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?

Republican Greg Abbott will face Democrat Beto O’Rourke in November

Jay Caruso March 4, 2022 4:00 am

Democrats wave their majorities goodbye

W. James Antle III March 4, 2022 4:00 am

Republicans and Democrats are more divided over the issue of climate change going into the November election, but support more wind and solar. (iStock Photo)

EPA emissions case not a slam dunk for coal interests even with a conservative court

Jeremy Beaman March 4, 2022 4:00 am

Foreign countries, including Russia, benefit from WWI-era Jones Act

Jeremy Lott March 4, 2022 4:00 am

Senate Democrats gear up to secure Supreme Court confirmation win

Juliegrace Brufke March 4, 2022 4:00 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.

Russia’s Potemkin army

Jamie McIntyre March 4, 2022 4:00 am

Social media firms caught up in Russia-Ukraine conflict

Jessica Melugin March 4, 2022 4:00 am

Biden’s first State of the Union pins him between Manchin and Ocasio-Cortez Democrats

Naomi Lim March 4, 2022 4:00 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.

Legal medical marijuana sales linked to increased opioid deaths

Cassidy Morrison March 3, 2022 11:00 pm

Cyberattacks on Ukraine could spill over to other countries

Grant Gross March 3, 2022 11:00 pm

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.

A sailor’s life: Overworked, undertrained, understaffed, stressed out

Jamie McIntyre February 25, 2022 4:00 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.

With Build Back Better hopes dashed, Democrats seek a way out of the inflation mess

Kate Scanlon February 25, 2022 4:00 am