Punchbowl News hires Siegel to cover energy

Punchbowl News has hired Joshua Siegel as a senior reporter covering energy. He has been at Politico covering energy and climate news coming out of Congress. Siegel previously was an energy and environment reporter at the Washington Examiner and helps author the Daily on Energy newsletter. Prior to that beat, he covered foreign policy, immigration, and criminal justice. He […]
Business Insider, Politico staffs protest Thiel award

Business Insider and Politico editorial staffers have written a letter of protest regarding parent company Axel Springer giving an award to billionaire Peter Thiel, write Oliver Darcy and Natalie Korach of Status. Darcy and Korach write, “On Tuesday, more than 120 staffers from POLITICO and Business Insider—across both the U.S. and European workforces—dispatched a letter to Döpfner objecting to […]
Harty becomes lead author for Politico’s “Morning Money” newsletter

Politico staff writer Declan Harty is becoming the lead author for its “Morning Money” newsletter. He replaces Sam Sutton, who is moving to the economy and tech beat. Harty has been a capital markets reporter for Politico, covering the SEC, CFTC and the agencies’ interactions with Wall Street and Capitol Hill. Prior to Politico, Harty reported on the […]
Politico taps Warmbrodt as executive producer for policy

Zach Warmbrodt has been named executive producer of policy at Politico, overseeing economic policy, financial services and trade coverage. He has been executive producer for Congress coverage. He’s covered finance and the economy for Politico since 2012, starting as a reporter focused on our Pro audience. Warmbrodt also has been an editor and co-author of the […]
Politico launches Decoded, a tech policy coverage initiative

Politico announced Wednesday the launch of “Decoded by Politico,” a new global technology policy initiative focused on the intersection of technology, policy and power. It will draw on reporting of nearly 50 journalists across the world’s key capitals — from Washington to Sacramento, London to Brussels, and beyond — narrating how tech policy is shaping […]
Semafor hires Lim to cover health care

Semafor has hired Politico reporter David Lim to cover health care. At Politico, he has been reporting on the policy, regulation and politics that impact the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Lim spent close to a decade reporting on the Food and Drug Administration and other federal health agencies, working to explain how these institutions, charged […]
SF Standard hires Politico’s Gardiner

San Francisco Standard editor in chief Kevin Delaney sent out the following to the staff: Hi everyone – We’re excited to share that Dustin Gardiner is joining The Standard as a senior politics reporter. Dustin has been a SF-based politics reporter for Politico, where he’s been co-author of the influential California Playbook newsletter and distinguished himself with […]
Politico health care reporter Lim departs

David Lim, a health care reporter at Politico, has left after more than six years. He has been reporting on the policy, regulation and politics that impact the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Lim spent close to a decade reporting on the Food and Drug Administration and other federal health agencies, working to explain how […]
Politico seeks a reporter to cover the FDA

Politico is seeking an experienced journalist to lead coverage of the Food and Drug Administration, pharmaceutical industry lobbying and President Donald Trump’s efforts to lower drug prices. The reporter will break news and produce authoritative coverage across POLITICO platforms exploring the political forces shaping Washington’s approach to pharmaceutical innovation and affordability. The reporter will co-author […]
Dahlkamp to cover tech policy and politics for Politico

Owen Dahlkamp has been hired to cover technology policy and politics in Congress for Politico. He covers the power players and debates defining artificial intelligence, social media, semiconductors, digital privacy and the broader technology industry. His reporting has examined the tech industry’s behind-the-scenes lobbying efforts, candidates’ fundraising in Silicon Valley and lawmakers’ attempts to respond […]