Congress Falls Short of Achieving Goals at 200-Day Mark

Aug. 11, 2017
Happy Friday from Washington, where Congress is gone but the Republican majority's lack of accomplishment is all too apparent. Rachel del Guidice looks at how reality squares with GOP promises. Fred Lucas, besides covering Trump's second warning this week to North Korea's dictator, totes up the president's nominees for judgeships. Plus: Jack Crowe on the Gray Lady's Top Five mistakes and Naomi Lopez Bauman on the sick's right to try experimental drugs. Have a terrific weekend.
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