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Nate Turnbull, who worked in the Obama White House, has been appointed executive deputy for external affairs and strategy for The New York State Department of Financial Services.
Mercury Public Affairs has won the competitive pitch to handle outreach and PR for the California 2020 census.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, White House press secretary, is stepping down at the end of the month, according to a tweet from Donald Trump. (1 reader comment)
Former White House communications director Hope Hicks has been directed by her former employer not to turn over any documents relating to the time she spent in the White House. (8 reader comments)
McLarty Inbound is providing strategic communications and advisory services to the African island nation of Mauritius, which is seeking global recognition of its sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago.
Sarah Sinovic, who had been running her own PA, branding and digital marketing firm in Washington, has joined Brooklyn Congresswoman Yvette Clarke's office as communications and digital director.
Hope Hicks, former White House communications director, is expected to cooperate with the House Judiciary Committee’s investigation into whether Donald Trump obstructed justice.
Kasowitz Benson Torres is providing government relations services to Israel's RT Aerostat Systems, maker of surveillance balloons, with a focus on homeland security and defense matters.
CRC Public Relations is providing media support for Stephen Moore, visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation and former Club for Growth president who is president Trump’s pick for a Federal Reserve Board seat.
The State Dept. has merged its domestic PA bureau with the overseas propaganda arm to form a new global public affairs shop of about 300 staffers.
Eric Phillips, press secretary for New York mayor Bill de Blasio, is joining Edelman as senior VP in its crisis and reputation unit as Hizzoner mulls a long-shot presidential run.
The Health and Human Services Administration slates a review of subcontracting deals flowing from Porter Novelli’s $2.25M contract with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (1 reader comment)
Porter Novelli administers a $2.25M contract for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that has subcontracted with Republican media advisors to buff the image the agency's administrator Seema Verma, according to a report in Politico. Frank Pallone, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee wants probe of CMS' PR spending. (1 reader comment)
White House deputy chief of staff for communications Bill Shine has resigned. The former Fox News co-president will join Trump’s re-election campaign as a senior advisor. (2 reader comments)
Lindsay Walters, deputy White House press secretary, is joining Edelman as VP-US PA strategy & development. Sarah Huckabee Sanders says she'll miss a "pillar" of her staff. (2 reader comments)
Heather Nauert, State Dept. spokesperson and former anchor of president Trump's favorite TV program, "Fox & Friends," has withdrawn her name to succeed Nikki Haley as UN ambassador. (2 reader comments)
Lobbying powerhouse Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom will pay $4.6M to settle a civil suit, alleging that it failed to register as a foreign agent for Ukraine work that was headed by Paul Manafort, president Trump's former campaign manager. (2 reader comments)
Dana White, who was chief Pentagon spokesperson, resigned New Year’s Eve evening amid charges that she mistreated staffers. (2 reader comments)
The US Army announced Nov. 20 that Omnicom’s DDB Chicago has won the $4B ten-year marketing and advertising program that had been at Interpublic for a dozen years. (4 reader comments)
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has hired former Edelman vice chairman Steve Schmidt as he considers a 2020 presidential run. (1 reader comment)
CRC Public Relations’ involvement with the sexual misconduct charges facing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh reportedly includes drawing attention to unsubstantiated stories meant to exculpate Kavanaugh, efforts that have since been compromised in light of controversies surrounding a former CRC employee who previously worked for the Senate Judiciary Committee. (5 reader comments)
Donald Trump’s attacks on the media are deliberate attempts to undermine reporting that has uncovered fraud, abuse, potential illegal conduct and disinformation, according to two United Nations officials responsible for promoting freedom of expression. (5 reader comments)
Congress moves to ban lobbyists from bundling large campaign cash contributions and to close lobbying regulation gaps and loopholes. (1 reader comment)
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