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Mike Freeman, who’s joining CGCN, brings a rare combination of legal and legislative experience that spans across the House, Senate, and regulatory space making him a standout amongst his peers; Congratulations to Chris Frates on joining CQ Roll Call as an executive analyst. Frates previously worked at both CNN and Politico; Whitaker Askew is making a move from the American Gaming Association, where he most recently served as VP of government relations, to Subject Matter; The American Bankers Association welcomes Laena Fallon as senior advisor. Fallon makes the move from the Financial Services Forum, where she most recently was vice president for communications; The Locust Street Group adds Amanda Austin, former vice president of government relations and media at the NFIB, as a partner to head its coalitions work; Katie Niederee, most recently communications director for Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS), joins the Senate Finance Committee as press secretary; After 12 years of public service in the United States Senate, Jacob Wood is off to his next adventure; Heather Dietrick, former president of Gawker Media, is leaving Gizmodo Media Group for The Daily Beast; Alex Dominguez moves over to U.S. EPA. He will, in a few words, serve as the Policy Analyst to the Senior Advisor to the Administrator for Air and Radiation (h/t Kelsey Knight); Matthew Walther, previously at The Washington Free Beacon, joins The Week as a DC-based national correspondent; The Associated Press’ Kathleen Hennesseyhas been promoted to cover the White House and Trump Administration; Bradley Klapper from AP has also been promoted, he will be covering foreign affairs for the news agency; Ira Madison III joins The Daily Beast from MTV. Madison will serve as an entertainment reporter for the outlet; Rachel Millard joins the comms team at the House Agriculture Committee as communications director. Millard makes the move from her most recent role at the Glover Park Group; The office of Rep. Jim Renacci (R-OH) adds Katie Rudis, who recently worked with the Trump Transition team, as tax counsel. Laura Coates, lawyer and CNN contributor, has received her own SiriusXM program  “The Laura Coates Show”; Liberal commentator Tommy Christopher has joined the Independent Journal Review; Maggie Siedel, former senior public relations and media strategist for the Charles Koch Institute, is now vice president for public affairs at the American Insurance Association; Former legal counsel to Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX) and director at TwinLogic Strategies Rachel Wolbers is making a move to Engine to serve as policy director; Most recently with the private sector practice at Greenberg Quinland Rosner Research, Graeme Trayner is joining The Glover Park Group as a Managing Director to work with its research, comms and creative teams; The Glover Park Group also adds hill veteran Andrew King as a Managing Director to focus on issues including foreign policy and international affairs. King most recently served as deputy chief of staff for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC); Danielle Janowski joins the office of Sen. John Thune (R-SD) to help cover health care issues. Janowski previously served in the offices of Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and former Rep. Rick Berg (R-ND); Also in the office of Sen. Thune, Jessica McBride has been promoted to legislative director; The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate adds Miles Halpine as communications coordinator. Halpine most recently was director of communications at the Connecticut Conference of Democratic Mayors; Mike Biagi, most recently executive director of the KY Republican Party, is making a move to the Rotunda Group; Former chief of staff to Rep. Madeleine Bordallo (D-Guam) Matthew Herrmann is joining The Roosevelt Group as a senior advisor; Former communications director for Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX) Vince Zito joins SunTrust Bank as vice president of corporate communications and government relations; After nearly five years in the office of Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), David Coffield joins the Kyle House Group as a policy associate; Drew Littman, former chief of staff for Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), joins Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck from his previous role as senior counselor to former HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell; The Washington Examiner adds The Daily Signal alum Melissa Quinn as a general assignment reporter to cover breaking news; APCO Worldwide adds Jen Young, previously executive vice president and director of operations at Edelman, as a senior director in its global health care practice; Sean Krispinsky has been promoted from vice president and deputy general counsel to senior vice president and deputy general counsel at the American Beverage Association; ABA has also promoted Patrice Webb to vice president of social commitment from her former role as senior director of partnership and community outreach; John Herzog, previously with Butler Snow, joins Jeffrey J. Kimbell & Associates as vice president of government affairs and political strategy. John Ray also joins the team as senior manager of government affairs. Ray most recently was a legislative representative at AOTA; Danielle Turnipseed is joining Solera Health as president of government affairs and policy. Turnipseed most recently was vice president of prevention and population health at AHIP; Former legislative director for Rep. Rod Blum (R-IA) Peter Mihalick is joining Federal Advocates as a director of government affairs; American Jewish World Service welcomes Rori Kramer as their new director of government affairs. Kramer was recently the deputy assistant secretary for Senate affairs at the State Department; Congratulations to Emily Anne Epstein as she joins Bustle, from The Atlantic, as executive editor.