Greener pastures for ex-congressman Mark Green
Plus: Will Ghislaine Maxwell testify?
Mike Johnson
Tuesday
Friday
Trump’s Big, Beautiful Fourth of July
‘As we enter our 249th year America is winning, winning, winning, like never before’
Thursday
Trump gets his Big, Beautiful Bill over the line
But he also triggers the start of the midterm elections.
Trump scrambles to close the deal
Trump desperately wants to celebrate Independence Day at the White House tomorrow with a signing ceremony for his mega-bill
Wednesday
The great big, beautiful risk
Washington’s GOP doesn’t feel the need to sell the Big, Beautiful Bill outside the Beltway. This is an extremely risky proposition
Thursday
How the Big, Beautiful Bill got through the House
Plus: Senate Twink regrets nothing & is Media Matters getting canceled?
Justice Alito stirs the pot
The Supreme Court justice has found himself embroiled in flag controversies
Thursday
One Big Beautiful win for House Republicans
Whether they can sell it to the American people as such will be the test that likely determines the coming midterms
Wednesday
The ‘big, beautiful’ bill is Speaker Johnson’s first major test of Trump 2.0
The best endgame is finding a way to compromise where nobody’s happy, but nobody’s furious
Friday
Proxy voting for new moms makes motherhood look like weakness
Plus, during Covid, it became a convenience – not a necessity – and was abused by those who didn’t want to show up
Tuesday
The State of the Union that isn’t
Plus: Pardon Derek Chauvin, says Ben Shapiro
Friday
Mike Johnson reelected as speaker after weeks of drama
He got enough votes after a series of initial ‘present’ votes from members of the House Freedom Caucus
Snow-storming the Capitol on January 6
Plus: 2025 vision
Monday
The winners and losers in the fight to keep the government open
They cut the pork but signaled problems for the Trump administration
Friday
Congress hits spending stalemate
Plus: Biden missing in action & Luigi’s perp walk
Thursday
Trump is already tiring of Mike Johnson
The bungled Continuing Resolution has left Republican House leadership scrambling
The ever-Continuing Resolution
It operates by subverting legislative responsibility for the sake of pork, on the one hand, and partisan interdiction, on the other
Wednesday
Hunter Biden rehabbed at White House Christmas
Plus: Trump stacks roster of ambassadors & Pelosi flexes muscles on Oversight
Friday
Congress split on spending bill
Plus: Where Trump-Harris stand in the polls post-debate
Friday
Trump courts Gen Z on the pods
Plus: GOP infighting over intel committee appointments
