politics

It’s all about the politics. The races. The candidates. The incumbents and challengers. The issues, the polls, and the potential to win or lose. Turnout was high in the November 2024 elections, so there was a lot of change. In the 2022 elections, the highly anticipated “red wave” never materialized, leaving the divided federal government very much on stage. In the 2024 elections, however, Republicans perfected the political trifecta taking control of the White House, United States Senate, and U.S. House of Representatives.  What did it mean to you and America? We can’t wait to see what that effect will be for the elections of 2025 and 2026.

He’s 45 and 47 both

Historians and political scientists will write about this president for decades to come. A drama-driven, popular but unpopular president challenged by the former Vice President of the United States who served under a Commander-in-Chief known for his no-drama presidency, went loudly into the night after denying he ever lost the election in the first place. The gloves were off in that race, and turnout determined who won and who lost in 2020. It was Donald Trump and the Republicans. Then, in a dramatic 2024 presidential election, Donald J. Trump recaptured the Oval Office sending Joe Biden into retirement. It will be fascinating to analyze and report on what Mr. Trump does with his final term in office. Full disclosure: In our opinion, American democracy has taken a significant hit to its reputation all at the hands of an unpredictable former reality show host who many Americans allege to have waged an insurrection and assault on the United States Capitol to stop the Electoral College certification in the process in January 2020. The Joe Biden era, Democrats will admit, was not without its crippling challenges either. It has been a bumpy ride as well. We have a lot to talk about, as you suspected.

the battle rounds in the upper chamber 2026

Republicans took back control of the United States Senate in the 2024 election season, culminating in a nail-biting three-seat majority margin. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was replaced as Republican Leader by South Dakota’s John Thune who became the Majority Leader. The 2024 election was just as dramatic as the 2022 election. 2026 is shaping up to be a nail-biter once again. Will the Republicans hold the Senate? Can they? Or will Senator Thune, or his successor, once again be known as the Minority Leader? A lot will get done in the Upper Chamber if Senators from both parties can be convinced to collaborate rather than gladiate over legislation critical to America’s prosperity in the months ahead.

A house under the microscope 2026

No building in Washington has been under more stress these past few years than perhaps the U.S. House of Representatives. Two history-making Republican Speakers in one Congressional session (Kevin McCarthy and Mike Johnson) in 2024 successfully worked to hold on to and manage a precariously slim majority in a chamber divided between Republicans and Democrats. Will Mike Johnson be able in this Congress to assuage his extreme right-wing members? Can Democrats regain control of the House come November 2026? Will Independents start to play a role in the People’s House? What key races will determine control of the people’s house in the next governing cycle? Does America win or lose with that pending outcome and the intervening years?