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?

A man dressed in a flannel walks up to a voting poll with his paperwork to fill out his vote with.

Proposed Massachusetts voting change could make GOP candidates more competitive

Barnini Chakraborty October 2, 2026 6:05 am

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, left, meets with Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodriguez at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)

Trump Energy Department goes global

Callie Patteson September 27, 2026 6:45 am

Left: State Sen. J.D. Ford of Indiana (D); Right: Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) (INDIANASENATEDEMOCRATS.ORG; HOUSE.GOV)

As Trump’s popularity plummets, House Democratic target emerges in red Indiana

Tom LoBianco September 25, 2026 6:30 am

Proposition 39, championed by Republican Assemblyman Carl DeMaio (R-CA), would add verification requirements each time a California voter casts a ballot. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)

California voter ID ballot measure could be rare GOP statewide win

Barnini Chakraborty September 25, 2026 6:15 am

The sun sets behind the closed Camp X-Ray detention facility in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, on April 17, 2019. (Alex Brandon/AP)

Unfinished business at Guantanamo Bay

Mike Brest September 20, 2026 7:05 am

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A swath of past anti-Trump characters have lost Democratic primary bids

Jay Caruso September 19, 2026 6:45 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) speaks at a rally for democratic candidates in Monroe, North Carolina, on Sept. 5. (Nell Redmond/AP)

Despite Trump poll drops, Newsom urges Democrats not to ‘spike the football’

Barnini Chakraborty September 19, 2026 6:30 am

Members of Congress, fire fighters, and police officers attend a memorial to mark one month passed since the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, on Capitol Hill on October 11, 2001. (Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg via Newscom)

Congress is vulnerable to a paralyzing terrorist attack

Kevin R. Kosar September 18, 2026 6:30 am

(Examiner illustration; AP Photos; Getty Images)

If the US cuts funding to Israel, could Jordan and Egypt be next?

Michele Chabin September 12, 2026 7:25 am

JD Vance speaks at a rally with both hands in the air and the sign Protecting Americans behind him.

Have the Left and Right switched places on globalization and consumerism?

Dain Fitzgerald September 12, 2026 7:22 am

Rep. John James (R-MI). (Paul Sancya/AP)

Michigan GOP gubernatorial nominee takes nuanced approach to Flock cameras

David Sivak September 11, 2026 7:05 am

Political corruption democrats and republicans

Crimes to the Left of me, quiet to the Right

John Scott Lewinski August 29, 2026 6:30 am