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?

Plenty of spending and rhetoric heat up Georgia runoff races

Jay Caruso December 18, 2020 4:00 am

Highly skilled hackers breach US agencies and private companies

Grant Gross December 18, 2020 4:00 am

Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The president-elect makes some odd picks for his administration

Katherine Doyle December 18, 2020 4:00 am

Sarah Lloyd, a member of the Farmers Union and vice president of the local chapter, poses on her farm in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, on August 16.

Farming groups warm to emissions cuts just in time for Biden

Abby Smith December 11, 2020 11:24 am

Hackers target large tech manufacturers with ransomware

Grant Gross December 11, 2020 4:00 am

A woman and her children walk to P.S. 134 Henrietta Szold Elementary Schoo on Dec. 7 in New York.

Public gets behind idea of mask mandates

Cassidy Morrison December 11, 2020 4:00 am

Ban on federally funded abortions on chopping block next year

Susan Ferrechio December 11, 2020 4:00 am

A Nigerien soldier provides rear security for his squad while they performed a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote multilateral sharing of information, and develop interoperability among partner nations in the Trans-Sahara.

Lloyd Austin’s mixed record as four-star commander

Jamie McIntyre December 11, 2020 4:00 am

Toilet paper shortages from the pandemic shifted supply chain strategies

Jeremy Lott December 11, 2020 4:00 am

Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

COVID-19 vaccine handoff dominates reluctant transition

W. James Antle III December 11, 2020 3:00 am

FAA gives Boeing green light to get 737 Max back in the air

Jeremy Lott December 4, 2020 4:00 am

child patient at the dentist

Wyoming’s first female senator is a supporter of Bitcoin

Nihal Krishan December 4, 2020 4:00 am