Trump’s latest funding cuts dampen bipartisan dealmaking in 2026

Published December 30, 2025 7:00am ET



Senate Republicans are optimistic about bipartisanship beyond healthcare next year, despite the looming midterm elections, but some of President Donald Trump’s latest actions could thwart the appetite for deal-making.

The administration is dismantling a federal climate center and halting construction of offshore wind projects, drawing ire from Democrats who say the moves intentionally undercut clean energy and jeopardize avenues to bipartisan deals on government funding and energy permitting reform to streamline new power projects.  

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