His first Washington remains the one out west, but Bezos is growing his presence in D.C. In addition to owning the Post and a thriving business in federal-government cloud computing, he's got a giant real estate project on his hands, having spent $23 million on the city's priciest house: a 27,000-square-foot colossus. Could it be a coincidence that three of the finalist sites for Amazon's new HQ are in the DC area?
Back in the day, being Google's top lobbyist seemed like a pretty plum gig. After all, everybody in town wanted to be aligned with the tech darling. Now that Washington thinks Silicon Valley could use a bit of regulating—on everything from anti-trust issues to sex trafficking—the work has gotten trickier. This has only made Molinari, a former Republican member of Congress, more important in Washington. And not just on the policy points.
In this media age of push alerts and maniac tweets, Maddow's suddenly novel approach—wise, intricate monologues—feels somehow exhilarating. And essential.
President Donald Trump calls her “a third-rate reporter.” [It takes third-rate to know third-rate.] Her colleagues call her the best journalist on the White House beat—something that even President Trump seems to realize, since he grants her more interviews than just about anyone (Sean Hannity not included).
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Running the resurgent Post, Baron today commands more journalistic firepower than any editor in town. And he uses it: upending Alabama's 2017 Senate race (uncovering Judge Roy Moore's troubling history with young women) and gobbling more than his share of Trump-era scoops.
A 29-year-old, just three years removed from a gig with Ivanka Trump's fashion line (doing PR mostly but also a little modeling, too), can become the president's most trusted aide. With a boss who blew into Washington distrustful of the natives, Hicks is among the last of the original campaign staffers to remain by Trump's side. And in a West Wing where power is measured by proximity to the president, her presence there is a constant.
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