Megan Lebowitz
@megan_lebowitz
Politics reporter @NBCNews | @MedillSchool alum (go cats!) | Signal: megan_lebowitz.25 | [email protected]
NEW: The Trump administration's announcement that it will prioritize stripping people of US citizenship has sparked alarm that the process could be weaponized against political opponents. One potential target: Zohran Mamdani. More details: nbcnews.com/politics/donal…
NEW -- Deputy AG Todd Blanche says he wants to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell re: Epstein
Justice demands courage. For the first time, the Department of Justice is reaching out to Ghislaine Maxwell to ask: what do you know? At @AGPamBondi’s direction, I’ve contacted her counsel. I intend to meet with her soon. No one is above the law—and no lead is off-limits.
Public broadcasters say GOP funding cuts could be 'devastating' to local media and make Americans less safe. W/@megan_lebowitz for @NBCNews nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
“This could be a death sentence for a number of local station” Media advocates are concerned that GOP funding cuts will force local outlets to downsize or shutter w/ @raquelco15 for @NBCNews nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
Trump disavows supporters pushing Jeffrey Epstein 'bulls---': 'I don't want their support anymore!' nbcnews.com/politics/donal…
Adelita Grijalva wins Democratic primary to succeed her late father, progressive leader Raul Grijalva, in Arizona House district She defeated Deja Foxx, a 25-year-old activist with a big following on social media, and former state Rep. Daniel Hernandez. nbcnews.com/politics/elect…
.@AndyBeshearKY on a presidential bid: "If I’m somebody that at that point, that I believe that I can heal the country, then I’ll take a look at it" nbcnews.com/politics/2028-…
DHS Secretary @KristiNoem says on @MeetThePress that Trump wants FEMA "remade," not dismantled nbcnews.com/politics/trump…
AZ Sen. Gallego announces he's heading to Iowa as speculation swirls he'll run for President. Asked by @megan_lebowitz & @sahilkapur about presidential ambitions in May, he said: "Has it ever crossed my mind? F---ing of course, I’m an elected official" nbcnews.com/politics/trump…
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot churns out antisemitic posts days after update “The posts ranged from alleging ‘patterns’ about Jewish people to praising Hitler.” Story by @BenjaminGoggin & @brunaahorvath nbcnews.com/tech/internet/…
Jeffries has now broken the record for the longest House floor speech
.@RepJeffries is now more than 6 hours into a marathon speech criticizing the GOP bill The longest House floor speech was 8 hours 32 minutes, a record set by Kevin McCarthy nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
.@RepJeffries has now been speaking for three hours on the House floor, using the unlimited speaking time granted to the House leaders. The record for the longest House floor speech is 8 hours and 32 minutes, set by then Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in Nov 2021.
Fox News, MAGA hats and cookies: Inside Trump's West Wing nbcnews.com/politics/donal… via @nbcnews
Trump & Musk are clashing again as Musk criticizes the GOP agenda bill & threatens to form a new political party Trump told reporters this AM: "DOGE is the monster that might have to go back and eat Elon, wouldn’t that be terrible?" story for @NBCNews nbcnews.com/politics/donal…
This is less of a how-the-sausage-is-made story and more of a no-one-knows-who-makes-the-sausage story. Solar and wind tax comes as a surprise to GOP senators “It’s like, surprise! It’s Saturday night,” Sen. Murkowski said. @sahilkapur @frankthorp nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
You’ve heard of Dems embracing “brat summer.” This year they’re unveiling what they’re calling “organizing summer.” Details on @NBCNews about their programming plans 👇👇 nbcnews.com/politics/elect…