Frustrated lawmakers are looking to 2026 in the hopes that they can reclaim some of the power many fear they’ve ceded to the White House under Trump.
Over the course of 2025, the Trump administration unilaterally shuttered or drastically weakened federal agencies, implemented widespread tariffs, canceled congressionally approved spending and conducted military operations in the Caribbean.
Democrats repeatedly cried foul, and even some Republicans aired concerns about the White House brushing aside Congress. Scores of lawmakers opted for retirement before the calendar even turned to January.
Now many are wondering whether anything will be different next year, especially with the added political pressure of the approaching midterm elections.
Perhaps they’re not aware of how much power they conceded and how difficult it will be to get it back.
They’ll find out the hard way, I imagine.
I’m sure quite a few have kowtowed not only for personal aspirations of power, but also because of all the threats of violence directed at them and their family if they don’t.
The Republican Party operates more like a crime family than anything else.