Katherine Long

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Assistant Editor, POLITICO
Co-Author, Women Rule Newsletter
Author, Digital Future Daily

Washington, D.C.

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Katherine Long is a senior at American University studying journalism with a minor in international studies. She currently serves as the Editor in Chief for AWOL Magazine, an investigative reporting magazine on campus. Topics she enjoys writing about include sexual violence, mental health and video games.

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AU? #MeToo: Tackling sexual misconduct at AU

With sexual assault being a current and national issue due to the presence of the #MeToo movement, college ca…

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Lawsuit suggests conflict of interest could explain Megabytes closure

Tom Gera, owner of Megabytes Cafe at AU, filed a against the school in December claiming that the school did …

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James Obergefell on the Future of LGBTQ+ Equality

The Kennedy Political Union presented "KPU: An Evening with James Obergefell," giving AU students the chance …

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AU faces more federal investigations into its handling of sexual violence cases than any other un...

Each year for the past five years, a new investigation has been opened into American University's Title IX Of…

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House Democrats pitch AI tax to fund worker protections

Aug 06, 2026 |

By Katherine Long

| POLITICO

The legislation would impose a levy on leading AI companies and channel the proceeds into a new Work Protection Administration for displaced workers. Three Democratic House lawmakers unveiled legislation Thursday to tax artificial intelligence companies and use the proceeds to fund a jobs program aimed at offsetting AI's impact on workers, marking one of Congress' most ambitious efforts yet to redistribute the industry's gains. The AI Tax and Work Protection Act, championed by Reps.

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Senate Commerce votes to advance key kids' safety measure

Aug 05, 2026 |

By Owen Dahlkamp, Katherine Long

| POLITICO

The committee's unanimous vote sends the Kids Online Safety Act toward a possible Senate floor vote after the legislation stalled in the House last Congress. The Senate Commerce Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to advance the Kids Online Safety Act, a key measure that would require companies to develop online platforms with children's safety in mind — but offered few signs that Congress has reached consensus on the debate about how to protect young people on the internet.

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Jensen Huang presses lawmakers for lighter touch on AI Original

Jul 28, 2026 |

By Katherine Long , Owen Dahlkamp, Kelsey Brugger , Gabby Miller

| POLITICO

The Nvidia CEO spent Tuesday lobbying Democrats and Republicans on how Washington should approach the technology.