Al Eisele, founding editor of The Hill, dies at 85
Albert Eisele, a founding editor of The Hill who had a long and storied career in Washington and mentored many young journalists along the way, has died at the age of 85. Patrick Seitz, his son-in-law, announced his death on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon, noting that Eisele had passed away “last night.” Al, as he was known by his colleagues, was one of the most popular editors in the history of The Hill, which he helped found along with longtime New York Times congressional correspondent Martin Tolchin in September 1994, shortly before the Republican Revolution of that year’s midter...