Happy Thursday, this is Congress Editor David Sivak welcoming you to Capitol Tea, your inside guide to Capitol Hill intrigue and all of Washington’s biggest personalities. Miss our last edition? Catch up here. In this edition … – Cory Booker gets reel. The Senate’s biggest TikTok evangelist calls himself an “Instagram guy.” – Steve Daines’s […]

David Hogg, the ex-Democratic National Committee official, is finding mixed success in a series of local and House races that represent an early test of his endorsement power in Democratic primaries. Hogg, spending millions to back younger, insurgent Democrats through his outside group Leaders We Deserve, has placed himself at odds with party leadership as […]

South Carolina’s 2026 GOP primary for governor has quickly emerged as one of the most competitive races in the country, with five prominent Republicans vying to succeed term-limited Gov. Henry McMaster. The crowded field includes Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), Attorney General Alan Wilson, Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC), and state Sen. Josh […]

The White House is pressing Senate Republicans to confirm an ally of President Donald Trump to the Federal Reserve board in time for its next meeting in mid-September, when members will decide whether to slash interest rates for the first time this year. The GOP-led Senate doesn’t return from the August recess until Sept. 2, […]