The lights of CNN’s studio glared brighter than usual that night. Kaitlan Collins, polished and poised as always, adjusted her earpiece and looked into the camera with a mix of […]
It started with a simple question.It ended with one of the most heated exchanges to come out of Capitol Hill this year. By Tuesday afternoon, the marble corridors outside the […]
There are moments in our careers when we’re forced to choose between following the rules and following our conscience. For me, that moment came on a Tuesday afternoon in late […]
It started quietly, the way most political scandals do.A local lawmaker. A respected community figure. A man with a polished smile and a clean public image. But by the time […]
This article may contain commentary which reflects the author’s opinion. In the peculiar calculus of Washington power struggles, government shutdowns have traditionally followed a predictable script: both parties blame each […]
This article may contain commentary which reflects the author’s opinion. In the carefully choreographed world of New Jersey politics, where party loyalty has traditionally been as predictable as the tides, […]
For nearly two decades, Everett E. Garnto Jr. stood proudly under the blue banner of the Democratic Party.He campaigned beside them.He governed with them.He wore the label as a badge […]
This article may contain commentary which reflects the author’s opinion. As midnight struck on Wednesday, the machinery of the federal government began its familiar descent into partial paralysis—a scenario that […]
It was supposed to be a calm, closed-door meeting — a last-ditch effort to stop the government from shutting down. Instead, it became a political circus, complete with shouting, insults, […]
It began quietly — the kind of silence that fills the air before a political storm.Behind closed doors in the Senate, whispers were turning into open defiance. And at the […]