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The federal government booked a $1.8 trillion deficit last year

Kevin R. Kosar -

January 30, 2026 5:32 am

President Donald Trump looks across as Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum holds up the team name of Mexico during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Dec. 5, 2025. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

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Trump administration military strikes against drug cartels in Mexico would carry risks

John Scott Lewinski -

January 30, 2026 5:30 am

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 20. (Markus Schreiber/AP)

Defense

RIP the ‘rules-based international order’

Jamie McIntyre -

January 30, 2026 5:25 am

Left: MAGA Beer, one of many products promoting President Donald Trump, at Seed to Table, in Naples, Florida. The store offers fresh produce from local farms, several restaurants and bars, and live music. Right: Starfish are plentiful along the Gulf coast of Fort Myers Beach, in Florida’s 19th Congressional District. Particularly during the winter months when they reproduce. (Photos by David Mark)

Congressional

Florida MAGA bastion draws comeback from ex-lawmakers who once represented other states

David Mark -

January 30, 2026 5:03 am

Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, departs a news conference in Washington, DC, US, on Dec. 10, 2025. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Business

Trump administration inquiry into Fed chairman raises hackles even among Senate Republicans

Jay Caruso -

January 23, 2026 5:28 am

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH). (Joe Maiorana/AP)

Congressional

Doubts abound about proposed dual citizenship ban

Michele Chabin -

January 23, 2026 5:25 am

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) talks to supporters in Portland, Maine on June 10, 2008. To her right is her daughter, Hannah Pingree. (Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)

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Maine’s bipartisan brand of political nepotism

Taylor Millard -

January 23, 2026 5:21 am

California National Guard troops and U.S. Marines guard a federal building.

Magazine

What’s stopping Trump from using the Insurrection Act in Minnesota?

Jeremy Lott -

January 23, 2026 5:15 am

President Donald Trump walks on the stage during the 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)

Defense

Trump’s Greenland quest ends with a whimper, not a bang

Jamie McIntyre -

January 23, 2026 4:54 am

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 9. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Magazine

Make regime change great again?

John Scott Lewinski -

January 16, 2026 5:36 am

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Tag: Magazine – Washington Briefing

The federal government booked a $1.8 trillion deficit last year

Trump administration military strikes against drug cartels in Mexico would carry risks

RIP the ‘rules-based international order’

Florida MAGA bastion draws comeback from ex-lawmakers who once represented other states

Trump administration inquiry into Fed chairman raises hackles even among Senate Republicans

Doubts abound about proposed dual citizenship ban

Maine’s bipartisan brand of political nepotism

What’s stopping Trump from using the Insurrection Act in Minnesota?

Trump’s Greenland quest ends with a whimper, not a bang

Make regime change great again?

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