The Wall Street Journal

Republican sleaze, Democratic slump

Republican sleaze, Democratic slump
US government spending will be dominated by the new war between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, Peggy Noonan writes. (Image: Getty)
The Wall Street Journal
By Peggy NoonanI want to attempt a sort of bird’s-eye view of both US parties as we enter the first summer of the Trump administration. For the Republicans, the headline is moving forward on various Trump policies (immigration, trade, budget) that, in the aggregate, have sparked neither widespread support nor overwhelming alarm.It’s all wait and see. The fate of the budget bill will seriously impact the president’s standing: “Magic Man pulled it off” or “Whoa, he lost and is hobbled.”Split on spend...

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