How a few fluffy faces on Instagram might be the key to sparking and civic engagement and curing political burnout.

A student expressed that he felt discouraged from promoting civic engagement as a non-partisan individual in polarizing political spaces. Upon hearing this, Flake encouraged the attendee to become involved in his community.

My Summer 2025 internship on Capitol Hill wasn’t your typical Hillternship. I spent nine weeks working for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Democrats, currently in the minority, but steadfast in their fight for transparency and accountability in our government. 

This summer, I had the immeasurable privilege to pursue two internships in the United States Senate, with the office of U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján, from my home state of New Mexico, and for the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources under ranking member, Senator Martin Heinrich. These opportunities were absolutely life-changing.