Newsletter Archive

January 2019

Pelosi in Power: What’s on the Dems’ Agenda

A new era of divided government dawned in Washington on Thursday as the 116th Congress convened at noon, with Democrats in control of the House for the first time in eight years and Republicans adding to their slim majority in the Senate…

Plus: Plus, the shutdown could last ‘months and months’

Trump: Shutdown Will Last ‘as Long as It Takes’

It’s a new year, but the same old shutdown, as the impasse between President Trump and congressional Democrats grinds through its 12th day with little sign of progress.

Plus: Plus, did the tax cuts make America poorer?