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?

Election security, privacy, and AI concerns among top tech topics looming in 2024

Jessica Melugin December 8, 2023 10:15 am

On Obamacare repeal, Trump gives Biden a 2024 political shiv for fresh attacks

David Mark December 8, 2023 10:13 am

Ohio anti-abortion movement losses may buoy Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown’s chances in red state

Hailey Bullis December 8, 2023 10:05 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.

Israel’s tragic blunder

Jamie McIntyre December 8, 2023 9:00 am

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

Biden largely stiff-arms his party’s Hard Left and its Israel-hostile stances

Haisten Willis December 1, 2023 10:45 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.

The drumbeat for targeting Iran

Jamie McIntyre December 1, 2023 10:40 am

Rep. George Santos, a Republican from New York, during a news conference outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. Santos faces the most serious threat yet to his short and tumultuous tenure in Congress, as two competing resolutions to oust him from the House of Representations got put on a fast track Tuesday.

Suozzi eyes congressional comeback as part of Santos succession plan

David Mark December 1, 2023 10:20 am

A red wave builds in North Carolina

David Mark December 1, 2023 10:10 am

In Georgia’s swing country, Trump, baggage and all, has an edge over Biden

James Johnson November 17, 2023 12:05 pm

Biden AI executive order spurs concerns of government’s private sector regulation

Jessica Melugin November 17, 2023 10:52 am

Trump has unprecedented balancing act of campaigning and appearing in court

Kaelan Deese November 17, 2023 10:30 am

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

EPA decision pits ‘Amtrak Joe’ against the railroads, again

Jeremy Lott November 17, 2023 10:15 am