The Internet Association, a tech industry trade group, named Mike Liptak as its director of federal government affairs. Liptak most recently was vice president of government relations at the Travel Technology Association and previously served as an aide to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellThe Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by AT&T – Biden defends Afghanistan exit; Taliban talk ‘amnesty’ Afghanistan falls in chaos: Five takeaways Overnight Defense: Biden defends exit, blames Afghanistan leaders for chaos | US sending 1,000 more troops to Kabul as chaos reigns at airport | Taliban takeover scrambles U.S. evacuation efforts MORE (R-Ky.).
Ashley Gunn joined cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase as public policy manager for legislative affairs. Gunn previously served as a senior adviser to Rep. French HillJames (French) French HillTop Democrat leads bipartisan trip to Middle East The Hill’s Morning Report – Bidens to visit Surfside, Fla.,…