National Journal

National Journal is a digital media organization located in Washington, D.C. It focuses on reporting the latest political happenings and tracking new political and policy trends. The magazine has been in circulation since 1969. It was owned by Times Mirror from 1986 until 1997, when David G. Bradley acquired it. Today, National Journal, along with The Hotline, is part of the National Journal Group, which is a branch of Atlantic Media.

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Q+A with Rep. Greg Murphy

3 days ago | nationaljournal.com | Nancy Vu

Rep. Greg Murphy is the co-chair of the House GOP’s Doctors Caucus, a group of physicians and medical providers who aim to shape health care policy on Capitol Hill. Murphy, who chairs the group alongside Rep. John Joyce, has been an advocate of streamlining the prior-authorization process, reforming Medicare payment systems for physicians, and lowering drug costs.
Don’t expect a surge in Trump’s approvals

5 days ago | nationaljournal.com | Cristina Maza |Charlie Cook

The question on a lot of minds today is what impact the U.S. military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities this past weekend will have on President Trump’s standing with the public. Some no doubt will point to the surge in President George H.W. Bush’s approval rating to 89 percent after the 1991 victory in the Persian Gulf War. They might also point to his son, President George W. Bush, soaring as high as 90 percent approval after the 9/11 attacks.
Two Weeks Notice

1 week ago | nationaljournal.com | Kirk Bado

President Trump played the hits when asked about a timeline to strike Iran. “Based on the fact that there’s a substantial chance of negotiation that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will make my decision whether or not to go in the next two weeks,” Trump said in a statement read by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt yesterday. The two weeks notice is a familiar refrain from the 45th and 47th president.
Make Parades Great Again?

1 week ago | nationaljournal.com | Kirk Bado

The thunderous opening bars of Heart’s “Barracuda” blared from the loudspeakers as M1 Abrams tanks rolled down Constitution Avenue under the approving eyes of President Trump. The power ballad seemed designed to inject some much-needed energy into the crowd of several thousand spectators dotting the hill between the Washington Monument and Trump’s viewing stand south of the Ellipse. Saturday was a hot and humid day in the District, with the mercury topping out at 84 degrees.
Can Democrats rebuild trust with voters?

1 week ago | nationaljournal.com | Charlie Cook

Following a panel hosted by the New England Council at Saint Anselm College’s New Hampshire Institute of Politics on Friday, someone asked me, “What do Democrats need to do to win in 2026 and 2028?”If I had to boil it down to one word, it would be: trust. The vast majority of voters cast ballots for either one party or the other year in and year out, wether or not they’re officially registered with that party. But what about that narrow sliver of voters in the middle?
Q&A with Elizabeth Goitein

2 weeks ago | nationaljournal.com | Erin Durkin |Tom DeFrank |Savannah Behrmann

Elizabeth Goitein, co-director of the Brennan Center for Justice’s Liberty and National Security Program, is an expert on presidential emergency powers. Goitein spoke with Savannah Behrmann about President Trump’s deployment of the military in response to protests in Los Angeles, the implications of invoking the Insurrection Act, and her concerns about executive overreach. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
The West mulls how to push Putin to end the Ukraine invasion as Trump dithers

2 weeks ago | nationaljournal.com | Cristina Maza |Ledyard King |Bella Timmerding

Western leaders, including congressional Republicans, have a plethora of ideas about how to make Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine more costly for Russian President Vladimir Putin. However, some appear to be frozen in inaction as they wait for President Trump to figure out how—and whether—he plans to pursue peace. A sanctions bill in Congress, introduced by Sens. Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal, currently has over 80 cosponsors, and support for a House version of the bill is also growing.
In 2028, don't bet against the vice presidents

2 weeks ago | nationaljournal.com | Charlie Cook

To the extent that Democrats have the emotional energy for anything other than opposing President Trump, you can pick up a sudden interest, even anxiety, about who will be their party’s presidential nominee in 2028. Just as nature abhors a vacuum, politics does, too. But it will be at least a year and a half before someone can emerge above the rest. There is no question that the next presidential election will feature generational change.
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s Wilderness Survival Guide for Dems

3 weeks ago | nationaljournal.com | Erika Filter

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA 03) has a simple message for her fellow Democrats: make politics more relevant to regular voters. The co-chair of the moderate Blue Dog Coalition said the party can find its way out of the political wilderness by tackling issues that impact everyday Americans, such as right-to-repair laws or even dimming the brightness of headlights.
'Rudderless': NASA braces for massive cuts without its chief pilot at the helm

3 weeks ago | nationaljournal.com | Casey Wooten |Ledyard King |Philip Athey

America’s space program is in a bit of a freefall. NASA is facing the sweeping budget cuts that have recently been imposed on similar science-heavy federal agencies. Its ambitious missions to land astronauts on the moon or Mars keep getting delayed or linger in limbo. And the agency's chief promoter—Elon Musk—just left the administration.