The Narrowing Path to a Congressional Tax Package and Why it’s Still Likely
March 4, 2024 By Hunter Hammond, Capstone Congressional Analyst In our experience, major congressional deals are often only struck in the 11th hour, when lawmakers face a hard catalyst and an imminent deadline. No news or even pessimistic news can reverse quickly in...
Exploring a Biden Sequel
February 26, 2024 By Thomas Dee, Capstone’s Head of Research & Strategy Much of the political buzz recently has been about former President Trump—whether it’s been his $355 million civil fraud verdict, his criminal trial set for March, or his clean sweep of the...
Why Congress Will Pass a Tax Extenders Package and Appropriations Bills
January 22, 2024 By Hunter Hammond, Capstone lead Congressional analyst Despite the chaos, gridlock, brinksmanship, and general weirdness demonstrated by this Congress in the past year, we contend that at its core, the Congress is operating normally by recent...
2024 Preview: Biden’s Battles Before the War
By Thomas Dee, CFA, Capstone’s Head of Research and Strategy Two policy stories will dominate 2024. The first, of course, is that 2024 is an election year. Biden will end 2023 with an average approval rating of 39%, the lowest of any of the last seven...
