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Topic: Lame Duck

President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One on Nov. 30, 2025. (Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

Sorry, Trump isn’t a lame duck (yet)

Chauncey DeVega
President Donald Trump departs the White House on Sept. 30, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump stumbles after Democratic wins

Heather Digby Parton
(AP/Evan Vucci)

Scott Walker won't go away

Sophia Tesfaye
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Judge blocks Wisconsin power play

Jon Queally - Common Dreams
Scott Walker (AP/Scott Bauer)

Judge blocks Wis. lame-duck gambit

Igor Derysh
Ted Cruz, Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul (Reuters/Lucas Jackson/AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta/photo montage by Salon)

GOP's spiteful ploy vs. Holder

Jim Newell