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Could Trump’s foreign policy sink the GOP?
The Debrief

Could Trump’s foreign policy sink the GOP?

President Trump is betting that projecting power abroad will strengthen him at home. But with trade policies and a mideast war driving up costs, it may have the opposite effect. Eurasia Group's US practice head, Clayton Allen, breaks it down on The Debrief.

Trump is tanking the GOP's midterm chances. Does he care?
The Debrief

Trump is tanking the GOP's midterm chances. Does he care?

An unpopular president would normally step back and let congressional candidates run their own races. Donald Trump can’t—or won’t. He keeps making himself the main character of the midterms, doubling down on unpopular issues and forcing Republicans to defend positions many voters have already rejected. So why is Trump making the GOP’s midterm problem worse? Eurasia Group's Clayton Allen breaks it down.

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Could Trump have handled the Epstein issue any worse?
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Could Trump have handled the Epstein issue any worse?

Could Trump have handled the Epstein files any worse? Ian Bremmer says the former president came close, first opposing the release, then reversing course once it was clear he was losing Republican support in Congress.

The state of America's political parties
Ian Explains

The state of America's political parties

On Ian Explains, Ian Bremmer breaks down the current state of America’s political parties—why the GOP is united behind President Trump and why Democratic infighting has become an existential battle

Trump-Musk rift over Trump's "big, beautiful bill"
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Trump-Musk rift over Trump's "big, beautiful bill"

On Ian Bremmer’s World In 60 Seconds: Ian breaks down the rift between President Trump and Elon Musk over Trump’s “big beautiful bill”, Mexico’s democratic backslide, and South Korea's new leadership.

Elise Stefanik speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference on February 22, 2025.
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New York governor race bursts into life

The New York governor’s election might be over a year away, but the Republican primary race is already heating up as one ambitious, ex-moderate, pro-Trump New Yorker faces another.

Finding America's most spineless
Puppet Regime

Finding America's most spineless

Who do all these abandoned spines belong to? You tell us... #PUPPETREGIME

​Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., talks with reporters in Russell building after a senate vote on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
What We're Watching

Dems vs GOP: Who Blinks?

House Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to pass a budget bill with only Republican support on Wednesday, sending Senate Democrats an imminent predicament: Either approve a spending bill created solely by the GOP or trigger a shutdown standoff – a strategy they have consistently criticized in the past.

​Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) speaks on the importance he sees in the Laken Riley Act.
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Republicans’ beachside budget battles

House Republicans are snowbirding from Washington, DC, to Florida’s Miami area this week for their annual policy retreat where they have to figure out how to fund a laundry list of legislative promises before the 2026 midterms.

How Biden’s presidency will be remembered
US Politics In 60 Seconds

How Biden’s presidency will be remembered

As President Biden makes way for Trump in the Oval Office, how will he be remembered? Jon Lieber explains how global crises, inflation, and his China tech policy will shape history's perception of him.