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?

From left, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy stand on the East steps of Capitol Hill in this Dec. 2021 photo.

A year-end COVID-19 aid deal may happen after all

Susan Ferrechio December 4, 2020 4:00 am

Trump weighs how best to make his mark with defense bill veto threat

Rob Crilly December 4, 2020 4:00 am

Republicans and Democrats are more divided over the issue of climate change going into the November election, but support more wind and solar. (iStock Photo)

Trump and Congress’s last-gasp push to stop a Russian pipeline

Josh Siegel December 4, 2020 4:00 am

Congress’s youngest elected member has a lot to say, and both sides may not always like it

Kerry Picket December 4, 2020 4:00 am

Experts see a shift in cybersecurity under a Biden administration

Grant Gross December 4, 2020 4:00 am

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

Trump sees money and 2024 in coronavirus vaccine success

Rob Crilly November 20, 2020 4:00 am

Security professionals see no evidence of widespread voter fraud

Grant Gross November 20, 2020 4:00 am

Incoming senator questions ‘validity’ of Section 230 tech censorship protection law

Nihal Krishan November 20, 2020 4:00 am

What comes next when the COVID-19 vaccines are ready?

Jeremy Lott November 20, 2020 4:00 am

Republicans and Democrats are more divided over the issue of climate change going into the November election, but support more wind and solar. (iStock Photo)

George W. Bush’s EPA chief thinks Biden will revert agency to pre-Trump era

Abby Smith November 20, 2020 4:00 am

From left, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy stand on the East steps of Capitol Hill in this Dec. 2021 photo.

Trump’s tattered relationship with Democrats earns him no credit for breakthrough vaccine

Susan Ferrechio November 20, 2020 4:00 am

"Our ability to withstand these losses is dependent on our achieving anticipated synergies in the Humana acquisition," Aetna's Mark Bertolini wrote. (AP Photo)

Serious challenges lie ahead for the COVID-19 vaccine

David Hogberg November 20, 2020 4:00 am