What the GOP Accomplished With All That Power: Abby McCloskey

“What a decade this year has been.” That’s how a friend in Washington described 2025 to me. The last 12 months saw a flurry of activity as Republicans in the White House and Congress worked to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda before he reaches “lame duck” status. The result was a swirling mix of policy highs and lows that — without question — has rearranged the policy table heading into 2026.

First, the highs. The Southern border is secure: Border crossings have dropped to their lowest in recent memory, quite the change from the record highs of the Biden administration. Trump ...