Are you going to the 20 year anniversary party for Yahoo! in DC next Tuesday, May 19th? Because we are.

Steve Johnston has joined Google as an Account Executive on the Republican politics team. Most recently, he ran digital for Dan Sullivan’s winning Senate campaign in Alaska. He previously did product marketing for the Silicon Valley tech startup Quora. His political experience includes working in the Office of the House Majority …

Emily Holden, who covered energy and environment policy as a regulatory reporter for CQ Roll Call, has joined the Morning Consult to kick start the digital media company’s energy vertical. Holden is the latest addition to Michael Ramlet‘s fast-growing Morning Consult, which is expanding to deliver comprehensive daily briefings, original …

If you haven’t wished Matt Lira a happy birthday yet, you’re doing it wrong. Here’s to hoping the new Deputy Executive Director at the NRSC enjoys his 27th year of life.

The pride of Andover, NJ and Perona Farms gets his birthday photo taken by Speaker Boehner. Happy birthday Bryant Avondoglio. Photo by Heather Reed

Best Buy Nervous About TV Conversion Full-power television stations will turn off their analog signal on Feb. 17, 2009, after which they will broadcast in digital only. Viewers who receive their signals through an antenna instead of cable or satellite and don’t have a digital-ready TV will have to buy …