This week, Josh is joined by PRG co-head and Madam Policy host Dee Martin for an interview with Seamus Hughes, Deputy Director of GWU's Program on Extremism. Last week, the Biden Administration released the first ever National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism, and we're here to explore what that means, the argument for a federal penalty for domestic terrorism, and more.

Our first 3-time guest, Haley Byrd Wilt joins us for a discussion of her work at The Dispatch, their Congressional newsletter "Uphill," and particularly her work covering January 6th Commission discussions.

This week's guest is Elaina Plott, National Political Reporter at the New York Times, who joins us to discuss her work covering Texas in the wake of the 2020 election and where things stand there and beyond for the GOP.

This week, our team met up for a conversation with Greg Sargent, author of The Washington Post's Plum Line blog. We cover Biden's first 100 days, what's left to tackle and some crystal ball predictions about those items, the current behaviors and priorities of political bases, and other trends that will likely shape the decade's politics and policies.

Liam leads us this week with a great conversation with Adam Jentleson, author of the new book Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate. Adam and Liam discuss Biden's first 100 days, the role of the filibuster and its impact on the modern Senate, the history of the Senate and what our founding fathers intended for it, and much more.

This week on The Lobby Shop, Dee Martin and Caitlin Sickles spoke with Skye Perryman, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). The discussion covers ACOG's work, a battle over the drug mifepristone that went to the Supreme Court, the importance of collaborations, and how effective reproductive health care advocacy is done in the modern age.

We're joined this week by Jim Lucier, a Managing Director at Capital Alpha Partners. Jim graces us with his predictive, insightful analysis of trends in Washington as we cover government spending, Biden's infrastructure plan, and more.

The newest member of PRG's partnership, Yasmin (Rigney) Nelson, joins us this week to discuss her most recent role as Senior Policy Advisor to then-Senator Kamala Harris, her extensive policy background, and a few thoughts on the latest happenings on Capitol Hill.

Recent Capitol Hill coverage has been spending a lot of time on earmarks, a system once used by Congress that is now back with some new rules. PRG's John Lee is here to break down how earmarks function, their impact on the appropriations process, and how this new system will work.

We've got a COVID relief passage post-mortem this week with Liam, Josh, and Paul covering what happened, what we can learn from how the Administration and Congress worked together, and potential implications for upcoming infrastructure talks.

Welcome to the latest installment of the Clean Energy Transition Series. Part 7 of this series covers current events in the Biden Administration and the actions agencies are taking in the wake of the Biden Environmental Executive Orders. Other topics include reactions from the Hill, impact on confirmation process, expectations for future White House action, and more.

Bracewell partner Ann Navaro moderates this discussion with PRG co-head Scott Segal, PRG partner Christine Wyman, and Bracewell associate Brittany Pemberton.

Welcome to the latest installment of the Clean Energy Transition Series. Part 6 of this series covers the latest in solar power technology, including prospects under the Biden Administration, how solar can grow in the market, how it can be integrated with other renewable sources, and much more.

Scott Segal, co-head of PRG, and Frank Maisano, PRG partner, facilitate this conversation with guest Abby Hopper, the president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA).

Welcome to the latest installment of our new series within The Lobby Shop: Clean Energy Transition. Part 5 of this series covers the latest in hydrogen energy technology, including the current and potential applications of hydrogen power, storage options, how the US can effectively fund and implement this technology, and much more.

Scott Segal, co-head of PRG, facilitates this conversation with guest speakers Andy Marsh, President and CEO of Plug Power, a provider of clean hydrogen and zero-emission fuel cell technology, and Tim Urban, PRG Partner and leader in clean energy tax policy.

Jeff Stein, White House economics reporter for The Washington Post, joins The Lobby Shop this week to discuss the latest information on coming COVID relief legislation.

Welcome to the latest installment of our new series within The Lobby Shop: Clean Energy Transition. Part 4 of this series covers the latest in CCUS including the recently finalized 45Q regulations which provides important tax incentives for CCUS projects and a number of other policy actions enacted – or expected to be enacted – by the new Biden Administration and the new Congress.

Caitlin Sickles, PRG Principal and regular host of The Lobby Shop, facilitates this conversation with guest speakers Liz McGinley, a Bracewell Partner and chair of Bracewell's tax department, and Christine Wyman, a Senior Principal and energy regulatory attorney.

Welcome to Part 3 of our series within The Lobby Shop: Clean Energy Transition. In this episode, PRG team members Paul Nathanson and George Felcyn interview Stephanie McClellan, Founder of the Special Initiative on Offshore Wind (SIOW). This conversation breaks down the differences between onshore and offshore wind, how federal and state jurisdictions impact developments offshore, and how offshore wind fits into the future of American clean energy production. Learn more about SIOW on their website, here: https://sites.udel.edu/ceoe-siow/.

Welcome to the second installment of our new series within The Lobby Shop: Clean Energy Transition. Part 2 of this series is here to explore the history of new energy funding, the Biden administration's ambitions for this endeavor, and how energy tax credits come into play.

Today's expert panel is hosted by Scott Segal, Co-Head of the Policy Resolution Group, and features:

Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)

Martha Kammoun, Partner at Bracewell LLP with a robust practice in energy finance

Tim Urban, Senior Principal at Bracewell's Policy Resolution Group with expertise in energy tax policy

Welcome to the first installment of our new series within The Lobby Shop: Clean Energy Transition. Part 1 of this series is here to set the stage and provide a concept of the key players in clean energy transition, fill in relevant context from clean energy history, and explore how the various policy processes in play work.

Today's expert panel is hosted by Dee Martin, Co-Head of the Policy Resolution Group, and features:

Collin O'Mara, President & CEO of the National Wildlife Federation and member of Biden Transition Team

Scott Segal, Co-Head of the Policy Resolution Group

Eric Washburn, President of Windward Strategies

Welcome to the world of 46! The team gathered this morning to chat about Joe Biden's inauguration, what a 50/50 Congress will do for policymaking, Biden's call for unity and how that works in practice after the events at the Capitol just weeks ago, and much more.

Happy New Year! What a week - our team met up this morning to discuss the results of the Georgia runoff, what these numbers mean for the future of the GOP, how the Democratic candidates and organizers pulled it off, and we wrap by indulging Liam and Josh with a discussion of the latest season of Cobra Kai.

Today we're joined by Dr. Lindsey Cormack, Assistant Professor of Political and Social Sciences at Stevens Institute of Technology. We discuss her work with DC Inbox, a project analyzing all newsletters sent by members of Congress, and the book she published on a major element of that data, Congress and U.S. Veterans: From the GI Bill to the VA Crisis. Additionally, we talk in depth about her new project, a book she's working on about raising children who are civically savvy and engaged by the time they are old enough to participate in politics.

Tune in for the audio from PRG's 2020 Post-Election Analysis Webinar, recorded at 10 am EST on Wednesday morning, November 4th.

This webinar featured PRG's team of lobbyists, attorneys and strategic communications professionals as well as several guests: Michael Gottlieb, Former Counsel to President Obama and Senior Advisor on political-military affairs; Ron Minsk, Former Special Assistant to President Obama on energy and environmental affairs at the White House National Economic Council; and Jeff Stein, White House Economics Reporter at The Washington Post.

We have a two-parter for you before election day: first, a quick take from Liam on his final thoughts before we head into November 3rd. Second, Caitlin and Josh held a conversation with a group of politically-minded Gen Zers: PRG's fall intern class. Lindsey Dixon, Cade Shore, and Dillon LaViale help us explore how their generation's experiences have shaped their activism and politics, how pandemic-limited education has changed their priorities and expectations of decisionmakers, and more.