Fight over spending stopgap foreshadows funding challenges in new Congress
This month's chaotic government shutdown battle foreshadows some of the challenges House Republicans may face next year, as the major funding test awaits the incoming Republican trifecta. Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown last week, but not without some drama. While Republican leaders have struggled to meet President-elect Trump's tough demands, they have managed to […]
Trump’s historic victory foreshadows the unthinkable in New Jersey — and Democrats are nervous about it
More signs of a historic political realignment are emerging as Democrats make excuses for yet another election loss to Donald Trump. Let's look all the way to New Jersey. “Democrats need to consider whether this is a personal one-off or is there something deeper and more systemic and take this issue extremely seriously.” No Republican […]
Right-Wing Dominance in European Elections Foreshadows Trends That Could Signal Massive Trouble for Biden, Boon for Trump
Former President Donald Trump and US Republicans are heartened by this weekend’s European Parliament elections, which saw right-wing victories across Europe that shocked France and other countries, potentially portending a US electoral landscape similar to the one that followed Britain’s 2016 Brexit referendum that preceded Trump’s US victory that same year. French people ousted President […]