Tag: Magazine - Washington Briefing

An Architect of the Capitol worker picks up trash on the House steps of the U.S. Capitol after the House passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on May 22. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP)

Senate appropriators reject House cuts to congressional funding for Capitol Hill operations

Kevin R. Kosar · August 22, 2025 5:27 am

President Donald Trump listens as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during an event about investing in America in the Cross Hall of the White House, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump administration pay-to-play tactics on AI chip sales to China?

Jessica Melugin · August 22, 2025 5:07 am

Sig Sauer display at the National Rifle Association's Annual Meetings

The gun that allegedly shoots by itself: New Hampshire-based Sig Sauer is fighting for its reputation

Jamie McIntyre · August 15, 2025 5:35 am

Then-Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY) speaks to reporters as he leaves the courthouse after a pretrial hearing in his insider-trading case in New York, on Sept. 12, 2019. (Seth Wenig/AP)

The Congress to prison to Congress pipeline

David Mark · August 15, 2025 5:00 am

(Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images)

No sense of humor: It’s all serious business for left-leaning minds

John Scott Lewinski · August 15, 2025 4:05 am

Metal cubes representing rare earth elements.

China’s stranglehold on rare earth elements threatens America’s national security

Jamie McIntyre · August 8, 2025 5:55 am

President Donald Trump speaks during the "Winning the AI Race" summit hosted by All‑In Podcast and Hill & Valley Forum at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump signed executive orders related to his Artificial Intelligence Action Plan during the event. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump rolls out ‘Winning the AI Race’ action plan

Jessica Melugin · August 8, 2025 5:29 am

The Washington State Capitol building in Olympia, Washington. (Maddy Grass/AP)

Washington state a bystander in gerrymander tug-of-war

Jeremy Lott · August 8, 2025 5:15 am

JD Vance Donald Trump White House Administration President

JD Vance, Trump’s policy translator

Haisten Willis · August 8, 2025 5:05 am

Trump’s AI art affinity

Dain Fitzgerald · July 25, 2025 5:57 am

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, with Gen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, responds to reporters' questions before the start of a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill split along party lines over how much power to cede to the Pentagon

Jamie McIntyre · July 25, 2025 5:50 am

Congress passes spending cuts — but the small savings may make for bigger budgeting troubles

Kevin R. Kosar · July 25, 2025 5:27 am