Cut the Senate Democrats Some Slack

by Bill Scher March 14, 2025March 14, 2025

Democrats have reasons to filibuster the Republican bill that keeps the government open without restraining mass government worker layoffs. But if they don’t, dear liberals, be gentle.

Politics

On Capitol Hill, a Day of Celebration and Gnawing Memories

by Margaret Carlson January 8, 2025January 8, 2025

The biennial swearing-in day for members of Congress and the quadrennial count of presidential electors went off as smoothly as a Tesla, but no one could forget four years ago.

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Trump’s Debt Ceiling Demand is a Sign of Weakness

by Bill Scher December 19, 2024December 20, 2024

Plus, Biden’s proxy war wins over Russia and Iran, the subtext delivered in this year’s Nobel Prize for Economics, and how the media can stand up to Trump — all in the December 19, 2024 newsletter

Politics

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Bowed But Not Broken

by Margaret Carlson May 8, 2024May 8, 2024

Her latest attempt to knock off a House Speaker ran into the calm determination of Mike Johnson. How long can she stay muzzled?

Russia’s War on Ukraine

As Ukraine Struggles, Fears of Russian Aggression Soar in Poland

by Tamar Jacoby April 19, 2024April 19, 2024

An eyewitness report from Poland where the author meets with members of the nation’s political elite, who, like the rest of the Western-leaning nation, is haunted by the specter of Moscow defeating Kyiv and Putin taking the war to them.

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The Putin Republicans Have the Upper Hand

by David Atkins April 17, 2024April 16, 2024

They admire the strongman as a Christian nationalist leader, and they want to see Ukraine fall. The global consequences of their besotted love affair with the Russian strongman could be cataclysmic.

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One Big Thing Mike Johnson Seems to Get

by Bill Scher April 16, 2024April 16, 2024

Plus, the latest from inside the courtroom of Trump’s hush money trial, how to stop the resurrection of the Comstock “Chastity” Law, and how the Biden administration can protect new regulations—all in the April 16, 2024, Washington Monthly Newsletter.