Steven Nelson

Background

Steven Nelson is a Washington correspondent covering the White House and Congreįƒ¦ss 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 politicļ·½al news for five years at U.S. News & World Report and graduated from the College of William and Mary.

Latest Articles

Teamsters boss rages that Dems 'f--ked us over' after members backed Trump

"People say the Democratic Party is the party of the working people," Sean O'Brien told comedš’ian Theo Von. "Theyā€™re bought and paid for by Big Tech." 

Kamala Haš“†‰rris, Emhoff plant tree for Oct. 7 victims with Mideast on edge ā€” as hecklers chant, beat drums nearby

 Israel is believed to be preparing an aą²žttack on Iran as retaliation for a largely unsuccessful barrage of rockets last week.

Biden promotes Karine Jean-Pierre to senior adviser ā€” despite struggles as press secretary, shadowy effort tošŸŒ  remove her

Jean-Pierre is one of six senior advisers, whose titles "meź§‹an nothing and are a joke," a forą¼’mer Biden White House official tells The Post.

Swing-state Muslim group endorses Jill Stein, slams Kamala Harris for 'overseeing' Gaza war

The organization formerly called Abandon BidenĀ released its anti-Harris endorsement on theĀ anniversary of Hamas terrorišŸ’Žsts massacringĀ an estimated 1,200 people in southern Israel and kidnappinšŸŒŸg roughly 250 others ā€” and one day...

Biden makes first-ever WH briefing room appearance to warn election mašŸ¦©y be violent

"I'm confident it will be free and fair. I don't know whether it will be peaceful," President ź¦“Biden said of the coming election.

Trump rips 'terrible' WH response to Helene as FEMA accused of mismanaging crisis, blocking aid

"They are missing a šŸŽbillion dolź¦‡lars that was used for another purpose," Trump added in reference toĀ $1.4 billion in FEMA fundsĀ spent over two years on the migrant crisis

Biden claims Hurricane Helene-hit states 'very happy' after he appears confused over 'what storm'

Biden said after a second day of touring Hurricanā™ˆe Helene damage Thursday that those affected are "very happy" with the federal response despite widespread criticism.

 ź§™ Kamala Harris joins Liz Cheney at birthplace of GOP ā€” says 2024 election is also about Ukraine

Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to the birthplace of the Republican Partyā›„ Thursday to say that the 2024 election is not only about the US ā€” but also about the...

Feds say there's no money left to respond to hurricanes ā€” after FEMA spent $640M on migrants

 ź¦¦ A relatively paltry $4 million has been paid directly to families and individuals in the week since Hurricane Hš“°elene ravaged the Southeast. 

Biden 'discussing' Israel blowing up Iran's oil ā€” causing global spike in crude prices

"We donā€™t ā€˜allowā€™ Israel. We adšŸ’§vise Israel," Biden said. "And there is nothing going to happen today.ā€

Biden labels people 'brain dead' to doubt 'climate crisis' fueled Hurricane Helene: 'Put politics aside'

The outgoing president visited North Carolā™Šina and South Carolina on Wednesday while Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee in the Nov. 5 election, visited storm-hit Augusta, Ga.

Dems try to shake off Tim Walz's VP debate flop: 'Eerily similar to Biden up there'

"There's no way that Josh Shapiro would hš“†ave ą·“gotten schooled that badly by JD Vance," one frustrated Democrat told The Post. 

Biden says he opposes Israel destroying Iran's nuclear weapons sites as tensions grow: 'Answer is no'

Biden said that he does not support any pre-emptive Israeli attack on Iranā€™s nuclear sites as clashes ā€” both direct and throušŸ²gh proxies ā€” escalate between the two countries.

Tim Walz is rocked by cool JD Vance, admits 'I'm a knucklehead' during genial VP debate

Walz, 60, who has honed a folksy demeanor on the campaign trail, was noticeably nervous and misspoke repeašŸ”Ætedly as he wrung his hands, took frantic notes, and his eyes darted...

š“” Kamala Harris slammed for ditching hurricane season preparedness briefings

  ā€œIt doesn't seem like ź¦she wants to roll up her sleeves and actuallyšŸ· get into the governing of the country, which is hard to do. It's not glamorous. It's a...

Kamala Harris says insomnia hią¦“t after Biden dropped out, she was sleep-deprived the day of Walz pick

Harris, 59, told "All The Smoke" hosts MattšŸø Barnes and Stephen Jackson that she made her "gut" decision to select Walz after being unable to sleep much the night before,...

Biden says 'they' barred him from attending Olympics ā€” even though other presidents went

ą²Œ "Because I'm president and I cause commotion when I go places, they wouldn't let me go the Olympics. But I watched it all," Biden said.

šŸŸ Biden tells ą²žIsrael not to invade Lebanon after killing Hezbollah leader

President Biden starkly instructed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday to abandon ā™Œreported plans for an imminent invasion of southern Lebanon to clear out Hezbollah-held areas.

Biden defends monitoring Hurricane Helene crisis from Delaware: 'It's called a telephone'

PrešŸŒ„sident Biden bristled Monday when a journalist asked the retiring šŸŒcommander-in-chief about monitoring the fallout from deadly hurricane flooding from his Delaware vacation home rather than the White House ā€”...

Biden endorses 'collective bargaining' when asked about 'strikes in Yemen' in latest brutal gaffe

ź¦”President Biden told journalists Sunday that he's a strong suppoź§Ÿrter of "the collective bargaining effort" when asked about "strikes in Yemen" ā€” in the retiring leader's latest brutal gaffe. The...