Adam Wollner

Best of 2024 Playlist · adamwollner · 85 items · 32 saves

And here's a playlist featuring the highlights from these records and much more for your NYE listening pleasure

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2024 was a historic year in global elections — and a bad one for those in power The trend is unmistakable: In almost all the world’s industrialized countries — and in many developing countries, too — governments' vote shares decreased.

"This was the first year since records began in 1905 that every incumbent party lost vote share in developed countries holding elections, according to data from ParlGov, an independent database run by the University of Bremen in Germany."

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5 big storylines that will shape 2025: From the Politics Desk From a narrow House Republican majority to new leadership in the Senate to Democrats' response to Trump 2.0, here are the major questions hanging over the new year.

My latest for the @nbcnews.com politics newsletter: 5 big storylines that will shape 2025

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Congress avoids a shutdown but leaves 'a big mess' for Trump and Republicans in 2025 Another funding bill. A debt limit extension. Major party-line bills on immigration and taxes. Nominations. Trump tried to push Congress to take the debt ceiling off his plate but failed.

NEW: Congress avoids a shutdown but leaves 'a big mess' for Trump and Republicans in 2025

On the agenda

• Fund gov’t by March 14
• Debt limit by mid-year
• Nominations
• Reconciliation: immigration, taxes & more

First: Elect a Speaker with wafer-thin House margins

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Nothing quite like waking up knowing the Milwaukee Bucks are NBA Cup champs

40% of counties in the U.S. were decided by 50 or more points in 2024. That represents a four-fold increase from 2000.

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A lot of people are actually saying the NBA Cup is bigger than the Finals now

Going back to 1968, the incumbent party has lost every election when the sitting president's approval rating was 45% or lower in Gallup's polling.

It also presents another parallel between '24 and '68, when VP Humphrey tried to succeed LBJ.

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Trump's victory sets up fight for the House on his turf in 2026 Republicans say Trump’s victory sets the table with opportunities to expand their majority in 2026. Democrats believe their downballot wins outline a playbook to flip the chamber.

The battle for the House in 2026 will largely be fought in districts Trump carried www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Just let him have this, Shane. Making it to the semifinals of the NBA Cup is the greatest moment for the Rockets in 30 years.

Hey Shane

Bringing my annual albums ranking to the good people of Bluesky -- 2024 one was of my favorite years for music in a while

Sen. Joni Ernst's re-election looms as she weighs Pete Hegseth's bid for defense secretary The Republican senator from Iowa faces some criticism from Iowa activists. Her Senate seat is up in the 2026 election.

A potential primary challenge looks over Joni Ernst as she weighs Pete Hegseth’s defense secretary bid www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

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