Issues, news and trends that caught our eye.

It’s Still Early, But Can Democratic Party Survive Trump?

Why Democrats Lost — Stuart Schneiderman Substack

Trump 2.0: A Survival Guide for Democrats — The Free Press

The New DNC Chair Is Bad Enough, But the New Vice Chair Is Far, Far Worse — PJ Media

New DNC chair: Democratic Party ‘not dead’ — The Hill

Democrats Have a New Leader but Haven’t Come to Grips With Failure — Wall Street Journal, via MSN

The Democrats Show Why They Lost — The Atlantic

Former Dem Candidate Tells WSJ That ‘Twenty Big Cities, Aspen and Martha’s Vineyard’ Are All That’s Left of Democratic Party — Mediaite

USAID: The Poster-Boy For Deep-State Corruption And Waste

USAID to be merged into State Department, 3 U.S. officials say — CBS News

USAID’s History Of Regime Change, Destabilization, And Censorship Justifies Its Closure By Trump — Michael Shellenberger, Alex Gutentag, Public News

Ernst accuses USAID of ‘obstruction’ amid ‘waste and abuse’ spending allegations — Fox News

USAID Pays the Terrorists Who Kill Us — PJ Media

USAID: Biggest Scandal Ever? — Instapundit (roundup)

White House flags top USAID boondoggles — Fox News

11 Insane Things Your Tax Dollars Paid For Thanks To USAID — The Federalist

Trump’s Tariff Coup Gets World’s Attention

How Trump’s Novel Legal Theory Made Mexico and Canada Cave Under Pressure — The Daily Signal

In 24 Hours, Trump Got More from Mexico & Canada on Borders and Fentanyl Than Any President in the Last 24 Years — The National Pulse

Putin: Europe will ‘stand at the feet of the master’ as Trump’s tariffs alarm allies — CNBC

Why Trump would win a tariff war: Europe is still in denial — Wolfgang Munchau, UnHerd

Replace the Income Tax With Tariffs? — The Epoch Times

Related: Trump orders creation of US sovereign wealth fund, says it could buy TikTok — Reuters

California Fires Aftermath: Insurance Hikes, Blame-Game

State Farm asks California for 22% rate hike after wildfires — Fox Business

As winter rains come to California, fire-ravaged communities prepare for mudslides — The Center Square

How Many CA ‘Climate Change’ Fires Were Set By the Homeless? — Hot Air

Is United Nations Next On Chopping Block?

Trump to pull UNRWA funding, remove U.S. from Human Rights Council — MXM News

Trump To Withdraw US From UN Agencies That Whitewash ‘Horrific Human Rights Violations’ — Washington Free Beacon

5 Shocking Reasons Trump Should Exit The U.N. Now — The Federalist

Border Blitz On Immigration Has Slashed Illegal Crossings

Border Crossings Down 93% — PJ Media

Kristi Noem stops taxpayer money from funding illegal migrant flood — New York Post

Media claims of ‘racist’ deportations are bogus — here are the numbers — New York Post

Is Birthright Citizenship Constitutional?

America’s Birthright Citizenship Laws Make It an Outlier Among Peer Nations — National Pulse

Birthright Citizenship: A Nuanced Examination — Bill King, Real Clear Politics

The Remedy for Birthright Citizenship — American Thinker

Education Dept. Might Be On Its Way Out

Report: Donald Trump to Dismantle Department of Education with Executive Order — Breitbart

My House Bill Would Eliminate Education Department — Rep. Thomas Massie, X

Hollywood, Pro Sports Just Can’t Quit DEI

Grammy Ratings Plummet 9% As Celebrities Lecture Viewers With DEI, Trans Propaganda — Breitbart

Roger Goodell Goes Against Donald Trump, Announces NFL Will Continue DEI Support — Newsweek

The Suicide of the Celebrity — Clifton Duncan Substack, via Instapundit

Trump is right to end federal diversity programs — Los Angeles Times