Caitlin Oprysko

@metzgov Congratulations!!

Some personal news: this week will be my last with Business Insider. I'm taking the summer off and traveling a bit, and then I'll be embarking on a whole new journey in August: starting law school at the University of Michigan.

My first move would also be posting about the Mookie trade

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Great hires by @axios & @wired. @mikezapler is a sharp editor with a deep understanding of how money & influence work in DC. And @hugolowell is a scoop machine.

A top trade assn CEO is creating “toxic” workplace, according to anonymous letters to the board and sources interviewed by @NOTUSreports. The Investment Company Institute called the allegations "patently false." Inside the "crisis of confidence" at ICI notus.org/money/investme…

Ubl's exit will open one of the biggest jobs on K Street. His comp pkg was $7.6m per latest PhRMA tax docs.

New: the nation’s top drug lobbyist is stepping down. STEVE UBL is moving on from PhRMA after a decade-plus, he told The Post in an interview. Ubl's organization has been battling with Trump on his drug-price plans. washingtonpost.com/health/2026/04…

A bit of personal news: It’s my first day at @BGOV, where I’ll still be covering all things lobbying! Add me to your press lists, reach out with influence tips and story ideas, ping me to grab coffee, etc: coprysko@bloombergindustry.com

News: Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said today that lawmakers are “very close” to an agreement to resolve a lobbying spat between banks & crypto firms over stablecoin yield “We could be in a good final position by next week,” he said in an interview subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/0…

NEWS - AIPAC making a $22M bet on Illinois today. & they’ve largely done it by concealing money through pop-up PACs. “There’s been a strategy shift.” & in IL-09, Ds fear they’re still walking into another primary backfire. w/ @ShiaKapos: politico.com/news/2026/03/1…

SCOOP: Trump administration officials are scrambling to devise legal strategies that could allow the president to retain billions in tariff revenue the Supreme Court ruled was unlawfully collected, 5 ppl familiar with the discussions told us. Early ideas include: — Claim the tariff payments are legal under a revamped set of duties that the administration is now preparing under different legal authorities — Allow companies to jump to the front of what is expected to be a lengthy queue for refunds if they agree to forfeit some of the money to the government w/ @drdesrochers politico.com/news/2026/02/2…

James Talarico's super PAC raised $6.1 million in the first six weeks of 2026, per new filing. Over half that money came from a shadowy new group called "Government That Works PAC," which is in turn heavily funded by the liberal dark-money group Sixteen Thirty Fund.

How it started vs. how it’s going — Feb. 12, 2025 vs. Feb 12, 2026. (Via @mrddmia)

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@JonahDispatch So sorry for your loss, thank you for sharing Gracie with us 💔

I’ll have a real update later. But we’re saying goodbye to Gracie this morning. Thank you for all the kindness and support. Rough day here, especially for my daughter.

Some context: @CLFSuperPAC, the House GOP's main super PAC, raised $72M in ALL of 2025 And CLF is one of the best-funded outside groups Fairshake raised $74M in the last six months of 2025 alone

former DCCC chief has a new gig:

The new power brokers in Washington are on X, TikTok and Instagram. Corporate and foreign interests are pouring money for pro-Trump social-media stars to push their causes Deep dive with ⁦@MaggieSeverns⁩ ⁦@jdawsey1⁩ ⁦@elizacollins1⁩ wsj.com/politics/polic…

NEWS: House GOP leadership have pulled the SCORE Act, legislation to address how college student athletes are being compensated, from today's House floor schedule. Majority Whip's office says "consideration of H.R. 4312 - SCORE Act will be postponed." House Democratic leaders earlier today had urged their members to vote against it.

One major donor, who contributes more than half a million dollars annually to the Heritage, told CNN they lost faith in Roberts’ leadership. “I’m waiting to see how things play out, but if Kevin remains as president we will not be giving to Heritage." cnn.com/2025/11/06/pol…