Luke Mullins

Contributing Writer at POLITICO

Contributing Writer @POLITICOMag. Author of The Wolves of K Street. Available now: https://t.co/6eoTScQQ6T.

Articles

What Jan. 6 Did to Officer Howie Liebengood

Jan 6, 2025 | politico.com | Luke Mullins

Three days had passed since the riot. Three days and still Capitol Police Officer Howie Liebengood’s brother and sister hadn’t spoken to him. They knew he’d made it through without any physical injuries, but they worried about how the attack and its aftermath had impacted him psychologically. They were eager to hear his voice.
8 of the best sensory-friendly programs for kids in the D.C. area

Dec 4, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Luke Mullins

Hear a concert, visit some sharks, play with spy gadgets or watch a movie - in environments welcoming to all. For many children in the neurodivergent community, visiting a museum or attending a show can come with a whole host of challenges. Large crowds, for example, can make such visits feel overwhelming, and startling noises or bright lights can be particularly upsetting.
‘I Thought I Was Gonna Get the Medal of Honor’

Oct 1, 2024 | flipboard.com | Luke Mullins

Stormy Daniels could not have foreseen how what was supposed to be a dinner date with Donald Trump on at a Lake Tahoe resort would change her life, …
‘I Thought I Was Gonna Get the Medal of Honor’

Oct 1, 2024 | politico.com | Luke Mullins

Lev Parnas, a self-described “hustler” who became a campaign operative for Donald Trump, has become the latest remorseful hero of the resistance left. Lev Parnas served jail time for campaign finance, wire fraud and false statement offenses committed while assisting Donald Trump’s reelection campaign. | Josh Ritchie for POLITICOLuke Mullins is a contributing writer at POLITICO Magazine, where he covers the people and institutions that control Washington’s levers of power.
The Wolves of K Street: A Real Threat to Democracy

Aug 7, 2024 | spectator.org | Mike Ortiz |Luke Mullins

Anyone born after 1970 may find it strange to consider a political landscape in which powerful corporations do not have influence over legislation, campaigns, and elections. However, this was actually the case for a considerable portion of our nation‚Äôs history.
If Donald Trump Wins, So Will Paul Manafort. 'You Are a Real Man.'

Jun 19, 2024 | nytimes.com | Brody Mullins |Luke Mullins

A few years ago, Paul Manafort was a disgraced political operative living in a windowless cell. If Donald Trump wins in November, Mr. Manafort is likely to re-emerge as one of the most powerful people in Washington. Because of Mr. Trump's transactional nature and singular method of wielding power, as president, he would probably empower a small group of lobbyists who could profit from their access.
At the Edge of Empire: A Family’s Reckoning with China

Jun 3, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Rosie Schaap |Carol Mithers |Brody Mullins |Luke Mullins

Edward Wong. Viking, $30 (464p) ISBN 978-1-9848-7740-6The upheavals that drove China’s diaspora are revisited in this resonant and moving debut. New York Times journalist Wong recaps his father Yook Kearn’s experiences of China’s 20th-century tumults, beginning with the 1942 Japanese invasion that forced him from Hong Kong to his family’s ancestral village of Hap Wo in Guangdong province, where he weathered the war.
In Exile: Rupture, Reunion, and My Grandmother’s Secret Life

Jun 3, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Rosie Schaap |Carol Mithers |Brody Mullins |Luke Mullins

Sadiya Ansari. House of Anansi, $18.99 trade paper (224p) ISBN 978-1-4870-1237-3In this triumphant debut, journalist Ansari investigates a family mystery involving her grandmother. Growing up in a large Pakistani family in Toronto, Ansari had a complex relationship with her paternal grandmother, Tahira, who showed little interest in Ansari despite sharing a bedroom with her for years.
Left Behind: A New Economics for Neglected Places

Jun 3, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Rosie Schaap |Carol Mithers |Brody Mullins |Luke Mullins

Paul Collier. PublicAffairs, $32 (304p) ISBN 978-1-5417-0309-4In this stimulating inquiry, Collier (The Future of Capitalism), a public policy professor at Oxford University, explores how to turn around the fortunes of economically distressed regions.
The Court v. the Voters: The Troubling Story of How the Supreme Court Has Undermined Voting Rights

Jun 2, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Rosie Schaap |Carol Mithers |Brody Mullins |Luke Mullins

Joshua A. Douglas. Beacon, $28.95 (248p) ISBN 978-0-8070-1093-8The Supreme Court has been undermining voting rights for 50 years, according to this full-throated critique. Legal scholar Douglas (Vote for US) not only covers major turning points like Shelby v. Holder, the 2013 case in which the court overruled the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and Citizens United v.