by Tim Alberta
Johnson, Gary, 364
Johnson, Jamie, 296
Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 100, 129, 326–27
Johnson, Ron, 77–78
Jolie, Angelina, viii
Jones, Alex, 262–63, 425
Jones, Van, 540
Jones, Walter, 477
Jordan, 555
Jordan, Jim
AHCA bill and, 436, 438, 441
Boehner and, 89–90, 102–3, 140, 145, 152–54, 188–89, 220–22, 233–35, 241–42, 575
debt ceiling and, 174
Freedom Caucus chair given to Meadows by, 416–17
Jedi Council and, 152–53
Liberty Caucus and, 191
McCarthy’s Speakership attempt and, 251
majority leader conflict of 2014, 206
omnibus spending bill of 2018 and, 497–98
populism and, 59, 419, 345–46
RSC and, 89–90, 102–3, 140–42
Ryan-Murray deal and, 185
Ryan as Speaker and, 379, 403, 414–17, 436, 438, 497–98
shutdown of 2018–19 and, 567–69, 573
TARP and, 33–35
Trump and, 348, 419, 436–38, 441, 497–98
Trump-Russia and, 511
Jordan, Michael, 224
judicial appointments, 20, 327, 328, 377, 381–82, 401, 450, 459, 506, 565, 585, 593, 599–600
Justice Department, 407, 410, 486, 509, 605–7
JustIN, 218
Kaepernick, Colin, 360
Kaine, Tim, 354
Kansas, 129, 296–98, 408, 416, 529, 543
Kansas City Star, 165
Kardashian, Kim, 97–98, 563–64
Kasich, John, 94, 276, 285, 287–88, 302, 314–18, 325, 353–54, 398
Kaufmann, Jeff, 284
Kavanaugh, Brett, 521, 526, 529–31
Kelly, John, 609
omnibus budget and, 498
as chief of staff, 463–64
criminal justice reform and, 564
Homeland Security and, 430
McCain funeral and, 524
Muslim ban and, 430
resignation of, 553–54, 556
Kelly, Megyn, 237, 279–80, 296
Kemp, Brian, 542, 547
Kemp, Jack, 181–82, 409, 476, 499, 595
Kennedy, Anthony, 382, 521, 526
Kennedy, Edward M. “Ted,” 10, 15–17, 36, 63, 67, 452
Kennedy, John F., 317, 322, 326, 349, 536
Kennedy, Robert F. “Bobby,” 326
Kentucky, 77, 194, 323, 450, 540
Kerry, John, 66, 228, 394
KGB, 510
Khan, Ghazala, 355
Khan, Humayu, 355
Khan, Khizr, 355
Khashoggi, Jamal, murder of, 556–57
Kim Jong-un, 471–72, 482
King, Don, 409
King, John, 113
King, Larry, 98
King, Steve (Iowa congressman), 159–64, 189, 212, 215–17, 222, 277–78, 298, 365, 385
stripped of committee assignments, 581–82
King, Steve (Wisconsin GOP committeeman), 372
Kirk, Mark, 369
Kirk, Paul, 67
Kislyak, Sergey, 445
Knight, Bobby, 314
Knight, Shahira, 502, 573
Kobach, Kris, 543
Koch brothers, 56, 59, 91, 106, 118, 170, 288, 210, 385, 407, 563
Kochel, David, 293
Koch Industries, 288–89
kompromat, 422, 510
Krauthammer, Charles, 15, 157
Kristol, Bill, 21
Kudlow, Larry, 496
Ku Klux Klan (KKK), 296, 320, 466, 467
Kurtz, Howard, 362
Kushner, Jared, 331, 337, 341, 365–66, 389, 406, 408, 428, 447, 459, 463, 522, 524, 554, 563–64, 557
Kyle, John, 45, 47
labor unions, 124, 216
Labrador, Raúl, 74, 87, 148–52, 159–61, 177–78, 185, 191, 205–6, 220–22, 233–34, 253, 417–18, 441, 492, 513, 518, 578, 610–11
Laden, Osama bin, 122
Landrieu, Mary, 195
Lauer, Matt, 472
Lavrov, Sergey, 445
Law, Steven, 323
Leahy, Michael Patrick, 55
Ledbetter, Tony, 354
Lee, Mike, 76, 142, 170, 172, 178, 300–302, 345, 349, 351, 369, 450, 563
Lee, Robert E., statue, 465
left, 107–8, 404, 527
Lehman Brothers, 26, 30
Lemire, Jon, 510
Leo, Leonard, 328
“Let Detroit Go Bankrupt” (Romney), 124
Levin, Mark, 9, 79, 81, 84, 169, 184, 188, 202
Levin, Yuval, 256–57, 435
Lewandowski, Corey, 268, 292, 304, 325, 336, 359, 407, 607
Lewinsky, Monica, 329
LGBTQ rights, 214, 218–19, 270. See also same-sex marriage
liberals, 36, 88, 132, 143, 208, 505
libertarianism, 19, 73, 77, 118, 191, 225, 346
Libertarian Party, 364
Liberty University, 121, 226, 282, 326, 382, 543
Libya, 133, 429. See also Benghazi attacks
Lieberman, Joe, 20–22
Limbaugh, Rush, 9, 18, 25, 40, 53, 82, 84, 107, 154–55, 188, 568, 608
limited government, 33, 553, 583, 609
Lincoln, Abraham, 213, 592
Little, Brad, 492
Lizza, Ryan, 463
lobbyists, 58, 72, 303, 471, 519
“lock her up” chant, 411, 521
Lordstown GM plant closing, 558
Louis C.K. (Louis Székely), 472
Louisiana, 195
Love, Mia, 550
Lowden, Sue, 79
Lowry, Rich, 435
loyalty pledge, 245–47
Luck, Andrew, 217
Luján, Ben Ray, 527
Luntz, Frank, 45
MacArthur, Tom, 449
Madden, Kevin, 113–14
Madoff, Bernie, 56
“Make American Great Again” (MAGA), 5–6, 214, 259–60, 418, 482, 493, 517, 531, 586–88
Manafort, Paul, 303–5, 307, 336–38, 340–42, 351–53, 358
Mueller and, 458–59, 473, 520–21
Manchin, Joe, 158, 533
mandatory-minimum sentencing, 562, 564
Maness, Rob, 195
Manigault, Omarosa, 462
Manning, Archie, 198
Manning, Eli, 198
Manning, Peyton, 198
manufacturing, 5, 11–12, 30, 56, 123–24, 299, 405, 423–24, 558–59
Mar-a-Lago, 305, 437, 443, 574
Marbury v. Madison, 195
marginalization, 261
Marine Corps, 411
Marquette University Law School, 571
Marshall, Roger, 416
Martin, Jenny Beth, 55, 56
Martin, Trayvon, 128–29, 468
Martinez, Mel, 64
Martinez, Susana, 335
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 113
Marx, Gary, 13–14
Maryland, 313, 542
masculinity, 270–71
Massachusetts, 9, 59, 67–68, 99, 110, 118, 127, 130–31, 136, 542
Massie, Thomas, 149, 151–52, 191, 219–22, 232–34, 346–47, 403
mass shootings, 158
mass surveillance, 172
Mattis, Jim, 410–11, 430, 481, 484
resignation of, 554–56
Mayfield, Mark, 199
McCain, Cindy, 30
McCain, John
Arizona primaries of 2010 and, 71–72
ACA repeal and, 451–54
elections of 2008 and, 3, 4, 19–32, 35–38, 61, 72, 116, 125, 134–35, 137, 208, 265, 380
elections of 2014 and, 199
financial crisis and, 26, 28–32, 34–35
funeral of, 522–25, 559
immigration and, 16–17, 36, 72, 155, 157
media and, 380
Muslim ban and, 430
Obama and, 36, 524
Palin as VP choice of, 20–24, 215
primaries of 2000 and, 19
primaries of 2008 and, 9–15, 19
Trump and, 236–37, 344, 353, 355, 510
McCain, Meghan, 523
McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Act, 78
McCarthy, Joseph, 337, 519
McCarthy, Kevin, 45, 57, 105, 145–47, 204–7, 242, 250–52, 377–78, 483, 490, 528, 539–40, 569, 573, 581, 589, 591
McCarthy, Melissa, 428
McCaskill, Claire, 540, 542
McClatchy, 215
McConnell, Mitch, 146, 192, 254, 323, 373, 377
ACA and, 69
ACA repeal and, 172, 449–54
Boehner and, 254–55
criminal justice reform and, 565–66
Cruz and, 226–27, 273, 432
elections of 2006 and, 27
elections of 2010 and, 75, 77
elections of 2012 and, 135
elections of 2014 and, 194–96, 210
elections of 2016, and Trump, 334, 391, 397
elections of 2018 and, 528–29
elections of 2020 and, 603
financial crisis and, 30
Freedom Caucus and, 254–55
immigration reform and, 157
judicial appointments and, 183, 450, 599–600
Obama and, 44, 47–49, 87, 93, 183
Obama and, Supreme Court nominee blocked, 291, 328, 381, 395
primaries of 2014 and, 194–96
right-wing insurgency and, 457
Rubio and, 302
shutdown of 2013 and, 180
shutdown of 2018–19 and, 569, 589–90
stimulus and, 47–49
tariffs and, 497
tax reform of 2017 and, 478, 483
Trump and, 401, 420, 432, 489, 497, 505–6, 510, 600
McDaniel, Chris, 197–99
McDonnell, Bob, 125
McDougal, Karen, 306, 485–86, 520
McGahn, Don, 328, 445, 486, 607
McHenry, Patrick, 19–20, 32–33, 43, 58, 438
McIntosh, David, 39, 117–19, 141, 332, 418–19, 504, 551
McKinney, Pam, 259–60
McLaughlin, Jim, 458
McLaughlin, John, 202
McMahon, Vince, 351
McMaster, Henry, 408
McMaster, H. R., 487
McMorris Rogers, Cathy, 252
Meadows, Blake, 234
Meadows, Mark, 170–72, 182, 191, 222, 230–35, 241–42, 349, 379, 414–17
AHCA and, 436–39, 441, 448
Boehner exit and, 417, 477
heads Freedom Caucus, 416–17
Heritage Foundation and, 502–3
shutdown of 2018–19 and, 567, 569, 573, 584, 591
Trump and, 417, 437–39, 441, 497, 498, 511, 517–18, 554
media, 5, 113–14, 187–89, 213, 258, 270–71, 280, 305–9, 362–64, 374, 380, 427, 435, 445
Media Research Center (MRC), 363
Medicaid, 104, 321, 451
expansion, 62, 69, 450
medical device tax, 174–75
Medicare, 19, 70, 88, 104, 178, 255
Medicare for All, 61, 535
Medicare Part D, 60, 126, 499
Meese, Ed, 403
Meet the Press (TV show), 428–29
“Melting Pot Floweth Over” rally, 161
Mercer, Rebekah, 197, 352, 482
Mercer, Robert, 352, 482
meritocracy, 594
Merrill Lynch, 26, 30
metals industries, 11
#MeToo movement, 472–73
Mexican Americans, 334, 345, 467, 500
Mexican border wall, 6, 212, 228, 245, 249, 431, 436, 580
budget omnibus of 2018 and, 498–99
national emergency and, 583–84
prayer rugs and, 588–89
shutdown of 2018–19 and, 560–62, 567–69, 571–74, 582–85, 588–91
Mexico, 431
jobs move to, 314, 418, 559
tariffs and trade and, 232, 495, 531
Mexico City policy, 431
MI6, 420
Michigan, 50, 73, 83, 134, 216, 299, 323, 357, 358, 364, 391–95, 397, 545, 558, 575, 577, 609
middle-class, 16, 123, 125, 135, 257, 394, 475
Middle East, 5, 584
refugees and, 229, 531
Midwest
elections of 2012 and, 124, 130, 135
elections of 2016 and, 394
elections of 2020 vs. 2018 and 2016, 577
Trump’s trade war and, 505
Miers, Harriet, 18
military, 338–39, 424, 506. See also defense spending
military adventurism, 4–5
Miller, Jason, 336–37, 395–96
Miller, Joe, 81
Miller, Stephen, 425, 430, 506
mining, 11
Minnesota, 57, 67, 98, 115, 134, 323, 492, 551
Minnick, Walt, 74
minorities, 5, 37, 62, 92, 137–38, 144, 157–58, 181, 259–60, 277–78, 320, 394, 398, 542, 545, 545–47, 549, 579
Mississippi, 197–200
Missouri, 115, 133, 540, 542
Miss Universe pageant, 377
Mnuchin, Steven, 410
moderates
elections of 2012 and, 136, 138
elections of 2018 and, 502
Moffatt, Zac, 111
Mohammed bin Salman, crown prince of Saudi Arabia, 556–57
Mondale, Walter, 137
Montana, 323, 533, 568
Montini, EJ, 505
Moonves, Les, 280
Moore, Matt, 246, 290
Moore, Roy, 472
Moore, Russell, 381
Moral Majority, 226
moral relativism, 3, 580–81, 586, 594
Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints), 9, 13, 115, 119–21, 127–28, 308, 580
Morning Joe (TV show), 97, 268, 270, 277
mortgage foreclosures, 26, 40, 54–56
Mother Jones, 132
Mourdock, Richard, 133
MoveOn, 575
MS-13 gang, 536
MSNBC, 92, 97, 196, 268, 270, 277, 311
Mueller, Robert, 6–7, 568
appointed special prosecutor, 446, 458–59, 473
Cohen and, 521, 557
GOP attacks on, 515
indictments by, 519–20
Manafort and, 520, 521
Russians indicted by, 509
Stone and, 591
Trump attacks on, 488, 510, 519–20
Trump children and, 486
Trump’s Helsinki summit and, 509–10
Mueller report, 605–8
Muir, David, 374
Mulan (film), 313
Mulvaney, Mick, 142–43, 152, 165–66, 179, 185, 191–92, 220–22, 231, 233, 347, 380–81, 492
as acting chief of staff, 554, 567
AHCA and, 440
OMB headed by, 401–3, 406, 415, 417
Sanford and, 434
shutdown of 2018–19 and, 567–69, 573, 584
Murdoch, Rupert, 189, 190
Murkowski, Lisa, 81, 453
Murray, Patty, 182–85, 187
Muslim Brotherhood, 129
Muslims
border wall and, 588
Trump’s attacks on, 261–62, 355
women in Congress, 575, 603
Muslim travel ban, 262–63, 320, 429–31, 459, 467, 475, 506, 571
airport protests, 429–31
Nader, Ralph, 324
Napster, 478
NASDAQ, 557
National Affairs, 256
National College Athletic Association (NCAA), wrestling, 89
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (Bowles-Simpson), 71, 87–89
national debt, 497, 504, 527
National Economic Council, 410, 463, 487
national emergency, wall funding and, 6, 583–84, 590, 603
National Enquirer, 305–9, 314, 316–17, 485
National Football League (NFL), 198–99, 207, 249
kneeling co
ntroversy, 360–61, 472, 501, 504
National Governors Association, 22
nationalism, 331, 414, 536, 547, 553
National Journal, 87, 152, 270, 578
National Organization for Marriage, 267
National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), 74, 232, 528–29, 539, 578, 579
National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSE), 65, 77, 81, 82
National Review, 5, 66, 156, 281, 363, 364, 435, 516, 607
National Rifle Association (NRA), 158, 173, 409
National Right to Life, 173
national security, 20, 38, 280, 532, 588
National Security Agency (NSA), 509
Native Americans, 249–50, 586–88
nativism, 18, 36, 217, 331, 425, 553
Navajo code talkers, 249
Navarro, Ana, 516
Navarro, Peter, 496
Navy SEALS, 491
Nazis, Austrian, 581
NBC News, 134, 225, 335, 367, 389, 446, 473, 541
NBC TV, 96, 372, 377
Nebraska, 62, 137
Needham, Mike, 502–3
Nehlen, Paul, 355
Nelson, Bill, 542
Nelson, Terry, 491
neo-Confederates, 466
neoconservatism, 5, 595
neo-Nazis, 466, 467, 581
Netflix, 171
Nevada, 78–79, 83, 115, 138, 293, 323
Never Trump movement, 304–5, 348–49
New Deal, 34
New Hampshire, 10–13, 112, 117, 225, 273, 276, 279, 283–88, 289, 292, 323
New Hampshire Union-Leader, 364
Newhouse, Neil, 135
New Jersey, 67, 285
New Mexico, 138, 323
News Corp, 189
Newsmax, 163
New Yorker, 155, 222, 463, 472, 554
New York State, 311–12, 324
New York Times, 13, 121, 122, 124, 170, 262, 265, 275, 278, 281, 307, 341, 352–53, 363, 380, 440, 445, 446, 459, 472, 473, 485, 486, 494, 516, 581, 587, 606
Magazine, 13, 225
Nice, France, terrorist attacks, 342
Nielsen, Kirstjen, 532
9/12 rally (2009), 60
99%, 107–8
1984 (Orwell), 505
Nixon, Richard, 113, 129, 551
No Budget, No Pay provision, 153
No Child Left Behind Act (2001), 58
nondisclosure agreements, 485
nonviolent drug offenders, 562
Noonan, Peggy, 25
norms, 4, 269, 325, 476, 594
Norquist, Grover, 145
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 332
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), 510
North Carolina, 53, 134, 171, 195, 260, 357, 364, 391, 392, 577
North Dakota, 311, 397, 542, 560
North Korea, 471–72, 482, 487
summit, 511, 521
North Slope, 21
Norton, Jane, 79–80
“November Ninth Club,” 427
nuclear triad, 268–69
Nugent, Ted, 110
Nunes, Devin, 85, 476–77
Obama, Barack, 143, 162, 446 463
ACA and, 61–63, 67–70, 207, 218, 597
ACA repeal efforts and, 167, 169, 172–73, 176–78, 210–11, 435