Government Operations

Jaizon Soehl-Zelaya Joins Rep. Spartz's Office

Jaizon Soehl-Zelaya has joined Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN-5) as a staff assistant in her personal office, a move that rounds out his early career navigating...

Congress

Legis1 Background: Jay Clayton's Accelerated Confirmation Push for Director of National Intelligence

NBC News reported on the accelerated timeline for Jay Clayton's confirmation process as Director of National Intelligence. Senate Majority Leader John Thune...

Government Operations

Charles Murphy Takes on Role of Congressional Staff Assistant

Charles Murphy House staff movement marks another transition in the ongoing rotation of personnel within the U.S. House of Representatives. [1] Murphy, who...

Government Operations

Emerson Lindgren Takes on Role of Staff Assistant

Emerson R. Lindgren has been hired as a Staff Assistant in the personal office of Rep. Gregorio Casar (D-TX-35), starting June 1, 2026. Lindgren's role...

Government Operations

Intelligence Chief Confirmed Amid Surveillance Authority Crisis

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is convening a closed session intelligence briefing on June 16, just days after a cascade of events shook the...

Personnel Movements

Senate Confirms Trump's Pick as State Department's Top Lawyer

The Senate confirmed the Brock Dahl nomination on a near-perfect party-line vote Friday, installing the Maryland attorney as Legal Adviser of the Department...

Government Operations

Senate Clears Path for Trump's State Department Legal Adviser

The Senate voted 50-44 on a cloture motion Wednesday to advance the Brock Dahl nomination to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State, clearing the...

Congress

Senate Debates OMB Deputy Director Amid Budget Controversy

The Senate Budget Committee hearing on the Hal Duncan OMB nomination puts a spotlight on who will run the day-to-day operations of what Politico has called...

Congress

Smith Nomination Advances Amid Vacant Rural Development Role

The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee is set to vote Monday on advancing the Glen Smith USDA nomination — a position that oversees...

Government Operations

Senate Intelligence Picks Overshadowed by Acting DNI Shake-Up

Why it matters: The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence held a nomination confirmation hearing on June 2 for two Trump intelligence picks, but the...

Government Operations

Aidan Shannon Joins Sen. Markey's Office as Special Assistant

Aidan B. Shannon has joined the office of Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) as a Special Assistant, marking one of the latest Congressional staff changes to hit...

Government Operations

Lizzy McCardle Joins Senate Majority Leader Thune's Office

A University of South Dakota graduate with internship experience in two South Dakota Senate offices lands her first full-time Capitol Hill role as Senate...

Government Operations

Savannah Smallwood Promoted to Operations Director in Rep. Rudy Yakym's Office

Savannah Smallwood Operations Director for Rep. Rudy Yakym (R-IN-2) is the latest example of House Republican staff movement on Capitol Hill, as the Indiana...

Politics

Brian Gallagher Promoted to Operations Director in Rep. Stevens' Office

Brian Gallagher, Operations Director for Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI-11), has taken on a new title in the Michigan Democrat's personal office, capping a tenure...

Government Operations

Madeline Baltz Elevated to Lead Communications for Rep. Barry Moore

Madeline Baltz, Press Secretary for Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL-1), has stepped into an elevated communications role in the Alabama congressman's press office,...

Congress

A.V. Whitney Promoted to Legislative Assistant in Sen. Booker's Office

A.V. Whitney, legislative assistant in the office of Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), has stepped into a new role in the New Jersey Democrat's personal office at...

Energy

Seth Ricketts Named Energy Subcommittee Clerk on House Energy and Commerce Panel

Seth Ricketts Energy Commerce circles are tracking a notable congressional staff movement on Capitol Hill: Ricketts has stepped into the role of Clerk for...