Tag: Magazine - Washington Briefing

Exterior view of the Cuban embassy in Washington

After Venezuelan strongman’s ouster and Iran strikes, is Cuba the Trump administration’s next target?

John Scott Lewinski · March 13, 2026 7:22 am

Adm. Brad Cooper, leader of U.S. Central Command, greeted War Secretary Pete Hegseth at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida on March 5. (Newscom)

Iran war is a harbinger of future AI-powered warfare

Jamie McIntyre · March 13, 2026 7:20 am

A demonstrator protests outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Nov. 5, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

Trump tariffs threaten GOP 2026 election chances

Jay Caruso · March 13, 2026 7:17 am

The Ambassador Bridge, between Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario accounts for approximately 25% of all merchandise trade between the U.S. and Canada. (Paul Sancya/AP)

Supreme Court’s tariffs nix scrambles Michigan campaigns

Taylor Millard · March 13, 2026 7:14 am

Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives at the Capitol in Washington on April 23, 2020. (House Television via AP)

Congress attempts a $39 billion return to the public

Kevin R. Kosar · March 6, 2026 6:09 am

President Donald Trump examines a new statue of Thomas Jefferson in the Rose Garden after returning to the White House on March 1. Trump ordered strikes against Iran while spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. (Peter W. Stevenson/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump’s epic gamble on Epic Fury

Jamie McIntyre · March 6, 2026 6:08 am

A plume of smoke rises following a U.S.-Israeli military strike in Tehran, Iran on March 3, 2026.

Succession, Tehran style

John Scott Lewinski · March 6, 2026 6:07 am

President Donald Trump answers a question from a reporter at the end of a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago in Florida on Dec. 29, 2025. (Alex Brandon/AP)

Iran war certain to impact wind-down of US military aid to Israel

Michele Chabin · March 6, 2026 6:03 am

President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order abolishing the Education Department, alongside Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, in the White House on March 20, 2025. Children are seated nearby, signing their own versions of the executive order. (Ben Curtis/AP)

Congress re-funds the Education Department

Kevin R. Kosar · February 27, 2026 5:46 am

President Donald Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on October 7, 2025. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Donald Trump and Mark Carney: ‘Clash-mates’?

Dave Gordon · February 27, 2026 5:44 am

A Ukrainian soldier flies a reconnaissance drone in the direction of Kostiantynivka, amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on January 22, 2026. (Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)

As war in Ukraine enters fifth year, peace remains elusive

Jamie McIntyre · February 27, 2026 5:40 am

Steve HIlton (left) and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco (right) (Damian Dovarganes/AP; Sarah Reingewirtz/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)

Republicans have a rare shot at winning the California governorship

David Mark · February 27, 2026 5:38 am