Morning Jolt: Reviewing Trump’s Achievements before Democrats Control the House

Making the click-through worthwhile: the disquieting possibility that the active part of Donald Trump's presidency is coming to an end; the revelation that the Women's March had an infamous hidden ally all along; Paul Krugman admits what he really thinks; and some podcast cheer, just in time for the holidays.

Is the Active Part of the Trump Presidency Ending?

Congressional Democrats may offer the White House $1.3 billion in funding for the border wall in year-end negotiations — a small fraction of the $5 billion President Trump wanted.

Soon, the Democrats will control the House of Representatives. The odds of Congress sending any major pieces of legislation to Trump's desk will shrink even more.

Trump is not the first president to see his party lose control of a chamber of Congress during his presidency; it happened to Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Ronald Reagan too. But it's also worth remembering that none of those presidents saw their party recapture that lost ...

December 11 2018

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Reviewing Trump's Achievements before Democrats Control the House Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: the disquieting possibility that the active part of Donald Trump's presidency is coming to an end; the revelation that the Women's March had an infamous hidden ally all along; Paul Krugman admits what he really thinks; and some podcast cheer, just in time for the holidays. Is the Active Part of the Trump Presidency Ending? Congressional Democrats may offer the White House $1.3 billion in funding for the border wall in year-end negotiations — a small fraction of the $5 billion President Trump wanted. Soon, the Democrats will control the House of Representatives. The odds of Congress sending any major pieces of legislation to Trump's desk will shrink even more. Trump is not the first president to see his party lose control of a chamber of Congress during his presidency; it happened to Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Ronald Reagan too. But it's also worth remembering that none of those presidents saw their party recapture that lost ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Mueller's Got Nothing Conrad Black Robert Mueller's endless investigation of purported 'collusion' between the Trump campaign and the Russians has turned up nothing. No on May's Brexit Deal, No on May The Editors Theresa May can unite neither her party nor the United Kingdom on a Brexit policy. Trump Allies in New Hampshire GOP Seek to Avoid Primary Through an Early Endorsement Jack Crowe An early commitment to back Trump over any potential challenger would significantly advantage the president in his reelection efforts. ADVERTISEMENT Health Care Doesn't Kill Alexandra DeSanctis Everyone knows that abortion -- the deliberate killing of an unborn human being -- isn't health care. That's why Planned Parenthood president Lean Wen has to lie. Britain's Brexit Self-Abasement Rich Lowry May has just pulled her Brexit deal from a parliamentary vote that she was going to lose and might have loosed her increasingly precarious grip on power. The Dangers of Asymmetry Victor Davis Hanson By 2016, Americans saw far too much of such asymmetry: disequilibrium in NATO contributions, too little parity in NAFTA, Paris climate-accord virtue-signaling rather than concern with actual carbon reductions, a distorted Iran Deal, etc. 'Men Have Forgotten God': Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's 1983 Templeton Address Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Remembering Solzhenitsyn's profound speech on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Los Angeles Mayor Shouted Down by Protesters During Speech Jack Crowe Eric Garcetti tried to quiet the crowd by citing his first amendment rights, but was unsuccessful. ADVERTISEMENT JOIN NRPLUS All Our Content. Fewer Ads. Members-Only Privileges. NRPLUS is everything you would associate with a digital magazine subscription, and a whole lot more ─ including up to 90% fewer on-site ads, access to our private Facebook group, full commenting privileges, and invites to our writer/editor conference calls. SAVE 30% TODAY Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: December 11, 2018 Voyager 2 ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.