Our juicy, 7,000-word excerpt from "The Wolves of K Street" hit Politico today... Just a taste of what's in the rest of the book.... (politi.co/3UraWYU)

Today I started at The New York Times as a reporting fellow on their Politics desk. I'm excited to cover all things 2024 and beyond! 🇺🇸 Send tips, pitches to: simon.levien [at] nytimes.com

President Biden’s announcement to expand legal protections for some undocumented spouses of American citizens evoked Barack Obama’s move to help young immigrants in 2012, the Final Cut, icymi. w/ Zolan Kanno-Youngs + Simon J. Levien nytimes.com/2024/06/18/us/…

At a Philadelphia rally on Thursday, Trump suggested Biden would use medical supplements to get "jacked up" for the upcoming presidential debate. My first at The New York Times w/ Michael Gold nytimes.com/2024/06/22/us/…

The Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a popular moderate, survived a primary challenge from his right flank by state Rep. Phil Lyman, who emphasized his support for former President Trump throughout his campaign. nytimes.com/2024/06/25/us/…

Almost every televised presidential debate—since the first one in 1960—has had a singular quip, gaffe or exchange that sticks in public memory. Here's a short sampling: nytimes.com/2024/06/26/us/…

The debate is a hard act to follow, but VP Kamala Harris held TV interviews to assure supporters about Biden while acknowledging the president's "slow start." nytimes.com/2024/06/28/us/…

As you may have seen, a Biden campaign staffer tried to cut off two interviews I did with attendees of a VP Harris rally who were critical of President Biden. I asked her after the interviews, why? She said she was just doing her job.

Imagine a presidency that could be, unburdened by what has been. Kellen Browning & I wrote about the "KHive" for VP Kamala Harris — nytimes.com/2024/07/03/us/…

Radio Host Who Was Fed Questions by Biden Campaign Leaves Philadelphia Station nytimes.com/2024/07/07/us/…

NEW: The Biden campaign will release an ad today targeting Trump's anti-abortion record. Read about it from me in The New York Times: nytimes.com/2024/07/08/us/…

He told Biden to ‘Pass the torch.’ It cost him his role in a state campaign. nytimes.com/2024/07/09/us/…

Read our explainer on Project 2025, a conservative policy playbook written by Trump allies that has the public in a stir: nytimes.com/article/projec…

I was the The New York Times reporter at the Trump rally in Butler. If you have info relevant to the assassination attempt and what happens next, email me or DM me for Signal

JD Vance, Trump's VP pick, once called Trump "cultural heroin." Here's how Vance made an about-face on the former president: nytimes.com/2024/07/15/us/…

It's joever.

Trump said that Biden was "never" fit to be POTUS. Read his reaction: nytimes.com/2024/07/21/us/…

At the DNC, Chicago's Trump Tower is a Republican enclave nytimes.com/live/2024/08/2…