About the Book
The inside story of the battle to control Congress and the unsparing fight for advantage in the 2018 midterm electionsWith control of both the House and Senate up for grabs in 2018 and the direction of the nation resting on the outcome, never has a more savage, unrelenting fight been 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 Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh that threw the Senate into turmoil, to the pitched battles across America in primaries, the road to the midterm election has been paved with chaos and intrigue. And that's before one considers that it's all 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, Politico 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 roiling the halls of Congress. The Hill to Die On will be an unforgettable story of power and politics, where the stakes are nothing less than the future of Congress and the fate of America.
About the Author
Jake Sherman is a senior writer for POLITICO and co-author of the POLITICO Playbook, the No. 1 newsletter in politics. Since 2009, Jake has covered Congress and national politics for POLITICO, traveling the country to chronicle the battle for control of Capitol Hill. Jake is a Connecticut native, and a graduate of The George Washington University -- where he edited The GW Hatchet -- and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Jake lives in Washington with his wife Irene and his son.
