Drop Site's Julian Andreone on His Wildest Capitol Hill Encounters

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Julian Andreone is a Capitol Hill reporter for Drop Site News, where he confronts lawmakers with tough questions they’re often unprepared to answer.

He joins Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss his approach to journalism and why ordinary people can do this kind of accountability reporting too. Julian’s piece on his experiences reporting from Capitol Hill will appear in the next print issue of Current Affairs!

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0:00–7:57 What Julian Andreone Does on Capitol Hill

7:57–14:56 How He Prepares to Confront Politicians

14:56–17:48 Exposing How Little Politicians Actually Know

17:48–23:31 John Fetterman’s Hostility to Drop Site

23:31–26:21 Shri Thanedar Chooses Party Leadership Over His Voters

26:21–30:21 James Clyburn: “I Don’t Do Foreign Policy”

30:21–34:45 Shontel Brown’s Contempt for Her Constituents

34:45–40:45 Why Anyone Can Do This Kind of Journalism

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