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Trial by fire? Pelosi proves she’s still in the game
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi weathered a storm of criticism before the midterms, including from Democrats. Now her experience has paid off in facing down the president, polishing her image nationally and at home.
Politics Watch Will Democrats’ leftward drift hurt their chances in 2020?
Many candidates are embracing sweeping liberal policies that would have been considered extreme just a few years ago. But in picking a nominee, Democratic voters may prioritize electability.
First Look House uses war-making power, hoping to force Yemen troop withdrawal
Invoking a decades-old resolution, the House passed a bill Wednesday that would force the Trump administration to withdraw US troops from Yemen – a rebuke of the administration's foreign policy and a sign that attitudes might be shifting in Washington.
First Look US, China envoys seek compromise ahead of Trump tariff decision
Trade talks continue this week between the United States and China, the outcome of which will help decide whether President Trump will raise tariffs on Chinese imports to slow the spread of their technologies – the latest move in an ongoing struggle for power in the global market.
‘All hands on deck’: Can public-private solutions solve Calif. housing crisis?
A $500 million investment fund in the San Francisco Bay Area, bankrolled by Facebook and other tech companies, plans to produce 8,000 affordable housing units and preserve another 175,000.
Monitor Breakfast Pondering a presidential run, Sherrod Brown stops by for breakfast
The Democratic senator from the critical battleground state of Ohio would focus his campaign on the concerns of working people – and says his rumpled authenticity is a plus in the industrial Midwest. He plans to make a decision in March.
First Look Proposed border deal agrees to new barriers, but no wall
Eager to avoid another government shutdown, congressional negotiators have reached a tentative agreement that will finance new barriers along the US-Mexico border – though with less fencing than President Trump previously demanded.
Nevertheless, Elizabeth Warren comes out swinging
A controversy over her claim to Native American heritage had even some admirers calling on her to bow out of the presidential race. But she has a long track record as a fighter.
First Look Pelosi's pragmatic approach to balancing Democrats' leftward shift
By softening her approach to funding a border wall, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has demonstrated that she is willing and able to both rein in her party's more liberal members and compromise with Republicans over government shutdown concerns.
What Virginia scandal could say about Democrats’ future
The Democratic strategy in 2020 leans heavily on those outraged by President Trump’s views on racial and gender issues. That makes Virginia a litmus test for what the party thinks it can forgive – and what it can’t.
