Interns take the Hill

“Who are you and who do you work for?”:…

On my walk from the Capitol South metro station on my first day of work, a wave of familiarity washed over me. Seeing familiar...
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CONFIRMATION HEARINGS: Wilbur Ross, nominee for Secretary of Commerce

This is a special view on the confirmation hearings provided by POPVOX interns from Brown University. We hope you enjoy and learn from their...
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CONFIRMATION HEARINGS: Rick Perry, Secretary of Energy nominee

This is a special view on the confirmation hearings provided by POPVOX interns from Brown University. We hope you enjoy and learn from their...
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Getting Involved: Internship Wrap-up

Although I grew up in the D.C. metropolitan area and I’ve always been interested in government, there’s a seemingly infinite sum of things that...
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I’ll Miss Rayburn Most of All: Internship Wrap-Up

I arrived to this internship surprisingly out of touch with politics, probably the least I’ve been since I first took civics in 2008. Like many...
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So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish: Internship…

Way back in late May, I started interning here at POPVOX. It’s hard to believe it, but a whirlwind of 10 weeks has passed,...
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Re-engaging Government: Internship Wrap Up

I grew up in DC, with the Capitol a permanent fixture on my horizon. I would look at it as I fell asleep at...
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First Impressions of the Hill

First off, let me just say how lucky I am to be working at POPVOX this summer. A scavenger hunt across the Hill on...
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Tunnels, Dogs, and Elevators — First Day on the…

The Capitol building is as iconically “D.C.” as the White House and cherry blossoms.  Before coming to Washington for this internship, I assumed that...
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Capitol Hill for Dummies…er Interns

My first day on the hill felt a little like a nightmare, you know, the one where you have a pop quiz that everyone...
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