What will the new year bring?

After predicting Seattle’s Super Bowl victory and the re-election of governors in Ohio and Wisconsin, but mistakenly forecasting Republicans would fall one seat short of a Senate majority, we try again. Here’s an advance look at 2015:

January: House passes bills repealing Obamacare and blocking President Barack Obama’s immigration order. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz announces he’ll run for president, declaring “I’m first.” Turns out Gov. Rick Perry filed papers the night before.

February: Senate Democrats block bills on Obamacare and immigration.

“They’re nothing but obstructionists,” declares Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Seattle beats New England in Super Bowl.

House attaches riders repealing Obamacare and Obama’s immigration order to bill extending Homeland Security spending through April.

Sen. Rand Paul announces presidential candidacy.

March: House Speaker John Boehner asks Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to help approve Homeland Security funding. Her price: additional funds to implement Obamacare. Boehner rejects demand.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announces candidacy.

April: Federal grand jury in New Jersey indicts three former Christie aides for improperly issuing state contracts. Christie says he was unaware of their activities because he was busy running for president.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush enters GOP race. Dr. Ben Carson leads GOP polls.

Homeland Security Department shuts all border posts, citing lack of funds; illegal immigration soars. Obama blames Boehner; Boehner blames Pelosi; Pelosi blames Ted Cruz; Cruz blames Obama.

May: After 15-day shutdown, Congress reopens government by funding Homeland Security until Sept. 30 without restrictions. Cruz condemns GOP “surrender.”

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence announces candidacy, receives Koch Brothers’ support. President Obama announces treaty curbing Iran’s nuclear weapons development. Supreme Court rejects latest Obamacare challenge, 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing opinion.

June: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee announces presidential candidacy.

Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia both announce retirement, contending court schedule interfered with their opera-watching travel schedule. Obama promises to maintain court balance; McConnell refuses to join him.

July: Ohio Gov. John Kasich announces candidacy. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she may run.

August: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker becomes ninth GOP candidate.

Dr. Ben Carson wins unofficial Iowa Republican straw poll.

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she may run.

Hillary Clinton announces her candidacy.

September: Unemployment reaches 5.2 percent.

Sen. Warren decides not to run.

Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders challenges Clinton after re-registering Democratic.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, calling Bush “socialistic” for supporting “common core” education plan, enters GOP race.

Conservative Republicans, liberal Democrats denounce new budget.

October: Carson enters Republican race but flubs first debate. Perry praised for mastery of issues. Non-candidate Mitt Romney leads polls.

Congress fails to pass budget by Oct. 1, shutting government again.

Clinton, echoing Harry Truman, says she’ll run against “do-nothing Republican Congress.”

Washington Nationals edge Chicago White Sox in World Series.

November: Despite leading polls, Romney announces he won’t run. New York Rep. Peter King enters GOP race. Republicans win Louisiana and Mississippi governorships, but Democrats retain Kentucky. After 43 days, Obama and Congress agree to fund government until Sept. 30, 2016.

December: Palin says she won’t run but refuses to rule out 2020 race.

With Senate deadlocked on nominees, Supreme Court ends year with seven justices. Hillary Clinton and Rand Paul lead presidential polls.

Carl P. Leubsdorf is the former Washington bureau chief of the Dallas Morning News. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.