general’s Signalgate report

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth transmitted secret military information in a group chat on his personal phone and declined to cooperate with investigators, according to an inspector general report.

1mos ago
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Watchdog: Hegseth’s Signal use put troops at risk

The Pentagon Inspector General found that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s use of a group chat risked the potential compromise of information that could harm military personnel and missions, according to four sources familiar with the findings.

2mos ago
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Mamdani takes his case to Trump

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani faces a challenge at the White House: convince President Donald Trump not to cut federal funding to NYC — without bowing to him or abandoning his own values.