Publisher's Synopsis
When control of both the House and Senate were up for grabs in 2018, the direction of the nation rested on the outcome, and a savage, unrelenting fight was waged in the raptor cage that is the U.S. Congress. From the torrid struggle between the conservative Freedom Caucus and Speaker Paul Ryan for control of the House, to the sexual assault accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh that threw the Senate into turmoil, to the pitched battles across America in primaries, the road to the midterm election was paved with chaos and intrigue. The Hill to Die On dissects the mayhem of the 2018 midterms, refracted through the kaleidoscopic lens of President Trump, who can turn any situation on its head with just a single tweet. With inside access that ushers readers deep into the inner workings and hidden secrets of party leadership, Politco Playbook writers Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman trace the strategy and the impulsiveness, the dealmaking and the backstabbing, in a blow-by-blow account of the power struggle continually roiling the halls of Congress. The Hill to Die On is an unforgettable story of power and politics, where the stakes are nothing less than the future of America under Trump.
