Not hearing a “no”

Things are so bad in the House that Voldemort showed up

Thrilled to finally write about the man most responsible for poisoning my brain: Conan O'Brien theringer.com/tv/2024/4/18/2…

Great hire.

After a year of work, my piece on writing and contemporary Hollywood has been released as the cover of the May issue of Harper's. ... harpers.org/archive/2024/0…

In one of the oddest moments I've experienced covering a congressional hearing, Rep. Rick Allen, a Georgia Republican, asks: 'Do you want Columbia University to be cursed by God?'

'Definitely not,' President Minouche Shafik answers.

Huge congratulations to Casey Ross Bob Herman for winning the coveted 2024 NIHCM Award for Investigative and General Reporting for their eye-opening series, 'Denied by AI: Consequences for Sick and Vulnerable Americans.''

Montana GOP Senate candidate apologized and asked for leniency after alleged 2015 gun incident at park, per new records obtained by Liz Goodwin. Tim Sheehy recently said he lied about shooting himself + maintains wound is from his time in Afghanistan.

washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Crisis in NYC

This is why Halle Berry is on Capitol Hill (a dispatch from my time with her during her first lobbying visit last year) --> politico.com/newsletters/wo…

Spotted in the Capitol: HALLE BERRY, heading into a meeting with Senator Patty Murray.

Person familiar says they’re discussing women’s health research and menopause legislation.

“There’s a big discrepancy between the $41 million the bookmaker’s records say Mizuhara lost and the $16 million he allegedly stole from Ohtani. What could explain this?”

Sharp Nate Silver analysis of what’s known (and still unknown) in Ohtani case.

natesilver.net/p/i-still-have…

Chippy exchange in Senate Appropriations Dems hearing, with John Kennedy accusing Secretary Xavier Becerra of 'trying to destroy Medicare Advantage' through cuts.

BECERRA: Saying something doesn't make it true.

HHS Secretary touts growth of program, preservation of trust fund.

Justice Clarence Thomas misses Supreme Court session Monday with no explanation apnews.com/article/suprem…

Was curious about when folks filed their taxes and found this old Ben Casselman piece:

fivethirtyeight.com/features/every…

Glad to see that CMSGov is postponing plans to end the on-site data access that has been crucial for research and policymaking. They are clearly listening to our concerns. Many thanks to the folks who pressed the administration + folks in the admin and CMS who are listening.