Steven Nelson

Background

Steven Nelson is a Washington correspondent covering the White House and Congress for the New York Post. He joined The Post in 2019 after working as a White House reporter for the Washington Examiner. He covered legal and political news for five years at U.S. News & World Report and graduated froജm the College of Will𝔉iam and Mary.

Latest Articles

Election 2024 updatꦅes: Max cap﷽acity for Trump faith voters event in NC; Harris hits 3 swing states with Cheney 

Follow The Post’s live updates for the latest news, analysis, polling and odds on the 2024 presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala𒁏 Harris.

Kamala Harris taps ex-'SNL' star for head-scratching Al Smith Dinner skit that left audience puzzled, silent

Molly Shannon resurrect🌜ed her schoolgirl alter ego Mary Katherine Gallagher to "interrupt" Harris' remarks and warn her not to make fun of Catholics.

Kamala Harris tweeted edited video of pre-hurricane call to Florida mayor to remove self-praise, concern about 🐽aid speed

♍The Harris-tweeted video removed her coaching St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch to put on a🌄 brave face in case of calamity. 

Did Biden dis Kamala? Here's what the prez told Obama at Ethel Kennedy's memorial

Biden griped to Barack Obama that "she" is "not as strong as me" — with Obama agreeing "that's true" — in a stunning off-mic conversation deciphered for by a professional... 🧸

Trump packs in zingers at Al Smith dinner, hilariously burning everyone from Harris to 'worst mayor' de Blasio

🗹 Follow The Post’s live updates for the latest news, analysis, polling and odds on the 2024 presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

💛 Harris deflects on border, Ir🌟an and Biden decline during bad-tempered Fox News interview 

"You gotta take responsibility for what happened in your administration," Harris said, triggering a deluge of online commentary about her o𝓀wn refusal to do so. ও

Bill Clinton claims Ethel Kennedy 'would flirt with me' during bizarre eulogy at her funeral

"I thought your mother was the cat’s meow. She would fli♚rt with me in the most inn💃ocent ways," Clinton, 78, said in his eulogy.

Charlamagne tha God calls out Harris for question 'filibuster,' doing 'a lot of things wrong' with border in awkward town hall

The popular radio host tried repeatedly — and with little succe♛ss — to knock Harris off her talking point🏅s during the hourlong interview.

 Kamala Harris urges black men to vote for her to legalize weed🃏 — despite convicting 1,900 as DA

Harris oversaw more than 1,900 marijuana convictions a𓄧s San Francisco district attorney between 2004 and 2011.

 Trump forced to c🏅ut Pa. town hall short after multi🧸ple audience members have health emergencies

 OAKS, Pa. —🥀 Former President Donald Trump vowed to make housing, energy and🅠 groceries more affordable at a town hall Monday night in the country's largest swing state before ending...

Kamala Harris accused of plagiarism in co-authored 2009 book on criminal reform 𝄹

Harris appeared to lift wording from an Associated Press article, a John Jay College of Criminal Justice press release, a Wikipedia article, a 𝐆Bureau of Jꦦustice Assistance report and an...

 Trump campaign ramps up e൩fforts to get ex-prez more security amid o༒ngoing threats from Iran

The Trump campaign is continuing ဣto ask the Secret Service and White House for additional security measures in the final month of the election -- as threats from Iran remain...

DHS chief Mayorkas spends under six hours in Helene-hit NC before bolting to grab sushi at DC Nobu: 'Complete failure'

Lawmakers who oversee the Department of Homeland Security said the photos proved Mayorkas had committed d𝔉ereliction of duty.

Lame-duck Biden says hurricane relief workers 'received death penalties' in latest embarrassing gaffe

𓆏 Biden and fellow Democrats have broadly dismissed criticism ඣof the federal response to the earlier Hurricane Helene — the deadliest to hit the US since Katrina in 2005.

Joe Biden signed off on aggressive Hunter Biden legal strategy as GOP probed role in family biz: 'Keep doing it'

"Let me talk to Abbe," the president told his son in December 2022, accor💞ding to the forthcoming tome "War" by Bob Woodward.

Biden attacks Trump for ‘outright lies’ about hurricane relief efforts as Milton takes aim a𒆙t Florida

President Biden ripped former Presi⛎dent Donald Trump Wednesday for hiꦰs criticism of the federal response to Hurricane Helene — as Category 3 Hurricane Milton approached the west coast of Florida as what Biden said...

Netanyahu and Biden discuss Israel's attack on Iran in first call in weeks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President✤ Joe Biden spoke Wednesday as the Jewish state prepares for its retaliatory strike on Iran – with the Islamic republic warning of greater...

Live updates: Reporter, news crew nearly crushed by falling tree amid Hurricane Milton's wind gusts — moments after on-air segment

Follow The Post’s live updates for the latest news on the Category 4 hurricane set to devastate Flor🎃ida when it makes landfall tonight.

Kamala Harris says she owns a Glock despite supporting handgun bans in SF, prompting speculation it's unregistered

Critics have expressed skepticism that Harris owns a gun, with one saying: "She doesn't, and she doesn't even know there are differ💎ent models, either"

Biden praises 'cooperative' DeSantis one day after Harris moaned Fla. gov snubbed her post-Helene phone call

WASHINGTON — President Bide🌺n sa𒈔id Tuesday that Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been "cooperative" with him as Hurricane Milton nears the Sunshine State — one day after Vice President...