There was no mention of the national debt or deficits. “The best is yet to come,” Trump promised. Then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., tore up her copy of the speech afterward.

Calif., and several key Democrats are urging Senate Democrats to risk a government shutdown by opposing a must-pass spending ...

Back in 2016, Democrats were widely appalled by Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, whom they described as dangerous and “historically unqualified.” Now even a few of Trump’s Republican ...