Julia Jester

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


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Julia Jester

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.

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Machado praises Trump, condemns Delcy Rodríguez

The Venezuelan opposition leader spoke to reporters in Washington the day after she gave her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump.

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Trump’s Greenland threats prompt European allies to consider defense pact

Danish and Greenlandic officials plan to rebuff U.S. overtures at Wednesday’s White House meeting, while NATO discusses “next steps.”

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.”

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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.

3mos 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.