Mike Johnson Archives

Congress

Trump speaks to Congress. But will he work with Congress?

The president has been opting for Executive Orders instead

Kate Andrews

Plus: Pardon Derek Chauvin, says Ben Shapiro

Cockburn

He got enough votes after a series of initial ‘present’ votes from members of the House Freedom Caucus

Matthew Foldi

Plus: 2025 vision

Cockburn

Politics

They cut the pork but signaled problems for the Trump administration

Charles Lipson

DC Diary
December 20, 2024
Congress hits spending stalemate
Plus: Biden missing in action & Luigi’s perp walk
The Spectator
Politics
December 19, 2024
Trump is already tiring of Mike Johnson
The bungled Continuing Resolution has left Republican House leadership scrambling
Ben Domenech
Politics
December 19, 2024
The ever-Continuing Resolution
It operates by subverting legislative responsibility for the sake of pork, on the one hand, and partisan interdiction, on the other
Roger Kimball
DC Diary
December 18, 2024
Hunter Biden rehabbed at White House Christmas
Plus: Trump stacks roster of ambassadors & Pelosi flexes muscles on Oversight
The Spectator
Uncategorized
September 13, 2024
Congress split on spending bill
Plus: Where Trump-Harris stand in the polls post-debate
The Spectator
DC Diary
June 14, 2024
Trump courts Gen Z on the pods
Plus: GOP infighting over intel committee appointments
The Spectator
Law
May 23, 2024
Justice Alito stirs the pot
The Supreme Court justice has found himself embroiled in flag controversies
Cockburn
DC Diary
May 3, 2024
Republicans versus MTG
Plus: Biden shuffles border personnel & moves to reclassify weed
The Spectator
Politics
May 3, 2024
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s strategery
Are Republicans more interested in ideological purity than in governing the country?
Charles Lipson
Politics
April 22, 2024
Lessons from the foreign aid votes
The GOP remains the party willing to spend significantly on the military when they believe it’s important
Ben Domenech