Pete McCloskey, who represented Calif in the US House from 1967-1983, has died at 96, I'm told.

A Republican, he co-authored the Endangered Species Act, opposed the Vietnam War & was the 1st member to call for Nixon's impeachment.

Later he opposed the Iraq War.

A true maverick

.Brody Mullins & Luke Mullins got quite the response when they reached out for comment to Jim Courtovich, the high-flying lobbyist/spin doctor for the Saudis, Qataris, etc.

Read this whole excerpt from “The Wolves of K St,” the Mullins’ great new book. politico.com/news/magazine/…

The The New York Times added 210K net new digital subscribers in the first 3 months of 2024, according to its Q1 earnings report. nytco-assets.nytimes.com/2024/05/Q124-E…

Host at The Badger Herald D.C. alumni event: 'So, when did you work at the Herald?'

Me: 'I was managing editor in 2004.'

2023 graduate: 'That was a long time ago.'

Me: [pause] 'I suppose it was...'

2023 graduate: 'I mean, it was 20 years ago.'

Me: 👴💀⚰️

.Citizens for Ethics calls on Rep. Henry Cuellar to resign, asserting that his indictment demonstrates 'he abused his position to enrich himself & benefit foreign interests.'

(CREW is aligned with Dems, but has worked to cast itself as bipartisan, previously calling for Bob Menendez to resign.)

This is from the great new book, “Wolves of K Street,” by Brody Mullins & Luke Mullins, which I highly recommend. simonandschuster.com/books/The-Wolv…

Paul Manafort & Tony Podesta tried to arrange a call for Viktor Yanukovych to congratulate Biden on his VP renomination.

“Only downside is [if] biden presses him personally on politics of criminal prosecutions of his political’ opponents,” Podesta wrote. theguardian.com/books/article/…

In 2011, The New York Times reported on Crow’s generosity toward the justice. That same year, Politico revealed that Crow had given half a million dollars to a Tea Party group founded by Ginni Thomas, which also paid her a $120,000 salary. propublica.org/article/claren…

Reporters are less willing to write stories that offend readers' political sensibilities, bemoans Jack Shafer, citing several factors.

I'll add 1:

When such stories publish, other reporters not only keep their distance, they also parrot partisan attacks. politico.com/news/magazine/…

.Bernie Sanders officially announces that he is running for reelection.

Assuming he wins, he will be 89 years old at the end of his next term.

Joe Kahn explains why the The New York Times doesn’t see it’s job as stopping Trump:

“That’s essentially saying that the news media should become a propaganda arm for a single candidate.” semafor.com/article/05/05/…

The FARA-related charges against Rep. Henry Cuellar & Senator Bob Menendez highlight the importance of U.S. policymaking to foreign interests, & the lengths to which they go to try to shape it, but also the high risks & sometimes questionable results. nytimes.com/2024/05/04/us/…

When self-funders cast themselves as champions of campaign finance reform, they often ignore the reality that their own spending is partly to blame for:
▶️ the high cost of campaigns.
▶️ boxing out regular people from running.
▶️ forcing rivals to cultivate mega-donors.

When I kicked off my career in D.C. in 2014, I thought I’d be here for a year, maybe two. It’s been almost a decade, but this month will be my last.

I’m excited to start my next chapter in Austin, Texas, covering state politics for Dallas Morning News!

Buddy!

While she was running Trump's campaign during the first 3 months of this year, Susie Wiles (@Susie57) was paid $30k through her firm (Mercury Public Affairs) by the Big Tobacco company Swisher International to lobby Congress on FDA regulations. lda.senate.gov/filings/public…

How many times have I watched the Maxey three?