Nicole Goodkind
Staff Writer
Nicole Goodkind is a political reporter with a focus on Congress. She previously worked as a reporter for Yahoo Finance, where she covered fiscal and monetary policy. Before that she wrote about music and culture for Paper Magazine, The Today Show and Fuse TV. Nicole is a native New Yorker.
Tucker Carlson Tells Historian to 'Go F*** Himself'
“Why don’t you go f*** yourself, you tiny brain, and I hope this gets picked up, because you’re a moron” Carlson said. “I tried to give you a hearing, but you were too f***ing annoying.”
Beto O'Rourke on Bernie Sanders: 'I'm a Capitalist'
Beto O'Rourke wants everyone to know that he's not a socialist.
‘Columbine’ Author Dave Cullen on Parkland's Heroes
Cullen had given up on the possibility of gun reform in America. Then he met the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students.
Bernie Sanders: Why Won't Trump Address Climate Change?
“How can a president of the United States give a State of the Union speech and not mention climate change?” asked Senator Bernie Sanders.
Full Text: President Donald Trump's State of the Union
President Donald Trump attempted to call for unity in his second State of the Union address.
2019 State of the Union Address: Live Fact Check
Here's a live fact-check of the president's second State of the Union address.
Americans Support Tax Increases Because of School: Fox
“The idea of fairness has been promoted in our schools for a long time and we’re starting to see kids who grew up with this notion of fairness above all,” Fox Business host Charles Payne said. “Now...
Americans Should Be 'Outraged' by Buybacks: Sanders
Companies largely spent their savings on stock buybacks, benefiting shareholders instead of boosting wages.
Reps Ocasio-Cortez and Crenshaw Fight Over NFL, Taxes
“The average NFL salary is $2.1 million, so most players would never experience a 70 percent rate,” New York Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted at Texas Rep Dan Crenshaw.
Chris Christie Is Not Finished Yet
Chris Christie’s thirst for vengeance reaches" Princess Bride" levels in 'Let Me Finish,' his first book, which works to settle scores with Steve Bannon and the president’s current adviser and son...
Virginia Abortion Bill Sparks Conservative Outcry
On Wednesday, Republicans began circulating a shortened clip of Virginia governor Ralph Northam appearing to say that an infant could be killed after birth.
Chris Christie Leaves Door Open for Presidential Run
“I’m 56 years old. I’m not going to rule anything out. I still have a lot of life to live and a lot to contribute,” Christie told Newsweek.
Most Voters Say Stone Indictment a Problem for Trump
“The Roger Stone indictment presents a seachange for Donald Trump,” Max Bergmann of the Moscow Project told Newsweek.
Why Does Roger Stone Keep Bringing Up Richard Nixon?
“There is no circumstance whatsoever under which I will bear false witness against the president,” said Stone. So why does he keep invoking Nixon?
Barr Called Violence Against Women Act a 'Bad Idea'
“I think a lot of the bad ideas have come recently because of the failure of the Justice Department to take a strong stand on criminal justice policy. For example, the Violence Against Women Act,”...
Lara Trump: Federal Workers’ Grandkids Will Thank Them
“We get that this is unfair to you, but this is so much bigger than any one person.... It’s going to be for the future of our country,” said Trump.
Here's How Trump Has Changed Environmental Regulations
The president celebrated his second year in office by speaking out against climate change, tweeting about the cold weather on the East Coast before adding that it “wouldn’t be bad to have a little...
Anti-Semitism and the Women's March: An Explainer
“While I still firmly believe in its values and mission, I cannot associate with the national march’s leaders and principles, which refuse to completely repudiate anti-Semitism and all forms of...
Nixon Impeachment Docs Offer Clues to Trump’s Fate
Presidential historian Jon Meacham said Friday, “The first article of impeachment against Nixon was just this: obstruction by directing others to lie. This is not hysteria or hyperventilating. It’s...
Gary Cohn Calls Shutdown 'Completely Wrong'
“I don’t understand what the outcome is here, and I don’t understand where we’re going with it,” said Cohn. “I’m confused as to what the White House’s strategy is on this a little bit.”
Watch: Bernie Sanders Questions EPA Nominee Wheeler
"You are the nominee to be head of the Environmental Protection Agency. You just, in your opening statement, did not mention the words 'climate change,'" said Sanders.
Air Travel Less Safe in Shutdown, Says Union Rep
"I would say it is less safe today than a month ago. Absolutely," Trish Gilbert, executive vice president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, told CNN. “We do not have the...
Majority of Americans Favor Raising Top Tax Rate: Poll
Almost half of Republicans agreed with Ocasio-Cortez's proposal, despite it being met with much criticism.
Trump Doesn't Condemn King's White Nationalist Comments
The president dismissed the Iowa congressman's comments before departing for a conference in New Orleans.
Trump Adviser Says Shutdown Good for Federal Employees
“A huge share of government workers were going to take vacation days.... And then we have a shutdown...so then they have the vacation, but they don't have to use their vacation days,” Kevin Hassett...
President Trump Says He'll Reform H1-B Visa Program
But a path to citizenship for foreigners in the U.S. on temporary, speciality work visas would almost certainly require Congressional approval.
1950s TV Show Predicted Trump Would Try to Build a Wall
“Trust me. I can build a wall around your homes that nothing—nothing!—will penetrate.” Walter Trump said “You ask ‘how do you build that wall?’ You ask, and I’m here to tell you.”
Sanders Apologizes for 2016 Staffers' Alleged Assaults
“To the women on my 2016 campaign who were harassed or mistreated, thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for speaking out. I apologize,” Sanders tweeted.
Trump Admin Says Taxpayers Will Fund Border Wall
“But taxpayers pay for it,” responded CNN’s Jim Sciutto, to which White House Strategic Communications Director Mercedes Schlapp agreed. “You know what else taxpayers are paying for? The financial...
Texas Republicans Could Remove Muslim-American Chair
“We don’t think he’s suitable as a practicing Muslim to be vice chair because he’d be the representative for ALL Republicans in Tarrant County, and not ALL Republicans in Tarrant County think Islam...
Pelosi, Schumer Respond to Trump's Border Address
“We don’t govern by temper tantrum," said Chuck Schumer, the Senate's minority leader. "No president should pound the table and demand he gets his way or else the government shuts down, hurting...
Trump Repeats Old Talking Points in Border Address
The president repeated some of the White House's main talking points but left out important context, such as the way most drugs actually enter the U.S., which is through legal points of entry.