Congress returns to a new year — and a host of deadlines
WASHINGTON — Congress often uses the holidays as a self-imposed deadline to pass vital legislation. The logic is that lawmakers’ desire to spend time with their…
With Kevin McCarthy out, Nancy Pelosi once again outlasts her foes
WASHINGTON — Since Kevin McCarthy‘s ouster as House Speaker, I have wondered whether the Bakersfield Republican would try to hang on to his seat as a…
Will Kevin McCarthy retire from Congress this week?
WASHINGTON — Last Friday evening, as I prepared to go to a birthday party, I received a suspicious message. It was a tip about Kevin McCarthy.…
Kamala Harris breaks a slaveholder’s tiebreaking vote record
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris set a new record Tuesday that underscored the closely divided nature of modern politics, casting her 32nd tiebreaking vote in…
Will these California Republicans back funding for Israel and Ukraine?
WASHINGTON — On Oct. 7, I was sitting on my friend’s roof, waiting to start our book club, when a push alert about violence in Israel…