Doug Gordon

Nikki Haley's entrance into the 2024 race this week gives Donald Trump his first, but likely not last, opponent. And she, along with likely candidates Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo, Tim Scott, and the elite donor class within the Republican Party, want the public to believe such a scenario is possible. But the truth of the matter is the Republican Party is on an 18-month-long slow-motion crash course with Donald Trump, with no off-ramp.

The one person Republicans can thank for their historic showing is the party's once and future presumptive nominee for president, Donald Trump. While there are many winners in Democrats' history-defying election, it is clear Trump was the night's biggest loser.

The political conventional wisdom about this year's election has taken so many twists and turns over the last few months that even casual observers could be suffering from whiplash.

Just a few months after his political near-death experience, the Joe Biden who addressed the nation in primetime from outside Independence Hall on Thursday night is one who has risen from the political grave, is on offense, has the high ground, and is setting the agenda for the midterms.

While the Jan. 6 committee has done a masterful job in laying out the numerous federal crimes Trump committed in his desperate attempt to hold on to power — from conspiracy to defraud the government to obstructing an official proceeding to inciting a rebellion to witness tampering — the committee is virtually powerless to hold Trump accountable for his actions.

To win, Democrats must replicate the Republican strategy. Democrats need to drop the generic vote blue and "everything will be OK" message and make an explicit pact with voters: If you reward us with an even bigger majority, Democrats will get rid of the filibuster and end senators Joe Manchin and Krysten Sinema's unlimited veto power over an agenda the vast majority of Americans support.

The responsibility to hold Trump and those who conspired with him accountable falls to one man alone: Attorney General Merrick Garland.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell plays a zero-sum game of maniacal politics, and Republicans in Congress feel no sense of responsibility to govern.

The grueling 2020 campaign unfolded at a time of great uncertainty for the nation. But there is nothing uncertain about the results.

Newsweek columnists and guests weigh in on the best strategies for both candidates.

Republicans have broken our democratic institutions, and Democrats must lead in fixing them.

The country that Donald Trump and Republicans presented at their convention does not exist for the overwhelming majority of Americans. In fact, it does not exist outside the Fox News ecosystem.

Already, we have seen more than 10 primaries postponed. This is just a preview of what's to come unless Congress takes action.

By acquitting President Donald Trump, Republicans have made foreign interference in our elections all but inevitable.

Republicans will almost certainly fail hold the president accountable, but voters will hold them accountable for failing to act.