Washington Examiner originals: 2024 series highlights

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

74% : Part 1: DOJ tested in SCOTUS fight implicating Trump and hundreds of Jan. 6 casesPart 2: Jan. 6 defendants recount 'Orwellian' treatmentPart 3: Trump's plans to pardon Jan. 6 defendantsA presidential election rematch in 2024 between Joe Biden and Donald Trump helped pave the way for renewed interest in third-party candidates.
70% : The aftermath of the attack has strained relations between the United States and Israel, while the Democratic Party at home threatens to be torn apart by anti-Israeli activists, both within Congress and playing out on campuses across the country.
67% : Part 1: Biden's ticket to win head-to-head matchup is to show he is in 'command of his faculties'Part 2: Biden and Trump made a lot of promises in 2020 debates.
62% : The U.S. will also possibly undergo a health revolution, while very real questions need to be answered on everything from Social Security reform to the military to the changing landscape of the energy sector.
54% : Part 1: What could happen to DC's federal workforce under Trump 2.0Part 2: What Republicans plan for DC with trifecta controlPart 3: DC leaders split on whether to fight with Trump or find common groundPart 4: Seven times the federal government has interfered with DC governanceThe 2024 election cycle has ended, with Republicans holding control of all three branches of government.
53% : Part 1: Clearing the record on masks, social distancing, and vaccinesPart 2: Fauci and the origins of COVID-19: The congressional investigation so farPart 3: Trust in public health and vaccination was pandemic casualtyPart 4: The consequences of school closuresThe future of the administrative state hung in the balance.
53% : Part 1: Trumpworld battles 'Old Guard' Republicans for Ohio Senate seatPart 2: Ohio Senate primary tests strength of Trump endorsementPart 3: Trump dominance in Ohio tests limits of Democrats' 2024 meddlingPart 4: Abortion shapes Ohio politics months after voters guarantee accessCrime in Washington is a crisis.
52% : Part 1: Ukrainian corruption threatens past and future aidPart 2: The moments that mattered most in Ukraine-Russia conflictPart 3: States with the most to gain from Ukraine aid legislation have lawmakers who voted against itRiding the coattails of a favorable congressional map and negative Democratic headwinds on crime and the economy, Republicans scored surprise wins in New York in 2022 to wrestle back control of the House.
50% : Part 1: Democrats believe abortion can put Florida in play in NovemberPart 2: Republicans harnessing 'tremendous momentum' in quest to win New JerseyPart 3: Trump's New York state of mind changes landscape for RepublicansPart 4: Texas Democrats look to pick up wins by keeping focus close to homeHunter Biden would soon stand trial on gun-related charges just as the GOP's effort to untangle his web of foreign moneymaking was fizzling out.
48% : Part 1: Why efforts to stave off exhaustion have fizzled outPart 2: Fiscal commission seen as best bet to fix dire situationPart 3: What's at stake for Social Security beneficiaries this electionLegal fights over election integrity were well underway with less than two months to go to the election.
48% : At stake are individual tax rates, the doubled standard deduction, the enlarged child tax credit, the new tax break for businesses that file as individuals, and the increased exemptions for the estate tax.
47% : Part 1: How the West came to regret its dance with drugsPart 2: States that first legalized marijuana see plummet in tax revenuePart 3: How the West seeks to legalize and regulate psychedelic mushroom tripsSocial Security was one of the most pressing concerns for voters in November.
42% : Part 1: The coming multifront battle over the corporate tax ratePart 2: Welfare or sticking it to cat ladies?
38% : Republican lawyers, meanwhile, were still spooked by what happened in the aftermath of 2020.Part 1: Democratic legal games undermine self-styled defenders of democracy imagePart 2: Trump faces 'difficult proposition' to find top legal talent for 2024 election challengesPart 3: Republicans fight for citizenship bill that would reshape electionsPart 4: Republicans' 2024 legal army guards against a repeat of Trump's stolen election claimsThe Federal Trade Commission is challenging Kroger's acquisition of Albertsons, saying their merger would be anticompetitive.
36% : This series looked at the flaws that have unraveled the cases against Trump.
35% : The series investigated how the administration had fallen short on Iran engagement, the Israel-Hamas conflict and the push for a two-state solution, and sorely needed reform in the United Nations, particularly the UNRWA.
34% : That process had already begun for Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
34% : Part 1: Kroger-Albertsons merger: Why the FTC says it will raise food pricesPart 2: How the Kroger merger could further erode the administrative statePart 3: FTC lawsuit over Kroger-Albertsons merger is a political tightrope for Harris and TrumpEarly got underway in several states in September.
32% : Part 1: Trump trial in Georgia built on weak foundationPart 2: Trump classified documents case suffers snagsPart 3: Trump's New York trial cracks apartPart 4: Jack Smith election case hangs on by a threadDeep-blue Maryland has been a stronghold for Democrats in general elections for decades.
28% : Part 1: Trump works to get black voters to abandon Biden this time aroundPart 2: How a rumored Trump VP pick could help seal one path to defeating BidenPart 3: Biden's waning hold on young voters leaves door open for TrumpThe Supreme Court was considering a lawsuit meant to reverse the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.
26% : This series looked at the legal weaknesses in the DOJ's efforts to punish Jan. 6 defendants and the future of those cases if Trump reclaimed the White House.
25% : 12 Days of Christmas: A dozen issues confronting Trump and the US in 2025In the spirit of the season, the Washington Examiner identified 12 issues we believe will shape and influence 2025 and beyond.
24% : Part 1: Supreme Court may soon undercut Biden's regulatory regimePart 2: What the downfall of Chevron deference would mean for economic regulationsPart 3: What the downfall of Chevron deference would mean for energy and climate regulationsPart 4: Supreme Court decision could help Trump roll back federal bureaucracyPresident Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump were locked in a fight for seven swing states that appeared to be in control of who will be the next president.
16% : That includes Donald Trump, whose political future and personal freedom may have depended on whether a jury believes he is to blame for the violence.
8% : Part 1: The Hunter Biden cases that never werePart 2: Has the Joe Biden impeachment effort fizzled out?Part 3: Hunter Biden to fight felony firearm charges in Delaware trialElection Day was less than six months away, and voters had a familiar choice of Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
3% : Part 1: The fight against illegal immigration, sanctuary cities, and what lies in store for Tom HomanPart 2: What to expect from RFK Jr. in 2025Part 3: Major changes coming to Social Security regardless of Trump's presencePart 4: Trump doesn't need 'warrior board' to reshape 'woke' Pentagon in his imagePart 5: Trump's administration to face economic headwinds in 2025: Inflation, tariffs, and beyondPart 6: John Bolton fears Trump doesn't understand growing threat of anti-US axisPart 7: How SNAP benefits and the future of the farm bill may play out next yearPart 8: Democrats in search of 'new faces' as they prepare for 'recycled' TrumpPart 9: Can the GOP keep it together to deliver success for Trump in his first 100 days?Part 10: Prosecuting the prosecutors?

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