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Amanda Terkel

Politics Managing Editor

I am the politics managing editor for NBC News and oversee the team running digital coverage on the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court, campaigns and everything else going on in politics around the country.

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I am the politics managing editor for NBC News and oversee the team running digital coverage on the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court, campaigns and everything else going on in politics around the country.

Do you have a news tip you want to share with our journalists? Visit NBC News Tips to learn more.


Latest from Amanda Terkel

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he won't run for Senate or governor in Michigan

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Thursday that he would not run for the U.S.

Former Rep. Katie Porter launches run for California governor

Former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter is running for governor of California, injecting another well-known name into the race to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom.
39d ago

'Devastated.' 'Cruel.' 'Surreal.' Federal workers share the toll of losing their identity

Thousands of federal workers have been fired in the last month. They're victims of efforts by Donald Trump and his senior adviser, Elon Musk, to downsize the government.
41d ago

Federal agencies told to start planning for large-scale layoffs in Trump admin memo

Trump administration tells federal agencies to make plans for large-scale layoffs of workers
42d ago

'Absolute chaos': DOGE sows turmoil in its quest for 'efficiency'

Federal workers say Elon Musk's slash-and-burn approach to the federal government is it less efficient and driving away some of the most talented people.

Federal agencies bar Black History Month and other 'special observances'

The Defense Intelligence Agency has ordered a pause of all activities and events related to Martin Luther King Jr. and Black History Month.

Pentagon removes major media outlets, including NBC News, from dedicated workstations in new 'rotation program'

NBC News, The New York Times, National Public Radio and Politico must vacate their Pentagon office spaces in two weeks for other media organizations — including at least one that did not request to be added.
66d ago

Pentagon removes major media outlets, including NBC News, from dedicated workstations in new ‘rotation program’

The Department of Defense is instituting a new “annual media rotation program” for its in-house press corps, effectively removing several major news outlets.

Trump administration rescinds order attempting to freeze federal aid spending

President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday rescinded an order putting a widespread freeze on most federal grants and loans amid significant criticism, according to a new memo a source provided to NBC News.
70d ago

Trump administration offers roughly 2 million federal workers a buyout to resign

The Trump administration offered federal workers the chance to take a "deferred resignation" with a severance package of roughly eight months of pay and benefits.

Deportations, TikTok, Israel-Gaza: Trump weighs in on his Week 1 priorities

President-elect Donald Trump said he’s planning to sign a “record-setting” number of executive actions when he takes office.