Gregory Korte
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White House and domestic policy reporter, Bloomberg News.
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A new disclosure reveals that one of Joe Biden’s most meaningful White House keepsakes was a piece of a crashed WWII plane -- part of a family story that once sparked a diplomatic controversy over his suggestion that his uncle was eaten by cannibals.
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Biden Kept Foreign Gift That Evoked Memory of a Long-Dead Uncle
Joe Biden took with him just two diplomatic gifts from his time as president, including an aircraft fragment from the prime minister of Papua New Guinea, a country whose World War II history has featu...
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January 29, 2026 at 6:40 PM
A new disclosure reveals that one of Joe Biden’s most meaningful White House keepsakes was a piece of a crashed WWII plane -- part of a family story that once sparked a diplomatic controversy over his suggestion that his uncle was eaten by cannibals.
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President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to US cities cost taxpayers at least $496 million in 2025 — with the price tag rising to a rate of $93 million a month. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump’s National Guard Deployments Costing $93 Million a Month
President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to US cities cost taxpayers at least $496 million in 2025 — with the price tag rising to a rate of $93 million a month, according to a new ...
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January 28, 2026 at 9:45 PM
President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to US cities cost taxpayers at least $496 million in 2025 — with the price tag rising to a rate of $93 million a month. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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As a massive winter storm bears down on the US, FEMA is pausing plans to "offboard" disaster relief workers. From @zhirji.bsky.social + @gregorykorte.com (gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
FEMA Halts Terminations as Massive Storm About to Hit US
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has halted planned terminations of some temporary disaster relief workers just as a major winter storm moves across the country, according to people familiar wi...
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January 23, 2026 at 4:15 PM
As a massive winter storm bears down on the US, FEMA is pausing plans to "offboard" disaster relief workers. From @zhirji.bsky.social + @gregorykorte.com (gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
One of the most important economic indicators to watch going into midterms is showing a warning for Republicans.
From the Washington Edition newsletter from @bloomberg.com.
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From the Washington Edition newsletter from @bloomberg.com.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:28 PM
One of the most important economic indicators to watch going into midterms is showing a warning for Republicans.
From the Washington Edition newsletter from @bloomberg.com.
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From the Washington Edition newsletter from @bloomberg.com.
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“musicology duck gets briefly kidnapped”
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 5:53 PM
“musicology duck gets briefly kidnapped”
NEW: President Donald Trump’s move to revive the name “Department of War” could cost as much as $125 million, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office.
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Trump’s ‘Department of War’ Name Change Could Cost $125 Million
President Donald Trump’s move to revive the name “Department of War” could cost anywhere from a few million dollars to more than $125 million, depending on how aggressively the Pentagon tries to carry...
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January 14, 2026 at 8:57 PM
NEW: President Donald Trump’s move to revive the name “Department of War” could cost as much as $125 million, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office.
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More Americans are declaring their independence.
January 14, 2026 at 2:22 PM
More Americans are declaring their independence.
Jerome Powell has public opinion on his side so far.
From tonight's Washington Edition newsletter from @bloomberg.com.
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From tonight's Washington Edition newsletter from @bloomberg.com.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Jerome Powell has public opinion on his side so far.
From tonight's Washington Edition newsletter from @bloomberg.com.
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From tonight's Washington Edition newsletter from @bloomberg.com.
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The demographic cliff is coming sooner than we thought.
Chart of the day in the Washington Edition newsletter via @bloomberg.com:
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Chart of the day in the Washington Edition newsletter via @bloomberg.com:
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January 8, 2026 at 10:24 PM
The demographic cliff is coming sooner than we thought.
Chart of the day in the Washington Edition newsletter via @bloomberg.com:
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Chart of the day in the Washington Edition newsletter via @bloomberg.com:
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New federal workforce data just dropped, giving the most detailed account yet of the impact of the efforts by President Trump and Elon Musk to shrink the size of the federal government.
My latest for Bloomberg:
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My latest for Bloomberg:
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Trump Cuts Shrink Federal Workforce Across Nearly All Agencies
President Donald Trump’s cuts to the federal workforce in 2025 hit every major agency last year — with cabinet departments including Education, Housing and Treasury taking the brunt of the downsizing,...
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January 8, 2026 at 9:02 PM
New federal workforce data just dropped, giving the most detailed account yet of the impact of the efforts by President Trump and Elon Musk to shrink the size of the federal government.
My latest for Bloomberg:
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My latest for Bloomberg:
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NEW: President Donald Trump intends to designate Peru as a major non-NATO ally, another sign of his outreach to Latin American partners as the administration escalates its campaign against Venezuela and alleged narco-terrorists.
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Trump to Name Peru as a Major Non-NATO Ally Amid Anti-Drug Push
President Donald Trump intends to designate Peru as a major non-NATO ally, another sign of his outreach to Latin American partners as the administration escalates its campaign against Venezuela and al...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
NEW: President Donald Trump intends to designate Peru as a major non-NATO ally, another sign of his outreach to Latin American partners as the administration escalates its campaign against Venezuela and alleged narco-terrorists.
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Here's the most detailed accounting to date of federal workforce departures in 2025:
144,000 took the DOGE "fork in the road"
129,000 left through attrition
21,000 early retirement/buyout
17,000 RIF
7,000 probationary
~ 317,000 total
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144,000 took the DOGE "fork in the road"
129,000 left through attrition
21,000 early retirement/buyout
17,000 RIF
7,000 probationary
~ 317,000 total
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Federal Workforce’s Toll After a Year of DOGE and Trump: 317,000
The number of federal employees who left their jobs in 2025 will total about 317,000, according to the Office of Personnel Management, after efforts by Elon Musk and the Trump administration to reshap...
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December 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Here's the most detailed accounting to date of federal workforce departures in 2025:
144,000 took the DOGE "fork in the road"
129,000 left through attrition
21,000 early retirement/buyout
17,000 RIF
7,000 probationary
~ 317,000 total
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
144,000 took the DOGE "fork in the road"
129,000 left through attrition
21,000 early retirement/buyout
17,000 RIF
7,000 probationary
~ 317,000 total
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NEW: Elon Musk returned to the White House Tuesday in a sign that tensions between President Donald Trump and the world’s richest man have thawed since a fierce split over deficit spending earlier this year fractured their once-cozy relationship. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Elon Musk Returns to White House as Tensions Thaw With Trump
Elon Musk returned to the White House Tuesday in a sign that tensions between President Donald Trump and the world’s richest man have thawed since a fierce split over deficit spending earlier this yea...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:53 AM
NEW: Elon Musk returned to the White House Tuesday in a sign that tensions between President Donald Trump and the world’s richest man have thawed since a fierce split over deficit spending earlier this year fractured their once-cozy relationship. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NEW: The White House is ordering furloughed federal employees back to work Thursday, as the government reopens following a historic shutdown that furloughed about 600,000 federal employees, shuttered offices and froze billions in salaries and payments.
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White House Orders Furloughed Workers to Return to Work Thursday
The White House is ordering federal employees back to work Thursday, as the government reopens following a historic shutdown that furloughed about 600,000 federal employees, shuttered offices and froz...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:58 AM
NEW: The White House is ordering furloughed federal employees back to work Thursday, as the government reopens following a historic shutdown that furloughed about 600,000 federal employees, shuttered offices and froze billions in salaries and payments.
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The last time that 2.3 million US government employees all got paychecks for their work the White House still had an East Wing, the US Mint was still making pennies and Taylor Swift was in a completely different era.
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US Government Looks for the ‘On’ Switch After Six-Week Shutdown
The backlog of work could take federal employees weeks to resolve.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The last time that 2.3 million US government employees all got paychecks for their work the White House still had an East Wing, the US Mint was still making pennies and Taylor Swift was in a completely different era.
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It could take a while for for government operations to return to normal even after the shutdown ends.
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Shutdown's End Will Kick Off Long Process of Rebooting US Government
The longest government shutdown in US history is coming to an end, but restarting the federal bureaucracy could take days — and in some cases a week or more — before normal operations resume.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It could take a while for for government operations to return to normal even after the shutdown ends.
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INGRAHAM: "Is this a voter perception issue of the economy or is there more that needs to be done by Republicans on Capitol Hill or done in terms of policy?"
TRUMP: "More than anything else, it's a con job by the Democrats."
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TRUMP: "More than anything else, it's a con job by the Democrats."
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November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
INGRAHAM: "Is this a voter perception issue of the economy or is there more that needs to be done by Republicans on Capitol Hill or done in terms of policy?"
TRUMP: "More than anything else, it's a con job by the Democrats."
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TRUMP: "More than anything else, it's a con job by the Democrats."
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"Trump's Pardon of Giuliani: How Presidential Clemency Powers Work," via @gregorykorte.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump’s Pardon of Giuliani: How Presidential Clemency Powers Work
The US president’s power to pardon is both one of the most absolute and misunderstood provisions of the Constitution. Rooted in the “prerogative of mercy” of English kings dating back to the seventh c...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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The economy helped get Donald Trump elected to a second term. Now it's his Achilles’ heel.
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by @mniquette.bsky.social and @laurendezenski.bsky.social
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by @mniquette.bsky.social and @laurendezenski.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The economy helped get Donald Trump elected to a second term. Now it's his Achilles’ heel.
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by @mniquette.bsky.social and @laurendezenski.bsky.social
In this year’s elections, Democrats across the political spectrum built their campaigns around a single word: affordability. It paid off.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
In this year’s elections, Democrats across the political spectrum built their campaigns around a single word: affordability. It paid off.
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The lowest confidence in government economic policy in the history of the University of Michigan survey, in today's Washington Edition newsletter:
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November 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The lowest confidence in government economic policy in the history of the University of Michigan survey, in today's Washington Edition newsletter:
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NEW: A top CIA official warned that an extended government shutdown could pose serious national security risks to the US, and that the foreign intelligence agency was already struggling to fund some critical operations. w/ @natdroz.bsky.social
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CIA Deputy Warns Lengthy Shutdown Poses National Security Risks
A top CIA official warned that an extended government shutdown could pose serious national security risks to the US, and that the foreign intelligence agency was already struggling to fund some critic...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
NEW: A top CIA official warned that an extended government shutdown could pose serious national security risks to the US, and that the foreign intelligence agency was already struggling to fund some critical operations. w/ @natdroz.bsky.social
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Call it "perpetual redistricting." California’s vote on Tuesday to redraw its congressional maps marks an escalation of a protracted redistricting arms race, in which voters can expect an explosion of partisan gerrymandering before every election.
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California Vote Signals New Era of Perpetual Redistricting
California’s vote on Tuesday to redraw its congressional maps marks an escalation of a protracted redistricting arms race, in which voters can expect an explosion of partisan gerrymandering before eve...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Call it "perpetual redistricting." California’s vote on Tuesday to redraw its congressional maps marks an escalation of a protracted redistricting arms race, in which voters can expect an explosion of partisan gerrymandering before every election.
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The US government has reached a major milestone of dysfunction as Congress has allowed a federal shutdown to drag into its 36th day — the longest in history — amid a stalemate over health-care and spending priorities.
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Longest Shutdown Tests Air Travel, Federal Workers and Patience
The US government has reached a major milestone of dysfunction as Congress has allowed a federal shutdown to drag into its 36th day — the longest in history — amid a stalemate over health-care and spe...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:08 AM
The US government has reached a major milestone of dysfunction as Congress has allowed a federal shutdown to drag into its 36th day — the longest in history — amid a stalemate over health-care and spending priorities.
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