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Ed Markey, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
Abby Livingston March 25, 2025
Field notes from the Democrats’ evolving identity crisis—the emphasis on authenticity, cringey social media campaigns and all.
Hakeem Jeffries
Abby Livingston March 18, 2025
The current animosity rippling through the party isn’t along the familiar personal or ideological lines, but over a tactical dispute on how to fight Republicans. The first signs of a revolt are already manifesting on the campaign trail.
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Abby Livingston March 11, 2025
Mike Johnson is betting that Trump can strong-arm nearly every House Republican into voting for his spending bill—taking the air out of Democratic hopes to extract some political pain, and turning up the pressure on the Senate.
Matthew Platkin
Abby Livingston February 11, 2025
As D.C. Democrats bluster and grandstand, state attorneys general across the country are going to court to pump the brakes on the runaway Trump-Musk train. Herewith, New Jersey A.G. Matthew Platkin outlines his legal counteroffensive with the White House.


kay granger
Abby Livingston December 31, 2024
The disappearance of the 81-year-old congresswoman, who stopped casting votes in July and was recently revealed to be residing in an assisted living facility, has reignited a debate on Capitol Hill about how aging members can retire with dignity.
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.
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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.
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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.
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