The Washington PostDemocracy Dies in Darkness

This is why Trump’s legislative agenda is stuck in neutral

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April 26, 2017 at 6:00 a.m. EDT

In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt persuaded Congress to expedite a raft of major laws to combat the Great Depression. Ever since, the end of the first 100 days has been a time to mark the accomplishments of new presidents. For President Trump, to quote an old Republican hand, the first 100 days have been the “honeymoon from hell.” By any legislative metric, little progress has been made on the president’s “100-day action plan to Make America Great Again.”