Senate Blows Off Trump’s Demands, Then Skips Town
Photo: Finn Gomez/Getty Images Senate Majority Leader John Thune really wanted to adjourn the Senate for five weeks…
Will Trump Let Thune Avoid a Government Shutdown?
A stopgap spending bill is all teed up. What will Trump do about it? Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images…
Trump Reaping Whirlwind From His Senate GOP Purges
Why should John Cornyn go out of his way to help the president who ended his career? Photo:…
Thune to Take the Blame for the Failure of Trump’s Agenda
Photo: Finn Gomez/Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson is probably as happy as a clam right now. The…
Johnson Promises Hawks Huge Safety-Net Cuts … Next Time
Mike Johnson keeps moving the goal posts. Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images From the point of view of Republican…
Johnson Aims to Appease Trump With Third Reconciliation Bill
Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Congress hasn’t enacted any legislation lately, mostly owing to a Trump-engineered logjam. The president…
Johnson Offers Trump SAVE Act Consolation Prize
Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Congress is enjoying a long July Fourth recess, which is a convenient cover for…
J.D. Vance Identifies With Nixon, Which Says a Lot
For Vance, Nixon’s the One! Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photos: Getty Images One of the odder but also most telling…
The Trumps Had a Strange and Snub-Filled Father’s Day
Photo: Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images Donald Trump has a knack for making holidays weird. In just the past…
Trump Has Turned John Thune’s Job Into a Total Nightmare
It truly stinks to be Senate majority leader. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images When Senate Republicans chose a new…
Trump’s SAVE Act Fantasy Is Paralyzing Congress
Enraged once again at imaginary grievances. Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Donald Trump’s latest version of the SAVE (Safeguard…
Barron & Kai Battle for Top Trump Energy Drink
Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photos: Getty Images From Melania Trump’s NFT Christmas ornaments to Lara Trump’s activewear brand, it seems…