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The Drain Pipe

Meet The Press: A Journalism Pantomime

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Emily Kopp and Spencer Lombardo
Aug 17, 2026
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Part of our aim with The Drain Pipe is to demystify the stodgy traditions that make Washington tick — or lethargically limp along, as the case may be. If some journalism o…

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