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elon musk trump
Abby Livingston December 21, 2024
News and notes from Capitol Hill on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Abby Livingston December 19, 2024
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 playing a much longer game.
donald trump elon musk
Abby Livingston December 14, 2024
Elon Musk was only the first pioneer in a mass migration of Trump-friendly tech moguls salting the ground in Washington in advance of a deregulatory assault on the agencies policing crypto and A.I.
Chuck Schumer
Abby Livingston December 11, 2024
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 Republican infighting. But sitting quietly has never been one of their strengths.


angie craig aoc matt gaetz
Abby Livingston December 7, 2024
The House Agriculture Committee, along with Judiciary and Natural Resources, has become the epicenter of a generational revolution within the Democratic caucus as rising stars like Angie Craig and A.O.C. come after their party elders.
Pete Hegseth
Abby Livingston December 4, 2024
The fate of Trump’s most crucial cabinet confirmations will be decided by a handful of Republican Senators, all of whom are playing a game of political Jenga. How much each has to lose, if anything, could be the deciding factor.
Elon Musk and the f-35
Abby Livingston November 30, 2024
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 his buddy in the White House.
house republican lawmakers
Abby Livingston November 22, 2024
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.O.P. wants to flip.


Elissa Slotkin
Abby Livingston November 21, 2024
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. intelligence.
Hakeem Jeffries
Abby Livingston October 31, 2024
While their Republican colleagues have been slap-fighting, Hakeem Jeffries’ leadership triumvirate has kept the Democratic caucus unusually unified. But what happens if they lose their friends in the White House? Or if they win the majority and have to actually… lead?
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