Jeremy Herb
@jeremyherb
Reporter @CNN. Former @politico, @thehill, @startribune. Bay Area native. [email protected]/ [email protected]. DM for Signal.
NEW: The mystery of the missing binder: How a collection of raw Russian intelligence disappeared under Trump, w/ @KatieBoLillis @NatashaBertrand @evanperez @ZcohenCNN cnn.com/interactive/20…
As Trump accuses Obama of "treason" for the US intel report that Russia meddled in the 2016 election, here's @KatieBoLillis and me on why the allegations from DNI Gabbard conflate and misrepresent what the intelligence community actually concluded cnn.com/2025/07/22/pol…
So why did that change in gambling loss tax deductions end up in BBB? Because extending the existing 100% deduction risked being struck from the bill by the parliamentarian. They changed it to 90% so it would have a budgetary impact. Read @jeremyherb: cnn.com/2025/07/09/pol…
New: US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an early DIA assessment, sources tell @NatashaBertrand @ZcohenCNN and me. cnn.com/2025/06/24/pol…
‘The best chance we’ve got’: Can Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent save the world from trade Armageddon? A great read from @Phil_Mattingly & @jeremyherb cnn.com/2025/05/25/pol…
Just my quick letter to @SecDef after the latest press corps restrictions today. substack.com/@barbarastarrr…
Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim hailed from different parts of the world, but their paths led them both to pursue careers in diplomacy and to the Israeli embassy – where they found each other and fell in love. W/ @jeremyherb @OrenCNN @LaurenGKent cnn.com/2025/05/22/us/…
Such sad news. Connolly was always willing to engage and an enjoyable interview. Cancer sucks.
Chip Roy has long been a thorn in Trump's side -- and Trump has repeatedly threatened to primary the Texas Republican. Now Roy could determine the fate of Trump's "big beautiful bill" as House GOP leaders try to get to a vote today
NEW: As Trump muscles his agenda through a narrow House majority, Rep. Chip Roy is perhaps the most important holdout to win over. He may also be the toughest. Roy is one of few in the GOP willing to really challenge Trump over deficits w/ @jeremyherb cnn.com/2025/05/21/pol…
More from @jaketapper and @AlexThomp's new book: Some members of former President Biden’s Cabinet did not believe he could be relied upon to perform at 2am during an emergency by the final year of his presidency as their access "dropped off considerably" cnn.com/2025/05/14/pol…
.@KatieBoLillis’ new book Death of a Racehorse asks intensely relevant questions about what we owe animals in the modern era, & what they owe us. It’s also somehow a sprawling western with an actual honest-to-god gunfight in it. PRE ORDER IT, FOLKS a.co/d/ekHYd5d
Navarro spent Trump’s first term in a perpetual state of warfare with chiefs of staff, senior advisers, staffers, Hill GOPers and pretty much every mainstream economist entering his field of vision. We explain why he — and his tariff agenda — are still here 8 years later.
First talked to Peter Navarro 15 yrs ago, when econ reporters viewed him as a reliably aggressively entertaining, if lonely voice of opposition to companies moving into Chinese markets His path from there to this moment in the West Wing is as remarkable as it is instructive:
Hear from all three retiring Senate Democrats on why they chose to retire, how the Senate is changing and Dems' long road back to returning to the majority
At a moment Dems are trying to confront Trump and win back some of his voters, I sat down with three retiring Dems on why they are leaving, how the Senate is changing and what Dems need to do to win. w/@jeremyherb and producer @morgan_rimmer cnn.com/2025/04/09/pol…
Our deep dive into at how Trump is using the power of government to intimidate and neuter potential sources of opposition to him -- lawyers, academia, media, Congress, arts and culture, and more -- and how they are struggling to respond cnn.com/2025/03/30/pol…
Sources confirm to me & @NatashaBertrand what appeared to be true: the info disclosed by SecDef Hegseth in the Signal chat was highly classified at the time he wrote it.
The information Secretary of Defense Hegseth disclosed in the Signal chat was classified at the time he wrote it, especially because the operation had not even started yet, according to a US defense official and another source who was briefed on the operation. “It is safe to say…
Trump today declassified the Crossfire Hurricane binder -- a reminder of our story from Dec 23 that an unredacted copy of the binder with highly sensitive intel went missing at the end of the first Trump term and does not appear to have been recovered cnn.com/interactive/20…
Just on Friday, the DOD put out a memo saying it would be investigating "unauthorized disclosures of national security information involving sensitive communications" media.defense.gov/2025/Mar/21/20…
"All along, members of the Signal group were aware of the need for secrecy and operations security. In his text detailing aspects of the forthcoming attack .... Hegseth wrote to the group—which, at the time, included me—'We are currently clean on OPSEC.'" theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
We looked at @SecRubio's role in the Trump administration and how it risks being overshadowed by Steve Witkoff's ever-growing portfolio. Interesting thoughts from a variety of people in the Rubio orbit: cnn.com/2025/03/21/pol… w/ @jamiegangel @jeremyherb @jeffzeleny @jmhansler
NEW on @CNN: Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick is attracting scrutiny in his role as the public face of Trump's trade war - frequently finding himself out in front of or out of step with the President. w/ @jeremyherb --> cnn.com/2025/03/18/pol…