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?

Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., listens during a news conference with members of the Progressive Caucus in Washington, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018.

The border-wall fight started long before Trump

Susan Ferrechio January 11, 2019 5:00 am

President Trump is seen along the West Wing Colonnade at the White House in Washington, D.C.

Anti-war Democrats cheer Trump, peace president

Steven Nelson January 11, 2019 5:00 am

Patrick Shanahan, acting U.S. secretary of defense, right, listens while U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2018. TrumpÂ insisted the U.S. needs some kind of physical barrier along the frontier with Mexico, just a few hours before a meeting with congressional leaders aimed at breaking a stalemate over border wall funding thatâs kept parts of the federal government shut down for 12 days. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan may be acting, but don’t count him out

Jamie McIntyre January 11, 2019 12:00 am

March for Life finds anti-abortion Dems scarce

Kimberly Leonard January 11, 2019 12:00 am

President Trump is seen along the West Wing Colonnade at the White House in Washington, D.C.

‘Green New Deal’ exposes rifts in the Democratic Party

Josh Siegel January 11, 2019 12:00 am

Conservatives to take another swing at public-sector unions

Sean Higgins January 4, 2019 5:01 am

Electric cars vs. big ethanol

John Siciliano January 4, 2019 5:01 am

Charles Rettig arrives at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination for Internal Revenue Service Commissioner, Thursday, June 28, 2018, on Capitol Hill.

How Dems could derail transportation improvements

Diana Stancy Correll January 4, 2019 5:01 am

Unburdening psych patients

Kimberly Leonard January 4, 2019 5:01 am

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California holds the gavel after at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019.

Congress hunkers down for a long shutdown fight

Susan Ferrechio January 4, 2019 5:01 am

Dems push for Internet ‘Bill of Rights’

Steven Nelson January 4, 2019 5:01 am

Stopping the snooping SmartFridge

Charlie Mitchell January 4, 2019 5:01 am