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Conn Carroll

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Conn Carroll came to the Washington Examiner in April 2010, after serving for more than three years as The Heritage Foundation's Assistant Director for Strategic Communications.

While at Heritage, Conn created Heritage's rapid response blog, The Foundry, and its morning email product, The Morning Bell.

A native of Oakland, California, Conn first moved to Washington in 1996 to attend the George Washington University. Since that time he has worked/interned for a member of Congress, a polling firm, a lobbying firm, a media firm, a federal agency, a federal court, and a litigation firm. Conn first entered journalism in 2006 when he joined National Journal's The Hotline.

Conn is a graduate of the George Mason University Law School and was a member of the D.C. Bar.

He lives in Fairfax with his wife and two children.
  • Morning Examiner: Accountability, Obama style

    Conn Carroll

    Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

    “The government generally has to conduct itself in a way that is true to the public trust,” President Obama said from the East Room of the White House Wednesday. “That’s especially true for the IRS. “So, here’s what we’re going to do,” Obama continued. “First, we’re going...

  • Graham admits Schumer-Rubio visa exit system is 'just a piece of paper'

    Conn Carroll

    Updated: Thu, May 16, 2013

    Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., one of two Republican Gang of Eight members on the Senate Judiciary Committee, admitted today that the visa entry and exit system in the Schumer-Rubio immigration bill is just “a piece of paper.” “Sen. Cornyn, I want you to know that if it were left up to me...

  • Morning Examiner: The White House strikes back

    Conn Carroll

    Updated: Thu, May 16, 2013

    President Obama fought back against all three major scandals dominating Washington Wednesday, providing his defenders with fresh talking points on each issue. Obama’s pushback On the IRS scandal, Obama announced, from the East Room of the White House, that Treasury Secretary Jack Lew had...