Marianna Sotomayor

After helping get Trump to drop his “anti-weaponization” fund to get DHS funded, Mike Johnson faces another challenge, and his name is Bill Pulte.

The D-Trip moves to mend fences with a candidate they endorsed against in a competitive California district.

News and notes from the Hill, where rumors are flying about the return of Rep. Kean and Republicans are celebrating their latest political gift from Trump's stacked Supreme Court.

As Hakeem Jeffries fantasizes about the speakership, incoming leftists are already gaming out what it will cost him to get their votes. Meanwhile, moderates are plotting to lock them out of leadership, and A.O.C. has emerged as a critical backchannel…

Trump is branding the D.S.A. primary victories a "communist" takeover, reviving a 2018 socialism scare Democrats never quite shook. Plus, notes on the latest allegation threatening to topple Graham Platner’s Senate campaign.

Amidst allegations and dwindling support, Graham Platner is attempting to control who succeeds him in the Senate race. Meanwhile, an AWOL Mitch McConnell resurfaces post-hospitalization.

Senate Republicans are anxious about a possible preelection government shutdown instigated by Democrats. Plus, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear pushes Mitch McConnell’s team on health updates.

As Democrats sift through the wreckage of Graham Platner's campaign, the blame is falling on Morris Katz, the self-styled wunderkind who helped recruit him. Across the aisle, Mike Collins is on his third chief of staff in six months, a revolving door that has even Republicans questioning his hiring.

The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham has given way to a succession scramble in South Carolina. Meanwhile, Republicans are fuming that Trump's tantrum over their housing affordability bill may hand Democrats the majority.

House lawmakers are back in Washington and going nowhere, thanks to Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's rebellion over the SAVE America Act.