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Katherine Long

Washington, D.C., United States

Assistant Editor at POLITICO

Co-Author at Women Rule Newsletter

assistant editor + Women Rule co-author @politico | she/her | send tips: [email protected] or DM for Signal

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Articles

  • ‘I’m Heartbroken’: A Trans Military Commander Confronts Trump’s Ban

    6 days ago | politico.com | Katherine Long

    Among those transgender service members is Commander Emily Shilling, who has served in the Navy for almost two decades. A naval aviator with over 60 combat missions under her belt, she is the lead plaintiff suing the administration to overturn the ban. Shilling told Women Rule that it’s her duty not only to follow lawful orders but to challenge those she believes to be unlawful. Trump unveiled the plan in an executive order on inauguration day.

  • FedEx board member David Steiner to lead US Postal Service

    6 days ago | politico.com | Katherine Long

    Steiner will succeed Louis DeJoy, who resigned in March. A USPS delivery truck is parked beside the Canal Street station, Aug. 17, 2020, in New York. | John Minchillo/AP David Steiner, a member of the FedEx board of directors, has been appointed as the next postmaster general and CEO of the United States Postal Service, the letter carrier’s board of governors announced Friday.

  • The Trans Service Member Suing the Trump Administration

    6 days ago | politico.com | Katherine Long

    Illustration by Claudine Hellmuth/POLITICO (source images via Francis Chung/POLITICO, US Navy) Happy Friday! Feel free to reach out with any tips, questions, concerns, thoughts on the new pope: and . This week I spoke with Naval commander Emily Shilling on the Trump administration’s plan to ban transgender service members.

  • Vance defends Trump’s post depicting AI-generated image of himself as pope

    1 week ago | politico.com | Katherine Long

    The vice president said he is “fine with people telling jokes.” Pope Francis receives U.S. Vice President JD Vance, left, before bestowing the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and to the world) blessing at the end of the Easter mass at the Vatican, April 20, 2025. | Vatican Media via AP Vice President JD Vance defended President Donald Trump after he posted an AI image of himself as pope on Truth Social, dismissing the post as a joke.

  • ‘Take a taxi or Uber’: Duffy blasts Defense Department after incident in DC airspace

    1 week ago | politico.com | Katherine Long

    Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he plans to speak with the Defense Department to determine “why the hell our rules were disregarded.” Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, April 30, 2025, in Washington.

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Katherine Long
Katherine Long @katherinealong
9 May 25

Trump can continue with his plan to ban transgender troops from the military, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. Now, service members like Emily Shilling, the lead plaintiff suing the administration to overturn the ban, are living with uncertainty. https://t.co/Pu6YbwsEyF

Katherine Long
Katherine Long @katherinealong
9 May 25

RT @politico: FedEx board member David Steiner to lead US Postal Service https://t.co/ilLdwNIQcm

Katherine Long
Katherine Long @katherinealong
3 May 25

RT @joshgerstein: NEW: DC Circuit splits, 2-1, to allow Trump admin to proceed with mass layoffs & funding halts impacting VOA, RFE, RL & o…