Congress

Mitch McConnell as a tortoise

WHAT'S MY AGE AGAIN?

How Congress Should Prepare for McConnell’s Grand Return

In the spirit of breathing new life into our democracy in its 250th year, here are a few ways to help keep its more ancient members engaged and, well, alive.

Seamus Clair

A photo illo illustration of Mitch McConnell on a missing milk carton.

The Questions We Need to Ask About Missing Mitch McConnell

And no, I don’t just mean whether he ate the poop lettuce.

Michael Ian Black

Senator Jon Ossoff

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

Dem Spills What MAGA Senators Really Say About Trump

Jon Ossoff said Republicans’ public comments supporting the president may be misleading.

William Vaillancourt

A photo illo illustration of Mitch McConnell.

THE TURTLE TURNS

Why the Mitch McConnell Mystery Is Even Worse Than We Think

A former Senate Majority Leader gone missing? Our whole political establishment is brain-dead.

Michael Ian Black

Richard Nixon shrugging

WATERGATE UNDER THE BRIDGE

I Know the Dangers JD Vance Just Exposed About MAGA

The vice president’s revisionist history reveals just how much Trump-era politics has changed the rules.

Eleanor Clift

Tom Kean

Major Update as Missing Republican Mystery Deepens

The New Jersey congressman is apparently done hiding from the public eye.

Sarah-Jane Collins

U.S. Representative Thomas Massie

HIGHER AMBITION?

Trump Rebel Signals He’s Not Done Fighting

His latest move suggests he’ll continue to battle the president.

Sarah-Jane Collins

A photo illo illustration of Donald Trump in a Go To Jail Chance card from Monopoly.

The First Step to Unrigging the System Starts With Trump

Restoring the American dream for young voters requires smashing the culture of elite impunity once and for all.

David Rothkopf

Photo illo illustration of Donald Trump holding a photo of a crumbling White House

MONUMENTAL FAIL

After Alligator Alcatraz Sinks, Is Trump’s Ballroom Next?

Here’s the pattern: Trump promises something lavish and builds it on literally unstable ground, whether the Florida Everglades or the marshlands of Washington, D.C.

John Casey