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President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama greet Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Josh Shapiro at the Liacouras Center on November 5, 2022 in Philadelphia.
WASHINGTON November 30, 2023
As the White House confronts a Gen Z backlash, calls for an Obama intervention have been tempered by fresh anxiety over the party’s generational deficit and the president’s messaging strategy.
The absence of anyone with a clear inside track to Johnson illuminates one of the vulnerabilities in Washington’s relationship-based business model.
WASHINGTON November 16, 2023
As Mike Johnson ascends from nobody to speaker, the entire flat-footed lobbying industry is desperately searching their Rolodexes for ins, connections, second cousins once removed—or any way to influence the new guy with the gavel.
President Biden Departs the White House for Illinois
WASHINGTON November 9, 2023
News and notes about what people are really discussing around town this week: the Democratic divide over the president, Nikki Haley’s poll positioning, and third-party second-guessing.
The pro-gun, anti-vaxxing, conspiratorial Kennedy appears to be cannibalizing a portion of the Trump base.
WASHINGTON November 2, 2023
As we chug further along toward a predictable presidential contest between unpopular Boomer candidates, the likelihood of fringe third-party candidates shaking up the race is becoming increasingly inevitable. Among the questions around town: Could Biden face a Perot, or a Nader?


When Johnson was elected on Wednesday, McCarthy’s closest allies and senior aides woke up to the harsh reality that it was time to pack up the speaker’s office.
WASHINGTON October 27, 2023
McCarthy, who has long demonstrated an extraordinary comfort with the longest of long games, and an unparalleled ability to withstand humiliation, must now confront his next act. Or will he hold on for another day?
Kevin McCarthy seems invested in finding a speaker who would need him the most.
WASHINGTON October 19, 2023
So does Kevin McCarthy want his old job back, or does he instead want to cut a role for himself as a background-lurking shadow Speaker fundraising rainmaker? Either way, unlike his predecessors, he doesn’t seem to be going anywhere…
If there is any dysfunction within the Trump campaign, it’s remained largely private.
WASHINGTON October 12, 2023
Political rivals and media critics have been caught off guard by the unexpected professionalism and discipline of the 2024 Trump campaign, led by the triumvirate of Wiles, Miller, and LaCivita. They’ve cut costs and stripped organizational layers with a singular purpose: supporting the principal, no matter what. So, will it last?
for all the wish-casters waiting for Biden to drop out, there’s only 10 days remaining for the fantasy to take form.
WASHINGTON October 5, 2023
There’s only 10 days remaining for a Democratic challenger to get on the ballot in all 50 states, inflaming the anxieties of party insiders who quietly wish Biden would step aside. But a flailing Republican impeachment inquiry, and the speakership chaos in the House, are giving them hope for a rebound.


Ron DeSantis improving upon his stilted performance from the first debate, but on the whole he has unperformed.
WASHINGTON September 28, 2023
After another flaccid debate, Republican operatives and donors are privately expressing what they can’t yet state openly: the 2024 race is probably over, the debates aren’t moving the needle, and Glenn Youngkin won’t either.
The past weekend was a Politics 101 refresher for the Biden bundling network.
WASHINGTON September 21, 2023
The latest chattering of the national political class as the government prepares to shutdown while the general election season beckons.
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