Dan Balz

2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Dan Balz

There will be no true winners in the spectacular breakup between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, two alpha males with enormous egos and a penchant for rhetorical combat – and for excess. To many Americans watching it all, the two deserve each other. But in the end, Musk should know who truly holds the cards, and it’s not him. The implosion that occurred Thursday was an irresistible spectacle pitting the most powerful person in the world against the richest person in the world.

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Dan Balz

Musk and DOGE are a metaphor for early months of Trump’s administration (washingtonpost.com) Musk and DOGE are a metaphor for early months of Trump’s administration Trump’s initial weeks have featured big promises, lots of drama, disruption, mistakes, directional shifts and business far from finished.

1 month ago | rsn.org | Dan Balz

As the 2026 midterms loom, voters are restless and eager to penalize those in power. Every election starting with 2006, with the exception of 2012, has been a change election. The 2026 midterm elections are still far into the future, but Republicans are placing a big and risky bet that they can survive the coming attacks on President Donald Trump’s spending and tax cut bill and the potential impact of his erratic tariff policies. History is not on their side.

1 month ago | southfloridareporter.com | Dan Balz

The 2026 midterm elections are still far into the future, but Republicans are placing a big and risky bet that they can survive the coming attacks on President Donald Trump's spending and tax cut bill and the potential impact of his erratic tariff policies. History is not on their side. That spending and tax cut bill, titled the One Big Beautiful Bill, still has significant hurdles ahead.

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Dan Balz

The 2026 midterm elections are still far into the future, but Republicans are placing a big and risky bet that they can survive the coming attacks on President Donald Trump’s spending and tax cut bill and the potential impact of his erratic tariff policies. History is not on their side. That spending and tax cut bill, titled the One Big Beautiful Bill, still has significant hurdles ahead.