Betsy Woodruff Swan

Mom, writer, fan of hikes that aren't too long

[Daniel Lippman @dlippman]

SCOOP: Maggie Haberman/Jonathan Swan’s “Regime Change” has bucked the trend of poor-selling Trump books, slinging 150K copies in all formats through its first day on sale, putting it on track to have the best hardcover 1st wk of a nonfiction book this yr. https://t.co/DgW6QJoiQc

[Jonathan Swan @jonathanvswan]

We anticipated a lot of problems with our book,
"REGIME CHANGE," but not this one.

More books are being printed and shipped!

Retail options while Amazon restocks:
◾Bookshop or your local bookstore: https://t.co/KZ3ZOJuzJx
◾Barnes & Noble: https://t.co/KbWpi93dSm
◾Books-A-Million: https://t.co/QBGKkAbMz4
◾WalMart: https://t.co/WurzBgjoBl

📲 📷 Also on Amazon: Ebook/Audiobook are of course available for instant download at all retailers and streamers!

[Daniel Lippman @dlippman]

SCOOP: President Trump privately called Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick a “pussy” after Lutnick pushed back on Trump’s obsession with tariffs at the height of the “Liberation Day” chaos, per the upcoming Maggie Haberman/Jonathan Swan book I obtained. https://t.co/RwA5s8t10T

[Jonathan Lemire @JonLemire]

“Vance had also floated to colleagues an extraordinary P.R. gambit — that the White House enlist Tucker Carlson to interview Epstein’s longtime girlfriend and co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, in prison” https://t.co/clhBAvVgFr

[Betsy Woodruff Swan @woodruffbets]

My friend @whignewtons has a book out today (!!!) on the Supreme Court, and it is great -- fun, smart, and really worth your time. Highly recommended https://t.co/kwjufEMfhY

[Jake Sherman @JakeSherman]

preorder @maggieNYT and @jonathanvswan

https://t.co/Xcp2xXbXYL

[The Olympic Games @Olympics]

Oh, Alysa Liu. What an inspiration you are to us all. ❤️

#Olympics #MilanoCortina2026

[Chase Snyder @ChasingSnyder]

Swifties in 2023: Welp, guess I gotta follow football now

Swifties in 2025:

[Holly Otterbein @hollyotterbein]

New: AFT President Randi Weingarten is leaving the DNC.

In a letter to DNC Chair Ken Martin, she wrote, "I appear to be out of step with the leadership you are forging, and I do not want to be the one who keeps questioning why we are not enlarging our tent."

[Victoria Guida @vtg2]

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[Anita Kumar @anitakumar01]

POLITICO has been the subject of debate on X this week. Some of it has been misinformed, and some of it has been flat-out false. Let’s set the record straight. https://t.co/wWFrnFF5WF via @politico

[Bethany 貝書穎 @BethanyAllenEbr]

Because of the U.S. funding freezing, the entire global ecosystem of China nonprofits is facing an extinction event.

I'm not exaggerating for clicks. This is really what is happening. Read my piece below:

[Sophia Cai @SophiaCai99]

Today is my first day @politico where I’ll be writing West Wing Playbook with @iriesentner and covering the White House

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[K Tully-McManus @ktullymcmanus]

I’ll say it again

- wicking base layer (not cotton!)
- mid layer (sweater/fleece/thin puffer)
- outer layer for wind & elements
- Hand warmers

Wool socks + boots — but make sure you have room to wiggle those toes. Blood flow is key.

[Betsy Woodruff Swan @woodruffbets]

Damian Williams, former US Attorney for SDNY:
"From housing costs, to health care, to education, to crime, to transportation, it’s difficult to identify a single area where New York’s government has clearly succeeded." https://t.co/oMobuvnvyp

[Nicholas Wu @nicholaswu12]

Progressive Hill staff are asking for a 32-hour workweek

"We write today to encourage you to consider adopting a proposal that would improve worker satisfaction, increase staff retention in Congress, and model a more sustainable approach to work on a national level."

[Howard Mortman @HowardMortman]

Tammy Duckworth to Rubio: "When I first got to Senate I was pregnant with my daughter and trying to change Senate rules so I could bring her onto the floor so I could do my job and vote...not accessible to wheelchairs...You came running down to me 'I'm with you! I support you!"

[Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein]

Won't gain headlines but Bondi's support for constitutionality of False Claims Act puts her at odds with a fellow Floridian, Trump-appointed US District Judge Kathryn Mizelle, who ruled the qui tam provision unconstitutional in September. Doc: https://t.co/DohRBotA5f

[Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney]

JUST IN: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has requested that DOJ provide her with Jack Smith's full case file to facilitate her office's ongoing prosecution of Donald Trump's allies in the 2020 election effort. https://t.co/tNm06A84yM

[Jessica Sidman @jsidman]

Oh no, @BubandPops owner says the restaurant is “on the verge of disappearing forever.”

Some of the best sandwiches in the city!