Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Running Mates!

In this brief episode we do a quick news roundup regarding”

• 1:31 State of the ACA and legislative outlook in 2026
• 9:51 Is Trump a Lame Duck?
• 13:58 A little bit of Jeffery Epstein stuff 
• 16:20 Predictions in 2026

We’re taking a holiday break and will be back in 2026 with fresh interviews and cutting analysis. Happy Holidays.

Further Reading

6:00 The Nation: “Trumps Imperial Presidency has taken a hit, can he recover? By Jeet Heer

7:04: The Georgia Recorder “Democrat flips northeast Georgia state House seat, pulling off special election upset” by Maya Homan and Ross Williams

15:26 NYT “Scams, Schemes, and Ruthless Cons: the untold story of how Jeffery Epstein got Rich” by ​​By David Enrich, Steve Eder, et al.

16:15 “I’ll tell you what to expect in advance of tomorrow's statutory disclosure deadline.” Thomas Massie on X