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Politics, the World Order and Donald Trump’s New Year

Newly divided government could mean change in this new year… or not. House Democrats don’t always stick together--and presidential campaigns could get in the way. The GOP might not heed Mitt Romney’s call for respectability.

By Warren Olney • Jan 3, 2019 • 47m Listen

For the first time as president, Donald Trump faces a divided government, with Democrats running the House of Representatives. But they face a divide of their own between veteran leaders like Speaker Pelosi and a new generation. Trump may also face a split, with Republican senators up for reelection in purple states less willing to toe the line. Will they take a cue from Mitt Romney? As the rest of the world looks on, we’ll hear a formula for new leadership by America’s allies in place of Trump’s Washington.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
E.J. Dionne
Senior fellow at Brookings Institution, Professor at Georgetown University, Columnist at Washington Post
Jennifer Rubin
Washington Post
Ivo Daalder
Chicago Council on Global Affairs

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Politics, the World Order and Donald Trump’s New Year

Newly divided government could mean change in this new year… or not. House Democrats don’t always stick together--and presidential campaigns could get in the way. The GOP might not heed Mitt Romney’s call for respectability.

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Politics, the World Order and Donald Trump’s New Year

Newly divided government could mean change in this new year… or not. House Democrats don’t always stick together--and presidential campaigns could get in the way. The GOP might not heed Mitt Romney’s call for respectability.

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