Jessica Wehrman

I just started a Congressional Reporters starter pack for journos and researchers who cover Congress (and politics more generally). Lemme know who I should add (including yourself, don't be shy) in the comments or DMs

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Deck the Hill with books aplenty: Capitol insiders share their favorites of 2024 Nothing says “holiday gift” like a 400-page tome about history, politics or power. We asked some of Washington’s busiest readers for their recommendations.

Adding to my library hold list (which is already obscene) rollcall.com/2024/12/05/c...

‘Postal-Naming Destruction’: The Least Controversial Thing Congress Does Is Becoming Controversial More and more of what Congress does on a day-to-day basis is naming post offices. Some members want to end the practice.

‘Postal-Naming Destruction’: The Least Controversial Thing Congress Does Is Becoming Controversial www.notus.org/congress/pos...

Nursing home staffing rule in limbo as Trump 2.0 approaches - Roll Call A Biden rule aimed at providing ample staffing for nursing homes may be rolled back either by Republicans in the lame duck or by Trump.

Also this by Jessie Hellmann. She does fantastic work on aging issues for CQ Roll Call: rollcall.com/2024/12/04/n...

How backlash to the pandemic helped shape Trump’s health picks - Roll Call Cabinet health picks include vaccine skeptics, supporters of herd immunity and promoters of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19.

Great story on Roll Call about RFK's health cabinet.: rollcall.com/2024/12/05/h...

How RFK Jr.’s health proposals would stack up in practice - Roll Call Trump ally Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has expressed skepticism about vaccines and vowed to restructure federal health agencies.

Reupping this: Lia DeGroot had a good idea very early on that we needed to start compiling info on RFK -- and giving readers context into what he can and cannot do......https://rollcall.com/2024/11/08/how-rfk-jr-s-health-proposals-would-stack-up-in-practice/

Reading the Booker Award-winning ORBITAL, and this passage about a Filipino farmer in the path of a typhoon feels hugely relevant right now.

In divide on women's health care, a consensus on menopause - Roll Call Senators push a bill to increase federal research on menopause, coordinate the federal government’s existing programs relating to menopause.

From our Nina Heller: rollcall.com/2024/11/13/i...

Trump taps RFK Jr. to lead HHS - Roll Call After promising to let him "go wild" on public health agencies, President-elect Donald Trump nominates RFK Jr. for HHS secretary.

So, we kind of saw this one coming. But great turnaround by Ariel Cohen, Lia DeGroot and Sandhya Raman: rollcall.com/2024/11/14/t...

Ok, trying it again.

You guys. This piece by Lauren Clason has it all: Masterful feature writing, a compelling topic, and a tale of a scrappy town trying to save its ambulance service: rollcall.com/2023/10/26/a...

Autumn tones in the Dolomites.

Another day, another hangup for the Senate's stalled spending minibus. This time over an amendment from Sen. Cramer, R-N.D., that would stop DOT from requiring state and local transportation authorities to set emissions targets. w/ @valerieyurk.bsky.social
🔒: plus.cq.com/doc/news-78593…

Once again, this profile we wrote is extremely relevant to breaking news events, so give it a read

rollcall.com/2023/10/04/p...

Really informative profile of Patrick McHenry, who may or may not be in that speaker's chair for a minute....https://rollcall.com/2023/10/04/patrick-mchenry-speaker-pro-tempore-evolved/

Jordan will back plan to install McHenry as Speaker. rollcall.com/2023/10/19/j...

From the marvelous Jessie Hellmann: rollcall.com/2023/10/19/a...

Alright, let's do this thing.