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Bunga-bunga policy, or no policy at all

From ProPublica, in one of his first acts, the president put dozens of pending regulations on hold that affect everything from train safety to drone flight paths — his administration is unlikely ever to enact them. What happened to Trump infrastructure push? Bunga-bunga policy, or no policy at all. The sneaky way the Trump administration is chilling government oversight: The inspectors general aren’t often in the news, but they’re a critical part of government oversight. Trump wants to reorganize the executive branch — good luck with that. Trump admits his healthcare plan would benefit rich investors, screw over people who voted for him. Who’s to blame for the Trumpcare debacle, Donald Trump or Paul Ryan?

“Extraordinary that Repub House & Senate Intell Committee leaders have now both said that no evidence supports Trump's surveillance claim”. Republicans are threatening to expose Trump as the emperor with no clothes. “GCHQ is our most important intelligence ally. Trump compromising this relationship to try to cover his own embarrassment harms US security”.

Is Trump trying to fail so he can blame everyone else when things go to hell while he remains a populist hero? Rich Lowry on how the GOP crackup happens.