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Tuesday
Monday
How DeSantis can de-program the blue states
It’s time to prove Florida is a model of governance
Biden tries to pivot to the center
Plus: Hawks versus holdouts
Saturday
What has Kevin McCarthy won?
Concessions made to leapfrog individual members into key committee positions could have significant ramifications
Friday
Can booze break the gridlock in Congress?
After a zillion failed speaker votes, there may be only one hope left
House arrest
Plus: Keep the cameras rolling
Blame weak political parties for Kevin McCarthy’s mess
It’s a tough pill to swallow but the GOP needs more centralization
Thursday
What is the point of the Republican Party anymore?
After eleven speaker votes and as many years of political struggles, it feels like a wake-up moment
The Freedom Caucus wins the vote for House speaker
Even if Kevin McCarthy prevails, their shrewd demands will have cost him everything
The last time the House couldn’t elect a leader
It was exactly a century ago and there were — count them — 20 dissenters
The bipartisan bridge to nowhere
Biden’s Kentucky-fried love-fest with Mitch McConnell should turn every Republican’s stomach
Wednesday
Kevin McCarthy’s war of attrition
If he can convince Republicans he won’t drop out, he is likely to win
The Katie Porter scandal everyone is ignoring
The DC press corps goes MIA on negative news about a Democrat
A clown show about nothing
Plus: Dress for the job your husband wants, not the job he has
Matt Gaetz is making Trump look like a fool
The former president’s success hinges on his presenting an image of confidence and control
Monday
Kevin McCarthy is damaging the House speakership
He’s been so weakened by Republican infighting that it’s hurting the job he seeks
Friday
The top 10 Cockburns of 2022
Featuring Hunter Biden, Prince Harry and Lauren Boebert
Saturday
A Winston Churchill Christmas
The British prime minister addressed the American people from the White House eighty-one years ago today
Thursday
Democrats and Republicans agree… on wasting taxpayer dollars
The $1.7 trillion omnibus bill is a pork-laden Christmas miracle
The shocking Hunter Biden twists in the Twitter Files
Former New York Post editor Emma-Jo Morris describes how Twitter suppressed her story