“Washington Democrats finally have a first point of leverage against President Donald Trump – but it comes with a dilemma that could leave them looking even more hapless than they have so far in his second term,” CNN reports.
“The pressure point arises over a temporary government funding bill that could provide cover for the president’s anti-government purge and as Democratic voters pine for their lawmakers to show some fight.”
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