Politics

world news Kevin McCarthy finally has the job he always wanted. What did he sacrifice to get it? Andrew Harnik / AP January 7, 2023, 12:43 AM ET Having at…

world news At this point in the unending search for a House speaker, Donald Trump’s candidacy is making as much progress as Kevin McCarthy’s. The former president (and half-hearted 2024…

world news The president hopes to cut many ribbons throughout the next two years. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters January 5, 2023, 9:40 AM ET When President Joe Biden visited Kentucky…

world news A new GOP majority can’t decide on a leader. Chip Somodevilla / Getty January 4, 2023, 8:54 AM ET Shortly before 4 p.m.yesterday, Kevin McCarthy, the man who…

world news Outgoing Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler reflects on the forces that ended her 12-year term, and what might have been different. Tom Williams / Getty; The Atlantic Among the…

world news House Republicans return to Washington today in disarray. Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call / Getty Republicans today could take control of the House of Representatives, giving them a…

world news Getty; The Atlantic Made public here for the first time, a collection of key internal government documents related to the Trump administration’s Zero Tolerance policy December 31, 2022,…

world news The congressional committee investigating the January 6 insurrection delivered a comprehensive and compelling case for the criminal prosecution of Donald Trump and his closest allies for their attempt…

world news Conversations with Kyrsten Sinema’s former canvassers reveal anger and disappointment with the newly independent senator from Arizona. Ilana Panich-Linsman / The New York Times / Redux When Kyrsten…

world news My father was a registered independent for most of my childhood because he resented having to choose. But choosing was not hard for my mother. She was an…