President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech Tuesday set a record for length and created stirring made-for-television moments, but in Congress it left Republicans without a road map for a treacherous-looking election year.
Voters who watched might remember the rousing appearances by wounded soldiers and the US men’s hockey team, but when it comes to congressional policy and campaigns, it’s likely to be quickly forgotten.
Trump laid out scant few legislative proposals to rally Republican lawmakers or set out an affirmative agenda heading into the midterm elections that will decide control of Congress. The ideas he did propose were ...