Simon J. Levien

@simonjlevien

health care reporter @politico • wrote @nytimes, @WSJ, @bostonglobe DM for Signal [email protected] 🇵🇭🇺🇸

Washington, DC

Joined December 2019

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I joined @politico today as a healthcare reporter, covering doctors, hospitals and their relationships in Washington! 🏨🏛 Please send tips and add me to your press lists via [email protected].

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Richard Rubin@RichardRubinDC · May 26

Here’s our @wsj obituary of former Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel. wsj.com/us-news/charle…

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Simon J. Levien@simonjlevien · Oct 4

Vance will attend Trump's rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, according to a campaign official

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Simon J. Levien@simonjlevien · Aug 20

At the DNC, Chicago's Trump Tower is a Republican enclave nytimes.com/live/2024/08/2…

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Simon J. Levien@simonjlevien · Jul 21, 2024

Trump said that Biden was "never" fit to be POTUS. Read his reaction: nytimes.com/2024/07/21/us/…

simonjlevien's tweet card. In his first statement since President Biden dropped out of the race, the former president accused Democrats of covering up concerns about Biden’s age.

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Simon J. Levien@simonjlevien · Jul 21, 2024

It's joever.

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Simon J. Levien@simonjlevien · Jul 15, 2024

JD Vance, Trump's VP pick, once called Trump "cultural heroin." Here's how Vance made an about-face on the former president: nytimes.com/2024/07/15/us/…

simonjlevien's tweet card. He once called Donald Trump “cultural heroin” and said he feared he could be “America’s Hitler.” But over an eight-year transformation, the Ohio senator became one of his most ardent supporters.

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Simon J. Levien@simonjlevien · Jul 14, 2024

I was the @nytimes reporter at the Trump rally in Butler. If you have info relevant to the assassination attempt and what happens next, email me or DM me for Signal

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Simon J. Levien@simonjlevien · Jul 11, 2024

Read our explainer on Project 2025, a conservative policy playbook written by Trump allies that has the public in a stir: nytimes.com/article/projec…

simonjlevien's tweet card. Democrats have attacked Donald J. Trump’s ties to the conservative policy plan that would amass power in the executive branch. He has distanced himself from it, and claimed that “I’m not going to...

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Simon J. Levien@simonjlevien · Jul 9, 2024

He told Biden to ‘Pass the torch.’ It cost him his role in a state campaign. nytimes.com/2024/07/09/us/…

simonjlevien's tweet card. Clint Keaveny, an outspoken volunteer, was removed from a Democratic congressional campaign for holding up a protest sign at a Biden rally.

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Simon J. Levien@simonjlevien · Jul 8, 2024

NEW: The Biden campaign will release an ad today targeting Trump's anti-abortion record. Read about it from me in @nytimes: nytimes.com/2024/07/08/us/…

simonjlevien's tweet card. After President Biden’s rocky answer on abortion at the debate, his campaign has ramped up its messaging on Donald Trump’s role in overturning Roe v. Wade and his policy stances.

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Simon J. Levien@simonjlevien · Jul 7, 2024

Radio Host Who Was Fed Questions by Biden Campaign Leaves Philadelphia Station nytimes.com/2024/07/07/us/…

simonjlevien's tweet card. WURD said that the interview with President Biden was not up to its standards and that the host, Andrea Lawful-Sanders, had resigned in a mutual decision.

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Simon J. Levien@simonjlevien · Jul 3, 2024

Imagine a presidency that could be, unburdened by what has been. @Kellen_Browning & I wrote about the "KHive" for VP Kamala Harris — nytimes.com/2024/07/03/us/…

simonjlevien's tweet card. The vice president is receiving support from both prominent Democrats and social media fans who show their enthusiasm with coconut tree emojis.

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Simon J. Levien@simonjlevien · Jun 28, 2024

As you may have seen, a Biden campaign staffer tried to cut off two interviews I did with attendees of a VP Harris rally who were critical of President Biden. I asked her after the interviews, why? She said she was just doing her job.

jjake rosen@JakeMRosen · Jun 28, 2024

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Simon J. Levien@simonjlevien · Jun 28, 2024

The debate is a hard act to follow, but VP Kamala Harris held TV interviews to assure supporters about Biden while acknowledging the president's "slow start." nytimes.com/2024/06/28/us/…

simonjlevien's tweet card. In a tense interview, Vice President Kamala Harris defended President Biden’s record in office and downplayed the moments during the debate where he faltered.

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Simon J. Levien@simonjlevien · Jun 26, 2024

Almost every televised presidential debate—since the first one in 1960—has had a singular quip, gaffe or exchange that sticks in public memory. Here's a short sampling: nytimes.com/2024/06/26/us/…

simonjlevien's tweet card. Almost every televised debate, since the first one in 1960, has had a singular quip, gaffe or exchange that sticks in public memory.

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Simon J. Levien@simonjlevien · Jun 26, 2024

The Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a popular moderate, survived a primary challenge from his right flank by state Rep. Phil Lyman, who emphasized his support for former President Trump throughout his campaign. nytimes.com/2024/06/25/us/…

simonjlevien's tweet card. The governor’s rival, State Representative Phil Lyman, had the state party’s backing and argued that Mr. Cox was not conservative enough.

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Simon J. Levien@simonjlevien · Jun 23, 2024

At a Philadelphia rally on Thursday, Trump suggested Biden would use medical supplements to get "jacked up" for the upcoming presidential debate. My first at @nytimes w/ @migold nytimes.com/2024/06/22/us/…

simonjlevien's tweet card. The former president has mocked his rival’s mental capacities, but at a rally in Philadelphia, his baseless accusation seemed to set the stage for a more formidable opponent.

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