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As the first year of his presidency comes to a close, Donald Trump will celebrate the New Year with allies and MAGA celebrities at Mar-a-Lago, ahead of a tumultuous year in Washington in 2026
The President’s annual New Year’s celebration is scheduled to be held at 7:30 pm on Wednesday at the Palm Beach Estate and Club owned by the President, and is expected to be attended by the “MAGA” elite.
White House officials were tight-lipped on Wednesday about the official guest list. In recent years, the list has included Cabinet officials and occasional congressional allies, such as Sen. Ted Cruz, who is in attendance in 2024.
This year’s event will also likely be attended by a new generation of MAGA insiders, including many of the wealthy CEOs and celebrities who make up Washington, D.C.’s new Trump-aligned social circle. Those insiders include members of the executive branch of Donald Trump Jr.’s exclusive Georgetown club, which has hosted celebrities such as cryptocurrency guru David Sacks, venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya and the Winklevoss twins Cameron and Taylor. FBI Director Kash Patel, Since taking office, he has become known for his performances in Washington nightclubs, It is also possible that it exists.
Other MAGA influencers such as James O’Keefe, Jack Posobiec and CJ Pearson, host of the “Cruel Kids” Halloween party in Washington, D.C., may also be in attendance tonight, with attendees including several White House staffers and many of the city’s young conservative staff. Pearson has attended several meetings at the club over the past few days, According to his Instagram. The employee is due to One is held in February.
Guests can also keep an eye out for Laura Loomer, whose presence in the West Wing feels like the Grim Reaper of 2025, as her visits typically herald efforts to purge the White House of “disloyal” members of the administration into smaller positions at various federal agencies. Loomer tweeted that she attended an event at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday night.
A former Mar-a-Lago mainstay who attended last year’s Mardi Gras is likely to make headlines just by showing up tonight: Elon Musk. The Tesla CEO and former DOGE CEO had a bitter spat with Donald Trump this year, at one point (rightly) accusing the president of being “in the Epstein dossier,” and broke with the Republican Party over the passage of a Republican budget reconciliation package this summer, bringing his tenure in the White House to a somewhat unceremonious end. Stories about his antics and alleged ketamine use circulated widely in the media and appeared to be corroborated by chief of staff Susie Wiles in an 11-issue series of interviews published in 2017 magazine. vanity fair this month.
But Musk attended the club in November, making an appearance Wednesday night a strong possibility.
Members of the president’s family, including his soon-to-be daughter-in-law Bettina Anderson, are likely to attend. Anderson’s engagement to the president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., was announced on December 15, making her the latest MAGAworld insider to marry into the Trump family, following sister-in-law Lara Trump.
As the president’s political landscape collapses in Washington, D.C., Mar-a-Lago will serve as an outpost of resistance in MAGAworld. The situation in the House of Representatives is further complicated as we head into 2026 with very weak support due to the impending departure of Marjorie Taylor Greene on January 5 and growing dissatisfaction among members of all factions in the Republican House caucus.
“More explosive early resignations are coming,” a senior House Republican told the outlet last month on condition of anonymity. “It’s a tinderbox. Morale has never been lower.”
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Trump did nothing to build on that momentum this week, vetoing a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Republican who disagreed with him on the Jeffrey Epstein documents resolution. congresswoman, After Tuesday’s veto, he vowed “this is not over”Trump is just one of many members of the president’s own party who are increasingly unhappy with the White House’s complete control of the lower house of Congress through Mike Johnson, a speaker known for relying on the president as his enforcer.
he Also lashed out at Republican district attorney A Colorado senator has suggested not giving in to Trump’s wishes and granting a federal pardon to Tina Peters. Tina Peters is a former county clerk who was convicted of crimes related to the 2020 election and an investigation into alleged fraud in the state’s voting system.
“I wish them all the best. May they rot in hell,” the president wrote in a The Truth Society blast Wednesday morning.
His polling continues to suffer as Americans feel the brunt of persistently high prices for many groceries and other consumer goods. which experts Blame continues to be on his “reciprocal” tariff agenda and ongoing trade issues with China that threaten to devastate the U.S. soybean market this year.
This month’s Gallup poll Endorsed by Trump – 36% – the lowest of any president in 50 years in office.
For Trump, the issue could explode in just days.
As 2025 ends Wednesday night, federal subsidies for Obamacare plans will fall under the Affordable Care Act’s Public exchange is about to expire, Premiums for many health plans on the public exchanges will soar on the deadline. Some experts tell them the issue could affect millions of Americans who buy health care through Affordable Care Act exchanges rather than getting it through their jobs independent Earlier this year, health care will be priced out entirely.
Heading into 2026, affordability remains a top issue for Americans of all political persuasions, just as it will in 2024 as Joe Biden and later Kamala Harris try to win another four years in the White House. Republicans who now control both houses of Congress and the White House are reportedly deeply worried about losing the House and possibly the Senate in the 2026 midterm election cycle, which will officially begin in a few weeks. While Greene and others, as well as moderates like Sen. Susan Collins, have called on their parties to pass legislation to address the coming premium spike, the House and Senate failed to do so in December.
The challenge of passing the bill won’t get any easier when Congress returns in a few days.
Johnson and his Senate counterpart John Thune have Both are facing resignation Threats from leading Republicans who this year threaten to jeopardize their control of the House and Senate. Some Republicans in hotly contested seats remain publicly hesitant to run for re-election, causing further trouble. Among them is Joni Ernst, who is resigning in 2026 and her Iowa seat could become the center of a massive fight.
A House Republican called a ‘senior’ member of caucus go through wine glass’Jack Sherman He scolded the White House in a text message to the media shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday in November.
“The entire White House team treats everyone like garbage. Everybody. And Mike Johnson lets it happen because he wants it to happen. That’s the sentiment of just about everyone — appropriators, authorizers, hawks, doves, rank and file,” they wrote.
Trump may enter 2026 surrounded by his family and his most sycophantic supporters, but his return to Washington will mark the return of the unique challenges Republicans face in the new year and the harsh reality of the choppy waters to come.