Max Cotton
@maxcottontv
Producer for @GrayDCnews. Previously Illinois Capitol Bureau Chief for Gray Media, other stops along the way.
LIFE UPDATE: I'm back in the news business! Today is my first day as a producer at @GrayDCnews. Excited to cover Congress and all things Washington for Gray's stations across the country.
Welcoming @maxcottontv to @GrayDCnews and showing him all around Capitol Hill
House Democratic Leader @RepJeffries on upcoming September spending fight: A partisan Republican bill is dead on arrival. @GrayDCnews
A group of House Democrats known as the Congressional Dads Caucus are holding a press conference today calling on President Trump to remove tariffs on baby products. @GrayDCnews
Washington Correspondent Rhyan Henson has a look at the week ahead in Washington. localnewslive.com/2025/07/20/wee…
A bipartisan group of House members are holding a press conference today calling on the Trump administration to keep the dedicated LGBTQ+ suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is shutting down the dedicated LGBTQ+ hotline. @GrayDCnews
An airport security expert gives his thoughts on new TSA policy allowing travelers to keep their shoes on when going through airport security. localnewslive.com/2025/07/12/tsa…
Happening now on Capitol Hill: @SpeakerJohnson is presenting three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond with the Congressional Gold Medal. @GrayDCnews
NEWS: Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) will NOT seek reelection in 2026, according to a statement sent by his office just now. Here's part of the long release:
North Carolina was already going to be competitive with former Dem Gov. Roy Cooper looking at a potential run. Now, it'll be an open seat.
BREAKING. THOM TILLIS WILL NOT SEEK REELECTION.
Sen. Mike Lee announces he's abandoning plans to try to include a forced-sale of public lands. The proposal had bipartisan pushback in both chambers.
It's official: JB Pritzker is running for a rare third term as governor of Illinois. Contrasting his governance to Trump, Pritzker says in a video launching his campaign that "here in Illinois, we've taken a different path." #twill youtube.com/watch?v=0HCOrI…
A joint press conference this morning from House Minority Leader @RepJeffries and Senate Minority Leader @SenSchumer. They’re talking about their opposition to the “big beautiful bill” or as they call it the “big ugly bill.” @GrayDCnews
Learning all about covering @WhiteHouse it’s @maxcottontv confirming a lot of journalists work in a very small space. #freepress #1stamendment