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Inside Democrats鈥� plans for retaking the HouseSince 2006, the party controlling the White House has always lost House seats in the midterms. DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene told a Monitor Breakfast how the 鈥渂ig, ugly bill鈥� will work to Democrats鈥� advantage.
Democrats in 鈥榮trong position鈥� to retake the House, says campaign chairRepublican efforts to redraw districts could backfire, and Democrats are well positioned to net the three House seats they need to take power in the 2026 midterm elections, says Rep. Suzan DelBene at a 海角大神 Science Monitor Breakfast with reporters.
Our breakfast with Trump budget mastermind Russ Vought鈥婣s people, Elon Musk and Russ Vought 鈥媍ould hardly be more different. But 鈥媡hey share a determination 鈥媡o shrink government. And M鈥媟. Vought鈥檚 power to do it, as the Trump administration鈥檚 budget director鈥�, is enormous.
As Congress codifies government cuts, Russell Vought promises more to comeAt a Monitor Breakfast, President Trump鈥檚 Office of Management and Budget director took a victory lap 鈥� and pledged more government cuts to come.
As Trump weighs bombing Iran, Steve Bannon has his earAs President Donald Trump considers whether to involve the U.S. in a conflict with Iran, longtime ally Steve Bannon is making news 鈥� breakfasting with the Monitor and lunching with the president.
Steve Bannon warns Trump against heavy US involvement in IranMAGA influencer聽Steve Bannon is warning against the Trump administration getting involved in a lengthy conflict in Iran, lighting into Republicans and conservative talking heads whom he describes as beating the drums of war.
From the Republic of Georgia, a president鈥檚 plea to the West: Stop Russia hereSalome Zourabichvili, Georgia鈥檚 鈥渙nly legitimate president,鈥� warned at a Monitor Breakfast that American interests would be at risk should her country fall under Russia鈥檚 sway.
Jimmy Carter and Monitor Breakfasts: A long, storied historyOn nine different visits to the Monitor Breakfast, the former president displayed his keen intellect and trademark decency. He also made news.
Breakfast with a key Senate Democrat in the thick of thingsAt a Monitor Breakfast, Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan 鈥� chair of two major committees 鈥� talked Trump assassination attempts, the race for the Senate, and his frugal habits.
How Democrats鈥� campaign chair thinks they can still win the SenateAt the Monitor Breakfast, Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan said that he believed Democrats鈥� personal brands would prevail in Ohio and Montana 鈥� allowing his party to overcome an unusually difficult Senate map and maintain its majority.聽
Dem Homeland Security chair: Details of Trump assassination attempt 鈥榲ery troubling鈥�Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan also said at a Monitor Breakfast that former President Donald Trump鈥檚 recent comments about immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, which has been facing bomb threats, shows that 鈥淲ords have power.鈥�
Even for Senate Intelligence Committee chair, all politics is localAt a Monitor Breakfast, Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Mark Warner weighed in on AI, China, and border security. Then I asked the Virginia Democrat if he鈥檇 run for reelection.聽
Senate intelligence chair sees 鈥榃ild West鈥� election risks from AI and disinformationAt a Monitor Breakfast, Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia talked about threats to U.S. elections and to national security, from the border to TikTok.聽
When practical shoes tell you something about a politicianAt a Monitor Breakfast, Democratic congressional campaign Chair Suzan DelBene shows her pragmatic side 鈥� both in her strategy for retaking the House and in her choice of footwear.
Democrats emphasize 鈥榓uthenticity鈥� to take back the HouseAt a Monitor Breakfast, Democratic Rep. Suzan DelBene talks about the value of different perspectives and how her party can retake the U.S. House this fall.聽
Why 'two Montana guys' are duking it out in the SenateSen. Steve Daines of Montana, chair of the Republicans' Senate campaign committee, told reporters at a Monitor Breakfast that he and the state鈥檚 other senator, Jon Tester, "get along just fine." So why is one trying to get the other fired?
Senate map favors the GOP. But Steve Daines won鈥檛 predict a 鈥榬ed wave.鈥�At a Monitor Breakfast with reporters, the chair of the聽National Republican Senatorial Committee kept expectations in check.
After informal 'coffees,' Minister Sikorski comes to breakfastPolish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has been a friend of the Monitor since 2019. So when he came to Washington with Poland鈥檚 top leaders, he joined us for breakfast to talk Ukraine aid 鈥撀燼nd was his usual engaging self.
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海角大神 regularly hosts newsmaker breakfasts for Washington reporters, a unique forum known for civil discussion of issues. Each breakfast features a prominent guest, typically in politics or government. The goal is light, not heat.
Monitor correspondent Godfrey 鈥淏udge鈥� Sperling Jr. hosted the first breakfast in 1966, and we鈥檝e now held almost 4,000. Today, the Monitor鈥檚 Washington bureau chief serves as moderator. More breakfast history can be found here.