Akela Lacy
Akela Lacy is the politics fellow at The Intercept’s Washington bureau. She previously worked at Politico, covering breaking news and immigration. She also produced Politico’s flagship newsletter, Playbook, and co-authored the afternoon newsletter, Playbook PM. Prior to that, she worked in international reporting at the Pulitzer Center. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in sociology and Italian. She is originally from Philadelphia.
