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Rep. Peter Meijer
Tara Palmeri December 29, 2022
Some very candid and no-B.S. post-Congressional musings from Peter Meijer about the G.O.P., Trump, McCarthy, Biden, and more.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Minority Whip Steve Scalise
Tara Palmeri December 22, 2022
News and notes around town as Washington prepares to enjoy the brief calm before the new Congress storm.
President Biden
Tara Palmeri December 15, 2022
So, countless signs suggest that Biden is running, and with an aura of inevitability. But Democrats-in-waiting are already busy working on plans B, C, and D—just in case, you know…
Anita Dunn, senior advisor to President Joe Biden, and White House Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs Reema Dodin
Tara Palmeri December 13, 2022
News and notes on the hottest topics in town: speculation about Biden’s musical chairs, and schadenfreude regarding how McCarthy’s lust for the speakership may set back his post-speakership financial opportunities.


Mick Mulvaney
Tara Palmeri December 5, 2022
In assessing Kevin McCarthy’s current conundrum, Mick Mulvaney draws parallels with Boehner’s final days, recalls a botched House vote, and explains why he’ll likely survive the “saboteurs.”
mike pompeo
Tara Palmeri December 1, 2022
New reporting on the inside conversation on Capitol Hill about McCarthy’s “Five Saboteurs,” Herschel’s touch-up, Hakeem’s kryptonite, and Mike Pompeo’s unusual meeting.
Kevin McCarthy
Tara Palmeri November 29, 2022
The G.O.P. leadership mutiny continues as members of the House Freedom Caucus declare themselves openly #NeverKevin, leaving McCarthy with a razor-thin margin of error and diminishing leverage to rescue his bid for Speaker.
Hakeem Jeffries
Tara Palmeri November 29, 2022
An intimate, dishy conversation with Michael Hardaway, Hakeem Jeffries’ former comms guy and senior advisor, about how to interpret the enigmatic and historic new minority leader.


Donald Trump
Tara Palmeri November 22, 2022
When Truth Social was being developed, there were conversations about exemptions to Trump’s eight-hour exclusivity window with Truth if he were to become a candidate. Now it’s something his team is exploring.
kevin mccarthy
Tara Palmeri & Tina Nguyen November 22, 2022
News and notes on McCarthy’s Speakership vote whipping, the power of M.T.G. in the new Congress, and the MAGA’s unchecked nuclear options on Biden’s cabinet members and family.
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