What a Republican-Controlled House Will Mean

The Economist: “Some of the consequences will be more performative than substantive. The finances of Hunter Biden, Mr Biden’s troubled son, are likely to be one target; America’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan and the origins of covid-19 are also possibilities. The Trumpiest fringe of the House Republicans may push for the president’s impeachment. None of this is likely to amount to much of anything, since the Democrat-controlled Senate will, as a matter of course, reject it all. Still, the theatrics of divided government will have important repercussions, especially for the economy.”

“The biggest concern is that Republicans will provoke a crisis by refusing to increase America’s debt ceiling.”