While Democrats struggle to forge a winning political formula and Republicans hurry to fall in line with a hyper-aggressive White House, we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge there are still some in D.C. who are willing to stand on their own, regardless of which direction the political winds blow.

With the 2026 midterms just 14 months away, most of Washington already seems gripped by electoral calculations. Fundraising events, polling tweaks and party messaging are in overdrive. In this atmosphere, it’s easy to assume that Capitol insiders act only in accordance with their poll numbers or partisan strategy.

That’s precisely why a few genuinely independent voices matter all the more.

Often, they’re the only things keeping either side from going too far.

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