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Samantha Handler

Policy Reporter
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Samantha has covered policy on Capitol Hill since 2021. Samantha authors Punchbowl News’ policy newsletter, The Portal, writing about a broad range of issues from transportation to health care. Before joining Punchbowl News, Samantha covered intellectual property and tax policy at Bloomberg, so she’s no stranger to complex legislation. Samantha is a graduate of Northwestern University,and was born and raised in Los Angeles.

Latest from Samantha Handler

Inside big Scalise staff changes. Plus the latest on reconciliation
The House Republican leadership wants you to know that, despite delaying the most important committee markups, their reconciliation timeline isn’t delayed.
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Deadlines? We’re talking about deadlines?
There’s a huge slate of meetings scheduled over the next few days as top Republicans try to get everyone on the same page.
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What the White House wants on taxes
The Trump administration recently sent House Republicans a list with proposed new tax cuts for made-in-America businesses as the GOP rushes to finalize its reconciliation package.
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Byrd’s the word as House Republicans stumble
House Republican leadership has delayed three critical markups on the reconciliation package as internal party disputes have slowed the GOP.
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News on spectrum, Medicaid and the future of Trump’s agenda
The former Republican was done in by the Signalgate scandal, although White House officials were insisting as recently as Wednesday that Waltz was fine.
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