"President Donald Trump’s legacy may ultimately depend on which faction of potential candidates his successor comes from and his willingness to weigh in on that choice.”...
While only six months into President Trump’s second...more
7/8/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Centers ,
Donald Trump ,
Electricity ,
Energy Consumption ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
FCC ,
Injunctions ,
NLRB ,
Political Campaigns ,
Political Candidates ,
Presidential Elections ,
Regulatory Reform ,
SCOTUS ,
Trump Administration
“Famously the author of “The Art of the Deal,” President Donald Trump considers himself more of a dealmaker than an ideologue. He sees the world as zero sum and aims to gain maximum leverage. As a result, he’s not as wedded...more
6/24/2025
/ Budget Reconciliation ,
Federal Reserve ,
Foreign Policy ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Iran ,
Israel ,
Medicaid ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Senate Finance Committee ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
“As the Democratic Party struggles to find a coherent and effective approach to oppose President Trump and the GOP’s policy agenda, those looking to throw their hat in the ring for the party’s 2028 presidential nomination are...more
6/18/2025
/ Biden Administration ,
China ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Export Controls ,
Political Campaigns ,
Political Candidates ,
Political Parties ,
Popular ,
Presidential Elections ,
Stablecoins ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
“The GOP is divided over key policy issues, such as Medicaid cuts, support for green energy, and changes to food assistance programs. But the consistent unifying force for both the party and the MAGA movement is President...more
6/11/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Budget Reconciliation ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Energy Policy ,
Federal Budget ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Medicaid ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Health ,
Renewable Energy ,
Trump Administration
“While the financial markets have become comfortable with dismissing the tail risks associated with the president’s boldest policy proposals, President Trump has successfully enacted ambitious policy proposals, albeit perhaps...more
6/4/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Clean Energy ,
Energy Policy ,
Federal Budget ,
Government Agencies ,
International Trade ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
“The Trump administration’s shock and awe campaign over the president’s first months back in the Oval Office has caused a spike in uncertainty for the economy and the private sector. It is still possible though to classify...more
5/21/2025
/ Federal Budget ,
Government Agencies ,
Healthcare Reform ,
International Trade ,
Legislative Agendas ,
OMB ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Reform ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
“Republicans’ deregulatory agenda in Washington is already having ripple effects at the state level, in both red and blue ones alike, giving states a lane to step up and become de facto national regulators.”...more
“The uncertainty arising out of the Trump administration’s first 100 days shock and awe campaign has led to an unexpected flight from the US dollar despite its traditional role as a safe haven asset. While the dollar’s status...more
“President Donald Trump often cites the great personal relationship he has forged with Chinese President Xi Jinping. But before he is able to engage in his signature ‘art of the deal,’ he needs a willing negotiating partner....more
“While President Donald Trump’s love of tariffs is often attributed to his desire for leverage in negotiations, the ones he seeks to use to reshore manufacturing are inherently intended to be non-negotiable."...more
4/23/2025
/ Energy Policy ,
Federal Budget ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
International Trade ,
Medicaid ,
Oil & Gas ,
Renewable Energy ,
Section 232 ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
The Cozen Lens -
•President Trump relies on his worldview and instincts when it comes to tariff policy, creating a regime where winners and losers will be heavily driven by his own perceptions and preferences.
•GOP...more
“President Trump's reciprocal tariffs have introduced significant uncertainty into the economy. The one certainty though is that Trump loves tariffs and they will therefore likely continue to play a central role in his...more
4/9/2025
/ Healthcare ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Semiconductors ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Reform ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
“Despite the myriad factions among congressional Republicans, President Donald Trump has for the most part imposed his will on GOP lawmakers. He is now shifting his focus to the independent judiciary.” — Howard Schweitzer,...more
4/1/2025
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Debt Ceiling ,
Federal Budget ,
Fraud Abuse and Waste ,
Government Agencies ,
Government Efficiency ,
Judicial Authority ,
Legislative Agendas ,
OMB ,
Proposed Legislation ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Security ,
Trump Administration
"Democrats are struggling with how and when to resist President Donald Trump’s agenda. And it doesn’t help their cause that Trump is unifying the House GOP’s own notoriously fractious caucus.” — Howard Schweitzer, CEO, Cozen...more
3/26/2025
/ Debt ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Reserve ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Political Candidates ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
“President Trump loves tariffs because he believes they provide him powerful negotiating leverage with foreign leaders. But he also loves them because they are his preferred mechanism for reshoring US manufacturing. While the...more
3/19/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Colleges ,
Educational Institutions ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Funding ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Tariffs ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
“With the Trump administration’s aggressive plans for a rollback of federal regulation, blue states are already looking to fill the void, demonstrating that nature abhors a vacuum in the political realm as well.” — Howard...more
“At the heart of President Trump’s effort to expansively redefine the power of the presidency is a struggle for control of the government’s purse strings, underscoring the aphorism that money is power.” — Howard Schweitzer,...more
“With the return of President Trump and his America First foreign policy, leaders around the world are coming to terms with the realization that Trump’s first term approach to geopolitics can no longer be viewed as an...more
“While the Trump administration continues to implement its executive agenda at a breakneck pace, congressional Republicans are literally forced to deal with consensus by committee to realize their legislative agenda.” —...more
2/19/2025
/ Congressional Committees ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Federal Budget ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Reconciliation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
“President Trump has given Elon Musk unprecedented power and room to run to remake the executive branch. But to the extent that Musk deviates from remaking it in Trump’s image, the former runs the risk of becoming more of a...more
2/12/2025
/ Budget Cuts ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Department of Education ,
Elon Musk ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Budget ,
Government Efficiency ,
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury ,
USAID
“Besides disrupting policy in Washington, the Trump administration is looking to disrupt fundamentally how Washington operates. Thus, even as Trump’s team loses some prominent policy fights, it still sees value in the impact...more
2/4/2025
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Donald Trump ,
Executive Authority ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Employees ,
Federal Funding ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Government Efficiency ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
USAID
“Despite all the discussion of spending cuts under the new unified GOP control in Washington, two words that President Trump did not utter even once during his inaugural address: deficit reduction.” — Howard Schweitzer, CEO,...more
1/29/2025
/ China ,
Debt Ceiling ,
Deficit Reduction ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Budget ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Medicaid ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Reform ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration
“President Trump is seen above all else as a disruptor hell-bent on upsetting the established ways of governing. However, even disruption itself has to follow a process in Washington.” — Howard Schweitzer, CEO, Cozen O’Connor...more
1/22/2025
/ Congressional Review Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Deregulation ,
Donald Trump ,
Executive Orders ,
Government Efficiency ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
OMB ,
Public Policy ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trump Administration
“While Republicans have taken unified control of the federal government, President-elect Donald Trump is going to lean heavily on an expansive use of executive power from his first day back in the Oval Office as he has...more
1/15/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Border Security ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Donald Trump ,
Energy Sector ,
Executive Orders ,
Immigration ,
Immigration Procedures ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Migrants ,
National Security ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tariffs ,
Temporary Protected Status ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury
“Republicans generally agree on their substantial legislative priorities as they prepare to take the governing reins in the new year. The challenge of governing in Washington though is that process often trumps substance.” —...more
12/18/2024
/ Antitrust Division ,
Big Tech ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Donald Trump ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Political Parties ,
Populism ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Trump Administration ,
Ways and Means Committee