- President Joe Biden signed into law the bipartisan year-end omnibus funding bill passed by the House and the Senate.
- The $1.7 trillion measure funds the military and domestic programs, public health and science, law enforcement, and programs to prevent violence against women.
- Trump and his cronies remain determined to return to power, either to stop this federal action Trump incorrectly calls “Marxism” or to use the government to enforce right-wing religious values.
- Establishment Republicans came around to backing Trump in 2017 after he promised them lower taxes and less regulation.
- Trump managed to stay in power by feeding the reactionaries in the party who reject the idea of American equality.
- Far-right Republicans are now challenging the bid of House minority leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for House speaker.
- The Democrats have worked with willing Republicans to demonstrate that lawmakers in a democracy really can accomplish big things for the American people.
- Which vision will win out will be a key political story of 2023.
Click HERE for original. Published December 29, 2022
