“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
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“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
“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
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Trump Administration
“President-elect Trump is re-entering the Oval Office with an even bolder and more muscular approach to his America First policies. But Trump’s policymaking isn’t the only thing to have evolved over the past four years – so...more
12/11/2024
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“CEOs tended to take a wait and see approach at the start of the first Trump administration. But it would be a mistake not to engage early and often with Trump 2.0.” — Howard Schweitzer, CEO, Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies...more
12/4/2024
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The Cozen Lens -
· The presidential election will be decided on domestic issues, but Vice President Harris and former President Trump are still touting their foreign policy platforms as they seek to woo voters.
· In...more
10/16/2024
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Navigating K-Street for the C-Suite-
“A President Harris’ policies would likely be similar to those of President Biden, with some notable exceptions. But her differing governing priorities and style are what would set her...more
8/1/2024
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The Cozen Lens-
•Last month’s debate shone a spotlight on President Biden’s age and fitness for office, shifting focus away from former President Trump’s controversies, at least for now.
•Arguably the most important...more
The Cozen Lens-
•The House of Representatives in the 118th Congress has acted more like a parliamentary government than a majoritarian institution, an unusual set-up that may be destined to repeat itself if neither party...more
The Cozen Lens-
•A second Trump administration would likely include both familiar faces from his first term and newcomers, but a lack of institutional guardrails means that former President Trump’s personnel choices will be...more
The Cozen Lens-
• A second term for former President Trump would mean the return of his “America First” foreign policy, including its resulting geopolitical uncertainty.
• President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping...more
1/24/2024
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The Cozen Lens-
The MAGA movement is more than just former President Trump, though he still holds great sway. MAGA faces its first major governing test beyond the Trump administration after the election of Speaker Mike...more
11/1/2023
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The Cozen Lens-
What role the United States should play in today’s unstable world is a legitimate debate to have, but to be able to provide any form of leadership abroad, the US needs to be able to demonstrate a certain...more
10/18/2023
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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
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Iran ,
Israel ,
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Ukraine ,
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The Cozen Lens-
•After feeling like they lost out in House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) debt limit deal with President Biden, the House GOP’s right flank aims for major cuts in FY24 government funding. This stance raises...more
The Fiscal Responsibility Act is passed, the debt ceiling is raised, and a DC-manufactured crisis is averted. While there are lessons to be gleaned from the theatrics, there's consequential legislation to come later this...more
The Cozen Lens-
•While the two sides remain far apart ideologically on a debt ceiling compromise, there is plenty of creativity that can be used to close the gap so both sides can claim a political victory.
•Despite...more
The Cozen Lens-
To achieve his goals of boosting clean energy and reinvigorating domestic manufacturing, President Biden aims to leverage funding from the private sector to implement his three major legislative achievements:...more
3/1/2023
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The Cozen Lens-
•With Nikki Haley announcing her bid for the presidency last week, she represents the first of what will likely be several more announcements this year. Right now, the biggest unanswered question is whether...more
The Cozen Lens-
•House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will have one of the most consequential relationships in Washington, DC over the next two years as Republicans try to...more
2/1/2023
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The Cozen Lens-
•The environment, social, and governance (ESG) movement is growing, but corporations are getting squeezed in the political battles between activists on both sides of this issue. ...more
The Cozen Lens-
•After several decades in which industrial policy was out of fashion in Washington, a bipartisan consensus has emerged around the need for the US to have its own, largely to counter China....more
The Cozen Lens-
•Democrats all share the same goal of trying to maintain as many seats in Congress as possible, but how they should go about doing so depends on who you ask.
•Meanwhile, Republicans are poised to retake...more
7/13/2022
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Vladimir Putin
With inflation up, the stock market down, and general lack of trust in the institutions of power, the Biden presidency can look similar to that of President Jimmy Carter's. But the future of Joe Biden and the Democrats is by...more