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Strange days are here: August in Washington
August is a strange month, especially in Washington. Congress is in recess, people vacation. How to balance time off and time on. → Read More
Coronavirus Special Report: What’s on the agenda when the Senate reconvenes?
Tonight, we preview what's on the Senate's agenda when it reconvenes next week. Then, a look at how one Amazon plant is struggling with COVID-19. → Read More
“Out of the blue … all hell broke loose”: Mario Diaz-Balart on his COVID-19 recovery
Mario Diaz-Balart was the first member of Congress to disclose he had COVID-19, and he talks to Political Theater about his fight and recovery. → Read More
Coronavirus Special Report: Unpacking the latest relief package
Tonight, we examine the more than $480 billion relief package just passed by the Senate, intended to refill the coffers of small businesses. → Read More
Then and now: Washington becomes a ghost town amid coronavirus pandemic
The Coronavirus pandemic has turned Washington and the Capitol into a ghost town. → Read More
It’s a weird (un) Opening Day, but we have great Nats photos
Opening Day without baseball is kind of bummer. But we have great Washington Nationals photos to keep you company until baseball returns. → Read More
Our Texas-size Super Tuesday jamboree
Super Tuesday! It's a big deal. And it's a very big deal in Texas. Bridget Bowman discusses her reporting from the Lone Star State on Political Theater. → Read More
Wildest Iowa caucus ever?
The Iowa caucuses are just a few days away, and the contest is up for grabs, and might have the highest attendance ever. David Redlawsk explains. → Read More
That time Justin Verlander and Kate Upton visited the Capitol and Uncle Fred
Long before he was a World Series foe, Justin Verlander was another tourist at the Capitol, this with Kate Upton to visit Uncle Fred, R-Mich. → Read More
Perchance to dream: Some British cheek and scowl in Congress
The Brexit debate in Parliament poses one of those age-old questions: why can't Congress be just a little bit more fun? → Read More
So much Iowa, so little time
Like it or not, Iowa will continue to be a big deal politically, at least for the foreseeable future. Might as well look at the reasons why. → Read More
See the Iowa Caucuses early on Aug. 30!
What better symbol for a baseball team than an eccentric and frequently misunderstood political process? Just ask the (temporarily) rebranding Iowa Cubs. → Read More
What’s in a vote? In the Senate, it’s in the eye, or ear, of the clerk
In the Senate, there are a lot of ways to register a vote. Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down, the Tillis Dab, the Mutombo-Menendez Wagging Finger No. → Read More
‘The River and the Wall,’ a journey down the wall’s path
Ben Masters, director of "The River and the Wall," discusses his movie about his journey down the Rio Grande and the proposed wall corridor. → Read More
Not green with envy: People who missed Friends of Ireland lunch
Regardless of how you spend your St. Patrick’s Day, it’s not likely to be as awkward as the Friends of Ireland luncheon at the Capitol this year.Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar found himself Thursday in close quarters with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump, one day before the president vetoed a resolution Congress passed to terminate his national emergency declaration on the southern… → Read More
When you want to HR 1 but have to anti-hate first
When you want everyone to talk about HR 1 but they want to talk about an anti-hate resolution and you have to wait for two podcasts to make sense of it. → Read More
From silent to millennial, generations of the Democratic presidential field
The growing Democratic presidential field represents every generation from the silent to millennials, a demographic quadrella. → Read More
Is 2019 over yet? It kind of feels like 2020 already
Is it 2020 already? What with all the political campaigning, maybe Congress and the president will just skip 2019 and head straight to the election. → Read More
I’m ready for my close-up, Mr. Trump
President Donald Trump will get a fair share of exposure on the State of the Union, but so will many of his rivals among congressional Democrats. → Read More
The State of the Union is ... perhaps outdated?
Is the State of the Union in its current form is the best we can hope for? The latest kerfuffle over its venue and delivery suggests it's time to evaluate. → Read More