Mike Johnson told us what he really thinks about Joe Biden, Hakeem Jeffries and Donald Trump
Fresh off fending off a hard-right coup attempt, the House speaker opens up about his strategy and his future plans for the GOP Conference. Topics in this lengthy interview include: Johnson’s victory ...
10 Touko 202445min
Rep. Jerry Nadler opposed the House antisemitism bill. Here's why
Rep. Jerry Nadler, who has represented a big piece of Manhattan since 1992, is one of the longest-serving Jewish members of the House. He’s also a Columbia University alumnus: he was on campus in 196...
3 Touko 202446min
‘I used to be very combative’: How starring in ‘Civil War’ changed his politics
The biggest movie in the country right now is about a civil war — in America. If you see the film “Civil War” at a theater in downtown Washington, the scenes of the Lincoln Memorial exploding and the ...
26 Huhti 202435min
Rep. Tom Cole’s cigar diplomacy to secure Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan aid
After months of delay, this week House Speaker Mike Johnson advanced his much awaited version of the Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan foreign aid package. Standing between that legislation and the House fl...
19 Huhti 202450min
Michael Cohen on the first Trump trial: Prepare to be surprised
Michael Cohen may be the only person standing between Donald Trump and jail. Three of Trump’s four criminal trials — the ones in Washington, Florida and Georgia — seem hopelessly stalled. But on this ...
12 Huhti 202437min
Abortion will now be on the ballot in Florida. Here’s why that’s awkward for Biden.
On April 1, the Florida Supreme Court issued a pair of decisions on abortion that led the Biden campaign to declare that Florida, which Democrats have lost twice to Donald Trump, was now “winnable.” T...
5 Huhti 202437min
Inside the WSJ’s ‘very intense’ effort to free Evan Gershkovich
A year ago today, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia and charged with espionage, an allegation he and the Journal said was absurd. The State Department declared that ...
29 Maalis 202428min
