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Aaron Zitner

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ARTICLES BY AARON ZITNER

Representative Al Green, a Democrat from Texas, left, shouts as US President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US. Photographer: Win McNamee/Getty Images/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

Democrats are busy fighting over what to fight over

6 min read . 09 Mar 2025

In his first major speech since his inauguration, President Trump told both chambers of Congress that the 'golden age of America has only just begun.' Photo: Win McNamee – Pool via CNP/Zuma Press

Trump’s ‘swift and unrelenting action’ tests Americans’ appetite for upheaval

5 min read . 05 Mar 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump walks before boarding Marine One at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 28, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard (REUTERS)

Powers of Trump and Congress collide in government shutdown fight

6 min read . 01 Mar 2025

Elon Musk holds a chainsaw that reads 'Long live freedom, damn it' at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland on 20 February. Photo: AFP

Musk looks at auditing the Federal Reserve

2 min read . 21 Feb 2025

US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AFP)

Trump is unraveling the world order with unprecedented speed

6 min read . 08 Feb 2025

Guests at the Make America Healthy Again ball. Photo: Liz Whyte/WSJ

MAGA returns to Washington with ‘mood-boosting’ mocktails, meme coins and paella

5 min read . 21 Jan 2025

Biden pardon threatens his legacy—and Democrats’ fight against Trump

6 min read . 03 Dec 2024

Trump has threatened to take steps that would undermine the Senate’s confirmation powers and Congress’s role in budgeting—the most essential powers of the two chambers. (REUTERS)

Trump’s top team sets stage for White House power grab

1 min read . 16 Nov 2024

Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. (AFP)

Pollsters were blindsided by breadth of Trump win

2 min read . 07 Nov 2024

Image: Emil Lendof/WSJ, iStock

The pollsters blew it in 2020. Will they be wrong again in 2024?

6 min read . 22 Oct 2024

Trump has a narrow edge in Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. (Image: AFP)

Battle for swing states is tied, Trump has edge on top issues, WSJ poll shows

6 min read . 11 Oct 2024

The big reasons for this dramatic growth: A much larger share of Americans are seniors, and their healthcare costs have risen. (Getty Images)

Americans are more reliant than ever on government aid

5 min read . 30 Sep 2024

Collin Mertz and Lauren Starrett.

America’s new political war pits young men against young women

10 min read . 29 Jul 2024

Donald Trump was surrounded and rushed off stage during the rally on Saturday. (Getty Images)

A nation on edge fears an election careening toward an ugly finish

5 min read . 14 Jul 2024

Biden buys campaign more time but pays a steep price

7 min read . 13 Jul 2024

Why Americans Are So Down on a Strong Economy

Why Americans Are So Down on a Strong Economy

12 min read . 07 Feb 2024

The New Hampshire results also signaled that Trump risks losing enough Republicans—as well as a substantial share of independent voters—to create a problem for him as a general-election candidate in November.

Trump Won New Hampshire, but There Are Warning Signs for November

4 min read . 24 Jan 2024

Only 36% of voters in a new Wall Street Journal/NORC survey said the American dream still holds true.(AP Photo/Patrick Post) (AP)

Voters See American Dream Slipping Out of Reach, WSJ/NORC Poll Shows

5 min read . 24 Nov 2023

Last week’s ouster of Kevin McCarthy—shown leaving his offices at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday—as House speaker has essentially frozen the chamber.

U.S. Grapples With Political Gridlock as Crises Mount

6 min read . 11 Oct 2023

Former speakers Paul Ryan, saluting, and John Boehner were also driven from the podium in part by hard-line conservatives who demanded big spending cuts when they lacked total power.

Rebellion That Took Down McCarthy Was More Than a Decade in the Making

5 min read . 05 Oct 2023