John Fetterman Archives

Shutdown

Who will blink first to end the government shutdown?

Democrats are wagering that Republican moderates will crack, but the gamble could play out in Trump’s favor

Jacob Heilbrunn

Plus: New York mag gets Maced and a Bill Buckley book bash

Cockburn

Plus: Canada ‘not for sale,’ new PM tells Trump

Cockburn

Plus: NPR and PBS defunded

Cockburn

Open season

The Senate Minority Leader’s decision to prevent a government shutdown has earned him a telling off

Matthew Foldi

Cockburn’s Diary
March 14, 2025
The Senate dresses down
The government stays open, denying members valuable shopping time
Cockburn
Politics
January 8, 2025
The Democrats’ changed attitudes toward the new Trump administration
This time around, it feels very different from eight years ago
Ben Domenech
Politics
December 17, 2024
Democrats are about to get a do-over for their 2017 mistakes
Working with Trump instead of engaging in knee-jerk opposition might get them more
Ben Domenech
DC Diary
August 19, 2024
Protesters swarm Chicago ahead of DNC
Plus: House GOP charges Biden with ‘impeachable conduct’
The Spectator
Politics
May 15, 2024
Pennsylvania at the polls
The Keystone State remains a powerhouse, particularly when it comes to politics
Teresa Mull
Cockburn’s Diary
April 12, 2024
First TikTok, now tutoring
Plus: A breathtaking account of the Reason magazine fire
Cockburn
DC Diary
February 23, 2024
Trump’s unlikely ally in the NYC case
Plus: Will Nikki Haley and Dean Phillips team up to take out the gerontocracy?
The Spectator
Cockburn’s Diary
January 26, 2024
Kari Lake razes the Arizona GOP
Plus: The honorable Zynator from Pennsylvania
Cockburn
Cockburn’s Diary
January 12, 2024
Whatever happened to Gisele Fetterman?
Plus: Rand Paul strafes Nikki Haley
Cockburn
DC Diary
December 22, 2023
Will DeSantis make it to Iowa?
Plus: Fetterman hiring amid anti-progressive media blitz
The Spectator