So. We have reached the final day of a ~rather~ long year. As (it appears) we all are doing in journo world, I looked back to see what I did this year. Here are some highlights from my work.
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Then, the third series of stories: Arkansas' attempt in April to carry out 8 executions in two weeks: 1. https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/arkansas-scheduled-eight-executions?utm_term=.to3DGK9WE#.xqV0pL4Yj … 2. https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/monday-arkansas-executions-story?utm_term=.bwk8lmGba#.nqaYV9KQJ … 3. https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/thursday-arkansas-executions-story?utm_term=.xrzQr0JZe#.gcDMk86qK … 4. https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/arkansas-two-scheduled-monday-executions?utm_term=.dr1LyA9wx#.kcvp3KyJL … 5.https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/arkansas-final-scheduled-execution?utm_term=.fkkzGeLYK#.maOMV9Npo …
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As the year moved on, a federal appeals court ruled that gay people are covered by Title VII — https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/federal-appeals-court-rules-in-favor-of-job-protections-for?utm_term=.uqAN03jM5#.mvXgBYq0V … — a federal judge ruled against Trump's sanctuary city EO: https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/federal-judge-stops-administration-from-enforcing-part-of?utm_term=.ovP7wa10o#.ggvm2gB8b … — and the country dealt w fallout from Comey's firing:https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/the-problem-at-the-center-of-the-fbi-director-hiring-process?utm_term=.fneJMn8Dl#.trvq2W9ZL …
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I spend some time with
@johnlegend, looking at how liberals were taking on criminal justice issues in the Trump era: https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/as-trump-takes-over-washington-criminal-justice-liberals?utm_term=.gmdrWvLeV#.pxGL7kyEG …pic.twitter.com/VgCbVWMz9o
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We ended a
#SCOTUS term — with an interesting ruling on religion issues: https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/the-ruling-in-a-church-playground-case-suggests-splits?utm_term=.rdM7d5wJM#.yppVwjRdJ … Meanwhile, in a move that I don't think gets the attention it deserves for creating where we are with DACA now, the Texas AG threatened to sue over it:https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/texas-attorney-general-threatens-to-sue-trump-if-he-doesnt?utm_term=.ttExvBrEw#.gtRGVjrdz …Show this thread -
Then, came "Don Jr." week. Here are my series of stories (w/ others): 1. Rob Goldstone: https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/this-music-publicist-says-he-set-up-the-donald-trump-jr?utm_term=.bmYZDEXjk#.yyJ07rbx2 … 2. The Emails: https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/what-the-donald-trump-jr-emails-dont-say?utm_term=.io44wkgVD#.bmYZDEXjk … 3. The Agalarovs: https://www.buzzfeed.com/ellievhall/the-russian-connection?utm_term=.neN7Q5dM2#.po0Kqa0dP … 4. Pivot Week: https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/while-donald-trump-jr-was-emailing-last-year-republicans?utm_term=.kj94K0mGo#.guoz76oR5 … 5. Veselnitskaya:https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/the-russian-lawyer-and-the-lobbyist-from-the-trump-jr?utm_term=.rxJ8XW2PR#.asyGdrX30 …
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From mid-July, my look at Angry Trump (and why — spoiler: Sessions' recusal decision): https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/trump-is-angry-at-everyone-but-hes-really-upset-his-pick?utm_term=.iaOj4pWRv#.cdpLObXrg …pic.twitter.com/YzXUufF5vC
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When the talk was hot and heavy about Sessions leaving or being fired,
@jsvine and I looked at who could take over under the Vacancies Reform Act (which became The Topic later in the year w/r/t CFPB!) —>https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/a-cast-of-thousands-of-possible-acting-ags?utm_term=.coQyNZl9g#.mgMJLRAy7 …Show this thread -
Then,
@neal_katyal asked the Supreme Court to take on the death penalty — https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/a-top-lawyer-asks-the-supreme-court-to-hear-a-case-to-end?utm_term=.bbxXMj8GZ#.cg2Gz86aq … — in a petition that is still pending for review before the justices.Show this thread -
After his July tweets, Trump issued a policy attempting to halt the Obama-era moves for trans military service: https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/trump-issues-policy-directing-an-end-to-open-transgender?utm_term=.nbARY82ZE#.jxvlvA1Ox … Trump's effort has failed, under court orders, as of now:https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/has-the-trump-administration-stopped-fighting-the-jan-1?utm_term=.qxY7GnPk3#.ft4xBy0Mz …
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In September, I broke news of an anti-leak training program launched by the Trump administrations — https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/trump-administration-launches-broad-new-anti-leak-program?utm_term=.ybOLPjOM0#.we3PEv6kz … — and got information about one of the trainings:https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/the-health-and-human-services-department-made-employees?utm_term=.jqBvRG197#.iirMgDXa3 …
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Following up on
@pdmcleod and@LissandraVilla's amazing Capitol Hill sexual harassment reporting, I dug into the secretive office that handles those complaints: OOC. 1. https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/the-secretive-office-in-charge-of-congressional-workplace?utm_term=.vd2Dd43xq#.bg5xMKvEA … 2. https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/the-secretive-office-of-compliance-doesnt-have-good-answers?utm_term=.hlb6rQ5E8#.kwrLnKg05 … 3.https://www.buzzfeed.com/paulmcleod/six-house-offices-have-paid-out-360000-to-settle-complaints?utm_term=.uexa9xVZ1#.dbx9dpe2K …Show this thread -
As we reached December,
@dominicholden and I covered the Supreme Court's big "wedding cake" case. https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/the-supreme-court-wants-to-know-what-happens-if-this-baker?utm_term=.bpzJ5AGMY#.de60nmMPD …pic.twitter.com/4OPjll5Frr
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Finally, as we approached the holidays, I looked into the Trump campaign lawyer's weekend letter about transition team emails, scoring an exclusive interview with one of the key lawyers from GSA involved in the story:https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/the-trump-campaign-claims-a-federal-office-illegally-turned?utm_term=.orG4pE5Xo#.mbYqBL74Y …
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In sum: What a wild year. I never would have expected that I ever would be covering such a wide range of important, groundbreaking stories. I'm so grateful to
@BuzzFeedBen@shani_o &@katherinemiller for letting me do so—and to all of my amazing colleagues for making it possible.Show this thread -
Also: Although I don't technically report to her, I would be lost daily without
@KateNocera, who has taken over the#BuzzFeedDC bureau as it doubled in size and took on a whole new level of reporting in this extreme year. She and@katherinemiller are just incredible.Show this thread
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@alfranken was extremely effective (perhaps the most effective) in his questioning of Gorsuch....also Betsy Devos hrg he was awesome. The plagiarism in Gorsuch's book would have been disqualifying at any other time -- & it still s/h been w/ him. Firing US attys.... Insanity.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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