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Jennifer Forsyth @ForsythJenn

Washington investigations editor at The New York Times; formerly @WSJ; Hendersonville, NC native; Pearl Jam fan

Joined June 2011
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How an Addictive Gas Station Drug Found Allies in Trump’s Cabinet nytimes.com/2026/06/15/us/po…

How an Addictive Gas Station Drug Found Allies in Trump’s Cabinet

With support from Markwayne Mullin and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the kratom industry is pursuing a potentially lucrative policy. Mr. Mullin owns equity in a company that could benefit.

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Trump Order Removes Job Protections From Federal Workers nytimes.com/2026/06/03/us/po…

Trump Order Removes Job Protections From Federal Workers

The order is a response to resistance during the first Trump administration, when senior career government officials routinely pushed back against policies that appeared to exceed legal boundaries.

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Park Service Awards No-Bid Contract to Cover Bridge Statues in Gold nytimes.com/2026/06/03/us/po…

Park Service Awards No-Bid Contract to Cover Bridge Statues in Gold

Originally estimated to cost $2.4 million, the government will now spend $5 million to restore the bronzes in time for Independence Day.

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Protests Grow in Albania Over Kushner-Linked Project nytimes.com/2026/06/02/world…

Protests Grow in Albania Over Kushner-Linked Project

Plans for luxury resorts on the Adriatic Sea have long worried environmentalists. The developments are now a flashpoint for broader frustrations with the government.

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Who Are the Victims of ‘Weaponization,’ According to Trump? nytimes.com/interactive/2026…

Who Are the Victims of ‘Weaponization,’ According to Trump?

The president has used the term to refer to a number of people who had been charged with or convicted of financial or political crimes — and who, in many cases, he’s said remind him of himself.

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Order Shielding Trump Family From I.R.S. Audits Will Remain, Blanche Says nytimes.com/2026/06/02/us/po…

Order Shielding Trump Family From I.R.S. Audits Will Remain, Blanche Says

The acting attorney general said the administration was preserving a broad order protecting the president and his family from audits of already filed returns, despite dropping a $1.8 billion payout...

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We are thrilled to announce that The New York Times won the Emmy for Outstanding Investigative Coverage: Short Form at the 47th annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards. nytco.com/press/the-new-york…

The New York Times Wins Emmy for DOGE Reporting | The New York Times Company

The New York Times won the Emmy for Outstanding Investigative Coverage: Short Form at the 47th annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards. The award-winning package consists of a series of short-form…

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Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/po…

Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List

The defense secretary’s decision to block the officers’ promotions appears driven by his anti-diversity stance rather than based on merit.

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Trump Squeezes Immigrants by Cutting Them Off From Jobs, Health Care and Housing nytimes.com/2026/05/30/us/po…

Trump Squeezes Immigrants by Cutting Them Off From Jobs, Health Care and Housing

The methodically planned strategy is intended to pressure noncitizens, including many with legal status, to leave the United States.

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What’s Actually Wrong With The Reflecting Pool nytimes.com/interactive/2026…

What’s Actually Wrong With The Reflecting Pool

See the problems that have plagued the Lincoln Memorial pool for decades and why President Trump’s repairs might not fix them.

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Inside the Deal to Drop Trump’s $10 Billion Suit Against the I.R.S. nytimes.com/2026/05/30/us/po…

Inside the Deal to Drop Trump’s $10 Billion Suit Against the I.R.S.

Discussions among a group of lawyers with allegiance to the president were closely held. Some senior White House officials were said to have felt blindsided as the agreement took shape.

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A warm congratulations to @Fahrenthold along with the NYT's tremendously talented video department for their #NewsEmmys Award for "Outstanding Investigative Coverage: Short Form" detailing their accountability coverage of Elon Musk's DOGE. @nytimes
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Watchdog Agency Seeks to Reverse Its Own Win Against a Crypto Firm nytimes.com/2026/05/28/us/po…

Watchdog Agency Seeks to Reverse Its Own Win Against a Crypto Firm

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed jointly with a company run by the Winklevoss twins to overturn their settlement.

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Dell Gets a $9.7 Billion Defense Contract. Trump’s Portfolio Stands to Benefit. nytimes.com/2026/05/28/us/po…

Dell Gets a $9.7 Billion Defense Contract. Trump’s Portfolio Stands to Benefit.

The president’s family says his stock purchases are automatically timed, but recent acquisitions of the computer company’s shares raise questions.

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Howard Lutnick came into office with one of the most complex disclosure forms we had ever seen, with more than 800 companies. An NYT review of those firms -- and their disputes -- sheds light on his freewheeling first year in government. with @mrothfeld nytimes.com/2026/05/28/nyreg…

Bare-Knuckle Tactics and Brash Promises: How Howard Lutnick Operates (Gift Article)

Before becoming U.S. commerce secretary, Mr. Lutnick controlled 818 companies. A review of their dealings sheds light on his freewheeling first year in government.

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The #NewsEmmys Award for Outstanding Investigative Coverage: Short Form goes to DOGE Package (@nytimes).
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National Park Entrance Fees Are Funding Trump’s D.C. Projects nytimes.com/2026/05/27/clima…

National Park Entrance Fees Are Funding Trump’s D.C. Projects

The administration is spending at least $67 million worth of fees paid by visitors to national parks on fixing D.C. fountains and the Reflecting Pool.

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Reflecting Pool Contract Has ‘Inflated’ Profit Margin, Government Analysis Finds nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/po…

Reflecting Pool Contract Has ‘Inflated’ Profit Margin, Government Analysis Finds

The firm that was given a no-bid contract to fix the troubled landmark is charging 20 percent. The typical profit margin is 6 percent to 12 percent, internal records show.

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NYT out with a jaw dropping investigative report on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. 60 Minutes reported last Sunday on some of this, too. The NYT report is a must-read, the 60 Minutes report should then be watched. 1/3
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