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Morgan Chalfant

Morgan Chalfant

Washington briefing editor, Semafor

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Morgan is an editor in Semafor’s Washington bureau, where she oversees the AM and PM Washington briefings. Before joining Semafor, Morgan covered the White House for The Hill.

Americans increasingly struggle with healthcare costs, survey finds

The share of Americans who are secure about their healthcare costs fell to 49% last year, a new Gallup and West Health poll found.
A pharmacy aisleJayla Whitfield-Anderson/Reuters

Trump cancels hearing for replacement intel chief Clayton

The abrupt move is sure to rankle Senate Republicans.
Jay ClaytonJeenah Moon/Reuters

Republicans more likely to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, poll finds

Eighty-eight percent of Republican voters said they plan to celebrate, according to new Gallup polling.
Tourists on the National MallKevin Lamarque/Reuters

Podcast listeners stand out on political questions, poll finds

Americans who listen to partisan podcasts and influencers are more likely than others in their political party to believe that citizens with “radical views” should be able to (nonviolently) protest the government, per a new survey.
Joe RoganAmber Searls-Imagn Images

Debatable: Government stakes in AI

Trump and Sanders want the government to exact a public benefit from big AI firms. Others aren’t so sure.
OpenAI’s Sam Altman and President Donald TrumpCarlos Barria/Reuters

State Department memo says US Ebola response beats China’s

The June 5 memo states that the US “has become the single largest financial contributor to the Ebola response effort.”
Riot police officers use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators in a protest against a US-backed Ebola quarantine plan in KenyaMonicah Mwangi/Reuters

State Department pressed on Board of Peace oversight

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., said Congress has remained “largely in the dark” about the board’s work since its launch in February.

Nvidia exec touts ‘significant’ data center benefits

Nvidia’s head of sustainability wants to educate policymakers and the public about the positive impacts AI can have.

Lawmakers warn Commerce about easing trade penalties

A pair of lawmakers worry the Trump administration is going easy on foreign companies potentially involved in dumping Chinese and Russian goods in the US.

Democrats aren’t winning the foreign policy argument, group says

Democrats need to revamp their message if they want to capitalize on voter angst over the war in Iran, the centrist Democratic think tank Third Way writes.

Sanders follows Trump toward government stakes in private firms

The Vermont independent is proposing a bill that would give the federal government a stake in leading AI companies.

Few Americans feel ‘financially fulfilled’, poll finds

And about one-third of American adults say they are financially stressed.

Lawmakers push new foreign disclosure rules in defense contracting

The bipartisan bill would direct all prospective defense contractors and subcontractors to disclose information on their beneficial owners.

Debatable: The scope of Trump’s new green card curbs

The administration has sent confusing signals about whether H-1B holders will get caught up in the new policy.

Teachers aren’t getting formal guidance on AI, poll finds

Only 18% of K-12 teachers reported receiving formal guidance from administrators on how AI tools should be used across various classroom tasks.

Senators pitch bipartisan affirmation of US-Taiwan ties amid arms sale pause

The president has described a paused $14 billion weapons package for the self-governing island as a “negotiating chip” with China.

Debatable: Taiwan arms sales

Members of Congress broadly support defensive weapon sales to Taiwan, but there’s friction over how far US support for the self-governing island should go.

Republicans’ view of economy darkens, poll finds

Only 16% of all US adults describe current economic conditions as excellent or good, the lowest in three years.