What the GOP did with all that power

Abby McCloskey, Bloomberg Opinion, December 15, 2025

“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.