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?

Marine One helicopter is seen on the South Lawn of the White House to transport President Donald Trump to nearby Andrews Air Force Base, as work continues on the construction of the ballroom at the White House, Tuesday, Jan., 13, 2026, in Washington, where the East Wing once stood. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

Trump’s ‘no limits’ view of presidential powers remakes the executive branch into international juggernaut

Jamie McIntyre January 16, 2026 5:29 am

From top left to bottom right: Micah Bergdale, Alex Bores, George Conway, Laura Dunn, Jami Floyd, Cameron Kasky, Micah Lasher, Alan Pardee, Jack Schlossberg, Mathew Shurka (Associated Press; Newscom; campaign photos)

Will this Upper West Side-based House district elect a full-throated Israel supporter?

Ron Kampeas January 9, 2026 4:34 am

María Corina Machado addresses supporters at a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela on Jan. 9, 2025, a day ahead of Maduro’s inauguration. (Ariana Cubillos/AP)

María Corina Machado beat out Trump for the Nobel, but may have lost the bigger prize

Jamie McIntyre January 9, 2026 4:27 am

From top left to bottom right: Former Sen. Sherrod Brown, Former Sen. John E. Sununu, Former Sen. Scott Brown, Former Rep. Steve Stockman (AP Photos; Sununu campaign photo)

Most ex-members of Congress trying for comebacks left under unhappy circumstances

David Mark January 9, 2026 4:25 am

President Franklin D. Roosevelt (second from right) repeats the oath of office at his fourth inauguration on the rear porch of the White House on Jan. 20, 1945. (AP Photo)

Trump’s grudging acknowledgment of the presidential two-term limit still raises concerns

Frederic J. Frommer January 9, 2026 4:18 am

Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

What does the Democratic National Committee have to hide?

Jay Caruso January 2, 2026 5:45 am

Then-Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) presents Vice President Kamala Harris with a golden gavel after she cast the 32nd tie-breaking vote in the Senate, the most ever cast by a vice president on Dec. 5, 2023. (Stephanie Scarbrough/AP)

When vice presidents are frozen in marble

Jeremy Lott January 2, 2026 5:40 am

President Donald Trump shakes the hand of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after signing an $8.5 billion agreement on rare earth minerals at the White House on Oct. 20, 2025. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Trump’s rare earth minerals obsession is part of a national security strategy

Taylor Millard January 2, 2026 5:30 am

Palestinians look over makeshift tents of a camp for displaced people in an area of Gaza City on Dec. 29, 2025. (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)

The Trump administration’s unfinished business in Gaza

David Mark January 1, 2026 11:25 pm

People leaving congress in 2025

These members of Congress will leave their jobs (mostly) voluntarily

David Mark December 19, 2025 6:05 am

Ireland will likely remain among the most critical nations in the West of Israel’s policies vis-a-vis the Palestinians. (Gareth Chaney/PA via AP)

US lawmakers navigate a fraught dispute between Ireland and Israel

Ron Kampeas December 19, 2025 5:23 am

Journalists covering the military carry their belongings out of the Pentagon after turning in their press credentials. Some of the reporters who gave up their building access cards had worked at the Pentagon daily. (Kevin Wolf/AP)

MAGA influencers have jumped in the new Pentagon press pool feet-first

Jamie McIntyre December 19, 2025 5:10 am