Bob Cusack
Editor in Chief of The Hill and National Policy and Politics Analyst
Biography
Bob Cusack has covered policy and politics in DC for more than 20 years. In 2003, he joined The Hill as Business and Lobbying editor and assumed the role of managing editor a year later. Prior to The Hill, he was a chief editor at Inside Washington Publishers. Through the years, he has developed a keen understanding and institutional knowledge of the behind-the-scenes happenings on Capitol Hill, K Street, and the White House. His evenhanded perspective on the agendas, milestones, and power plays that shape the American political landscape is unrivaled. He regularly appears as a political analyst on FOX, CNN, C-SPAN, MSNBC and CBS. Cusack also landed speaking roles in HBO's "Veep" and "Wonder Woman 1984." He has interviewed the nation's top policymakers, including Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell and former President Trump, among many others. Whether he's weighing in on political party frontrunners, landmark congressional legislation, or Presidential politics, audiences will be riveted by Cusack's incisive analysis of the congressional terrain and value his unbiased forecasts on what we can expect of our legislators down the road.
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A View from The Hill
Speaker Bob Cusack has developed a nuanced, insider's knowledge of policy and politics over his years, evolving from his post at the most respected news organization in Congressional circles. His main observation? Politics has become much more partisan than it used to be. Cusack's illuminating presentations are the definitive source for learning what's happening behind-the-scenes in the halls of Congress, how it could affect you, and what makes Washington's leaders tick.
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