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Mike DeBonis

Washington, D.C.

Congress Editor at POLITICO

Editing Congress stuff at @POLITICO. Previously @playbookdc, @washingtonpost, @wcp.

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  • GOP holdouts push for Afghan visa changes in funding bill - Live Updates - POLITICO

    Mar 11, 2025 | politico.com | Meredith Lee |Mia McCarthy |Hailey Fuchs |Mike DeBonis |Jennifer Scholtes |Jordain Carney | +6 more

    House Republicans are set to strip an increase in the number of available visas for Afghan allies who fought alongside U.S. troops.

  • DC officials protest House stopgap, claiming billion-dollar impact on city

    Mar 10, 2025 | politico.com | Mike DeBonis

  • Playbook: The indoor inauguration’s winners and losers

    Jan 18, 2025 | politico.com | Mike DeBonis

    With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany IrvineBEHIND THE HPSCI CURTAIN — As we wrote in yesterday’s Playbook, Speaker MIKE JOHNSON’s move to fire Chair MIKE TURNER and remake the House Intelligence Committee lineup amounted to a “MAGA makeover” of one of Capitol Hill’s crucial power centers. That’s not to say DONALD TRUMP was the driving force behind the move, however.

  • Playbook: The people Trump should be thanking today

    Nov 28, 2024 | politico.com | Mike DeBonis

    With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine President-elect Donald Trump has plenty to be thankful for this year. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo We’d like to start with this: Thank you, Playbookers, for your loyal readership and constant feedback through this long, crazy, consequential year. We’re thankful that you choose to start your day with us, not just today but every day. And today is a chance to express our sincere gratitude for making our team’s hard work worthwhile.

  • Trump fills out his team of randos

    Nov 23, 2024 | politico.com | Mike DeBonis

    With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany IrvineINTERACTIVE DATA DIVE — “Where Kamala Harris lost big city voters in the battlegrounds,” by Jessica Piper, Paroma Soni and Brakkton Booker: “Blue cities represent the core of the Democratic base.

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Mike DeBonis @mikedebonis
14 Jun 25

RT @jordainc: NEW w/ @meredithllee: A one-time leadership foe has cropped up in reconciliation talks: Mark Meadows He met recently w/ cons…

Mike DeBonis
Mike DeBonis @mikedebonis
14 Jun 25

Already miss this guy. Sucks to lose him to, sigh, the bar. But he's in for great things!

Ben Leonard
Ben Leonard @_BenLeonard_

Some news: Tomorrow is my last day covering Congress at POLITICO. I’m starting at @UVALaw in August. Thankful for all who made these 4+ years possible — editors who took a chance on me, the best reporter colleagues I could ever ask for, sources generous with their time and more

Mike DeBonis
Mike DeBonis @mikedebonis
13 Jun 25

You're heard of the TACO Trade. Now meet the TACO Caucus. Three GOP hard-liners who have made noises about opposing the megabill now sound ready to deal. @jordainc https://t.co/X0z4iiJ8nV