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Dave Levinthal

Dave Levinthal is a Washington, D.C.-based investigative journalist.

Dave's simply the best.

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Ask a Pol

By Matt Laslo

Asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol.

Love us our sister publications!

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Standing Our Ground

By Harry Dunn

Girl Dad. Lifelong Democrat. Hip-Hop Lover. Former Capitol Police Officer. Believer of Good Trouble.

Ask a Pol abroad

By Matt Laslo

Asking US lawmakers your foreign policy questions at the US Capitol.

Our sister site, chasing policymakers down with your questions about all things migration and war & peace.

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Ask a Pol ai

By Matt Laslo — Ask a Pol ai

Asking your lawmakers your (generative...) artificial intelligence questions at your US Capitol.

Our sister site, chasing policymakers down with your questions about all things artificial intelligence.

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Ask a Pol crypto

By Matt Laslo

Asking your lawmakers your crypto questions at your US Capitol.

Our sister site, chasing policymakers down with your questions about all things digital currencies.

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Ask a Pol drugs

By Matt Laslo

Asking your lawmakers your drug (medicine and criminal justice, etc.) questions at your US Capitol.

One of our sister sites, chasing down US policymakers with your questions on drugs, criminal justice reform, PTSD therapy, opioids, fentanyl, policing and more.

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Drop Site News

Independent news on politics and war

Capitol Press

By Pablo Manríquez

An underdog newsletter on the House and Senate by Pablo Manríquez.

Pablo knows the history of the Capitol press corps, so he can upend and rewrite 'the rules' in real-time.

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Rick Wilson’s Intel and Observations

Tireless resistance to autocracy.

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By Matt Laslo — Ask a Pol uaps

Asking your lawmakers your UAP questions at your US Capitol.

So What

By Chris Cillizza

An independent news creator. I call balls and strikes no matter what uniform the batter at the plate is wearing. Fair and fearless. Not owned by a billionaire or a massive media conglomerate.

Cillizza's always sizzlin!

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Lights, Cameras, Memes!

By Matt Laslo — Lights

At the collision point of new tech, thirsty politicians and a tired Washington press corps

Law Dork

By Chris Geidner

The Supreme Court, law, politics, and more.

Everyone talks about the Supreme Court, but Chris knows the Court, its history and has his pulse on the legal trends that actually matter to us all.

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24sight News

By Tom LoBianco

24sight News is the independent news site covering the battle for American democracy, from the statehouse to the White House. By veteran reporter and author Tom LoBianco, Congressional ace Juliegrace Brufke, pollster Michael Cohen and friends.

Fun fact: Tom once guest lectured Laslo's journalism students. And they loved it!

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Nova Express

By Dave Weigel

Dave Weigel's fun place on the Internet

Weigel's da man. - Prof. Laslo

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Regular Order by Jamie Dupree

Digging into Congress and Washington

Laslo's been in awe of Jamie for some time now - a true pro's pro!

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The Bulwark

The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture—supported by a community built on good-faith.

Old school conservatives with sanity.

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FloorCharts’s Newsletter

Your source for the charts, props, and posters of Congress and the White House.

Steven’s Newsletter

By Steven Strauss

politics, tech and economics

Huge fans!

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TheGarance

By Garance Franke-Ruta

Ryan Grim

A politics newsletter, written by Ryan Grim, reporter and editor at Drop Site, co-host of Counter Points and Deconstructed, and author of the books "The Squad," "We've Got People," and "This Is Your Country On Drugs."