Americans should feel uneasy about the new Archbishop of Washington
No one in the American church has benefited more from Pope Francis’s vengefulness than Cardinal Robert McElroy
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Monday
Wine highlights from Inauguration Day
For us deplorables, it was a celebratory occasion
Wednesday
Tulsi confirmed: Gabbard survives Todd Young’s attack on the Constitution
The Republican’s conditions were viewed as astounding by more than one of his Senate colleagues
Sunday
The deeper meaning behind Trump’s blizzard of actions
He has two overriding goals: to build a lasting MAGA movement and to roll back the bureaucratic state
Tuesday
Hegseth in the hornet’s nest
The Democrats were shockingly disorganized and spastic
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
Monday
The winners and losers in the fight to keep the government open
They cut the pork but signaled problems for the Trump administration
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
Tuesday
Where Trump’s Washington will actually be hanging out
The Washingtonian offered some guesses. Cockburn fills in the gaps
Tuesday
DC officials brace for Trump’s reign
In many of his rallies, he has promised to clean up the crime-ridden city
Tuesday
Tuesday
Kamala’s closing argument on the Ellipse was fine, if forgettable
Her remarks were capably delivered from the podium — and she barely deviated from the autocue
Friday
Jennifer Rubin’s resignation from the Washington Post is surely imminent
She would be a Potomac Joan of Arc
Election night plans… soirée or flee?
Plus: NPR reporter reads ‘toxic masculinity’ book at Trump event
Monday
The life and times of Sheldon Whitehouse, the last patrician liberal
The Scheme may not be of much interest, but it certainly tells its reader something about the man whose name is on the cover
A classic monument for World War One
Sabin Howard brings classicism back to the Mall
Thursday
DC bar Political Pattie’s gets hazed for being bipartisan
‘Our business was judged by its outside appearance before anyone ever took the chance to learn what we were about on the inside,’ say the owners
Wednesday
On the ground with drag queens on Capitol Hill
‘We aren’t trying to shove our lifestyle down your throats’
Friday
Is Washington’s war on Zyn ‘election interference?’
Plus: Why bother ‘pouncing’ over Queer Eye at the White House?
