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Joe Manchin has yet to decide whether he will run for re-election in West Virginia, where he may battle centi-millionaire governor Jim Justice.
WASHINGTON February 23, 2023
News and notes on a series of professional machinations in the upper chamber.
aNikki Haley, the newest entrant in the Republican 2024 field, needs to overcome a line of low-key sexist interrogation about her ability to win over the G.O.P. base.
WASHINGTON February 20, 2023
News and notes on what’s consuming this town on a long weekend: Haley’s early returns, Scott’s V.P. strategy, “fixing” Biden’s Kamala problem, more Biden age scrutiny, and the D.N.C. race.
Given his rolodex and sports talk radio-style personality, Chris Christie could get plenty of earned media and benefit from the Trump-DeSantis murder-suicide pact.
WASHINGTON February 16, 2023
A number of ambitious and peripheral Republicans are increasingly betting on the likelihood of Trump-DeSantis mutually assured destruction. Will a Florida wipeout open a lane for… Chris Christie?
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) with with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) outside the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol.
WASHINGTON February 13, 2023
A candid conversation about centrist Washington’s quadrennial third party presidential fantasy, with a reformed third party poster boy.


Whether Kyrsten Sinema will run for re-election in 2024 is the subject of endless Washingtonian curiosity.
WASHINGTON February 9, 2023
A look into the very real headaches that Kyrsten Sinema is about to cause for Democrats and Republicans (and herself!) in Washington and Arizona.
Now that Biden’s re-election campaign looks inevitable, how will the dynamic between himself and Kamala Harris change?
WASHINGTON February 6, 2023
As the State of the Union looms, Biden’s candidacy is inevitable, and yet little else is equally certain. Herewith, a candid tea leaf reading about what keeps his team up at night.
Chairmanship fights tend to bring out the worst in members—but Kevin McCarthy can’t afford any turbulence in these particularly fraught times.
WASHINGTON February 2, 2023
His imperiled speakership was a collaborative effort that resulted in plenty of begging and favor-trading. Now, as members expect reciprocity for loyalty in the form of committee assignments, McCarthy’s up to his eyeballs placating unhappy former allies in his slim majority.
In the nascent Trump campaign, Kellyanne Conway has played a bit of a two-step—acting as a top advisor to Trump (albeit unpaid) while also a Fox News contributor, where she can spread the Trump gospel.
WASHINGTON January 31, 2023
News and notes from the nascent presidential trail, on Conway’s green room game theory and the House Republican plan to bork the Democratic bench.


Former president Donald Trump will headline CPAC.
WASHINGTON January 30, 2023
News and notes from around this town on the Republicans off their talking points: the future of CPAC, Trump’s soft start, debt ceiling pressure points, and more.
Mike Pompeo, former secretary of state.
WASHINGTON January 26, 2023
News and notes on the talk around town: whether S.B.F.’s donations to Future Forward will create collateral damage, Brian Kemp’s growing ambition, and Mike Pompeo’s document drama.
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