Top Issues

Corruption, conflicts of interest, and ethics scandals involving officials.

In the frame: James Comey · Pam Bondi · Anthony Fauci

Politicized justice — DOJ/FBI conduct, prosecutions of political figures, and pardons.

In the frame: James Comey · Pam Bondi · Kash Patel

Cultural-political fights — DEI, 'woke'/anti-woke, LGBTQ and gender issues, book bans, critical race theory, and related identity debates.

In the frame: Tucker Carlson · Zohran Mamdani · Hasan Piker

Health insurance, drug prices, the ACA, hospitals, and public health.

In the frame: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. · Anthony Fauci · Chuck Schumer

Iran, Israel/Gaza, and broader Middle East conflict and diplomacy.

In the frame: Benjamin Netanyahu · Marco Rubio · Pete Hegseth

Growth, recession, jobs reports, wages, and the general cost of living.

In the frame: Jerome Powell · Zohran Mamdani · Elon Musk

Defense spending, the military, and national-security posture.

In the frame: Pete Hegseth · Marco Rubio · Vladimir Putin

Crime rates, policing, prosecutors, and public-safety policy.

In the frame: Zohran Mamdani · Tyler Robinson · Luigi Mangione

Voting laws, election administration, fraud claims, and ballot access.

In the frame: John Thune · Chuck Schumer · Ken Paxton

Legal immigration, visas, DACA/Dreamers, asylum, deportation, and ICE.

In the frame: Tom Homan · Kristi Noem · Stephen Miller

Tax rates, cuts, credits, the IRS, property taxes, and who pays.

In the frame: Zohran Mamdani · Gavin Newsom · Kathy Hochul

The Russia–Ukraine war and U.S. policy toward it.

In the frame: Vladimir Putin · Volodymyr Zelensky · Marco Rubio

AI, big tech, data/privacy, semiconductors, and tech regulation.

In the frame: Elon Musk · Sam Altman · Mark Zuckerberg

The 2028 presidential race — declared and speculated contenders, primary and nomination positioning, the shadow campaign, endorsements, and horse-race standing across both parties.

In the frame: Gavin Newsom · JD Vance · Marco Rubio

Government spending, budgets, deficits, the debt ceiling, and shutdown fights.

In the frame: Chuck Schumer · Mike Johnson · John Thune

Home prices, rent, mortgage rates, zoning, supply, and homelessness.

In the frame: Zohran Mamdani · Karen Bass · Gavin Newsom

Employment, reshoring, factories, unions, and industrial policy.

In the frame: Elon Musk · Jerome Powell · Bernie Sanders

U.S.–China relations — Taiwan, strategic competition, and espionage.

In the frame: Xi Jinping · Marco Rubio · Vladimir Putin

Prices, purchasing power, and the Fed's rate response.

In the frame: Jerome Powell · Kevin Warsh · Scott Bessent

Border crossings, the wall, Border Patrol, and fentanyl/cartel trafficking.

In the frame: Tom Homan · Kristi Noem · Markwayne Mullin

K-12 and higher ed — curriculum, funding, school choice, and campus issues.

In the frame: Josh Shapiro · Ron DeSantis · Zohran Mamdani

Energy production, prices, drilling, pipelines, and the grid.

In the frame: Vladimir Putin · Gavin Newsom · Scott Bessent

Abortion law, reproductive-rights policy, and related court/ballot fights.

In the frame: Brett Kavanaugh · Samuel Alito · John Roberts

Climate policy and impacts — emissions, green-energy mandates, disasters attributed to climate, related regulation.

In the frame: Gavin Newsom · Bill Gates · Tom Steyer

Trade policy, tariffs, and trade agreements and disputes.

In the frame: Xi Jinping · Scott Bessent · Mark Carney

Firearms regulation and Second Amendment debates — background checks, bans, gun rights.

In the frame: Abigail Spanberger · Luigi Mangione · John Cornyn

Social Security and Medicare — solvency, benefits, and reform.

In the frame: Bernie Sanders · Elon Musk · Mike Johnson

Redistricting, gerrymandering, and structural election reform.

In the frame: Gavin Newsom · Abigail Spanberger · Hakeem Jeffries