Questions?
Fire away.
Hey friends,
It was a fascinating day at the Supreme Court today, with some very interesting lines of questioning from justices of all stripes — and some, let’s just say, unexpected cameos.
My topline takeaway: It’s not looking too hot for President Trump’s tariff agenda. For more, you’ll have to read tomorrow’s newsletter — it’s gonna be a good one, I promise: chock full of interesting details, including my conversations with Amy Klobuchar, Mike Lee, and other attendees.
For now, I’m here to ask if you have any questions for this week’s Q&A newsletter. Maybe you’ve been wondering about…
Last night’s elections: why the results shook out how they did, who stuck out, and what they portend for the future.
The fate of the filibuster: whether Republicans will follow Trump’s lead and what a post-filibuster world might look like.
The tariff arguments: what it was like inside the court, where the case might go, and what would happen if the court strikes down Trump’s import taxes.
If so, now is your opportunity to ask! Or maybe you have another question about Trump, Congress, the court, the 2025 elections, the 2026 elections, or anything else in Washington. You can ask those too.
As always, you can send in a question by leaving a comment below or by asking one anonymously at this link. Looking forward to seeing what’s on your mind!
— Gabe
Trump blamed the electoral losses on the fact that he wasn't on the ballot. Theoretically, he never will be again. Republican politicians have repeatedly cheered Trump past the bounds of what was thought to be politically acceptable (and those who didn't were purged in the primaries). But if Trump is never on another ballot, at what point do his coattails become an anchor? Any signs in the GOP of recalculating one's loyalty to Trump after yesterday?
Now that it's obvious that Trump is hurting GOP Congress members' chances of getting re-elected, and now that his poll numbers are really bad, will the vast majority of the current GOP politicians still continue backing Trump? Will they EVER turn on him? And if not, why are they still bound to him, considering what a liability he is to them? Are they being coerced to stay? Because I can't see how he is benefiting them in any way at this point. Also, by not impeaching a president who is flagrantly unwell both mentally and physically--and is constantly breaking laws--they are endangering the national security in our country and across the globe. (And I didn't even mention the abundance of laws he breaks almost every day.) What are most of them still so afraid of at this point?