Miles Harrington

Miles Harrington is Senior Correspondent: Federal Systems & Executive Power at Just Right News, where he covers the machinery of government and the hard edges of Article II authority. Born May 12, 1981 in Richmond, Virginia, and now based in Washington, D.C., he brings a grounded, constitutionalist perspective to stories that reveal how decisions in the capital ripple across the country. His reporting focuses on the limits and leverage points of executive power, the bureaucracy’s day-to-day mechanics, and the practical realities behind the headline “How Washington Works.” Harrington’s skepticism of unchecked authority took shape early. Growing up in Richmond, he spent time around courthouse steps and county board meetings, watching how rules on paper collided with real livelihoods. Family conversations centered on personal responsibility, balanced budgets, and the idea that government should be both strong and restrained—powerful enough to secure liberty, but humble enough to respect it. Those experiences built a habit he never lost: read the footnotes, follow the money, and ask who’s accountable. Before joining Just Right News, Harrington worked inside the federal orbit and around it—on Capitol Hill and in the watchdog trenches. He learned how appropriations riders quietly steer policy, how agency guidance can outpace statute, and how oversight letters can matter as much as laws when the public is watching. Filing open-records requests, he chased paper trails through inspector general reports, regulatory dockets, and procurement ledgers. He has sat in cramped committee anterooms parsing last-minute amendments, and in drab agency conference rooms listening to career staff explain how a directive actually lands on the ground. That vantage point—inside the process but outside the club—shapes his reporting ethos: praise competence, expose mission creep, and translate jargon into plain English. At Just Right News, Harrington breaks down the architecture of federal power so readers can evaluate claims without relying on spin. He covers executive orders, emergency authorities, administrative rulemaking, federal-state conflicts, and the networks of appointees and career officials who turn ideas into actions. His recurring explainers map who really holds the pen in Washington—from appropriators to general counsels to obscure boards with outsized clout—and why that matters for liberty, accountability, and the separation of powers. Harrington’s work is guided by a simple test: Is government operating within its lawful mandate, and are the people paying the bills getting straight answers? He believes accountability is not partisan and that transparency is a prerequisite for trust. His readers know him for shoe-leather reporting, clear sourcing, and a willingness to revisit assumptions when the documents demand it. Miles lives in Washington, D.C., where his mornings often begin before dawn with a strong coffee and a stack of budget justifications. When he’s not filing or interviewing, he’s sketching organizational charts on scrap paper, mapping the lines of authority that define our civic life. He covers Washington with the conviction that self-government works best when citizens understand exactly how power is gained, used, and kept in check.