July 2017

This month for The Hill I wrote a lot about John Kelly – 5 random facts to know and hopes for his tenure as White House chief of staff – about politicians at San Diego Comic Con (although attending is still on my bucket list) and a Maryland restaurant’s new burger mocking Donald Trump Jr.

And then I reported some stuff.

Unlike Obama, Trump Is Getting Little Love From The District’s Restaurants
DCist – July 28, 2017

Former President Barack Obama liked to eat out—everywhere from fancy sit-down restaurants to Taylor Gourmet.

Jill Stein looped into widening investigation of Russia and Trump Jr. connections
The Hill – 07/22/17

Third party candidate Jill Stein was a surprising addition this week to investigators casting an increasingly wide net in the congressional probe into Russian interference in the presidential campaign.

After White House communication team shake up, Trump still tweeting
The Hill – 07/22/17

President Trump took to one of his favorite communication tools again on Saturday in a vociferous storm of tweets that seemed to make clear his new communication staff will not be tamping down his use of Twitter.

Bipartisan beer caucus hops into debate over tax reform
The Hill – 07/20/17

A surprising cause might play a role in bipartisan tax reform later this year: beer.