Simon J. Levien

NEW: Foreign doctors trained and ready to work are barred by Trump's visa freeze. "A bunch of physicians, well-trained, just sitting at home doing nothing," a Pennsylvania physician from Nigeria tells POLITICO as hospitals face shortages. @simonjlevien⬇️ politico.com/news/2026/04/0…

@nicholaswu12 Congratulations Nick :)

🚨🚨🚨 Very grateful for nearly five years at POLITICO with an incredible team. Thank you to everyone I've worked with (and those who have edited me and caught my typos along the way) Looking forward to getting started with Semafor next month!

My first international byline is out today in @washingtonpost! I reported on Terradot, a start-up that’s working to sequester large amounts of carbon using crushed rock in Brazil. washingtonpost.com/climate-soluti…

@RubergSara @BaltimoreBanner congratulations!! come say hi if you take the train to dc

I'm excited to share that I joined the @BaltimoreBanner newsroom this week as an Express reporter covering breaking news in and around Baltimore. I'm so grateful to be a part of this team of incredible reporters and editors. Please send me your Maryland story tips and recs!

@rachelleighhale @politico Thank you Rachel!!

@simonjlevien @politico Congratulations, Simon!

I joined @politico today as a healthcare reporter, covering doctors, hospitals and their relationships in Washington! 🏨🏛 Please send tips and add me to your press lists via slevien@politico.com.

@crobles808 @politico haha thank you Christian!!

@simonjlevien @politico WELCOME TO THE HEALTHCARE BEAT! You joined my world on a very quiet day for healthcare policy 🤣

@christinezhu142 @politico Thank you Christine!!

@simonjlevien @politico 🥳🥳🥳

@ShawnMcCreesh @politico Thanks Shawn :)

@simonjlevien @politico They’re so lucky to have scooped you up!!! 🍾

Here’s our @wsj obituary of former Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel. wsj.com/us-news/charle…

@MattPhill1987 @scottontvKSDK @WthrmnSlaughter Hi, I am a reporter at The New York Times. Could I interview you about your experience with the storm? Feel free to DM me.

@scottontvKSDK @WthrmnSlaughter Storm damage by my second house in Florissant on N. St. Charles Street right behind the Dierbergs from March 14 storm.

@LI_Weather516 Hi, this is Simon Levien at The New York Times. Please DM me, I would love to chat about what you're seeing on the ground.

Very large brush fire happening now near the Hampton bays. Spreading rapidly. Can be seen on radar

@AndrewRestuccia @learyreports @vmsalama @AnnieLinskey @tparti @schwartzbWSJ @natalieandrews @meridithmcgraw Congratulations Andrew!

After 17 years in the reporting trenches, I'm trying something new. I'm now the Journal's White House editor. Grateful that I get to work with an all-star team of White House reporters: @learyreports @vmsalama @AnnieLinskey @tparti @schwartzbWSJ @natalieandrews @meridithmcgraw

@moaleck Hi Montana, I am a reporter with The New York Times. Please let me know if you would be available for an interview about this today to share your experience.

Old Fort and WNC can’t catch a break. Out of control wildfire here in the Crooked Creek community. Flames are about 1/4 mile from my house. Evacuations underway.

@hannahdemissie Amazing!!

After nearly two years covering the 2024 campaign trail, I’ll be moving over to cover the White House and the Trump administration for ABC News! So excited to work with our amazing White House team 🤗 Send tips or reach out to get coffee ☕️

Vance will attend Trump's rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, according to a campaign official

@JamesVGrimaldi @RNS Congratulations!

Someone came knocking on my door. It was unexpected. But the timing was right. Sometimes you answer the call. That’s why they call it a vocation. religionnews.com/2024/09/09/nat… via @RNS

@ilenapeng @BloombergTV yay ilena!

Such a pleasure to chat about instant coffee on @BloombergTV this afternoon. One last cup to wrap up the week!☕️

At the DNC, Chicago's Trump Tower is a Republican enclave nytimes.com/live/2024/08/2…

Trump said that Biden was "never" fit to be POTUS. Read his reaction: nytimes.com/2024/07/21/us/…