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

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Will Republicans distance themselves from Trump after the midterm elections?

Then-Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY) speaks to reporters as he leaves the courthouse after a pretrial hearing in his insider-trading case in New York, on Sept. 12, 2019. (Seth Wenig/AP)

The Congress to prison to Congress pipeline

David Mark August 15, 2025 5:00 am

(Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images)

No sense of humor: It’s all serious business for left-leaning minds

John Scott Lewinski August 15, 2025 4:05 am

Metal cubes representing rare earth elements.

China’s stranglehold on rare earth elements threatens America’s national security

Jamie McIntyre August 8, 2025 5:55 am

President Donald Trump speaks during the "Winning the AI Race" summit hosted by All‑In Podcast and Hill & Valley Forum at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump signed executive orders related to his Artificial Intelligence Action Plan during the event. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump rolls out ‘Winning the AI Race’ action plan

Jessica Melugin August 8, 2025 5:29 am

The Washington State Capitol building in Olympia, Washington. (Maddy Grass/AP)

Washington state a bystander in gerrymander tug-of-war

Jeremy Lott August 8, 2025 5:15 am

JD Vance Donald Trump White House Administration President

JD Vance, Trump’s policy translator

Haisten Willis August 8, 2025 5:05 am

Trump’s AI art affinity

Dain Fitzgerald July 25, 2025 5:57 am

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, with Gen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, responds to reporters' questions before the start of a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill split along party lines over how much power to cede to the Pentagon

Jamie McIntyre July 25, 2025 5:50 am

Congress passes spending cuts — but the small savings may make for bigger budgeting troubles

Kevin R. Kosar July 25, 2025 5:27 am

The Crane Clean Energy Center, formerly Three Mile Island, in Londonderry Township, Pennsylvania (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Trump administration aims to bolster nuclear energy production, starting in a familiar if surprising place

Callie Patteson July 25, 2025 5:17 am

Left to right: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), right: Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Nina Turner, former Ohio state senator. (Angelina Katsanis/AP; J. Scott Applewhite/AP; Phil Long/AP)

Democratic socialists of America hurt Team Blue’s electoral prospects

John Scott Lewinski July 18, 2025 6:07 am

A businessman presses a button on a virtual screen..

State-level AI regulation ban left out of Trump agenda law

Jessica Melugin July 18, 2025 5:57 am