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We’re excited to announce our participation in Meridian International Center’s Annual Meridian Ball and Global Leadership Summit. Punchbowl News Technology Reporter Ben Brody will lead conversations focused on national security and defense during the summit on Oct. 24. Register here to watch our sessions on the livestream: https://lnkd.in/ejhQky-3 If you are interested in accessing Punchbowl News defense coverage, sign up for our interest list here: https://lnkd.in/eF6BR96q

Finchella 2025 was a blast! Thank you to The Fintech Foundation for collaborating with us this year. If you couldn’t join us in person, make sure you tune into this week's The Readback Podcast. We'll have snippets from our Finchella interviews and more content in The Readback newsletter.

We're thrilled to announce our financial services reporter and co-author of The Vault, Brendan Pedersen, will host a policy briefing at the Stablecoin C-Suite Summit 2025, in partnership with Blockchain NYC. This event will take place in New York City on Nov. 14. We hope you can join us! https://stablecoin.nyc/

We’re a week out from Finchella, formerly known as D.C. Fintech Week! Join our policy team — Dave Clarke, Brendan Pedersen and Samantha Handler — on Wednesday, Oct 15 at 9:30 a.m. ET for a special briefing. Our team will be on the ground throughout the week and would love to meet you! Schedule a time to connect here: https://lnkd.in/eaT6Q4KY

The final installment of The Creator Economy, our four-part series in partnership with YouTube, is now live, featuring Hercules Candy. Congress has its eye on the family-owned candy business and others online who are shaking up entertainment and entrepreneurship. Read more about the impact: https://lnkd.in/esYgyMHc

We’re excited to announce our first appearance and media partnership with D.C. Fintech Week, now known as Finchella. Join our policy team — Dave Clarke, Brendan Pedersen and Samantha Handler — on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 9:30 a.m. ET for a special briefing. Stay connected with us throughout the week and book an appointment to learn more about our financial services and technology newsletters by requesting a chat here: https://lnkd.in/eaT6Q4KY

We’re proud to celebrate our founder and CEO, Anna Palmer, for once again being named to Washingtonian Magazine’s Most Powerful Women in Washington list. This list honors the most influential women in Washington who are shaping the future of government, business, media, law, education, the arts and the nonprofit sector. Anna’s vision and leadership in building Washington’s go-to news organization for Capitol Hill coverage continue to set the standard for political journalism — and we’re thrilled to see her recognized among this year’s honorees. Read the full list of 2025 here: https://lnkd.in/eyWG8eSH

Over the weekend, we raised a glass to this year's Black Women's Congressional Alliance Honorees — Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif); Wyndee Parker, Donni Turner, Layla A. Brooks, MPA and Shelby Talton — at the organization's annual brunch to celebrate the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative Conference. We partnered with BWCA again this year to highlight Black women's leadership in politics. This year, we raised a glass with Keenan Austin Reed, Michael Reed, Kris Lofton, Isaac Keys of Power Book IV: Force on STARZ, and Reps. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.), Emilia Sykes (D-Ohio) and Janelle Bynum (D-Ore.). Congratulations again to this year's honorees!

Punchbowl News returned to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative Conference Week in partnership with Chime to uplift conversations centered around the theme of financial progress. Our main stage included a one-on-one interview with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore . Afterward, Shara Chang, chief compliance officer of Chime, joined Punchbowl News Founder and CEO Anna Palmer on stage for a fireside chat. Punchbowl News Special Projects Editor Elvina Nawaguna moderated an industry panel conversation with Jennifer Tescher, CEO of the Financial Health Network, and Delicia Reynolds Hand, senior director of digital marketplace for Consumer Reports. Later in the day, D.V. Williams of Match Group joined the main stage for a community conversation. We also convened a roundtable with Punchbowl News Ambassadors Tasha Cole, Shawn Townsend and Nicole Varner J.D. A huge thank you to our partnering organization, Chime, featured speakers and Punchbowl News community members for helping us to commemorate another CBCF ALC Week.

The new Punchbowl News Vault Quarterly is here. In this edition, we sit down with SEC Chair Paul Atkins on crypto policy, the future of public companies, and his own next chapter in government. Also, make sure you read our guide to the key lawmakers to watch in the fight over Obamacare tax credits. https://lnkd.in/ew4EW2Wq