This popular account, @factpostnews.bsky.social, has an unfortunate habit of posting facts that journalists elsewhere find while not citing the original news sources that publish those facts. Please go here instead: www.notus.org/donald-trump...

Obviously quite biased here but this @coreysnathan.bsky.social pod interview with @kristin-wilson.bsky.social is about as interesting a discussion of the modern coverage of Congress as you’ll hear this year. Give a listen. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...

There's a taco war 🌮 @repcasar.bsky.social won't pick sides between Austin & San Antonio but says DC tacos lose to both. Rep. Lawler's fix for Congress, @reptedlieu.bsky.social's million-mile commute horror, @repgreglandsman.bsky.social, @pelosi.house.gov & more. This week's 535 One Minutes 👇

A very fun look at the culture of Congress.

Tonight, Democrats and Republicans face off at @nationals.com Park for the Congressional Baseball Game — but @aguilar.house.gov tells @pkcapitol.bsky.social the point goes beyond the scoreboard.

Baseball has a long history of bringing Washington together. @ChadPergram and @RepRWilliams joined @pkcapitol.bsky.social on 535 to talk about the Congressional Baseball Game, the 2017 shooting, and Rep. Scalise's return to the field. Watch the full conversation on 535.news

Final numbers: 32,500 tickets sold (although they did not all show up) and the game raised $3.25 million for charity. #CBG26

This was a great conversation about how a baseball game can do what no amount of new-member orientations do: Brings lawmakers together. Give a listen.

40 years of Senate TV on C-SPAN2 (June 2, 1986): 1 .The C-SPAN Radio podcast Extreme Mortman audience picked their favorite moments 2. We clipped them 3. @pkcapitol.bsky.social Carl Hulse Chad Pergram talked about them Listen NOW on top here www.c-span.org/podcasts/sub... ExMo where you get podcasts

Thank you @pkcapitol.bsky.social and @535news.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to talk about spending on Congress and the recent court opinion on member pay. It's a fundamental truth that we get what we pay for -- and we deserve better. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W16...

How did Rs lost control of those House votes this evening? It was another weird day they weren’t the majority. This vote screen shows Ys & Ns tallied. But if you tally by party, this is the result: Rs - 209 Dems - 210 Independent - 1** ** - Kiley caucuses with Rs, so it was kinda 210-210 tie.

Coming up at top of the hour. Been way too long. Can’t wait for the callers.

In a 500-plus-page book, Lamar Alexander opens up a bit more than usual about Trump & Rs today: “If those actions do not constitute a ‘high crime or misdemeanor,’ I do not know what does.” We spent an hour talking about the book & today’s GOP. My @notus.com column: www.notus.org/analysis/lam...

The guests on today's show, kicking off at 11am ET: Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA) Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA) Policy deserves a conversation. Watch at 535.news

Me, just three months ago: “Let’s start a whole new Capitol Hill show!” Me today: “OMG IT’S TOMORROW” It’s gonna be awesome. Something will go totally sideways and it’s still going to be awesome. I really hope you’ll watch. Even to tell me I’m insane. Which, TRUE.

T-minus six days and a peek at our lineup for Premiere Week Here’s just a few of our Week 1 guests. Go to www.535.news and register for advanced look at our guests, updates and alerts from our team, and newsy clips from the show!

In just SIX days @the535news launches. @mariannasotomayor.bsky.social and I have worked together at NBC, WaPo and now PUCK! We’ll also contribute to 535! 3 hours a day, 3 days a week about members, policy and the dirty deets about how the sausage is made. Sign up at 535.news

Of all our promos, this was my favorite. Both @daniellamicaela.bsky.social and @pkcapitol.bsky.social looked at me like “can we air that?” And the answer is, oh absolutely we are going to air that. Remember to sign up at www.535.news to get all the fun stuff. 12 days to launch! 🚀

In addition to starting with @notus.com 3 weeks ago -- link below to latest columns -- a few of us from NOTUS, Puck, alum from WSJ/NPR/NBC will contribute to @535news.bsky.social -- launching in May. Deep policy discussions w/ rank-file, in the weeds even. But fun. Sign up here: 535.news#subscribe

My latest @notus.com column might surprise: Dem lawmakers are a lot younger than most realize. Their 2024 frosh class media age was 1.5 years younger than the Rs. And because of a series of deaths & retirements of 70-plus Dems, they’re gonna be lots younger in ‘27. www.notus.org/analysis/dem...

The amazing @kristin-wilson.bsky.social Brody Mullins & Woody Woodruff launching streaming interview show with members of Congress. Couple hours a day, when Congress is in session. Reporters from @notus.com @puck.news & veterans of NPR, CBS will be contributor/interviews. Click through & sign up.

Premiering May 12. A new way of covering Congress. Policy, not just politics Stream on 535.news. Live from Capitol Hill. Tues, Weds, Thurs @pkcapitol.bsky.social @mariannasotomayor.bsky.social @lacaldwelldc.bsky.social @igorbobic.bsky.social @daniellamicaela.bsky.social @macfarlanenews.bsky.social

Here’s a rundown of some of the most influential (and biggest flameouts) of the 2012 class.

My latest is a look at the massive House class of 2012, Dems and Rs alike, with so much ambition. Swalwell wanted a book about all the characters. Jeffries Meadows DeSantis Tulsi Sinema Mullin Beto JK III Cotton And .. Swalwell. It’s a mixed record. www.notus.org/analysis/201...

As Weigel says, bumping that. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t365...

It’s tempting to see March jobs report and think economy is resilient and good. But it’s very much a region by region thing. This NYT story - meant to be fun look at March Madness - also spells out Vegas is basically in a recession, mostly driven by Trump policies. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/b...

We just published my swan song for The Post: Congress nears tipping point of irrelevance. It’s been an amazing 19-plus-year run, especially last decade of this @PKCapitol column. The Post has been family, giving me this perch to cover Congress. So lucky … www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

As the Senate is once again considering the future of the filibuster, could we pause to remember the most entertaining filibuster of all time? @pkcapitol.bsky.social www.upi.com/Archives/198...

There really is no organization like Ticketmaster when it comes to making its potential customers feel small and insignificant.

The stories weren’t played together on A1, but they probably should’ve been. We’ve come a long way as a planet from the Arab spring days when tech bros touted themselves as harbingers of freedom.

So @whitehouse.senate.gov & Lindsey Graham leading bipartisan Senate crew to Munich Security Conference. McCain used to lead this CoDel to MSC & after his death, these 2 took up mantle, naming it “CODEL McCain” in his honor. Except these days only 1 of the 2 acknowledge McCain. It’s not the R.

These charts sum up U.S. economic highs and lows. One industry hiring right now is healthcare/social care (very aging population will need more workers there). Consumer spending is resilient and booming - for top 10%. And 7 tech companies are driving stocks high. Via @washingtonpost.com

So @joshhuder.bsky.social has come up with a great explanation for something I’ve struggled I’ve struggled to describe for few years: Speaker Johnson is both omnipotent & impotent in leading House. Rs are so hyper-partisan they won’t even work with each other. gai.georgetown.edu/nobody-knows...

Thom Tillis wants you to know something: ‘I’m sick of stupid’ Latest from @pkcapitol.bsky.social -- www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

House Rs tonight hit new low in their MINO status: Majority. In. Name. Only. Just 191 Rs voted in last roll call, while 199 Dems showed up to vote. More than 12% of House Rs (27!) didn't bother to show up. I wrote about this days ago for my Sunday column: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

A majority in name only? House Republicans are barely hanging on. @pkcapitol.bsky.social does the arithmetic. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Three PA Republicans voted for it -- Bresnahan, Fitzpatrick and Mackenzie

17 House Rs voted with all 213 dems to pass bill that would extend tax credits for the Affordable Care Act. Aside from 1 vote in Nov. 2009 - when House passed its 1st version of ACA - these are the first GOP votes ever for what they long derided as Obamacare. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

👀 Marriage “bootcamp,” huge tax breaks for couples with kids, capping alimony, discouraging online dating… A WaPo exclusive, we got the final draft of the Heritage Foundation’s “Manhattan Project” for more babies. Plus a previous draft with scrapped ideas, which you’ll want to see. 🎁 link:

A great @pkcapitol.bsky.social scoop here, and a write-up entirely worth your time, even at this hour.

I sat down for 2-plus hours Tuesday with Steny Hoyer as he talked about a career that began in Annapolis in 1967 and will end later this year. He’s not running again. And he’s content with a storied career even if he didn’t get the speaker’s gavel. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The plaque is several feet wide, several feet high. It was last seen in a basement workshop of a House office bldg next to a mini-frig, a scooter & set of small lockers. Now that plague’s hidden status symbolizes everything about 5 years ago. My column. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Seeing this on the POTUS calendar for tomorrow was kinda triggering. I hope he doesn’t tell any 7-yr-old’s that it’s “marginal” to believe in Santa. Like he did Christmas Day 2018. www.youtube.com/shorts/F1JaV...

Read this beautiful tribute by @stephenking.bsky.social about Rob Reiner. I definitely teared up more than once. “You’re gonna be a great writer someday.” Truer words were never spoken.

Within 20 minutes of one another Cynthia Lummis & Elise Stefanik announced they wouldn't run next year. It's latest blow in a tough year for GOP women in Congress. After record highs in '23, R women falling in House. Same in Senate. Some R women see sexism. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

An important must read from my colleagues: Robert E Lee’s statue got ejected from Capitol Crypt 5 years ago. Today Virginia replaced the Confederate with Barbara Rose Johns, who at 16 led protest that helped spur Brown v Board of Ed in 1953. Amazing. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

How anger has become a defining characteristic of voters for party out of power, and how Dems are more angry than either party’s voters have been. Amazing @pewresearch.org look at 3 decades of voter attitudes. Appears 2006-08 was pivot point. My column. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

This was a pretty wild exchange I had with Sen. Kennedy denying the reality of even Trump's own press secretary confirming the facts as my WaPo colleagues reported. The Trump WH dispute is merely over whether the 2nd strike was legal. Yet a GOP senator denied even that reality.

I’ve seen lotsa House speaker & Senate leader types with their own swag. Some of it quite sharp looking. I’ve never seen a House speaker wearing swag that was more heavily promoting the president than his own team brand. Photo from @notus.com

Meet the author who coined a 4-word rejoinder to MAGA that’s embraced by @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social “There’s something unifying when we are asked to do something together, and building a strong floor, no ceiling is just like that,” Oliver Libby tells me. He’s not a consultant or pollster. ….