end game. with the iowa caucus just weeks away. did you hear that sound? that is the sound of us surging. the presidential race heats up. we got to be sure that we put this thing away. and new reporting on trump s role in a key senate race. plus january jam. one of the most unproductive congresses in history. here is a reality. the institution is not functioning the way it should be. wars and the border and funding fights. could the stalemate get even worse? and in the rough. at the end of the day. a man is going to make a decision which is best for him and his family. why one of the world s best golfers has drawn the attention of a powerful senator. it is about much more than sports. american institutions and interests are at stake. inside politics, from inside the corner of power, starts now. good morning and welcome to inside politics sunday. i m manu raju. merry christmas and happy new year and 2024 is right around the corner. and with it the iow
today. kim? thanks so much, will ripley. appreciate it. for more on this, let s bring in james myles who s the senior writer on china for the economist and joins us from london. thanks for being with us. we spent time talking about the nuance of the language president xi used. it s even more important, i guess, than it might be in, say, a presidential state of the union speech. so what were your overall impressions in terms of the tone, the length, the language compared to what we ve seen before? well, it s striking not least i suppose in terms of the visuals of this. i ve been covering party congresses since the 13th congress in 1987, and there is almost nothing different about this one. almost nothing that you would see in the great hall of the people that connects china with the 21st century visually. this is old style communist