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October 18, 2026

People

Hires, departures and the revolving door: who is moving between the Hill, the administration, embassies, campaigns and K Street, and the operators behind the principals.

Department of State sign outside the Harry S Truman Building in Washington
Foreign Affairs

Trump’s personal-friend diplomats are falling: two out in three days, a third under scrutiny

Kimberly Guilfoyle was pushed out in Athens and Paolo Zampolli fired as special envoy after an email war with Deputy Secretary Landau, while a Huckabee aide faces a Times investigation he and the ambassador dispute.

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Capitol Hill

Robert Holste, the veteran strategist serving as Rep. Kevin Kiley’s chief of staff

Washington, D.C. – October 28, 2025 – In the high-stakes world of Capitol Hill, where freshmen lawmakers often struggle to navigate the labyrinth of committees, coalitions, and crises, Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) has a secret weapon: a chief of staff with over three decades of experience in Republican politics and […]
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