The Hill to Die On

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The inside story of Donald Trumps first two years in Washington as viewed from Capitol Hill a startling account that turns Congress into aGame of Thronesbook (Trevor NoahThe Daily Show). Taking readers into secret strategy calls and closed-door meetings from the House to the White House Politico Playbook writers Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer trace the gamesmanship and the impulsiveness the dealmaking and the backstabbing in a blow-by-blow account of the power struggle that roiled Congress. Moving from the fights for advantage between Donald Trump Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer; to Mitch McConnells merciless Machiavellian handling of the sexual assault accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh; to Paul Ryans desperate failed attempts to keep Mark Meadows from pushing Trump into a government shutdown over immigration The Hill to Die On bristles with fresh news and tells the story of what really happened in some of the most defining moments our era. Like The West Wing for Congress or Shattered meets This Town The Hill to Die On tells an unforgettable story of politics and power where the stakes going forward are nothing less than the future of America and the lives of millions of ordinary Americans.Praise for The Hill to Die On[Sherman and Palmer] go deep inside the halls of Congress to document the deal making backstabbing power struggles and political knife fights that have roiled the nations capital during President Donald Trumps first two years in office. . . . Anything but boring.USA Today 5 Books Not to Miss [The Hill to Die On]painstakingly chronicles the return to divided government and the restoration of an institutional check on a mercurial chief executive. . . . The book depicts a foul-mouthed president in love with his own reflection a House GOP encased in the amber of self-delusion and Nancy Pelosis unblinking focus on twin prizes: recapturing the House and returning to the speakers chair.The Guardian If you are one of the many Americans who hates Congress this book is for you. In the Washington depicted in Jake Sherman and Anna Palmers new book there are no heroesonly winners and losers. . . . With these lawmakers Sherman and Palmer get inside their heads and capture what theyre thinking in real time.The Washington Post