Liz Goodwin

Washington, D.C.

Congress reporter

Education: Harvard College, BA in history and literature

Liz Goodwin is a Congress reporter for The Washington Post. Goodwin joined The Post from the Boston Globe, where she covered national politics since 2018, most recently serving as Washington bureau chief. Before joining the Globe in 2018, Goodwin wrote about national politics and national affairs for Yahoo News, covering Congress, the 2012 and 2016 presidential campaigns, immigration, and criminal justice, among other topics. Earlier in her career, she worked at the Daily Beast. As a reporter, Goodwin is known for capturing the human side of politics — writing revealing profiles of candidate
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Defying calls to resign, Feinstein returns to looming Judiciary agenda

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) defied activists' calls for her to retire, making her way back to the Senate in time to push through stalled judges and prepare for a debt ceiling vote.

May 12, 2023

White House to start budget talks with GOP as debt ceiling deadline nears

President Biden is hosting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to at the Oval Office, in a meeting that started at 4 p.m. Tuesday.

May 9, 2023

Feinstein returning to Washington after health-related absence

Feinstein, who at 89 is the oldest member of the Senate, has been absent from the Senate since February after she was hospitalized with a case of shingles.

May 9, 2023

Senate panel asks Crow for full accounting of gifts to Thomas, other justices

The Senate Judiciary Committee asked billionaire Harlan Crow for more information about the gifts and luxury travel he provided to Justice Clarence Thomas.

May 9, 2023

    How Joe Manchin became a thorn in Democrats’ side

    Congress reporter Liz Goodwin explains the unique position Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has within the Democratic party.

    May 5, 2023

    Democratic Rep. Colin Allred to challenge Sen. Ted Cruz for Senate seat

    Texas, while decidedly a long shot, represents Democrats’ best opportunity to pick up a Senate seat in 2024, given Sen. Ted Cruz’s lagging approval ratings.

    May 3, 2023

    A quiet Congress ducks as debt ceiling date looms

    With as few as four weeks until the U.S. government could experience an unprecedented default, the world’s greatest deliberative body simply isn’t deliberating.

    May 3, 2023

    Biden seeks debt ceiling talks, as U.S. faces possible June 1 default

    The updated deadline comes after Republicans adopted a bill coupling an increase in the limit with spending cuts, defying a veto threat from President Biden.

    May 1, 2023

    Trump is racking up GOP endorsements, even amid criminal jeopardy

    The former president is consolidating support among GOP members of Congress and others, even as he faces a thicket of legal woes.

    April 27, 2023

    White House reiterates refusal to negotiate on debt limit as pressure mounts

    Biden's position remains unchanged after House GOP passes a debt-limit hike tied to sweeping spending cuts

    April 27, 2023