Senator John Cornyn is fighting for his life in the Texas Republican runoff against a deeply flawed opponent. He’s also a symbol of what ails his party in the Trump era—and a cautionary tale for why m...

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For a moment, the Texas Senate primary seemed straightforward for Democrats. But while James Talarico has capitalized on his Colbert media moment and a commanding financial lead, Crockett’s strong pol...

For a moment, the Texas Senate primary seemed straightforward for Democrats. But while James Talarico has capitalized on his Colbert media moment and a commanding financial lead, Crockett’s strong pol...

Republicans are grappling with a stunning Democratic upset: a swing of 30+ points away from the G.O.P. in a deeply conservative part of the state. While the race was local, political operatives are al...

Republicans are grappling with a stunning Democratic upset: a swing of 30+ points away from the G.O.P. in a deeply conservative part of the state. While the race was local, political operatives are al...

Senate Democrats (and a few Republicans) are reviving efforts to ban stock trading by members of Congress—a surprisingly complex issue with bad actors on both sides of the aisle.

Gerry Connolly’s looming retirement from Oversight has once again set off a leadership scramble: A.O.C. may be out, but the dam has broken for a House Democratic caucus riven by generational change.

The Democratic establishment has traditionally tried to clamp down on primaries for U.S. Senate races, to conserve money in what can turn into $50 million races. But early jockeying for open seats sug...

The current animosity rippling through the party isn’t along the familiar personal or ideological lines, but over a tactical dispute over how to fight Republicans. The first signs of a revolt are alre...

As responsibility for funding the government falls on the Senate, Democrats are growing nervous that Chuck Schumer hasn’t offered them much of a strategy, or a viable off-ramp, to navigate what Republ...

Mike Johnson is betting that Trump can strong-arm nearly every House Republican into voting for his spending bill—taking the air out of Democratic hopes to extract some political pain, and turning up ...

The disappearance of the 81-year-old congresswoman, who stopped casting votes in July and was recently revealed to be residing in an assisted living facility, has reignited a debate on Capitol Hill ab...

News and notes from Capitol Hill on the verge of a nervous breakdown

House Democrats, guided by the long arm of Nancy Pelosi, moved to block Ocasio-Cortez’s ascent on Oversight—a job that would have put her front and center on C-SPAN. But the left’s millennial icon is ...

House Democrats, guided by the long arm of Nancy Pelosi, moved to block Ocasio-Cortez’s ascent on Oversight—a job that would have put her front and center on C-SPAN. But the left’s millennial icon is ...

Trump’s unusually early cabinet appointment timeline has given his nominees time to wear down reluctant G.O.P. senators. It’s also given Democrats a chance to shut up, sit back, and watch the Republic...

Trump’s unusually early cabinet appointment timeline has given his nominees time to wear down reluctant G.O.P. senators. It’s also given Democrats a chance to shut up, sit back, and watch the Republic...

The fate of Trump’s most crucial cabinet confirmations will be decided by a handful of G.O.P. Senators. How much each has to lose, if anything, could be the deciding factor.

Welcome to a new Sunday supplement of The Best & The Brightest. I’m Abby Livingston, with a preview of everything you need to know about the week ahead in Washington, which is fast turning into Palm B...

The Pentagon’s most expensive program has a powerful new enemy in Elon Musk. But the electric-car, social-media, and rocket tycoon faces two major obstacles in his quest for efficiency: Congress, and ...

The Pentagon’s most expensive program has a powerful new enemy in Elon Musk. But the electric-car, social-media, and rocket tycoon faces two major obstacles in his quest for efficiency: Congress, and ...

Podcast Episode · The Powers That Be: Daily · 11/30/2024 · 25m

Senator-elect Elissa Slotkin worked for the C.I.A., the Pentagon, and the Department of Defense. And she’s seen enough to have some legitimate fears about the woman Trump wants to oversee U.S. intelli...

While Republicans celebrate their inroads in suburban counties, an intraparty battle is brewing over a tax that disproportionately hits wealthy counties in blue states—the very places an emboldened G....

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