Courtney Subramanian

White House correspondent for @business | @whca | Signal: Courtney.87

[Courtney Subramanian @cmsub]

I'm honored to be elected president of the @whca for 2028–2029.

I look forward to serving my colleagues across the White House press corps to ensure robust and independent coverage of the presidency.

I’m excited to build on the strengths of the association, including our shared commitment to a free and fair press.

[WHCA @whca]

Congratulations to Courtney Subramanian, @cmsub,
elected by the White House press corps today to a 3-year term on the board of the @WHCA and to serve as president in the third year, 2028-2029
https://t.co/YEQ3H3WYvz

[Meridith McGraw @meridithmcgraw]

Elon Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided Ukraine
via @alexbward @natalieandrews @jdawsey1 https://t.co/EnSWmuYIDt

[Brad Stone @BradStone]

Here's the most insightful story yet on Marc Andreesen aka @pmarca - his legendary career as an investor and entrepreneur, and his long strange history of concocted grudges. by @AustinCarr in @BW.

gift link: https://t.co/To1xKzuzPM

[Annmarie Hordern @annmarie]

Bloomberg reported in June that Western allies believe Iran has most likely added newly manufactured Russian weapons to its inventory and reconstituted large swathes of its missile arsenal during a ceasefire with the US a few months ago.

The WSJ reported in September Chinese entities shipped components used in Iran’s drones and missiles, while US officials linked satellite imagery obtained from Chinese sources to an Iranian strike that killed three American troops.

[Dan Williams @DanWilliams]

President Donald Trump said Saturday he rejected a deal from Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. https://t.co/bW9dl5SQf1 via @CMSub

[Jacqui Heinrich @JacquiHeinrich]

Today the WHCA joined the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and nearly 50 news organizations in filing an amicus brief urging the court to immediately reverse the administration's ban on CNN, MSNOW, and POLITICO.

The brief makes clear what the law has long established: the government cannot remove journalists from the White House because it dislikes their reporting. That is viewpoint discrimination, and a clear violation of the First Amendment.

Today the WHCA backs that position in court, urging relief without delay.

See the brief here: https://t.co/a1OTltTY8A

Jacqui Heinrich, WHCA President

[Kelly O'Donnell @KellyO]

The print and radio pool also distribute their information to other outlets. Stills use their respective wire services to distribute images. WH has invited secondary and new media outlets into pool that do not have any responsibility to provide content beyond their own viewers/readers. Those outlets do not provide a collective product.

[WHCA @whca]

The president said it plainly in the Oval Office, describing his own planned action as a “ban on the free press.”

The Constitution protects the freedom of the press from government interference. That protection does not depend on whether the president likes a news organization’s coverage, agrees with its reporting, or approves of the questions its journalists ask.

This is about more than the rights of journalists. It is about the right of the American people to receive a full and independent account of the activities, policies and decisions of whoever occupies the nation’s highest office.

The WHCA stands in defense of our colleagues at CNN, MSNOW, and Politico who are being singled out for doing their jobs.

- Jacqui Heinrich, WHCA President

[Nancy Cook @nancook]

NEW: Our Bizweek cover story on Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He's ceded much of the job's typical flying-around-the-world duties to other Trump advisers as he spends afternoons in the West Wing, w/one office screen tuned to TruthSocial w/@EMPosts
https://t.co/OicXUjVUQf

[Courtney Subramanian @cmsub]

What an incredible get for Semafor! Congrats to the amazing @ashleyrgold - excited for this next chapter!

[Elana Schor @eschor]

🎉 News from @semafor DC: The amazing @ashleyrgold is joining us as Senior Tech Correspondent.

https://t.co/00ar0BHvyX

[Courtney Subramanian @cmsub]

@LaurenFedor @FT @alexanderburns @juliakmarsh @Elaijuh @politico Congrats, Lauren! What a get for Politico.

[Dan Williams @DanWilliams]

Trump Says Saudi Nuclear Deal Subject to Forming Israel Ties https://t.co/glVGFX278m via @CMSub

[Director Michael Kratsios @mkratsios47]

We have information that Moonshot AI distilled Anthropic’s Fable for the development of its K3 model.

To do this they developed a sophisticated internal platform to conduct large scale distillation against U.S. models, allowing them to quickly switch between multiple methods of access to avoid detection. Moonshot AI has also acquired GB300-equipped servers and has accessed GB300s in Thailand, likely to train its AI models.

The United States strongly supports the free and fair development of AI, including a thriving competitive ecosystem that spans frontier models, specialized systems, open-source frameworks, and open-weight models. Legitimate AI distillation used to create smaller, more efficient models plays a vital role in this open innovation ecosystem. However, large-scale, covert industrial distillation aimed at stealing proprietary U.S. technology and undermining American research is unacceptable.

[WHCA @whca]

WHCA Stands With NYT Reporters

[Annmarie Hordern @annmarie]

The US military says it has begun additional strikes against Iran

[Vivian Salama @vmsalama]

big deal! Today, President Trump informed Congress today of his administration’s intent to rescind Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism.

[Dan Williams @DanWilliams]

Trump Says US Ceasefire With Iran Is ‘Over’ After Strikes https://t.co/hBsEmjthCJ via @HLowenkron @KateSullivanDC @CMSub

[Alicia Diaz @Alicia_Diaz23]

scoop: US Trade Ambassador Jamieson Greer tells me in an interview that the US is deciding not to renew the USMCA trade agreement, instead entering rolling talks with Canada and Mexico for up to ten years

@TheTerminal got it first

[Manu Raju @mkraju]

Big implications for midterms and outside spending as a 6-3 decision — along ideological lines by the justices — sides with the GOP to kill limits outside groups can spend in coordination with candidates

https://t.co/2PRsnSl1uH

[Melanie Mason @melmason]

NEWS: Shakeup in Karen Bass’ re-election campaign. Senior strategist Doug Herman stepped down this morning, per an email reviewed by POLITICO. Bass is bringing on Julie Chavez Rodriguez to run the campaign. More in today’s California Playbook PM

[Courtney Subramanian @cmsub]

Trump tells @jendlouhyhc it would be "unacceptable" for any final deal with Iran to include any kind of fee for shipping in the Strait of Hormuz