Same here at DCA

Four years ago I was sitting up in the Senate press gallery above the Senate chamber listening to James Lankford protest Arizona's election results on CSPAN when the wise Paul Kane, Gandalf of the Hill, barrelled past behind me, running, screaming, "THEY JUST TOOK PENCE OFF THE

New year, new TechCongress! 🏛️ 🎉 We are excited to kick off orientation for our new 2025 Congressional Innovation Fellows— follow along as we dive into the highlights! 🧵👇 #TechCongress #techpolicy #government

Day 1: Ice Breakers with Alumni 💡 Starting by building new connections— fellows and alumni advisors answered rapid fire ice breaker questions "speed-dating" style, sharing their backgrounds and tech policy passions. Great conversations and great energy! ⚡️

Day 2: Stakeholder Mapping Workshop 🤝 Fellows explored the DC policymaking ecosystem! Our founder and Executive Director @TravisMoore led a workshop on who's who in the tech policy space.

Day 3: Capitol Field Trip 🏛️ TechCongress spotted on the Hill! Fellows toured the Capitol, visiting their future workplace.

Day 4: Privacy Workshop 🔐 On our virtual workshops day, fellows dived deep into key challenges in tech policy through a legislative case study on national data privacy law!

Department of Commerce has released guidelines for optimizing open data for genai systems!! We hope the implementation of this report will create more accurate and trustworthy responses from applications such as ChatGPT, Claude, etc. Check it out: commerce.gov/news/blog/2025…

Yes, YouTube TV, Fubo and Hulu —it’s long past time for you to bring CSPAN ‘s #unfiltered coverage of Congress, the White House and #SCOTUS to the customers you serve. #publicservice cc: Google

YES YES YES SO SAY WE ALL

Excited to see the return of House Admin. Committee GOP Subcommittee on Modernization & Innovation with Chair Rep. Stephanie Bice at the helm! popvox.org/blog/popvox-fo…

How would expanding the Capitol campus improve Congress as a workplace? As our Executive Director Marci Harris told Spectrum News DC: “Having a place where people can collaborate…those are the kinds of things that can facilitate good relationships.” mynews13.com/fl/orlando/new…

New appointee at Marco Rubio's State Department x.com/DarrenJBeattie…

.Senator Andy Kim at USAID: "I talked to the security guard just in there. He said he has been given specific orders to prevent employees of USAID from entering the building today. I just find that to be absolutely ridiculous. This is no way to govern."

Thanks Matt Gaetz for talking with #AfghanEvac President @ShawnJVanDiver about #USRAP and our #WartimeAllies. Heritage Foundation Foundation agrees that #USRAP is good for America and presents minimal national security threat, addressable by shoring up support. heritage.org/global-politic…

9. Trump pardoned January 6 insurrectionists who attacked police and threatened the lives of politicians. “NPR has identified dozens of Jan. 6 defendants that Trump pardoned with prior convictions or pending charges for crimes including rape, sexual abuse of a minor, domestic

I wrote this open letter to my fellow GWOT veterans, not in opposition to any political party, but in solidarity with my brothers and sisters in arms. We must link arms, like we did in Aug 2021, to help our allies. It's time to stand and be counted. afghanevac.org/gwot-letter

Today is my first day at Tech Policy Press! I'll be covering all things tech policy, including competition, privacy, platform regulation, AI and more, so let's catch up Reach me with tips and thoughts at [email protected] or on Signal at Cristiano.01

I put the Curb Your Enthusiasm music to the stock market falling in real time as Trump announces his tariffs. My masterpiece lmao

NEW: It's not just Delta. All three of the nation's largest airlines are charging some solo passengers higher fares than groups of two or more - sometimes significantly higher.