Wi-Fi is the other big challenge. Ironically, the Wi-Fi at the Federal Communications Commission, the agency that regulates the airwaves, was totally unreliable until a few years ago. The agency’s live stream for monthly meetings still often fails.

How is tech etiquette different in Washington than elsewhere?

I feel like everyone is hunched over their phones in Washington, even more than other places. This is a news-obsessed town that is texting and emailing at all hours.

There seems to be a bit of a generational divide on use of communications apps. Younger staffers on Capitol Hill often use encrypted apps and direct messages on Twitter.

But even some of my older sources (my peers, really) can sometimes text me at all hours. It feels totally appropriate to call, text, or Signal late at night or during weekends. Many an interview is done with children heard in the background at a park.