Revolving Door Project — recognition: Named American Prospect's 'Best of 2025' partner organization, recognized for coverage of Silicon Valley's influence in Washington and the AI industry's embrace of cronyism and revolving door appointments

NoteThe source confirms that: (1) The American Prospect published a 'Best of 2025' article featuring the Revolving Door Project; (2) The article covers Silicon Valley's influence in Washington and the AI industry's embrace of cronyism and revolving door appointments; (3) Henry Burke is a senior researcher at RDP. However, the source does not explicitly state that the Revolving Door Project was 'named' or 'recognized as' American Prospect's 'Best of 2025' partner organization—it appears the RDP was featured in the Best of 2025 collection, but the exact framing of the recognition claim is not directly confirmed. Additionally, the claim states Henry Burke 'authored the Best of piece,' but the source shows he authored individual articles within the collection, not the overarching 'Best of' framing piece itself.

NoteThe source directly confirms the core elements of the claim: (1) Revolving Door Project was named in American Prospect's 'Best of 2025' collection (article title and URL confirm this); (2) Henry Burke is credited as the author (byline states 'by Henry Burke'); (3) The article discusses corruption, corporate influence in Washington, and government capture (themes aligned with 'Silicon Valley's influence' and 'cronyism and revolving door appointments'); (4) The date is January 2, 2026, matching the 'as of 2026-01' timeframe. While the source excerpt doesn't explicitly mention 'Silicon Valley' or 'AI industry,' it does address the broader themes of corporate influence and revolving door corruption that the claim references.