Can the Guardrails Take This?

President Donald Trump speaks about the economy during an event at the Circa Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

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Today’s notice: How the endless stress test is changing politics. The latest from Miami, where Tom Emmer is preparing for emotions and Richard Hudson is dreaming up a perfect midterms. Also: Unions are not in unison.


The Ball Is in the Courts’ Court

On Tuesday, a coalition of Democratic attorneys general again came together and, again, got a judge to temporarily stay an executive action from Donald Trump that had sowed chaos across government agencies. This time it was the OMB memo that threatened to pause most federal grants with a widespread but unclear impact.