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?

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (Associated Press photos; Ben Hovland/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

Why do progressives forgive failed government?

John Scott Lewinski July 11, 2026 6:00 am

Israelis walk past a billboard saluting the Israeli pilots at Gordon Beach near the Mediterranean Sea, on the morning that U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire in Tel Aviv, Israel on April 8. (Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Trump’s popularity among Israelis fades after Iran MOU

Michele Chabin July 10, 2026 6:45 am

Congress legislation impasse Republicans Democrats lame duck

Congress is struggling to get its work done and a new report argues for 21st-century upgrades

Kevin R. Kosar June 28, 2026 6:30 am

D.C. Councilwoman Janeese Lewis George (center) celebrates after winning the mayoral primary election.

Incoming socialist DC mayor has a weak hand against Trump administration

Naomi Lim June 27, 2026 6:45 am

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh speaks to reporters during his first news conference since taking the helm at the central bank on June 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. Warsh was appointed by President Donald Trump after former chair Jerome Powell's tenure ended in May. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The maestro passes as regime change begins at the Fed

E.J. Antoni June 27, 2026 6:45 am

Residents protest against President Donald Trump’s policy towards Greenland in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, Jan. 17.(Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)

Trump seems to be over Greenland? Think again

Jamie McIntyre June 26, 2026 12:05 pm

From left: Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) and Randy Villegas (Examiner graphic; Allison Robbert/AP; Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images; Getty Images)

Democrats ditch the ‘Valleycrat’ playbook in bid to topple California GOP congressman

Barnini Chakraborty June 26, 2026 6:00 am

From left: Newton N. Minow in May 1961; Brendan Carr in 2026. (AP Photo; Jose Luis Magana/AP)

How Brendan Carr’s attack on TV stations echoes FCC chairman under JFK

Frederic J. Frommer June 20, 2026 6:00 am

Fire-destroyed frescoes of Orthodox saints are visible on one of the domes of the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) on June 17, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Workers clear debris at the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, after it was damaged in a Russian drone strike on June 15. The attack destroyed the cathedral's roof, damaged one of its altars and destroyed exterior frescoes of Orthodox saints. A fire caused by the strike took nearly 24 hours to extinguish. (Photo by Andriy Zhyhaylo/Oboz.ua/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Russia is learning Crimea doesn’t pay

Jamie McIntyre June 20, 2026 5:45 am

Social Security federal spending retirement seniors budgets and deficits

Social Security is set to go insolvent unless leaders can make tough decisions on reform

Marc Goldwein June 19, 2026 6:45 am

(Examiner illustration; Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP; Rich Pedroncelli/AP; Getty Images)

Will Dems’ targeting of California GOP-turned-Indie congressman ‘Pan’ out?

Barnini Chakraborty June 19, 2026 6:30 am

Then-Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and then-President Barack Obama walk on the tarmac upon Obama’s arrival in Chicago on May 29, 2013. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

Rahm Emanuel road-tests emphasis on policy over Trump-hatred

Naomi Lim June 13, 2026 7:00 am