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Susan MolinariSusan Molinari, head of Google's DC office and of its Americas public policy unit, is stepping down.
Google says it's looking for a replacement for 60-year-old Molinari, the former Staten Island/Brooklyn Republican Congresswoman who joined Google seven years ago.
Prior to signing on at the search giant, Molinari headed Ketchum's Washington Group lobbying arm.
Google recruited Karan Bhatia, who was president of General Electric's government affairs and policy shop, this summer for the VP-global public policy & government relations post.
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company banned by Defense Secretary Hegseth, has hired Ballard Partners for DC representation.
The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development enrolls Venable for government relations services.
Coinbase has hired Checkmate Government Relations, which has close ties to the Trump administration, to handle matters related to digital assets as the Senate works on the Clarity Act.
Peter Thiel-backed Palantir Technologies has added Democratic firm Ferox Strategies to its DC lobbying line-up to handle data analytics and technology issues.
Former congressmen Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Jeff Denham (R-CA) have signed on to handle the “new” TikTok on issues related to internet technology and learning-enabled platforms.
