Melania Trump takes on revenge porn and deepfakes
It’s the first initiative FLOTUS has backed in the second term
House of Representatives
Monday
Saturday
Is the GOP about to sell out on the border?
The Lankford-Schumer deal should be a nonstarter
Thursday
TikTok’s powerful friends in DC
Biden advisor Anita Dunn and Congressman Jamaal Bowman are helping the Chinese tech giant
Wednesday
Inside the Orlando House GOP conference
The specter of Trump haunted the whole affair — and Drew Brees was spotted!
Thursday
Why the fight against Kevin McCarthy was necessary
The House of Representatives is a more small-d democratic place thanks to the theatrics
Friday
Can booze break the gridlock in Congress?
After a zillion failed speaker votes, there may be only one hope left
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
Wednesday
Kevin McCarthy’s war of attrition
If he can convince Republicans he won’t drop out, he is likely to win
Monday
Kevin McCarthy is damaging the House speakership
He’s been so weakened by Republican infighting that it’s hurting the job he seeks
Thursday
Kevin McCarthy’s party games
Republicans need a Christmas compromise if they want to avoid looking incapable of governing
Pelosi’s impeachment delay is an unforced error
Refusing to hand impeachment articles to the Senate looks like partisan pique because it is
Saturday
Kevin McCarthy’s Faustian bargain
His fate is now in the hands of the conservative House Freedom Caucus
Friday
The Pelosi/McCarthy feud at the heart of the midterms
They don’t like each other, and on Tuesday both of their careers are on the line
Thursday
Blues for Jimmy Duncan
Jimmy Duncan is a man who knows his place, which is one of the highest compliments I can give
Thursday
Clear and absent danger: why proxy voting violates the American system
Even in the face of a pandemic, Congress has a responsibility to show up
Friday
French Hill: Congress should conduct ‘full oversight’ of WHO funding
The WHO claimed in January the virus couldn’t be transmitted by human-to-human contact
Saturday
Joe Kennedy and the perils of media hubris
Trump’s impeachment is the death of liberal proceduralism
