Republicans and Democrats came together on the House floor on Wednesday to hold a moment of silence in honor of Charlie Kirk, just as news broke that the…
Read more Moment of silence for Charlie Kirk on Capitol Hill spirals into partisan shouting matchElise Stefanik and I had been speaking for only about a minute when she offered this stark self-assessment: “I have been an exceptional member of Congress.” Her confidence…
Read more Elise Stefanik’s Trump AuditionRepresentative Adam Schiff was mingling his way through a friendly crowd at a Democratic barbecue when the hecklers arrived—by boat. Schiff and two other Senate candidates, Representatives Katie…
Read more Donald Trump’s Gift to Adam SchiffUpdated at 3:46 p.m. ET on October 17, 2023 On Friday, immediately after nominating Representative Jim Jordan as their latest candidate for speaker, House Republicans took a second,…
Read more Jim Jordan Could Have a Long Fight Ahead“I made history, didn’t I?” Kevin McCarthy was saying Tuesday night, a few hours after he in fact did, by becoming the first speaker of the House to…
Read more Kevin McCarthy Got What He WantedThe speaker’s abrupt impeachment probe against Biden is the latest sign that he’s still fighting for his job. Chip Somodevilla / Getty September 12, 2023, 7 PM ET…
Read more Kevin McCarthy Is a HostageHaving at long last put down a rebellion from within his party, Kevin McCarthy is now House speaker. He finally has the gavel he’s long coveted, but the…
Read more Speaker in Name OnlyAt this point in the unending search for a House speaker, Donald Trump’s candidacy is making as much progress as Kevin McCarthy’s. The former president (and half-hearted 2024…
Read more Nothing Is Working for Kevin McCarthyAmong the things Jaime Herrera Beutler remembers about January 6, 2021, is that her husband managed to turn off the television just in time. He was at home…
Read more A Republican Congresswoman’s Lasting Regret
