Morgan Chalfant
@mchalfant16
@semafor Principals editor. Previously @thehill. Retweets are not endorsements. Reach me at [email protected] or DM for Signal
Tough meeting for Mamdani with the Partnership for NY (CEOs) today I'm told. Stood his ground on "intifada" language and wouldn't commit to keeping NYPD Comm. Tisch, whom this crowd likes, in the job. (Also did not recognize her father, Jim Tisch, when he rose for a question)
“I got 18 months to try and do good, up to and including helping the president be successful,” Tillis said. “On my terms.”@burgessev on the outgoing senator staying true to his blunt style on the way out semafor.com/article/07/15/…
Blair, Vought, Pulte to visit the Fed on Thursday via @ShelbyTalcott semafor.com/article/07/22/…
"Allies are allies, and allies should also be treated in a different way when it comes to trade," @davidmcallister tells @mchalfant16 at @EUintheUS #EUDefenseNight. "We in the European Union have no interest at all in a trade conflict with the United States, so we're still…
"The tariffs themselves are a lose-lose proposition," @USRepKeating tells @mchalfant16 at @EUintheUS #EUDefenseNight. "This is not just inflicting hurt with our allies, it's internally hurting ourselves here in this country, in terms of that uncertainty."
Russia's war in Ukraine is "a fundamental attack on the European peace and security architecture" and "the rules-based international order," @davidmcallister tells @mchalfant16 at @EUintheUS #EUDefenseNight. "We don't only need to support Ukraine as long as it takes, but we need…
Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott tells reporters that he hopes to release a discussion draft of the Senate's version of CLARITY *next week*. "We'll take that home for August, fight over it, make it better ... and then have a markup in September."
Dems holding diplomatic nominees -- tho they've offered to move career ambassadors quickly. But Trump's ambassadors are mainly political (Herschel Walker, Puzder, Nick Adams, Kimberly Guilfoyle, etc). Big standoff forming @mchalfant16 @ShelbyTalcott semafor.com/article/07/16/…
Trump is frustrated with the growing backlog of unconfirmed diplomatic nominees piling up on the Senate floor — and he's got Republicans threatening to eat up some of August recess to clear them. w/ @burgessev @ShelbyTalcott semafor.com/article/07/16/…
A senior White House official confirms Trump asked lawmakers how they felt about firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Lawmakers indicated they’d approve of firing him, and the president indicated he likely will soon. *No specifics on what “soon” means timeline-wise, and of course…
And yes even Democrats are hopeful: Sen. Blumenthal called Trump’s praise for his bill with Graham “a powerful sign of unity between the president and Congress,” Story w @mchalfant16 semafor.com/article/07/16/…
“You can just ask the poor guy in the ... airport about seven weeks ago what happens when you get up in this former trailer park resident’s face. There’s no human being on the face of the planet whose behavior I wouldn’t mirror if it’s disrespectful" semafor.com/article/07/15/…
Sen. Tillis isn’t exactly YOLO these days … it’s more like “come at me bro”
thought this was cool to see in Semafor Media tonight — how a tiny outlet, @GateAccess_, broke the story of TSA ending its shoe-removal policy.
SCOOP: Someone pretending to be the House Intelligence Committee chairman, Rick Crawford, sent messages about a project related to Melania Trump. Among those targeted: Rep. Eric Burlison & ex-congressman George Santos washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…
I’m also now told it’s unclear whether Kash would want to remain at his post should Bongino actually leave…I’m told both Kash and Bongino want Bondi out.
Dan Bongino is considering leaving his post at the FBI amid the Epstein docs drama, two sources familiar with the situation confirm to me. Both are speculating he might not be back, though it seems like no formal decision has been made. He’s effectively “gone,” one person said.…
Dan Bongino is considering leaving his post at the FBI amid the Epstein docs drama, two sources familiar with the situation confirm to me. Both are speculating he might not be back, though it seems like no formal decision has been made. He’s effectively “gone,” one person said.…
A bullish Chuck Schumer talks to @burgessev semafor.com/article/07/10/…
The number of Americans who want less immigration in the US is close to the lowest level in the history of the poll semafor.com/article/07/11/…
Story with @ShelbyTalcott and @mchalfant16 here. Behind scenes ... “Very senior people just do as they are told and only offer advice when directly asked,” 1 official said, suggesting that “nobody told” Hegseth he had to clear paused shipment w WH semafor.com/article/07/09/…