On this week’s Lobby Shop, we dug into tariffs, midterm politics, congressional control, and legislative strategy.

Kicking off the first The Lobby Shop episode of 2026, hosts Josh Zive, Caitlin Sickles, Dylan Pasiuk, and Liam Donovan take stock of the political forces already shaping the year ahead. The conversation spans looming Supreme Court decisions on IEEPA tariffs, the communications challenges facing parties heading into a midterm year, and what recent elections signal for House and Senate control. The group also examines government funding deadlines, legislative strategy in an election year, and why expectation management may matter as much as policy outcomes in the months to come.

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On this week’s Lobby Shop, we dug into government reopening and 2026 elections.

With the federal government reopened, Lobby Shop hosts Josh Zive, Paul Nathanson and Liam Donovan break down the political fallout and how both parties are repositioning. They then turn to the Virginia and New Jersey election results and what they signal for the 2026 midterms, assess ongoing redistricting battles and discuss how the economy—including inflation and tariff policy—may shape voter sentiment.

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On this week’s Lobby Shop, we dug into government shutdown and elections.

As the U.S. enters its fourth week of the government shutdown, The Lobby Shop team breaks down where the pain points are emerging, the political strategies driving the standoff, and what potential paths forward might look like. Hosts Josh Zive, Dylan Pasiuk, and Liam Donovan examine how Democrats have stayed unified, what’s motivating both parties to hold their lines, and what it may take to end the shutdown. They also preview the upcoming Virginia and New Jersey elections, exploring how these off-year races could serve as national bellwethers for both parties heading into 2026.

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I joined Grover Norquist on Leave Us Alone, alongside ATR’s Mike Palicz, to talk about the politics of the shutdown and what redistricting means for control of Congress.

Sixteen days into the government shutdown, the American people aren’t feeling the effects. Should Democrats be worried? Is their strategy working? What’s their exit strategy? Grover Norquist is joined by political strategist Liam Donovan and ATR’s Mike Palicz to break down how Democrats’ $1.5 trillion in new spending demands have fallen flat, how the media landscape has changed shutdown politics, and what redistricting could mean for control of Congress in the years ahead.

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On this week’s Lobby Shop, we dug into government shutdown.

The Lobby Shop team breaks down Washington’s latest shutdown, what sparked it, and how long it might last. From Chuck Schumer’s political calculus to Donald Trump’s influence on negotiations, the team explores the pressure points that could end the standoff – and make a few bold predictions along the way.

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