Table of Contents
Introduction: A Change of Plans 1
Chapter 1 Tommy the Elder and Big Nancy 17
Chapter 2 Welcome to America 35
Chapter 3 Little Nancy and the Favor File 44
Chapter 4 Scandal 63
Chapter 5 A View of the Capitol 78
Chapter 6 "Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance" 94
Chapter 7 Runway 111
Chapter 8 Sala 126
Chapter 9 Earthquake 149
Chapter 10 "I Don't Think These Boys Know How to Win" 167
Chapter 11 War 182
Chapter 12 Leader 194
Chapter 13 Meltdown 207
Chapter 14 PelosiCare 223
Chapter 15 Back in the Wilderness 244
Chapter 16 Pelosi v. Trump: Round One 260
Chapter 17 The Speaker and the Squad 279
Chapter 18 "You Have Come into My Wheelhouse" 298
Chapter 19 The Coronavirus Campaign 324
Epilogue: The Lessons of Power 346
Acknowledgments 361
Notes 363
Interviews 429
Bibliography 433
Index 439
About the Author 453