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Elahe Izadi

Elahe Izadi

Elahe Izadi writes about Congress and politics for National Journal, having previously covered Congress and K Street for the Influence Alley microsite. Prior to joining National Journal, she wrote and curated DCentric.org, an NPR Project Argo blog at WAMU 88.5 focused on race and class. Elahe was also part of the team behind D.C. local news start-up TBD.com, and covered everything from crime to local government for The Gazette, The Washington Post's chain of community newspapers in Maryland. Elahe graduated from the University of Maryland with degrees in print journalism and African-American history. She was born in Washington, D.C., where she currently lives and regularly performs stand-up comedy.
Elahe Izadi writes about Congress and politics for National Journal, having previously covered Congress and K Street for the Influence Alley microsite. Prior to joining National Journal, she wrote and curated DCentric.org, an NPR Project Argo blog at WAMU 88.5 focused on race and class. Elahe was also part of the team behind D.C. local news start-up TBD.com, and covered everything from crime to local government for The Gazette, The Washington Post's chain of community newspapers in Maryland. Elahe graduated from the University of Maryland with degrees in print journalism and African-American history. She was born in Washington, D.C., where she currently lives and regularly performs stand-up comedy.
Management

President Obama Announces Plan to 'Fix As Much of Our Immigration System As I Can'

In a Monday statement from the White House, the president laid out a path for executive action.

Defense

Behind Dianne Feinstein's Calculated Rebuke of the White House

Senate Intelligence Committee chairwoman went public with her anger in the hours after prisoner swap was revealed.

Defense

Obama Tells Congressional Leaders He Won’t Seek Authority on Next Steps on Iraq

There was no outrage from top Republicans following a critical meeting on the unfolding crisis.

Defense

White House Knew Bergdahl Swap Would Go Through a Day Before It Happened

Top Senate Democrat says there was no time for the Obama administration to notify Congress 30-days in advance of the trade.

Management

The Latest Battleground for Immigration Reform Lies Within the Military

A proposal to let dreamers enlist in the military, and get legal status, has stalled in Congress.

Defense

Here Are the Republicans Serving on the Benghazi Select Committee

But it's still not clear if any Democrats will be joining them.

Defense

Republicans Have Created Their Benghazi Select Committee. Now What?

The House approved the special panel, with little Democratic support.

Management

Ted Cruz: John Kerry Should Resign Over Israel 'Apartheid' Comment

The Texas Republican is upset with comments the secretary of State made at a closed-door meeting.

Oversight

Virginia Hasn't Learned Anything From Last Year's Government Shutdown

The commonwealth's current budget impasse centers around Medicaid expansion.

Management

The One Democratic Priority President Obama Won't Take Executive Action On

His actions on pay equity have some advocates wondering when he'll sign an order to ban LGBT workplace discrimination.

Management

Senate Raises Debt Ceiling

Congress has voted to suspend the debt limit until March 2015. But this doesn't mean the fight is permanently over.

Management

These Conservatives Are Done Fighting Over the Debt Ceiling

The last time around, they put up a giant fight over government funding. Now some Republicans have mellowed out—and would settle for a clean bill.

Management

Republicans Scrap Plan to Tie Debt Limit Vote to Keystone, Obamacare

Many GOP lawmakers anticipate the House will eventually vote on a clean debt ceiling increase.

Oversight

Musical Chairs at State of the Union Hasn't Inspired Harmony on Hill

Bipartisan seating has become a staple at recent State of the Union addresses, but Congress's problems are too big for a seating chart to fix.

Oversight

Rest Up From the Budget Fight, Because There's a Debt Ceiling One Around the Corner

Republicans are trying to figure out what they can get using the debt limit as leverage.