By Will BohlenCogent Strategies Managing Director As a longtime fan of Saturday Night Live, starting as a kid when I would tape the show on VHS to watch the next day, I challenged myself to celebrate the show’s 50th anniversary by ranking my favorite political impressions throughout the years. Arguing over SNL sketches, seasons and cast members is a national […]
Each year, it seems the holiday shopping season starts earlier and earlier. We’re all familiar with Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, but Rachel Van Metre Kibbe, CEO of American Circular Textiles (ACT), is encouraging shoppers to think sustainably this Secondhand Sunday. ACT is an organization advocating for responsible fashion industry oversight and […]
After one of the most chaotic campaign cycles in modern history, the 2024 election is finally behind us. While the polls largely had President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in a dead heat, the final outcome was decisive. Trump continues to “defy political gravity,” as one of our experts noted and came out […]
It’s officially a lame-duck session, and while the 118th Congress needs to chip away at its list of must-pass legislation, preparations for the 119th Congress are well underway.
When it comes to Joe Biden and Donald Trump in front of two hot microphones, a betting man wouldn’t dare guess what events may unfold. Even so, our team of experts with lifetimes of combined experience in the halls of government, the chaos of campaigns, and throughout Capitol Hill weighed in with their predictions and […]
WASHINGTON (June 25, 2024) – Cogent Strategies today announced that Gina Mahony, a veteran Democratic strategist with more than 25 years of experience, will join the firm as a Managing Director. Mahony, who has run her own successful consultancy, Domer Consulting, since 2016, will integrate her skills, clients and policy smarts into Cogent Strategies’ public affairs practice. During her tenure on Capitol […]
As the holidays creep closer, we asked members of Team Cogent to share a few favorite moments of the holiday season, the traditions they cherish and of course, the treats they love to eat! From Zoolights to Santa Pub Crawls to latkes, these are the little things that make our season so special. Taylor, Shellie, […]
The House, Senate, and the Biden administration have until midnight Saturday, September 30, to either find a way to pass 12 appropriations bills (so far, they have passed one), including funding levels and policy riders, or agree to a short-term continuing resolution (CR) to create a runway to fund the government in the new fiscal […]
With Election Day upon us, Republicans continue to be the clear favorites to take control of the U.S. House and, possibly, the U.S. Senate. Given those odds, House and Senate Republicans have already stated their priorities in a likely majority as government and corporate oversight; energy production; reliability and affordability; government spending; and confronting foreign […]