Trump v Squad blocked out the sun And obscured 2 revealing moments: the House passed a min wage bill w scant GOP s… https://t.co/Kyc268RhaV

Dems tell us how lucky they are that Trump doesn’t force McConnell to move on populist bills. Co-opting House Ds… https://t.co/PXv3HJ7jbt

And who would squawk? Donors and biz community types. Sure. But where would they go? And if you’re an R senat… https://t.co/zZeAKL4JDd

But: Trump is ultimately more interested in made-for-TV food fights and McConnell knows it. With Bannon long gone,… https://t.co/DROVRJ564y

We ran this by some wise GOP senators plus NEWT. Their reax was telling: Bipartisan policy wins wouldn’t matter… https://t.co/LKJMyG1JPF

Had a labor source tell me at end of last week that, after Trump’s race-baiting, there was no way even the most GOP… https://t.co/jNIstSy9I4

But what makes that choice even easier is Trump makes little effort for labor: NLRB appointments, Scalia to Labor,… https://t.co/qGL0Ns3JJs

Budget/debt ceiling today could be it for the rest of this Congress. When I asked 1 R senator if those in cycle… https://t.co/Da48h1oAI2

Undergirding our Choose Your Own Adventure riff: Trump isn’t constrained by ideology from taking this course! His… https://t.co/RIxBQOK4oj

....as we were saying, he ultimately cares more about making/consuming cable news coverage. pushing to get a com… https://t.co/enXPaQ85QQ

Maybe if "reporters" did their jobs by really pressing pols on policy we'd get better policy from all sides. Do your job. Have some pride. MT @jmartNYT [Trump's just about attention] pushing to get a complicated deal done on lowering Rx prices isn’t gonna make Hannity...

Journalism like this doesn't come cheap. I racked up a ton of expenses doing this story, as did my colleagues. If y… https://t.co/9k9iI38GDu

@henryfountain @jmartNYT Done! (For another year. Also @washingtonpost)

.@SaucedbySally: @henryfountain & #NYTimes are funded by Carlos Slim, one of the wealthiest people in the world. He pays Henry & Henry dances to his tune.

RT @jmartNYT: And at the heart of both dilemmas: an overriding fear of negative coverage https://t.co/u5FmHWaCwz

.@rickhasen: @JonathanChait didn't even realize Trump is pushing amnesty. He isn't smart enough to realize how toxic that is & use it.

This sentence: "But aides and associates said he has not liked the news coverage and has shown little interest..." https://t.co/9XJI3klP3c

@jmartNYT Rest of sentence: "...but wants it to be received well." Hard to imagine GOP health care bill ever being "received well" by media.

@AlexConant @jmartNYT In all fairness, the problem seems to be it's not being received well by members of Trump's o… https://t.co/KJzoeerUBe

.@SaraMurray: re #Alexandria, I tried repeatedly to get @AlexConant & @LizMair to oppose Trump in smart/sane ways. Compare how they did it.

RT @24AheadDotCom: .@68INCOGNITO @jmartNYT: if you two wimps think playing football at 5,000' is hard, try mountain biking at 13,000' as I …

.@68INCOGNITO @jmartNYT: if you two wimps think playing football at 5,000' is hard, try mountain biking at 13,000' as I did. #SNF #tcot #ows