Michael Barbaro
@mikiebarb
Host of The Daily. Brooklyn dad. Unabashed Sinatra fanatic.
New: During a meeting with Mods in the WH, Trump told members that if they want to win elections, they shouldn’t touch: Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security “But we’re touching Medicaid in this bill,” one member responded to Trump, per 3 sources. notus.org/congress/recon…
New: Disclosure forms show that Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares on April 2. That day, after the market closed, Trump's “Liberation Day” press conference sent the market tumbling. propub.li/3F9Xuoy
Whoever married him didn’t just get a husband, they got a full time engineer, logistics expert, and parenting.
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I have learned to recognize a child getting hold of a phone from other more butt-dially options
In DC speech, Sen. Elissa Slotkin calls for a ban on cellphones in every K-12 classroom in America.
Happy Father’s Day in heaven, Poppa. May your spirit always travel through the stars and continue to shine down on us. 💙
The Daily @GavinNewsom episode is really something… open.spotify.com/episode/1xTyYj… @mikiebarb @nytimes
An extended video version of my interview with @CAgovernor: youtube.com/watch?v=uTLKFo…
Harvey Fierstein – through tears – just gave an all-timer kind of acceptance speech while accepting his Lifetime Tony Award "There is nothing quite like bathing in the applause of a curtain call, but when I bow, I bow to the audience...with gratitude, knowing that without them I…
Scoop: DNC Chair Ken Martin told party leaders in a recent private meeting that he’s unsure about his ability to lead the party because of infighting created by Vice Chair David Hogg. "I don't know if I wanna do this anymore." We got the recording. politico.com/news/2025/06/0…
Her tears no longer ricochet. thecut.com/article/taylor…..
“What you learn about what it means to be a strong man as a boy guarantees you will be a lousy husband as a man. You cannot be invulnerable and intimate at the same time.” A beautiful & vital interview on Modern Love / The Daily w/ Terry Real. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… @mikiebarb
Boston friends! Come see me interview the great Ina Garten next Friday afternoon at the WBUR Festival. Tickets here: wburfestival.org
Trump's political team commissioned a poll that showed Marjorie Taylor Greene losing against Jon Ossoff by double-digits in Georgia, and Trump communicated the results to her in a bid to keep her out of the race. She fires back against Trump's team here. wsj.com/politics/elect…
WSJ NEW: “I don’t want to be responsible for killing 400 people,” a veteran air-traffic controller who was shaken by a recent close call in airspace around Newark, N.J., said in an interview wsj.com/business/airli… via @WSJ
This @TheEconomist piece may be the most explicit endorsement of drinking that any major mainstream publication has run in a long time. Quite something, link below.
Breaking News: Governor Gavin Newsom called on California municipalities to outlaw homeless encampments and clear existing ones. nyti.ms/3S38Iy1
“China, we have not engaged in negotiations with as of yet.” - Scott Bessent Couldn’t get any worse if we tried.