Because turnover among Congressional staffers is especially high, it’s seldom newsworthy. But around two o’clock Monday, Alyssa Farah started trending on D.C. Twitter.

That Freedom Caucus spokeswoman is leaving those cantankerous congressional conservatives to work as press secretary for mild-mannered Mike Pence. This is significant for two reasons.

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