Eric Michael Garcia
@EricMGarcia
DC Bureau Chief @independent. @msnbc columnist. Author: We're Not Broken. @dailytarheel forever. Six-stringer. He/Him. [email protected]
If your organization has been affected by DOGE cuts or RFK Jr.’s cuts to the Administration for Community living, message my Signal at emgarcia.85

"They were best friends and Epstein bragged about it." #JeffreyEpstein accuser Maria Farmer talks to CNN's @ErinBurnett about an interaction she had with #DonaldTrump and Jeffrey Epstein when she was 25. The White House denies that #PresidentTrump visited Jeffrey #Epstein's…
One year ago today when Biden dropped out of the presidential race, Black women mobilized behind VP Kamala Harris I talked to half a dozen of the most prominent Black women in Democratic politics about their reflections of that day & the record-breaking 44,000+ person Zoom call…
🧵NEW: For years, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he did not need to disclose more about his real estate interests to state ethics regulators. Of the 10 properties he or his blind trust own — most purchased in the last five years — he'd only ever listed four. #txlege
Top Democrat on House Rules @RepMcGovern, on Epstein resolution: “Democrats on the Rules Committee gave Republicans a choice—either vote to release the Epstein Files, or keep them a secret. Republicans are so afraid of taking that vote that they are torching their own agenda…
Axios reported Sunday "Israel's decision to bomb Syrian tanks and government buildings last week alarmed senior U.S. officials and deepened their concerns over Israel's policies across the region." @PressSec confirmed to me @NewsNation today that Trump was "caught off guard."
White House confirms Trump objected to Israeli strikes in Syria. My report on @axios axios.com/2025/07/21/tru…
Americans feel Trump has gone too far with mass deportations, new polls finds Reporting by @EricMGarcia independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
Trump's polling on immigration, the House ground to a halt, No Recess? x.com/i/spaces/1gqxv…
President Trump going after Rep. Thomas Massie R-KY, who has committed the unforgivable sin of asking for the release of materials related to the Epstein Files
Say it with me folks. *inhales* ¡Dios mío!
Trump Approval - Hispanics: February 7, 2025: 🔴 Disapprove: 51% 🟢 Approve: 49% July 18, 2025: 🔴 Disapprove: 68% 🟢 Approve: 32% - YouGov -
I had to do a double-take seeing this.
I've been reluctant to say this. But I may have less respect for Mike Johnson than I ever had for Kevin McCarthy.
Rep THOMAS MASSIE carrying around an “Epstein Files: Phase 2” binder in the style of the “Epstein Files: Phase 1” binders given by AG Pam Bondi to MAGA influencers earlier this year Thinks momentum will build for his push with Khanna over August recess “This is not going away”
Democrats essentially ground the House to a halt.
NEWS — RALPH NORMAN, hardline conservative on the House Rules Committee, says the panel will not report a rule this week for bills, effectively shutting down the house floor. Why? He doesn’t want to vote on Democrats’ Epstein amendments. He says it’s grandstanding.
White House confirms Trump objected to Israeli strikes in Syria. My report on @axios axios.com/2025/07/21/tru…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Judge sentences ex-officer in Breonna Taylor raid to nearly 3 years in prison, declining DOJ request of no prison time.
One of the best conversations to be a fly on the wall for. Thank you #PTFO. @PabloTorre - feel free to let Wilbon know that I’d happily be an honorary daughter and tag along to games and post-game meals. ☺️ 🙏 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pab…
It’s fascinating considering Theo Von, another one of the bro podcasters has openly and sharply criticized US support for Israel.
The NELK Boys — a Canadian frat-bro YouTube crew turned Trump-adjacent merch empire — just sat down with Israeli PM Netanyahu. Their intro —> “I see so much about what’s going on Israel and Iran and Palestine. And to be honest, I just really don’t know what’s going on there. So…
Freedom Caucus behavior
Andy Harris, chair of the HFC, said he doesn’t believe that @SpeakerJohnson won’t put the Epstein resolution on the floor this week. I told him Johnson said it on camera. “Alright. This is Monday”