Democrats fawned over Fauci in closed-door Covid hearing
They ‘spent hours shielding a man who wanted to play God,’ says Congressman Ronny Jackson
Congress
Saturday
Is the GOP about to sell out on the border?
The Lankford-Schumer deal should be a nonstarter
Friday
Please stop taking nudes in the halls of Congress
Plus: Is Nikole Hannah-Jones the NYT standards editor?
Monday
George Santos is demanding $20,000 from Jimmy Kimmel for Cameos
The ousted congressman is threatening to take the talk show host to court
Wednesday
How Tommy Tuberville’s lonely stand rocked Washington
The lesson for Republicans ought to be figuring out the next fight they can deploy along these lines
Wednesday
Let them fight
A good congressional punch-up might solve a lot of our problems
Tuesday
Unpacking the GOP’s red October
Matt Gaetz is content to watch the world burn — and he’ll keep all the rubies he can gather along the way
The QAnon Shaman is running for Congress
Jake Chansley throws his horned hat into the ring
Wednesday
Who is Mike Johnson, the new House speaker?
Ideologically, the closest thing in national politics to him is Mike Pence
Tuesday
Emmer next up? A complete guide to the House speaker race
Who are these candidates? What are their pitches? Who else might become speaker?
Thursday
Speaker math is eluding Republicans
Getting to 217 is proving nigh on impossible
Friday
Could Kevin McCarthy return as speaker?
‘There’s nothing that he’s done that would alter my loyalty to him,’ says Congressman Carlos Giménez
Nancy Mace busted by the Capitol Hill fashion police
Plus: a book party, a gala and a Spectator wedding
Wednesday
The talented Mr. Santos
Plus: And then there was Scalise… for now
Steve Scalise faces a few more obstacles
Holdouts on a Scalise speaker vote are likely to extract significant commitments of their own
Monday
A storm is brewing in the Senate, too
Behind closed doors, Senator Mike Lee is setting the stage for a ‘huge vibe shift’
Friday
Nancy Mace using software in violation of House rules
Monday.com is not an approved work management system
Kristi Noem’s thirst traps
Plus: Karine Jean-Pierre’s girl dinner
Wednesday
The Hateful Eight hand the House to the Democrats
McCarthy’s ouster is not, to say the least, good for the next generation of conservatives
What hath Matt Gaetz wrought by tipping over the House apple cart?
It will be a while before the dust settles from this (to use Karl Marx’s evocative term) ‘plastic moment’