Between the demise of Joe Biden's presidency, the assassination attempts on Donald Trump and November's stunning results in the presidential election, 2024 was a wild year for political news. I'm not sure that 2025 will be much calmer. In fact, our political system could experience one shock after another, as Trump and his administration try to remake American government and conflict continues to roil the world.
I don't really like to make predictions — that's what fortunetellers are for. But since journalism is about asking the right questions, I'm sharing the five that are top of mind for me as we head into the new year.
1. Are the Republicans interested in governing?
They have 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. They have Capitol Hill. They have the Supreme Court. Now what? Getting what you want is always dangerous in politics — it's always easiest to blame the other side for your own shortcomings, but if the other side is in the minority, as the Democrats are in Washington, that becomes harder to do.
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