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The Committee After the Committee
Buck McKeon left Congress and built a firm around the thing Washington rarely writes down: knowing which room matters, when it matters, and what to ask for once you get inside.
The North Carolina Lobby Shop That Became a $22 Million Washington Player
Founded in Winston-Salem in 2023, Checkmate turned a statehouse network into a federal business that reported $22.2 million in 2025 lobbying revenue - then began exporting the model overseas.
The World’s Most Ambitious Group Project Is Rewriting Its Operating Manual
At 80, the United Nations is part parliament, part emergency room and part global standards desk. Its new UN80 reform drive asks whether an institution built for 1945 can move at the speed - and survive the politics - of 2026.
Johnny Harris
Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning American journalist, filmmaker, and YouTuber with over 7.5 million subscribers, known for visually-driven explainer videos on geopolitics, history, and international affairs. A former Vox senior producer and creator of the acclaimed 'Borders' documentary series, Harris left legacy media in 2020 to build an independent journalism operation that now employs 30+ people. In February 2026, he and his wife Iz co-launched Newpress, an algorithm-free creator journalism platform designed to give audiences a direct role in the journalism process.