Magazine – Washington Briefing

House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and the House Democratic campaign arm chairwoman, Rep. Susan DelBene (D-WA), are linked arm-in-arm while they attend a Nov. 3 Election Night watch party at a Capitol Hill hotel in Washington, D.C.

Congressional Dems promise to investigate Trump administration

Kevin R. Kosar · November 7, 2026 5:50 am

President Donald Trump, joined from left by Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD). (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Trump may be tempted to negotiate with congressional Democrats

Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa (D-TX) and Sen.-elect James Talarico (D-TX) hold a Nov. 2 campaign rally in Austin, Texas. (Eric Gay/AP)

GOP redistricting scheme goes awry

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) campaigns in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Oct. 17, ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) stands to Newsom's left, and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Cinde Warmington stands to the California governor's right. (Reba Saldanha/AP)

Gavin Newsom touts ‘ruthless’ approach to politics in New Hampshire pitch

(Washington Examiner illustration/AP Photos/Getty Images)

Will Republicans distance themselves from Trump after the midterm elections?

Vice President JD Vance walks at the conclusion of a campaign event at the Sharonville Convention Center in Sharonville, Ohio, on Oct. 21. (Jacquelyn Martin/POOL via AP)

Vance leans into Ohio ties to make a sale for GOP candidates

Naomi Lim October 30, 2026 7:15 am

President Gerald Ford speaks as Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter listens during a televised debate in Sept. 23, 1976, held at Philadelphia’s Walnut Street Theater. (AP Photo)

The parties have flipped on support for Israel

Frederic J. Frommer October 24, 2026 8:18 am

Left: Democratic nominee state Sen. Sean McCann (D-MI); Right: Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) (seanmccannforcongress.com; Paul Sancya/AP)

House Democrats make push for western Michigan seat that’s long been a GOP stronghold

Barnini Chakraborty October 23, 2026 6:45 am

A campaign staffer for Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) sets up signs outside the Silver Spring Civic Building on the first day of early voting in the 2026 midterm race on Oct. 22, 2026, in Silver Spring, Maryland. (Allison Robbert/AP)

Maryland ballot measure aims to eliminate the state’s last GOP-held House district

Eric M. Garcia October 23, 2026 6:30 am

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (left) and Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson (right) (Ryan Murphy/AP; Lindsey Wasson/AP)

When purity politics runs its course: Even the most strident DSA politicians must learn to compromise

John Scott Lewinski October 17, 2026 8:09 am

Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) lost Michigan’s Senate Democratic primary to Abdul el Sayed (left). About $5 million was spent supporting el Sayed, while Stevens was backed by $60 million, about half of it from pro-Israel political action committees. (Robin Buckson/Detroit News via AP)

Pro-Israel Democrats, once seemingly politically invincible, are on the defensive

Ron Kampeas October 16, 2026 8:18 am

Left: Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) pose for photojournalists at the Malecon in Havana on April 4. State Secretary Marco Rubio strongly opposed the Democrats’ outreach to Cuba. Right: From left to right: Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, and his grandfather, former Cuban President Raúl Castro (Photos by Ramon Espinosa/AP)

Rising Trump administration pressure on Cuba divides Hill Democrats

David Mark October 16, 2026 8:08 am

Republicans are fighting for seats in North Carolina, Ohio, Iowa, Alaska, Maine, and Texas. At the same time, a president who carried Texas, Oklahoma, and Alabama by a wide margin has spent the start of October campaigning in all three. (Alex Brandon/AP; Julio Cortez/AP; Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Senate Republicans playing defense heading into Election Day

Jay Caruso October 10, 2026 10:07 am

Trump said he would like to avoid a Major League Baseball lockout before the Dec. 1 expiration of the owners’ current collective bargaining agreement with players. (Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Newscom)

Could Trump play hardball to prevent an MLB lockout?

David Mark October 9, 2026 7:15 am

trump spending cuts

Trump cuts $810 million in federal spending he previously approved

Kevin R. Kosar October 9, 2026 7:05 am

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Republican lawmakers distance themselves from Big Oil

David Sivak October 3, 2026 6:05 am

JD Vance Richard Nixon

Vance embodies Nixon’s populist, outsider qualities

Frederic J. Frommer October 2, 2026 6:15 am