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The LCB — or Laslo Congressional Bureau — is Washington, DC's only digital, broadcast-first wire service. We connect tens of millions of listeners, viewers and readers nationwide to Beltway power players through newsroom partnerships that turn us into an extension of any newsroom. Besides delivering exclusive interviews and localized policy coverage to regional, national and specialty outlets, The LCB works with our partner outlets to develop, coordinate and deploy new-media strategies tailored to today’s AI era aimed at bolstering understaffed newsrooms and helping small publications generate national buzz.
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Since 2006, Laslo’s pushed the new media envelope for an array of eclectic outlets, including Emmy Award-winning VICE News Tonight with HBO, award-winning NPR member stations, The Daily Beast, This American Life or Laslo’s much-cited tech-forward political coverage for WIRED magazine.
As a former homeless cokehead (turned pastor-in-training at a Presbyterian college in the south), there’s not a topic Laslo’s afraid of. His envelope-pushing drug coverage for Rolling Stone, Playboy and VICE News has turned heads from coast to coast, which is why it was only natural for Aspen Ideas Festival organizers to tap him to moderate the fest’s first-ever cannabis panel back in 2019.
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The President: Are Dems ready if Trump declares a national election emergency? Not really. (Part I)
Democrats have spent months researching arcane election law, preparing legal briefings and even role-playing ahead of this fall’s midterms so they’re ready, in real time, to combat as many as 150 potential threats President Donald Trump might throw at them. But, even with all the meticulous preparation, the Democratic Party doesn’t seem to have a solid plan if Trump declares a national emergency ahead of Election Day, reports Matt Laslo, founder of Washington, D.C.’s only digital and broadcast-first wire service, The LCB.
An embattled Republican Congressman is vowing to brawl on Pete Hegseth’s behalf
An embattled GOP congressman told The LCB’s Matt Laslo he’s eager to brawl on Pete Hegseth’s behalf in the wake of his fellow Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie, dropping impeachment articles against the embattled defense secretary this week.
Marijuana Is A ‘Gateway Drug,’ GOP Congressional Majority Leader Says As Trump Moves To Ease Federal Restrictions
The LCB provided exclusive interviews from the US Capitol to Marijuana Moment for this story, “Marijuana Is A ‘Gateway Drug,’ GOP Congressional Majority Leader Says As Trump Moves To Ease Federal Restrictions.”
Convicted pedophile and Trump insiders handed Congress access in credentialing mess
The Senate Radio-TV Gallery is not living up to the rules Congress placed on the nation’s congressional correspondents.
Republicans shrug as 'socialist' Trump accusations fly
While Trump has expanded his power within the private sector on congressional Republicans' watch, many powerful GOP members of Congress shrug off his repeated power plays.
New Maryland bills seek to block Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump from state office
Uniformed FBI agent helps clear the US Capitol grounds in midst of Jan. 6, 2021 riot.
Rand Paul accuses DHS nominee & Cherokee Nation member Markwayne Mullin of lying
LCB founder Matt Laslo’s exclusive feature for longtime NPR client National Native News
Marijuana Moment: Cannabis Caucus Co-chair dismisses concerns over DOJ marijuana rescheduling delay
Veteran marijuana journalists Matt Laslo and The LCB cover cannabis policy in Washington for Marijuana Moment.
Marijuana Moment: GOP Senator Claims Marijuana Is A ‘Gateway Drug,’ Voicing Opposition To Trump’s Rescheduling Order
The LCB contributed original reporting from Washington to this Marijuana Moment cannabis rescheduling exclusive.
Washingtonian magazine: 5 queer lawmakers we’re celebrating this month
Washingtonian magazine tapped The LCB founder Matt Laslo to profile five national LGBTQ+ lawmakers for their 50th Anniversary of PRIDE issue in 2025.
Senator Chuck Schumer pushes back on President Bush’s plan to cut flights into NYC
Congressional correspondent Matt Laslo’s covered hyper local NYC issues from Washington, DC.
Iowa Congressman Jim Nussle juggles two jobs as he runs for Governor
The LCB’s Matt Laslo covered Iowa Congressman Jim Nussle’s run for governor while serving as a congressman in Washington.
Austin’s KUT: Texas mayors call on Congress to suspend restrictions on flights at Dallas Love Field
The LCB founder Matt Laslo covered loval Texas mayors lobbying Congress in Washington, DC on flights in and out of Dallas, Texas.
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The LCB captured this exclusive video of Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar calling out Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt during former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s contentious 2026 hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.