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Trump's meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney highlights the strained relationship, particularly regarding tariffs.

Shift to "Gloom and Doom", tax cut proposals for the wealthy, while asking ordinary Americans to cut back.

Budget Reconciliation and Tax Cuts, Medicaid Cuts: Republicans are seeking ways to cut Medicaid by $880 billion over 10 years, which is unpopular with voters.

Democrats face a strategic challenge balancing the demands of their progressive base with the need to win moderate swing districts.

Purging of the Pentagon

Intimidation of Harvard

potential for a confrontation between the Trump administration and the Supreme Court

Trump's tariff policies are facing criticism for increasing costs for American small businesses that rely on imported materials

Democrats a good chance to flip the House, Democrats would need to hold four potentially competitive seats and flip four Republican seats.

There are concerns about the increasing age of members of Congress, particularly in the Senate, with a median age significantly higher than in previous decades and compared to legislatures in other countries.

The administration reportedly followed a "well-planned blueprint, referred to as 'Project 2025,'"

The first 100 days were marked by an unprecedented number of executive orders,

Goal to Energize Base and Destabilize Establishment

Budget deficits will continue to grow.