Why MTG's missive rang true for House GOP

President Donald Trump’s economic approach is sending shockwaves through Wall Street and corporate America. Jake and Anna discuss how Trump is changing American capitalism. Plus, inside a heated meeting where vulnerable House Democrats confronted DNC Chair Ken Martin over the com ...  Show more

President Donald Trump is escalating his fight with the Federal Reserve, opening a new front that’s rattling Republicans and testing the Fed’s independence. Can the Hill save the Fed? Plus, Senate GOP leaders are pouring money into Texas as Sen. John Cornyn fights for political s ...  Show more

Ben argues why Congress' worst decisions are made when they're on tight deadlines to keep the government funded. With multiple Republican members of Congress leaving to serve in the Trump administration, Speaker Mike Johnson will now have to manage an even narrower majority. In t ...  Show more

During their first few days in power, the Republican-controlled House and Senate vowed to put aside their furious intraparty battles to make Donald J. Trump’s sweeping agenda the law of the land.

Catie Edmonson, a congressional correspondent for The New York Times, discu ...

This week on The New Abnormal, Semafor’s Washington Bureau Chief BenjySarlin tells us the who, what, and why that is the Republican Speaker of the House, Rep. MikeJohnson. Then, MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner breaks down all the latest developmentsin the many legal troubles ...  Show more

Congress has kept relatively quiet during the first month of President Donald Trump's second term, but in the coming weeks it will be thrust into the spotlight. Amidst intraparty Republican debate over tax and spending cuts, Trump will deliver an address to Congress on Tuesday ni ...  Show more