Archive - Wake Up To Politics

Will 2025 be a year of bipartisanship?

I found a group of lawmakers who think so.

23 hrs ago •

Ro Khanna Wants Democrats to be the Party of Reform

“Thinking out loud” with the Silicon Valley congressman.

Dec 12 •

A trip to the legislative graveyard

What we can learn from two bipartisan bills sentenced to death.

Dec 11 •

I’m officially a credentialed journalist.

What does that mean in 2024?

Dec 10 •

Assad’s fall opens power vacuum in Syria

Plus: What Trump said on “Meet the Press”

Dec 9 •

R&R: Butterfly effect

What I’m reading and watching.

Dec 8 •

Make Functioning Government Sexy Again

(If it ever was.)

Dec 6 •

America’s Gerontocracy is Almost Over

Generational change is arriving in Washington.

Dec 5 •

The hidden divisions within the Supreme Court

Today’s trans rights case could put them on display.

Dec 4 •

Kash Patel’s Enemies List

Meet Trump’s new pick for FBI Director.

Dec 3 •

All In The Family

As Joe pardons Hunter, a brief history of presidential nepotism.

Dec 2 •

November 2024

A quick guide to Trump’s new tariffs

What you should know about U.S. trade policy, from Washington to McKinley to Trump.

Nov 26 •

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