President Donald Trump’s first big meeting with Congress underscored that cajoling his fractious majority into unified action is going to be a lot harder than unilaterally signing a flurry of executive orders.
The meeting produced little clarity Tuesday as the clock ticks on government funding deadlines and the often fleeting momentum of a new president’s first months.
Three big takeaways:
Unity Still Absent: Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Republicans have “a plan pretty well formulated” to maneuver their tax cuts and border measures through Congress. But he wouldn’t say what the plan is.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) ...