Ben Siegel
@bensiegel
@abc deputy political director & coordinating producer covering politics, Congress & the White House. Badger, Knicks fan. benjamin.r.siegel(a)http://abc.com
An internal US government review found no evidence of widespread theft by Hamas of US-funded humanitarian aid in Gaza, contradicting the State Department’s claims that were used to justify backing the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation cnn.com/2025/07/25/pol…
'They're losing hope': What doctors, aid workers are seeing in Gaza amid hunger crisis abcnews.go.com/Health/theyre-…
Grandmother takes down unruly passenger on a Delta flight: "I felt like my life was in danger." @MolaReports spoke with her about the incident.
What to know about Trump's golf business in Scotland and British Open bid amid overseas trip abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump… w/ @LaleeIbssa
If you see bison on the road, be patient and stay in your vehicle. Wait for them to move, and do not honk your horn. That will only make them go slower. A bison’s level of aggressiveness, both physical and passive, is legendary.
BREAKING: Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers announces he will not seek reelection in 2026
.@RepMikeLawler is 1 of 3 Republicans representing a district won by Kamala Harris. His seat is a prime target for Democrats, and his decision to stay in the House will make it tougher to flip the seat. (Another one of those R’s, Don Bacon of Nebraska, is not running in 2026.)
"Shame!" shouted many Ukrainian lawmakers as a majority formed from Zelensky's ruling party, pro-Russian oppo bloc & Yulia Tymoshenko's Batkivshchyna voted to, in effect, dismantle Ukraine's independent anticorruption institutions. My story on a grim day: ft.com/content/21cf3d…
The moment Venus Williams won her first tour-level singles match since August 2023 👑⤵️ #MubadalaCitiDCOpen
Miami can’t postpone its elections to next year, judge rules abcnews.go.com/Politics/miami…
Federal judges in New Jersey on Tuesday opted not to appoint former Trump attorney Alina Habba as the state’s top federal prosecutor on a permanent basis. In a brief order, the judges said they named first assistant Desiree Leigh Grace as US Attorney for NJ. via @AaronKatersky
Hunter Biden takes on father's critics over his debate performance and lashes out at Democrats he feels betrayed the former president. @jonkarl reports on his comments.
one year ago today, Wolf's day took quite a turn.
Enjoying a Wolf Spritzer at El Presidente restaurant here in DC.
A company founded by RFK Jr.'s right hand helps supply people with letters attesting to their medical need for products like Peloton bikes and $9,000 saunas to get a tax break. @ronlieber @benjmueller nytimes.com/2025/07/18/bus…
New: I teamed up with @elenalingshao and @nytgraphics to map more than 100 public TV and radio stations that are at risk of closing as a result of tonight's vote: nytimes.com/interactive/20… This is a time bomb that will go off in the fall, when the last federal grants run out.
With his nemesis, Elon Musk, out of the picture, Sam Altman has forged closer ties with President Trump, dining with the president at his private golf club and declaring he has left the Democratic Party. w/@DanaMattioli @jdawsey1 wsj.com/tech/ai/sam-al… via @WSJ
A look at what DOJ said they didn’t release from the Epstein files by @JamesHillABC & @PCCharalambous abcnews.go.com/US/unreleased-…
My profile of Ken Kies, the lobbyist behind the biggest, most lucrative tax dodges of the past 30 years -- and is now the top tax policy official in Trump's Treasury Dept: nytimes.com/2025/07/14/bus…
Why the White House is attacking Jerome Powell over the ‘Taj Mahal on the National Mall’ abcnews.go.com/Politics/white…
Among the people fired from the State Department: the entire staff of the office assisting families of employees who die overseas, sources told CNN More on the cuts & reorganization- and its impact - from me, @kylieatwood & @AnnieGrayerCNN cnn.com/2025/07/17/pol…