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• The fight over the House speakership reveals how the combination of House Republicans’ narrow majority and fractious conference prevents them from accomplishing much for the remainder of 2023.
• The...more
10/25/2023
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Hamas ,
Highway Trust Fund ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Israel ,
Joe Biden ,
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Speaker of the House ,
Tax Credits ,
Terrorist Acts
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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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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Donald Trump ,
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Iran ,
Israel ,
Joe Biden ,
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State Attorneys General ,
Ukraine ,
Voting Rights Act
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• The disarray in the House GOP conference has political benefits for Democrats, at least in the short term, but it could also have a significant impact on FY24 discretionary spending, which could result in...more
10/12/2023
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Gas Prices ,
Joe Biden ,
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Speaker of the House ,
Strike ,
UAW
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• Every presidential election is hyped as being the “most consequential.” But given the contrasts between what a Biden and Trump second term would look like, this description very well could prove to be...more
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• President Biden’s and former President Trump’s reactions to the United Auto Workers strike against the Big Three automakers underscores that neither political party can take the support of blue-collar...more
9/19/2023
/ America First Trade Policy ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automotive Industry ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Donald Trump ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Policy ,
Governor DeSantis ,
Joe Biden ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRB ,
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Presidential Elections ,
Price Inflation ,
Strike ,
UAW ,
Ukraine ,
Unions
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•Former President Trump and the eponymous Trumpism may still be front-and-center, but no less consequential for voters, the economy is the fate of a new eponym in the DC zeitgeist: Bidenomics.
•Interest in...more
The culture wars continue to present a challenge for corporate America, resulting in diminished influence of the “Chamber of Commerce” business perspective in Washington. But the bipartisan legislative successes of the past...more
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•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
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•The state of the economy is unclear, with conflicting indicators of where it is heading. But this uncertainty isn't stopping Washington, DC from defining the economy for partisan gains.
•With regional banks...more
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•President Biden launched his fourth and final campaign for president last week, this time as an incumbent. Biden's MO is to prove the naysayers wrong while pointing out he's the least worst option.
•This...more
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•Congress isn't in its tax heyday like it was in 2017 or 2021, but tax policy is far from dormant as the Biden administration focuses on implementing the Inflation Reduction Act tax agenda and a major tax...more
4/19/2023
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Economic Realities Test ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
IRS ,
Joe Biden ,
Over-Time ,
Renewable Energy ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
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President Biden is taking actions to move towards the center of the electorate as he prepares a re-election bid. Underlying this move is a desire to be a palatable alternative to MAGA Republicans as well as...more
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•This past weekend’s fast-moving banking crisis was an abrupt reminder that the era of easy money is over. While regulators were able to avoid broader contagion (at least for now), this crisis has...more
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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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Clean Energy ,
Domestic Policy ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Joe Biden ,
Political Parties ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Semiconductors ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Ukraine
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•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
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•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
/ China ,
Debt Ceiling ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joe Biden ,
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Misclassification ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Onshoring ,
Political Parties ,
SDN List ,
Semiconductors ,
Speaker of the House ,
Supply Shortages ,
Tax Incentives
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•Presidential re-election campaigns are generally a referendum on the incumbent, but for President Biden, the negative case for a second term (i.e., he’s not former President Trump) is stronger than the...more
1/18/2023
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Interest Rates ,
Joe Biden ,
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Non-Compete Agreements ,
Political Campaigns ,
Political Candidates ,
Political Parties ,
Presidential Elections ,
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•Although former President Trump is the only declared candidate for 2024 thus far, several in the GOP will seek to claim the mantle of the MAGA movement. Meanwhile, President Biden will lay the groundwork...more
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•Midterm elections are often a referendum on the president and his party in power. But in 2022, it was a referendum on both Bidenism and Trumpism as President Biden and former President Trump continue to...more
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•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
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The 2020 election and its aftermath were a major stress test of American democracy. There are more stress tests to come in this year’s midterm election and in 2024. ...more
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•For all the focus on the culture wars in the midterms this year, politicians in close races are spending most of their time focused on the economy, likely making it the decisive electoral factor. ...more
9/21/2022
/ Consumer Price Index ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Donald Trump ,
Gas Prices ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Joe Biden ,
NLRB ,
Political Candidates ,
Political Parties ,
Price Inflation ,
Primary Elections ,
SCOTUS ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions
Republicans love to cuss out the president while Democrats aren’t feeling much love for their party leader. Yet the success and longevity of Joe Biden's presidency won't be measured by who he is and how many memes are...more
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•It may be a bear market on Wall Street but it's a bull market for 2024 presidential ambitions. Even if they don't pull the lever and run, would-be candidates, left and right, need to begin the...more
7/20/2022
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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Donald Trump ,
DPA ,
Governor DeSantis ,
Governor Newsom ,
Governor Pritzker ,
Joe Biden ,
Popular ,
Presidential Elections ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Ratings ,
SCOTUS
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•Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is running for reelection this year. But all eyes are on what he does two years later, as DeSantis presents the most formidable challenge to a third presidential election cycle...more
6/29/2022
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Clean Energy ,
Data Privacy ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Donald Trump ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Governor DeSantis ,
Joe Biden ,
Political Candidates ,
Popular ,
Presidential Elections ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Roe v Wade ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)