As Donald Trump’s bragging about the economy reached a crescendo last fall, former Obama White House communications director Jen Psaki provided a helpful reality check for the American people. “A buffoon could have kept the recovery going,” Psaki explained, “and in fact one has so far.” That Trump had inherited...
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Democratic leaders have proposed limiting the debt ceiling increase to three months, countering the Republicans’ proposal to increase it for eighteen months. In a surprise move, Trump sided with the Democrats’ proposal and did so in front of Republicans at a joint White House meeting: In embracing the three-month deal,...