Garrett Downs

And another Johnny @_garrettdowns Would just add that UConn has the most championships in that group.....But good luck to all!

Smart look by @_garrettdowns at what the White House's move to increase weedkiller glysophate production may mean for support from MAHA Moms: cnbc.com/2026/02/27/tru…

A new blueprint from center-left Democrats, shared exclusively with @CNBC, lays out a road map for addressing affordability without splashy populist promises. Picking a winning strategy on affordability could be the difference in the 2026 midterms. cnbc.com/2026/02/11/ele…

@_garrettdowns gets the first look at the New Dems' blueprint for 2026: cnbc.com/2026/02/11/ele…

“When you talk about limiting businesses buying houses, limiting the salaries of corporate heads, I mean, that’s much more like a Democrat messaging to me.”

WH response: “President Trump was given a resounding mandate by the American people to smash Washington, D.C.’s obsession with consensus orthodoxy that has let Americans down,” said White House spokesperson Kush Desai.

“Self-control, clear messaging, clear priorities would be helpful,” said Rep. Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican who will retire at the end of this term, in an interview with CNBC. “He actually sounds more and more like a Democrat, if you think about it.”

New from me: Down in the polls, Trump yanks Republicans toward economic populism. It may not save them cnbc.com/2026/01/14/tru…

First vetoes of Trump’s term survive override vote in Congress: cnbc.com/2026/01/08/hou… (via @_garrettdowns)

NEW: Rep. Ro Khanna speaks to @CNBC about his plans to launch an investigation into state-level fraud after his endorsement of a wealth tax caused a firestorm among tech leaders in his district (via @_garrettdowns) cnbc.com/2025/12/30/ro-…

The crypto industry is loosing a heavy weight on the Hill as Sen. Lummis will retire at the end of next year. @_garrettdowns with the industry's reaction to the news - cnbc.com/2025/12/22/cry…

House passes bill to ease permits for building out AI infrastructure cnbc.com/2025/12/18/hou…

Big Tech is pushing for Congress to advance permitting reform that would speed up projects for AI infrastructure. Key procedural vote today. @_garrettdowns and @emrwilkins with all the details: cnbc.com/2025/12/16/ai-…

Also bittersweet to have left POLITICO and E&E News after more than three and a half years. It’s a special place with many of the best reporters in the business who I will dearly miss working with.

Very excited to have joined @CNBC last week as a politics reporter. Going to be covering issues new and old, so be sure to reach out at Garrett.Downs@versantmedia.com

Indiana Senate rejects redistricting bill that Trump demanded cnbc.com/2025/12/11/ind…

Scoop: White House is quadrupling its beef imports from Argentina even after backlash from GOP and industry Admin is also rolling out beef industry-friendly policies they say will bring down consumer costs subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/1…

RT @andpicon: Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) uses her first campaign post in five years to express support for the Red Sox ahead of the wildc…

in case you missed it - a great story on the public lands fight here from @_garrettdowns & @ameliadavidson_ “He’s not wrong about the concept, he was just not wise in the approach he used,” Republican Thom Tillis said of the Senate Energy chair. eenews.net/articles/how-m…

House Republican appropriators vote to rename the Kennedy Center opera house the “First Lady Melania Trump Opera House”