Niels Lesniewski
@nielslesniewski.bsky.social
Author of CQ Senate, contributor to Roll Call's At the Races.
Chief correspondent at CQ & Roll Call.
Currently working while you should be asleep.
Chief correspondent at CQ & Roll Call.
Currently working while you should be asleep.
Just have to say, if you read my week ahead story a week ago ... rollcall.com/2025/11/03/t...
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Just have to say, if you read my week ahead story a week ago ... rollcall.com/2025/11/03/t...
Live look at my desk. Yes, the Senate's still in session.
October 22, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Live look at my desk. Yes, the Senate's still in session.
Shutdown continues, so I'm back on the front page.
October 21, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Shutdown continues, so I'm back on the front page.
Happy Easter!
April 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Happy Easter!
Meanwhile, on Facebook ...
April 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Meanwhile, on Facebook ...
From that OMB/OPM memo, on that point. Agencies need to submit lists with this info:
February 27, 2025 at 4:20 AM
From that OMB/OPM memo, on that point. Agencies need to submit lists with this info:
I welcome tips and reader feedback, especially for the Monday newsletter, in a variety of places. That includes Signal.
February 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I welcome tips and reader feedback, especially for the Monday newsletter, in a variety of places. That includes Signal.
I would be remiss if I didn't share here that my father, Paul, passed away this weekend.
I'm sure I'll have more thoughts. But he raced offshore powerboats many years ago, so I find that it's fitting that the news spread quickly in that community.
I'm sure I'll have more thoughts. But he raced offshore powerboats many years ago, so I find that it's fitting that the news spread quickly in that community.
February 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I would be remiss if I didn't share here that my father, Paul, passed away this weekend.
I'm sure I'll have more thoughts. But he raced offshore powerboats many years ago, so I find that it's fitting that the news spread quickly in that community.
I'm sure I'll have more thoughts. But he raced offshore powerboats many years ago, so I find that it's fitting that the news spread quickly in that community.
If anyone happens to be looking for me over at Signal, yes I'm there too. Bonus points for understanding the sequence of numbers.
February 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
If anyone happens to be looking for me over at Signal, yes I'm there too. Bonus points for understanding the sequence of numbers.
Fascinating weekend in the mountains at Zhangjiajie.
February 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Fascinating weekend in the mountains at Zhangjiajie.
Fascinating weekend in the mountains at Zhangjiajie.
February 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Fascinating weekend in the mountains at Zhangjiajie.
By executive order, enforcement of the FCPA is now paused except by individual directive of the attorney general.
February 11, 2025 at 5:22 AM
By executive order, enforcement of the FCPA is now paused except by individual directive of the attorney general.
Sometimes, you just have to laugh at the poorly constructed AI facebook posts.
February 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Sometimes, you just have to laugh at the poorly constructed AI facebook posts.
Here's the current USAID website:
February 5, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Here's the current USAID website:
Been off for the last couple days on long-scheduled PTO that included watching a monkey drink Boba tea with a straw.
February 1, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Been off for the last couple days on long-scheduled PTO that included watching a monkey drink Boba tea with a straw.
Been off for the last couple days on long-scheduled PTO that included watching a monkey drink Boba tea with a straw.
February 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Been off for the last couple days on long-scheduled PTO that included watching a monkey drink Boba tea with a straw.
There's a file photo in today's print edition of Roll Call that brings back memories ...
@frankthorp.bsky.social @seungminkim1.bsky.social
@frankthorp.bsky.social @seungminkim1.bsky.social
January 9, 2025 at 10:55 AM
There's a file photo in today's print edition of Roll Call that brings back memories ...
@frankthorp.bsky.social @seungminkim1.bsky.social
@frankthorp.bsky.social @seungminkim1.bsky.social
Nice anniversary logo on the website. We've been doing this a while.
January 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Nice anniversary logo on the website. We've been doing this a while.
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January 7, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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Tonight in unexpected ads over on the other platform ...
January 4, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Tonight in unexpected ads over on the other platform ...
Little extra on the newspaper logo this morning.
January 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Little extra on the newspaper logo this morning.
Visited the "Hanoi Hilton" this week. Remarkable to actually see it after hearing so many stories.
And no, I can never get too far from the Senate.
And no, I can never get too far from the Senate.
December 25, 2024 at 5:40 AM
Visited the "Hanoi Hilton" this week. Remarkable to actually see it after hearing so many stories.
And no, I can never get too far from the Senate.
And no, I can never get too far from the Senate.
Christmas Eve in Vietnam.
December 25, 2024 at 5:38 AM
Christmas Eve in Vietnam.
Yeah, I know.
December 19, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Yeah, I know.