The problem is the Senate, not the filibuster

The most extended government shutdown in US history has revived a familiar argument: The Senate’s filibuster is to blame for congressional paralysis. It’s a compelling narrative with a convenient...

Nancy Pelosi prided herself on cold calculation

When Nancy Pelosi first ran for Congress, she was one of 14 candidates, the front-runner and a target. At the time, Pelosi was little known to San Francisco voters....

Kamala Harris can only envy JD Vance

Berating Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. Eulogizing Charlie Kirk. Babysitting the Middle East peace accord. Profanely defending the aquatic obliteration of (possible) drug smugglers. He's loud, he's obnoxious...

Gavin Newsom aims to stay relevant like FDR

Anita Chabria, Tribune News Service Proposition 50 has passed, and with it goes the warm spotlight of never-ending press coverage that aspiring presidential contender Gavin Newsom has enjoyed. What's...

Republicans just got a wake-up call on their midterm maps

Mary Ellen Klas, Tribune News Service After widespread defeats in last week’s off-year elections, Republicans should realize they made a bad bet by following President Donald Trump’s lead on...

'Pinky promise'

For female veterans in Congress, it’s a small club

When Rep. Chrissy Houlahan sits down to question witnesses at a House Armed Services Committee hearing, it can feel like a time machine back to her own military service....

Mamdani becomes New York’s youngest ever mayor

Zohran Mamdani, 34, is set to become the youngest mayor of New York City since 1892, the first of Indian background, the first Muslim and the first born in...

What New York’s new mayor Zohran’s really like

I remember the first time Zohran Kwame Mamdani spoke seriously about entering electoral politics. It was 2019, and four of us were at dinner in Manhattan — his father,...

Disruptive change