Opinion
Fear of Donald Trump sparks Congress chaos
Republicans are blocking critical policies that they insisted on because Donald Trump wants to score political points before the November election.
Edward LuceColumnistUpdated
Harry S. Truman famously branded Congress as “do nothing” in 1948.
To be fair, the then Republicans were obstructing the Democrats’ agenda because they disagreed with it. Today’s Republicans are blocking steps that they urgently demanded which reflect their priorities.
Financial Times
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