Washington bureau
Sam Ouellet
Covers the White House, Congress, and the federal AI policy beat from DC. Tracks executive orders, AI-related statutes, and the politics of the policy machine. Files from the Old Executive Office Building most days.
International policy
Tatiana Petrova
Reports on the EU AI Act, UK regulators, and cross-border AI governance. Based in Brussels with regular swings through London and Geneva. Specializes in turning gazette text into plain English.
Courts & litigation
Tate Hollinger
Tracks AI-related litigation across federal and state courts: copyright suits, agency challenges, and the slow-walk to a Supreme Court case. Reads dockets so you don't have to.
State & local
Ines Mussa
Follows state legislatures, attorneys general, and municipal AI rules from Sacramento to Albany. Watches the patchwork form in real time. Particular focus on California, New York, Colorado, and Texas.
Federal agencies
Augusto Ferreira
Covers the FTC, FCC, NIST, SEC, and the rest of the agency rulemaking machinery. Reads Federal Register notices on Saturdays. Specializes in the gap between what an agency says and what it can actually enforce.