Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) played a key role in building the new House Republican majority. Now, as House majority whip, he's helping to coach it, a familiar position going back to his ice hockey days.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is in no hurry to announce his plans for 2024, keeping the political world on the edge of their seats for the foreseeable future.
Democrats are abandoning liberal criminal justice reforms as their voters signal they no longer want officials to loosen laws in the name of racial justice.
Like the Democrats they dethroned, House Republicans have big dreams but a small majority. They would like to cut spending, eliminate inflationary fiscal policies, confront China, secure the border, and hold the executive branch accountable without willing partners in charge of the White House or the Senate.