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?

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

Proposed California ‘wealth tax’ may backfire on liberal politicians as state’s revenue base dries up

Dain Fitzgerald February 6, 2026 5:19 am

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 20, 2025. (Alex Brandon/AP)

Trump’s $1.5 trillion ‘Dream Military’ budget proposal promises a Golden Fleet, a Golden Dome, and a host of bright, shiny new weapons

Jamie McIntyre February 6, 2026 5:14 am

Finance and economy trump trade tariffs debt and deficit CBO

The federal government booked a $1.8 trillion deficit last year

Kevin R. Kosar January 30, 2026 5:32 am

President Donald Trump looks across as Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum holds up the team name of Mexico during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Dec. 5, 2025. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Trump administration military strikes against drug cartels in Mexico would carry risks

John Scott Lewinski January 30, 2026 5:30 am

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 20. (Markus Schreiber/AP)

RIP the ‘rules-based international order’

Jamie McIntyre January 30, 2026 5:25 am

Left: MAGA Beer, one of many products promoting President Donald Trump, at Seed to Table, in Naples, Florida. The store offers fresh produce from local farms, several restaurants and bars, and live music. Right: Starfish are plentiful along the Gulf coast of Fort Myers Beach, in Florida’s 19th Congressional District. Particularly during the winter months when they reproduce. (Photos by David Mark)

Florida MAGA bastion draws comeback from ex-lawmakers who once represented other states

David Mark January 30, 2026 5:03 am

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH). (Joe Maiorana/AP)

Doubts abound about proposed dual citizenship ban

Michele Chabin January 23, 2026 5:25 am

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) talks to supporters in Portland, Maine on June 10, 2008. To her right is her daughter, Hannah Pingree. (Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)

Maine’s bipartisan brand of political nepotism

Taylor Millard January 23, 2026 5:21 am

California National Guard troops and U.S. Marines guard a federal building.

What’s stopping Trump from using the Insurrection Act in Minnesota?

Jeremy Lott January 23, 2026 5:15 am

President Donald Trump walks on the stage during the 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)

Trump’s Greenland quest ends with a whimper, not a bang

Jamie McIntyre January 23, 2026 4:54 am

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 9. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Make regime change great again?

John Scott Lewinski January 16, 2026 5:36 am

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) arrives for a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Legislative tool to circumvent House leadership gets biggest win yet on Obamacare subsidies vote

Kevin R. Kosar January 16, 2026 5:35 am