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Saturday, January 3, 2026
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Topic: Republicans

Will Mumbai start looking for its Mamdani now? The city is as unaffordable as New York

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani will face hurdles. And Democrats cannot mistake one city’s victory for a national mandate.

Trump picks daughter-in-law Lara Trump for Senate run in North Carolina

Donald Trump suggested his daughter-in-law Lara Trump as a possible replacement for US Senator Thom Tillis who clashed with the US President over his tax-cut and spending bill.

Hunger games for immigrants? Trump DHS may be plotting a reality show with US citizenship as prize

Immigrants would be asked to prove their worth to become American through series of region-themed challenges. Trump admin is reportedly in talks with TV producer, streaming platforms.

Role of money in politics, illegal immigration among Americans’ key concerns under Trump 2.0—Pew

Republicans and Democrats are more closely aligned in their views on domestic terrorism: 32 percent of Republicans and 36 percent of Democrats agree that it is a major concern.

Republicans take control of US Senate with consequences for future policies, judicial appointments

Trump’s judicial appointments to Supreme Court in previous tenure, as confirmed by the Senate, gave it a conservative majority. Overturning of Roe v. Wade was a key election issue this time.

In victory speech, Trump calls for unity; tells supporters 2nd term ‘will be golden age of America’

Still 3 electoral college votes shy of hitting the majority mark, Republican candidate Donald Trump declared victory in a speech in West Palm Beach, Florida.

US Presidential Election 2024: Donald trumps Harris to secure historic 2nd White House term

Trump has won the presidency for a second time, with Harris falling far behind in race to secure 270 electoral college votes as US presidential election 2024 draws to a close.

‘America, I gave you my best,’ says an emotional Biden as he bows out, passes torch to Kamala Harris

Democratic National Conference kicked off with another fiery speech, from Hillary Clinton who asked Democrats to empower Vice President Kamala Harris to break the ‘glass ceiling’.

JD Vance & his New Right can’t be dismissed glibly—he appeals to something deep, necessary

Vance’s speech forced me to start researching the New Right, an exercise which I think will be useful for our own think tanks.

Republicans rally around Trump after guilty verdict in hush money case, say ‘this will backfire’

Jury found that the Donal Trump had falsified records in scheme to influence his 2016 presidential election. House Speaker Mike Johnson described it as 'shameful day in American history'.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.