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?

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in Mission, Texas. Illegal immigration at the southern border began to rise to historic highs last March.

Billion-dollar investment to secure border under Biden a success, say Texas leaders

Anna Giaritelli May 13, 2022 3:00 am

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

Karine Jean-Pierre enters stage left

W. James Antle III May 13, 2022 3:00 am

Stacey Abrams’s election do-over

W. James Antle III May 13, 2022 3:00 am

Biden’s cure for high gasoline prices? The 2021 infrastructure bill

Jeremy Lott May 13, 2022 3:00 am

Russian ransomware attack raises concerns about future actions

Grant Gross May 13, 2022 3:00 am

Lies, damned lies, and cake

Becket Adams May 13, 2022 3:00 am

The best and brightest

Becket Adams May 6, 2022 3:00 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.

Senate Democrats bluster on Roe response

Virginia Aabram May 6, 2022 3:00 am

Trump endorsement appears to have boosted JD Vance, who triumphed in the Ohio primary

Jay Caruso May 6, 2022 3:00 am

Slow growth for Amazon and Meta hampers regulation efforts

Jessica Melugin May 6, 2022 3:00 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.

Farewell to arms control

Jamie McIntyre May 6, 2022 3:00 am

U.S. deterrence policy has generated plenty of criticism from Capitol Hill. But that has been aimed at the administration's supposedly narrow view of what constitutes an attack and unwillingness to spell out likely responses.

Utah is becoming a hub for healthcare innovation

Jessica Dobrinky May 6, 2022 3:00 am