Dasha Burns
@DashaBurns
White House Bureau Chief @POLITICO; former @NBCNews Correspondent; Dog-less dog-lover 🐶 and raw fish addict 🍣 [email protected]
🚨NEW: I’m launching a Sunday show! But hitting refresh on the old format. My promises as a host: No bias, no bullshit. Impartial, imperative listening for anyone who wants to understand this political moment and where the country is headed. Think of it as the anti-Sunday…
NEW: I asked Senator Schmitt, who was AG in Missouri, about Pam Bondi and the Epstein case 👇
As an ex-prosecutor himself, Sen. @Eric_Schmitt says it's hard to opine on Bondi's handling of the Epstein case without knowing specifics. "I don't know what they have," he tells @DashaBurns. Subscribe to #TheConversation for the interview — out Sunday: pod.link/1111319839
As the Epstein story soaks up attention, Dems are learning to use Trump’s own tactics against him. On today’s #PlaybookPod, our @AdamWren and @DashaBurns discuss Dems’ attempts to close the “attention gap” with Republicans. 🎧: ow.ly/tEG750Wp5Ig
This week on The Conversation: @SenEricSchmitt spoke to @DashaBurns about his son Stephen's diagnosis with tuberous sclerosis, a rare genetic disorder, and how it influenced his transition from law to politics. Subscribe to #TheConversation to hear the full interview — out now:…
Where some hear "America First", others hear "isolationist" — a term @SenEricSchmitt says he considers a slur in today's political climate. "I don't want to withdraw from the world," he told @DashaBurns. Subscribe to #TheConversation to hear the full interview — out Sunday 👇…
NEW: “Thank God for Dem and media overreach on this — it saves us every time,” a person close to the admin tells me. WH and MAGA base are getting back on the same page in the wake of WSJ report. W/ @MyahWard @jake__traylor politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

This week on #TheConversation: @SenEricSchmitt addresses concerns that passing Trump's $9.4 billion rescissions package will cede Congress' power of the purse to the executive branch. Subscribe for his full interview with our @dashaburns — out Sunday: pod.link/1111319839
JUST NOW: Karoline Leavitt says the President would NOT recommend a special prosecutor on Epstein

INTV: Don Jr.’s MO: “Always be trolling,” he told me at NYSE after taking an online gun retailer public yesterday. @DonaldJTrumpJr & @RealOmeedMalik decided to build a “parallel economy” for conservatives “out of necessity” after being deplatformed and debanked post-2020.


Trump’s connection to his base has shielded him through scandal and political threats. But as the Epstein saga strains that bond, those who once relied on his backing are now "trapped" between Trump and his base, says our @DashaBurns on #PlaybookPod. 🎧 ow.ly/tEG750Wp5Ig
The disconnect on Epstein between Trump and his hyper-online base shows that while the president is a prolific poster -- he perhaps isn't as savvy a consumer of social media. Discussion w/@kaitlancollins & @DashaBurns Column from me on this here: cnn.com/2025/07/16/med…
Trump’s anger over MAGA’s obsession with the Epstein case seems to be reaching a new level. He’s blaming Dems but saying his own “PAST” supporters have bought into the “bullshit hook, line, and sinker” and saying he no longer wants their support… 👇


JUST NOW: @DonaldJTrumpJr and @RealOmeedMalik take GrabAGun public on the New York Stock Exchange. It’s an online gun retailer with the ticker: PEW (yes, like pew pew pew)
NEW: Our latest episode of The Conversation is LIVE. This week’s guests are Trump’s Border Czar @RealTomHoman and journalist @ZitoSalena WATCH: youtu.be/MVpIDxPq2i8 LISTEN: pod.link/1111319839
Border czar @RealTomHoman tells our @DashaBurns, “If you choose to have a US citizen child knowing you’re here illegally, that’s on you.” Watch Homan’s full interview on this week's episode of #TheConversation👇 youtu.be/MVpIDxPq2i8
One year ago today. Feels like a lifetime. Will never forget the people I met, the life lost, the lives changed. Thank you @salenazito for joining The Conversation this week to talk about our experiences on July 13, 2024. Watch here: youtu.be/MVpIDxPq2i8?si…




Border czar @RealTomHoman tells our @DashaBurns that he supports ICE agents wearing masks to shield their identities: “There needs to be some level of protection because the attacks are unprecedented.” Watch the full interview on this week's episode of #TheConversation — out…
Border czar @RealTomHoman tells our @DashaBurns he's unsure of the status of the eight men recently deported to South Sudan — or whether they're detained there. Watch the full interview on this week's episode of #TheConversation — out Sunday. Subscribe: pod.link/1111319839
📺I asked Border Czar Tom Homan about the MAGA fight over potential special treatment for undocumented immigrants working in agriculture and hospitality. He says there will be "no amnesty," but the White House is looking at options to find "the right recipe."
Border czar @RealTomHoman tells our @DashaBurns that there will be "no amnesty" for undocumented farmworkers. Subscribe to #TheConversation for the full interview — out Sunday. Read the story here 👉 ow.ly/ZP5g50Wo4Vr
NEW: Tom Homan tells our @DashaBurns the Trump administration is seeking more international deals like the one that sent eight deported men to South Sudan. He also says the U.S. isn’t tracking the status/welfare of those eight men. w/ @MyahWard politico.com/news/2025/07/1…
Border czar @RealTomHoman tells our @DashaBurns that there will be "no amnesty" for undocumented farmworkers. Subscribe to #TheConversation for the full interview — out Sunday. Read the story here 👉 ow.ly/ZP5g50Wo4Vr
😎How cool! Our new lil project to revamp the traditional Sunday show is resonating. We're in the top 50 political podcasts! Subscribe to join The Conversation: pod.link/1111319839
Five political podcasts were launched within the last 14 months, per our exclusive research. Includes programs from @JonStewart, @DashaBurns, @MichelleObama & @TuckerCarlson . Here's the full story. shorturl.at/u38LR