Olivier Knox
@OKnox
Senior national political correspondent, U.S. News & World Report. Something retweets something something. Views here are my own, not my employer's. Duh.
new "this is how the curse gets released" just dropped
An ice core that may be older than 1.5 million years has arrived in the UK where scientists will melt it to unlock vital information about Earth's climate. The glassy cylinder is the planet's oldest ice and was drilled from deep inside the Antarctic ice sheet.…
Thing about Rubio is even he tried to spin Senate intel's 2020 report for Trump. But back then, spin was exaggerating "no firm evidence of collusion" as being "there was no collusion, period." Now spin is because Russia didn't hack voting machines, it somehow didn't interfere.
Rare response from Obama's office to Trump/Gabbard claims. Note the Rubio reference. Been wondering when Trump gets asked about his secretary of state/national security adviser/archives chief in this context.
President George W. Bush and Ozzy Osbourne at the 2002 White House Correspondents Dinner
UPDATE/LACK THEREOF: I asked FBI's spokespeople if they could elaborate on the meaning of the director's "Get it" comment this morning in the context of the Epstein saga. They have declined.
Get it
More details on Trump's deal with Indonesia, but no clarity on rules for 19% vs 40% tariff -- a huge gap with only days before Aug 1 deadline wsj.com/economy/trade/…
Rare response from Obama's office to Trump/Gabbard claims. Note the Rubio reference. Been wondering when Trump gets asked about his secretary of state/national security adviser/archives chief in this context.
The typo ridden letter has now been deleted by both Benny Johnson and Senator Mike Lee
MAGAworld is saying Jerome Powell has quit
Int'g from @cam_kettles Trump tax law whacks free office snacks: x.com/cam_kettles/st…
The cost of providing office snacks, coffee, and on-site lunches is about to go up for most American companies – unless they operate fishing boats off the coast of Alaska. @business bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Buried in amendments to the Interior Dept. Gov funding bill, is a stipulation that the Kennedy Center Opera House must be renamed the 'First Lady Melania Trump Opera House' in order to receive federal funds. The Appropriations Committee adopted that amendment by a vote of 33-25.
Interior – Simpson (ID) #2 – Republican En Bloc bit.ly/3IYUEnG
Today in reporter-politician relationships: Brian Glenn, a reporter for Real America’s Voice, asked Trump in the Oval Office just now about ending capital gains taxes on home sales. His girlfriend, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, introduced a bill earlier this month to do that.
The year is 2210. American & Chinese officials meet in Lisbon for the ceremonial "extending of the tariff deadline", celebrating the two countries' trade relationship in an annual tradition whose origins are now lost to history
Bessent says Aug. 12 China tariff deadline likely to be extended, talks planned in Stockholm cnbc.com/2025/07/22/bes…
House: Eh idk what to do this week, let’s go home Senate: what if we stayed here forever
Bessent says Aug. 12 China tariff deadline likely to be extended, talks planned in Stockholm cnbc.com/2025/07/22/bes…
This happens with news content, too.
the unintentional reveal here is that on online guy posting clips is getting more eyeballs than the underlying medium so, yeah, it’s hard to justify spending the money to sustain the show when most people are seeing the content on a free social media site
Oversight spox: "The Committee will seek to subpoena Ms. Maxwell as expeditiously as possible. Since Ms. Maxwell is in federal prison, the Committee will work with the Department of Justice and Bureau of Prisons to identify a date when Committee can depose her."
the resolution does not carry the force of law.
🚨 I led Republicans in a serious resolution — that protects victims — to expose the truth about the Epstein files, just like President Trump promised. But leadership is stalling. The American people deserve action, not excuses. Let’s vote on it before August recess and get it…
In more signs of how Epstein saga is consuming House, House Oversight expected to subpoena Maxwell after GOP Rep. Burchett offered this motion that was approved in this panel. And the House is now leaving for August recess Wednesday — rather than Thursday.
scoop: @davejorgenson, one of the breakout stars of the Marty Baron era of The Post, is leaving to start his own company with two Post alums nytimes.com/2025/07/22/bus…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) _ Judge sentences ex-officer in Breonna Taylor raid to nearly 3 years in prison, declining DOJ request of no prison time
"If I became president," says Hunter Biden, "I would call up the fucking president of El Salvador and say: You either fucking send them back or I'm gonna fucking invade." Folks... youtu.be/XBbkt2vYC4M?si…