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Democrats

Ezra Klein

The Party of Ezra

Ezra Klein has become something of a spiritual advisor for Capitol Hill Democrats, many of whom have him on speed dial. So when he calls for a shutdown in the pages of the Times, and attendant multimedia channels, lawmakers actually listen—and agonize.
Leigh Ann Caldwell • September 10, 2025
John Heilemann & Leigh Ann Caldwell • September 9, 2025
The Epstein Half-Life & Schumer’s Second Chance
Chuck Schumer
As Congress returns to a Washington in crisis, a candid discussion about the staying power of the Epstein scandal, the continued fallout from R.F.K.’s tenure at H.H.S., and the fluctuating odds of a government shutdown later this month.
Abby Livingston • September 8, 2025
Throw Mamdani From the Train
Zohran Mamdani
Pressure is mounting on Democratic leaders to suck it up and endorse Zohran Mamdani, even as the consultant class frets that he’ll hurt their candidates in the midterms. Of course, Republicans are gearing up to make the mayoral candidate the face of ’26 either way.
Marc Veasey
Abby Livingston • September 4, 2025
Democrats’ Midterm Fog of War
Until recently, conventional wisdom held that Democrats would almost certainly retake the House in 2026. Now, amid the political wreckage of the redistricting arms race, they’re no longer so sure.
John Thune
Leigh Ann Caldwell • September 3, 2025
Thune’s Pocket Rocket
Republicans are lurching toward an explosive showdown with Democrats, the public, and each other over the president’s so-called pocket rescissions. How the Senate majority leader handles the blowback, and a looming government shutdown, could impact the midterms and the future of Congress itself.
Wes Moore
Peter Hamby & John Heilemann • September 2, 2025
Trump’s Crime Wave & A ’28 Trojan Horse
The president’s vow to send National Guard troops into blue cities beyond D.C. has Democrats on the back foot, even as Gavin and JB (and Wes Moore, and Josh Shapiro…) are jockeying for position as the face of the resistance.
Donald Trump
Leigh Ann Caldwell • August 27, 2025
The Trump Socialist Experiment
Starting on the other side of Labor Day, Congress will be tasked with confronting the president’s increasingly alarming socialist experiment. Will Republicans blink on making the Fed an extension of the White House? Is Intel just the first shoe to drop?
James Talarico
John Heilemann • August 26, 2025
The James Talarico Experience
A wide-ranging conversation with the Texas state rep on his party’s flight from Texas, the value of being in the political wilderness, and his own Senate ambitions.
Dan Pfeiffer
John Heilemann • August 19, 2025
Gavin’s ’28 Gamble: Gerrymandering Edition
A timely conversation with Obama comms guru and Pod Save America co-host Dan Pfeiffer about Gavin Newsom’s redistricting gambit, what Dems can learn from Zohran Mamdani, and the party’s broken messaging machine.
Nancy Pelosi kevin mccarthy
Abby Livingston • August 18, 2025
Golden State Warriors
As the gerrymandering battle shifts to the West Coast, two fading California political heavyweights, Nancy Pelosi and Kevin McCarthy, are being drawn back into the ring for another round.