persists

If he persists in his desire to cut 75% of the federal workforce, he'd have to essentially dismantle Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security, which collectively employ about 60 percent of civilians working in government.

But fundamentally, the crux of the problem persists.

“You should change your name, you really should,” Wilson persists.

It’s early days and while the fog persists, some of the shape of the future is very clear: despite his felonies, his lies, his promised mass deportations and threats of vengeance, President Donald J Trump will re-enter the White House in 2025 better organized, with a clearer mandate, and with the seal of approval of the popular vote.

As the high persists, the low cloud continues to feed itself by re-thickening overnight as temperatures drop and moisture condenses.