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?

The Schiff-Swalwell saga: Is McCarthy being politic, or playing politics?

Jamie McIntyre February 3, 2023 5:00 am

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., center, flanked by the committee's ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., left, and Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 20, 2017, during the committee's hearing on allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Vindication edition

Becket Adams February 3, 2023 4:36 am

From left, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy stand on the East steps of Capitol Hill in this Dec. 2021 photo.

Lawmakers dissatisfied at Supreme Court leak probe running dry

Kaelan Deese February 3, 2023 4:30 am

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

Biden torn between partisan and bipartisan instincts in high-stakes McCarthy talks

W. James Antle III February 3, 2023 4:00 am

Will two be a crowd?

David Mark February 3, 2023 3:24 am

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions during a press conference at Seminole State College in Sanford on May 16, 2022. DeSantis announced $125 million in funding for nursing education.

DeSantis expands Florida spending on nursing programs

Jessica Dobrinsky Harris January 27, 2023 10:00 am

At Davos, free speech is the enemy

Becket Adams January 27, 2023 9:00 am

ChatGPT raises the specter of AI used as a hacking tool

Grant Gross January 27, 2023 7:28 am

Hawaii’s HART troubles in Honolulu

Jeremy Lott January 27, 2023 5:10 am

Orange County’s purple hue

David Mark January 27, 2023 4:30 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.

Mike Pompeo, in memoir, gives no quarter

Jamie McIntyre January 27, 2023 3:40 am

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

Biden aims to burnish legacy with judicial picks

Kaelan Deese January 27, 2023 3:25 am