https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AV7afZC_-lY/david-a-hopkins RSS for Node Sun, 10 May 2026 00:40:30 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-05-08/debt-limit-standoff-biden-mccarthy-can-choose-compromise-or-humiliation https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-05-08/debt-limit-standoff-biden-mccarthy-can-choose-compromise-or-humiliation Mon, 08 May 2023 11:30:09 GMT WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 17: (L-R) U.S. President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) depart the U.S. Capitol following the Friends of Ireland Luncheon on Saint Patrick's Day March 17, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Friends of Ireland caucus was founded in 1981 by the late Irish-American politicians Irish-American politicians Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA), Sen. Daniel Moynihan (D-NY) and former Speaker of the House Tip ONeill (D-MA). (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-04-16/republicans-won-t-win-back-the-youth-vote-with-a-culture-war https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-04-16/republicans-won-t-win-back-the-youth-vote-with-a-culture-war Sun, 16 Apr 2023 12:00:10 GMT Going after the traditionalist voter. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-03-30/nashville-shooting-aftermath-why-the-gun-lobby-is-so-strong https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-03-30/nashville-shooting-aftermath-why-the-gun-lobby-is-so-strong Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:25:34 GMT NASHVILLE, TN - MARCH 30: A protester sits with an anti-assault rifle sign near the Tennessee State Capitol to call for an end to gun violence and support stronger gun laws on March 30, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. A 28-year-old former student of the private Covenant School in Nashville, wielding a handgun and two AR-style weapons, shot and killed three 9-year-old students and three adults before being killed by responding police officers on March 27th. (Photo by Seth Herald/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-03-11/biden-budget-reflects-old-battle-lines-between-democrats-and-gop https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-03-11/biden-budget-reflects-old-battle-lines-between-democrats-and-gop Sat, 11 Mar 2023 13:00:37 GMT Girding for a budgetary battle. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-03-03/joe-biden-has-no-need-for-bill-clinton-s-democratic-party https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-03-03/joe-biden-has-no-need-for-bill-clinton-s-democratic-party Fri, 03 Mar 2023 12:30:01 GMT WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 02: U.S. President Joe Biden (L) and Former President Bill Clinton arrive for an event to mark the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act in the East Room of the White House on February 02, 2023 in Washington, DC. Some Democrats in Congress are calling on Biden to expand access to the FMLA by, in part, including a national 12-week paid family leave system as part of his proposed federal budget. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-02-14/campaign-2024-why-republicans-and-democrats-disagree-about-schools https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-02-14/campaign-2024-why-republicans-and-democrats-disagree-about-schools Tue, 14 Feb 2023 12:30:25 GMT SEPTEMBER 10 2012. COSTA MESA, CA. Every desk is taken in professor Jeanne (cq) Neil's Accounting 101 classroom at Orange Coast Community College in Costa Mesa, CA, on Sept 10, 2011. She said dozens more students were left on the "wait list" after the beginning business course reached capacity enrollment. (Photo by Don Bartletti/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-02-03/biden-s-legislative-record-is-impressive-but-he-s-no-obama https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-02-03/biden-s-legislative-record-is-impressive-but-he-s-no-obama Fri, 03 Feb 2023 12:30:01 GMT WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 17: U.S. President Joe Biden listens to members of the press shout questions as he meets with Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands in the Oval Office of the White House January 17, 2023 in Washington, DC. Biden and Rutte were expected to discuss a range of bilateral issues during the meeting. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-01-23/democrats-are-now-united-and-it-s-likely-to-last https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-01-23/democrats-are-now-united-and-it-s-likely-to-last Mon, 23 Jan 2023 12:30:12 GMT WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 03: Incoming House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) (R) is acknowledged on the first day of the 118th Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 03, 2023 in Washington, DC. Today members of the 118th Congress will be sworn-in and the House of Representatives will elect a new Speaker of the House. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-01-09/house-republican-rebels-have-a-point-about-smaller-government https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-01-09/house-republican-rebels-have-a-point-about-smaller-government Mon, 09 Jan 2023 19:16:02 GMT WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 04: House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) reacts during a vote to adjourn following a day of votes for the new Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol on January 04, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives is attempting to elect the next Speaker after House after McCarthy failed to earn more than 218 votes on six ballots over two days, the first time in 100 years that the Speaker was not elected on the first ballot. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-12-27/independent-voters-do-exist-and-they-re-more-important-than-ever https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-12-27/independent-voters-do-exist-and-they-re-more-important-than-ever Tue, 27 Dec 2022 12:30:14 GMT TOPSHOT - Voting booths are seen at Glass Elementary School's polling station in Eagle Pass, Texas, on November 8, 2022. (Photo by Mark Felix / AFP) (Photo by MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-12-10/georgia-s-senate-election-offers-both-parties-one-important-lesson https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-12-10/georgia-s-senate-election-offers-both-parties-one-important-lesson Sat, 10 Dec 2022 13:00:18 GMT ATLANTA, GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 29: Residents wait in line to vote early outside a polling station on November 29, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. Early voting has started in select Georgia counties for a special runoff election days after the Georgia Supreme Court rejected an emergency request from Republicans to block counties from offering early voting. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-12-03/2022-voter-turnout-was-almost-a-record-is-it-a-new-trend https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-12-03/2022-voter-turnout-was-almost-a-record-is-it-a-new-trend Sat, 03 Dec 2022 13:00:13 GMT CARSON, NEVADA, UNITED STATES - 2021/02/01: A protestor holds a placard saying Stop the steal during the demonstration. Protesters gathered at the state's legislative building to protest various causes such as the Biden inauguration, Covid-19 restriction, vaccine, religious ideas, Qanon, common core education, without a cohesive message, during the first day of the 81st (2021) Session of the Nevada Legislature. (Photo by Ty O'Neil/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-11-26/to-defeat-trump-stop-calling-him-a-loser https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-11-26/to-defeat-trump-stop-calling-him-a-loser Sat, 26 Nov 2022 13:00:13 GMT Supporters of former US President Donald Trump outside Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Donald Trump faces intensifying legal and political pressure after FBI agents searched his Florida home in a probe of whether he took classified documents from the White House when he left office, casting a shadow on his possible run for the presidency in 2024. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-11-12/midterm-elections-republicans-problems-run-deeper-than-candidate-quality https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-11-12/midterm-elections-republicans-problems-run-deeper-than-candidate-quality Sat, 12 Nov 2022 13:00:04 GMT LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA - NOVEMBER 07: Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz arrives to speak to supporters during an event at Heisey's Diner on the final day before votes are cast November 7, 2022 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Oz is running against Democratic Pennsylvania Senate nominee John Fetterman. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-11-07/midterm-elections-which-matters-more-candidate-or-party https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-11-07/midterm-elections-which-matters-more-candidate-or-party Mon, 07 Nov 2022 14:00:05 GMT MESA, ARIZONA - OCTOBER 09: Arizona Republican gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake takes part in a campaign rally attended by former U.S. President Donald Trump at Legacy Sports USA on October 09, 2022 in Mesa, Arizona. Trump was stumping for Arizona GOP candidates ahead of the midterm election on November 8. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-10-30/midterms-2022-debates-were-far-fewer-this-year-and-that-s-fine https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-10-30/midterms-2022-debates-were-far-fewer-this-year-and-that-s-fine Sun, 30 Oct 2022 12:00:09 GMT Karla Hernandez, Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial candidate for Florida, center, arrives with supporters of Charlie Crist, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Florida, to the Sunrise Theatre ahead of the Florida gubernatorial debate in Fort Pierce, Florida, US, on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. The debate, initially scheduled for Oct. 12, was postponed because of Hurricane Ian, a destructive Category 4 storm that struck Southwest Florida on Sept. 28, reports The New York Times. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-10-20/are-republicans-and-big-business-headed-for-a-breakup https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-10-20/are-republicans-and-big-business-headed-for-a-breakup Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:30:10 GMT US Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan hold a rally at Koehler Athletic Complex in Findlay, Ohio, October 28, 2012. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel DUNAND (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-09-30/republican-commitment-to-america-is-more-redundant-than-misguided https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-09-30/republican-commitment-to-america-is-more-redundant-than-misguided Fri, 30 Sep 2022 12:00:11 GMT WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 22: Speaker of the US House of Representatives Newt Gingrich(R-GA), holds up a copy of the Republican party's "Contract With America" during a rally to celebrate the first 50 days of the Republican majority in Congress 22 February. Gigngrich is also preparing a plan to outline the House agenda for the rest of the year, which will attempt to put substance behind the Republican call for a balanced budget. (COLOR KEY: Tie is red.) AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read JOSHUA ROBERTS/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-09-26/campaign-2022-more-democrats-and-republicans-are-candidates https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-09-26/campaign-2022-more-democrats-and-republicans-are-candidates Mon, 26 Sep 2022 11:30:08 GMT WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: Gloria Steinem attends the rally at the Women's March on Washington on January 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-09-18/campaign-2022-biden-achievements-may-not-matter-much-to-voters https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-09-18/campaign-2022-biden-achievements-may-not-matter-much-to-voters Sun, 18 Sep 2022 12:00:02 GMT US President Joe Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law during a ceremony in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 16, 2022. - President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law a big climate change and health care spending bill, giving Democrats another boost ahead of midterm elections in which Republicans are suddenly less certain of a predicted crushing victory. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)