The LCB is an independent Washington, DC-based broadcast-first wire service founded by veteran journalist and new media Lecturer Matt Laslo.
We partner with regional, national and specialty newsrooms to deliver original reporting, exclusive lawmaker interviews and localized policy coverage.
The LCB — your newsroom’s very own Capitol Hill Bureau
We make national politics relevant to local listeners, viewers and readers by putting local editors in charge of our coverage.
Story’s not in Washington; politicians are.
Examples — The LCB in action
DHS head accused of sounding brazen 'dog whistle' in scramble to save job
As President Donald Trump and his administration turned their focus to “election security” in recent months, alumni of the Select Jan. 6, 2021 Committee have been left scratching their heads, wondering if anyone around the president has even a cursory understanding of the American Constitution.
'Leave us the hell alone!' Dem bigwigs warned of catastrophe if they swarm into Maine
Mainers don’t like when national politics take over their local elections.