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Kadia Goba

Kadia Goba

Politics Reporter, Semafor

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Kadia Goba covers Congress at Semafor. She previously worked for BuzzFeed News covering national politics with a focus on the Republican Party. Before that she covered congressional Democrats for Axios. Goba hails from Brooklyn, New York where she covered local politics before moving to Washington D.C.

AI-powered fanfiction blurs political reality

Fake stories about real politicians sometimes get more views than real-world reporting that’s not built for the algorithms.
Mr. Noah’s Stories as seen on Wednesday night
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Three Republicans resisted Trump — and now his big bill

Reps. Ralph Norman, Thomas Massie, and Chip Roy are proving to be hard sells.
Ralph Norman
Annabelle Gordon/Reuters

Trump tests the final limits of his Capitol control

He’s come out on top before when he pushed congressional Republicans to work his will. The party-line megabill might be different.
President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson
Ken Cedeno/Reuters

Greene for governor? That could get awkward for Trump

The MAGA favorite isn’t the only presidential ally in the mix — while their party tries to focus on the Senate first.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga.
Anna Rose Layden/Reuters

Republicans wrestle with possible failure of ‘big, beautiful bill’

Party leaders are optimistic. But in the words of one House conservative: “It was probably too much to do in one bill.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson
Nathan Howard/Reuters

Stefanik eyes two paths back to power after her scuttled UN bid

The New York Republican is gaining a subtle edge on her potential gubernatorial rival. But she’s also making moves in Congress.
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y.
Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Black White House aide returns after suspension for past political activity on the job

The Office of Special Counsel had barred Lynne Patton from federal service for 48 months back in 2021.

Democrats are all but done with Trump impeachment talk

Activists demand it, but the party’s electeds say they’ve learned it doesn’t work.

House Speaker Mike Johnson rents house from colleague

Johnson is renting a house from his colleague, California Rep. Darrell Issa, but it remains unclear how much the speaker is paying in rent.

Gallego open to working with Trump on housing

He wants more details on a plan to build housing on federal land.

Democrats press Hegseth on Signal chats, firings

In a letter to Hegseth, Democrats wrote that recent controversies indicate a “lack of judgment [that] is dangerous and has already put American lives at risk.”

House Democrats head to El Salvador on Maryland man’s behalf

The trip comes after a visit from Sen. Chris Van Hollen last week.

Tariffs add a new twist to the tax fight for blue-state Republicans

GOP lawmakers in battleground seats may have to wrestle with upended local economies as they seek a state and local tax deal.

The GOP’s Harvard alumni side with Trump

Meanwhile, a Democratic alumnus says the president’s escalations against Harvard are unlawful.

Labor secretary skips over culinary union

Lori Chavez-DeRemer is touring the US and set to speak at a Teamsters conference.

Why House Democrats are sticking with their long-shot anti-tariff strategy

Republicans have yanked away their biggest tools to force a vote rebuking President Donald Trump’s trade chaos. A symbolic victory is possible, though.

Republicans weigh giving Stefanik a beefed-up version of a long-vacant role

The Elected Leadership Committee spot would get more “heft” if it were offered to the former United Nations ambassador pick, one source told Semafor.

Uncommon Bonds: Remaking FEMA

A bipartisan pair wants to move the disaster relief agency out from under DHS.