Voters don’t need to hear any more from the failed presidential candidate. We need to know how Democrats will fix America’s messes

Democratic presidential candidate to speak in San Francisco after keeping low profile since election defeat

Democratic voters have made clear they want a fighter. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is willing to give them one.

Lawmakers including Chuck Schumer denounce ‘failure’ on economy, costs, foreign policy, democracy and middle class

President Trump is pushing the boundaries of executive power in nearly every area of policy. From his trade war, to immigration, to education, to the reductions in the federal workforce.Many of his actions are direct challenges to the Courts and to Congress. Those two branches of government are designed to act as checks on the president. Trump has governed largely by unilateral executive action… and left lawmakers on the sidelines. NPR’s Juana Summers talks with political correspondents Mara Liasson and Susan Davis about the changing power dynamic.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

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‘I had to be there because this was a big, important thing for the state of Michigan,’ the Democratic governor said Tuesday

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In public and behind the scenes, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is leading efforts to push back on Donald Trump and challenging Democrats to do more to oppose the president’s actions.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and President Donald Trump shared a hug as he arrived in her home state on Tuesday.

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