Will 2026 Be the Year Voters Pull the Emergency Brake? NYT | Opinion Jamelle Bouie, Michelle Cottle, David French and Derek Arthur 17 January 2026 at 20:00 The midterms will be a battle for control of Trump’s legacy.
Mary Peltola Puts Alaska in Play for Democrats NYT | Opinion Michelle Cottle 15 January 2026 at 00:00 Mary Peltola’s entry into the Alaska Senate race is a building block in an electoral strategy Democrats have been working on for months.
The Rare Republican Who Brawls With Trump — and Is Ready for More NYT | Opinion Michelle Cottle 12 January 2026 at 18:02 Thomas Massie says his primary against a Trump-supported challenger will be a referendum on whether you can “have a thought that diverges from the president’s.”
Trump Is ‘Chest-Beating’ Over a Retreat NYT | Opinion Michelle Cottle, David French, Carlos Lozada and Jillian Weinberger 11 January 2026 at 04:20 The round table convenes to discuss the start to Trump’s 2026, from Greenland to Minnesota and Venezuela.
The 2025 Politics Yearbook: Most Likely to Be Extreme and Chaotic NYT | Opinion Michelle Cottle 31 December 2025 at 18:00 How much more chaotic could a second Trump term be? 2025 did not disappoint.