Cassie Semyon
@casssemyon
•Washington Correspondent @SpectrumNewsDC •Scranton Native •Avid Philly sports fan •#TempleMade •RT≠E •Tips: [email protected] •DM for Signal
Yes, it is me, the journalist in the blue dress, running after the #ManafortTrial verdict. Thank you @Jacquelyn_M for the photo! #GoBlueDressGo
The sweeping legislation President Trump signed last week to enact large parts of his agenda imposes new restrictions on Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood clinics across the country. Planned Parenthood if fighting back, securing a temporary injunction to allow Medicaid…
Tax breaks for electric vehicle purchases expire Sept. 30. When asked if Americans should still consider purchasing EVs to lower pollution, @SecDuffy said, "I'm not opposed to EVs at all. I am opposed to the government... trying to force people to buy vehicles they may not want."
New this morning: the DNC is touting an $8.6 million fundraising haul for June despite a month plagued with negative headlines about the organization's internal politics. ny1.com/nyc/all-boroug…
Moments ago, @SpeakerPelosi told reporters, "The president's notion about Alcatraz — with stiff competition, mind you — is one of his stupidest suggestions." This comes after @AGPamBondi toured the former prison earlier today. WATCH @SpectrumNewsDC
A scathing statement from @SpeakerPelosi ahead of @AGPamBondi and @SecretaryBurgum's visit to Alcatraz Thursday: "The planned announcement to reopen Alcatraz as a federal penitentiary is the Trump Administration’s stupidest initiative yet," she says.
Scoop: @SenAdamSchiff is reintroducing his INSURE Act that aims to stabilize the insurance market and protect homeowners from being excluded from insurance coverage due to where they live. ny1.com/nyc/all-boroug…
Watch an extraordinary moment on Capitol Hill caught on camera. WI Congressmen @RepVanOrden and @RepMarkPocan frequently spar online, but the confrontation today was in person with both sides hurling insults. Full story: spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/n… @SpectrumNews1WI @SpectrumNewsDC
Team Spectrum rooting on @casssemyon in this year’s Congressional Softball Game at Audi Field! @CWSoftballGame
New from me tonight: a growing number of California Democrats in the House say they will reject any disaster aid package put before Congress if it leaves California out. I pressed Speaker Johnson today if he would include California in any aid package, regardless of President…
For those who have been following this story, @CAgovernor Newsom sent a request back in February to Congressional leaders asking for $40 billion in disaster assistance following the wildfires.
Reporter: Will you commit to including California in any disaster aid package? Johnson: We have not seen the formal request yet. Reporter: The formal request was sent to your office in February.
I will continue to report on this critical issue for our California audience and push for answers. @SpecNews1SoCal
Reporter: Will you commit to including California in any disaster aid package? Johnson: We have not seen the formal request yet. Reporter: The formal request was sent to your office in February.
For years, President Trump has claimed California experiences “blackouts” at regular intervals. State officials say that’s not true, and one expert tells me it’s the president’s rollback of Biden era green energy tax credits that could make blackouts a reality.…
Gov. @GavinNewsom tells @TheTNHoller that if @GregAbbott_TX does mid-decade redistricting to help Rs, California may do the same — “with two-thirds majorities in the legislature, could gerrymander like no other state.” He says California has been “playing fair” with an…
This Wednesday — the Bad News Babes are looking for another win over the women of Congress! 🥎 The @CWSoftballGame, which raises money for @YSCBuzz, is being played at Audi Field this year. First pitch is scheduled for 7:35pm! There’s still time to get tickets!…
It’s been six months since the wildfires broke out in Los Angeles, and Congress has yet to act on Governor Gavin Newsom’s $40 billion disaster relief request.
I caught up with @BillNye just now to ask why it's important to save public media from funding cuts proposed by the White House. He says @PBS is for everybody, and is an extension of U.S. soft power...and of course that's where his Science Guy show aired. WATCH @SpectrumNewsDC
NEW: I inquired about this email, and in response the @FBI tells me to disregard it, and that they "ran into some technical issues while setting up an auto-reply system," adding that they are working to fix it now. @SpectrumNewsDC
Interesting email I received from the FBI press office. My last inquiry was May 21st. @SpectrumNewsDC
Interesting email I received from the FBI press office. My last inquiry was May 21st. @SpectrumNewsDC