Archive - Wake Up To Politics

Five Days with an Anxious Elite

My dispatch from the Aspen Ideas Festival.

Jul 11 •

A Reader’s Guide to the Big Beautiful Bill, Part 1

It’s not as hard as you think!

Jul 10 •

Which Lives Are Worth Saving?

The small cost of helping millions

Published on The Preamble • Jul 9

Is Trump Out of the Loop, Again?

Why is aid to Ukraine being paused without the president’s sign-off?

Jul 8 •

Bibi, Elon, Tariffs: What To Watch This Week

Here’s what Washington is watching.

Jul 7 •

Congress’ Independence Day Gift to Trump

Policy, politics, process.

Jul 4 •

Three Big Beautiful Delays

Trump on the verge of legislative victory.

Jul 3 •

Do Democrats Need Their Own Trump?

A conversation with Galen Druke

Jul 2 •

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The Senate passed the GOP megabill. Now what?

Everything you need to know.

Jul 2 •

June 2025

What If... Trump Had Won in 2020?

And other reader questions.

Jun 29 •

Hello from Aspen!

Time for some ideas.

Jun 27 •

The Most Powerful Woman in Washington

Meet Elizabeth MacDonough.

Jun 26 •

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