Jake Traylor

Jake Traylor is a White House correspondent for MS NOW.


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Jake Traylor

2mos ago
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Trump 2.0 rehashed ‘America First.’ But now, it’s against the world.

A year into his second term, the president’s foreign entanglements and trade wars have eclipsed the domestic agenda he campaigned on.

2mos ago
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Trump to pardon former governor of Puerto Rico in corruption case

The president is also pardoning a banker and a consultant as part of the case, a White House official told MS NOW.

3mos ago
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As inflation persists, Trump attempts a messaging pivot

The president heads to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to address voter concerns about inflation, as Republicans face growing anxiety about their congressional majorities.

3mos ago
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Trump weighing Noem’s ouster at Homeland Security

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is on “very thin ice,” a White House official told MS NOW.

3mos ago
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Republicans revolt against Trump’s secret health care plan

Republicans on Capitol Hill suggested Trump’s plan, which two White House officials said he would now delay revealing, caught the GOP rank-and-file by surprise.

3mos ago
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Trump set to propose framework to fix Obamacare subsidies

The president’s health-care legislation would seek to terminate what one of the White House officials referred to as ‘surprise premium hikes’ generated by the ACA.

4mos ago
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Behind Trump’s Epstein 180: A fighting posture that turned ‘too defensive’

In public, it was a surprising reversal. In private, Trump aides and allies were preparing for a loss. Ultimately, Trump saw the writing on the wall.

4mos ago
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Noem announces $10,000 bonuses for some TSA agents

The secretary of Homeland Security unveiled sizable bonuses for certain agents who exhibited “exemplary service” during the government shutdown.

4mos ago
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Trump sought to get Boebert to drop her name from Epstein discharge petition

“Doesn’t that show the level of transparency when we are willing to sit down with members of Congress and address their concerns?” said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

4mos ago
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White House aides want an ‘affordability’ pivot. Does Trump?

As White House advisers try to refocus on Americans’ economic anxieties, there’s one primary factor complicating that move: the president himself.