Reason #5893 - 5897 That Trump Was Elected

5 things Trump did this week while you weren't looking

It was a week of typically unpredictable headlines in the Donald Trump presidency: One of the president’s closest advisors resigned; Trump announced his support for gun-control proposals on national TV only to walk back his position a day later; and he surprised his staff by announcing major tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, possibly precipitating a trade war.

For all that commotion, gun control policies still look dead on Capitol Hill and the tariffs haven’t actually been implemented yet. Outside the spotlight, however, the Trump agenda has steadily marched forward, as his cabinet appointees—from Betsy DeVos as the Department of Education to Scott Pruitt at the Environmental Protection Agency—continued to impress a new conservative agenda on their agencies. And there are some curveballs in the mix as well, such as a move back toward Obama’s labor rules. Here’s how Trump changed policy this week:

1. The Department of Education boosts charter schools, lightens civil-rights scrutiny . . .

2. In Mexico, Trump’s trade agenda moves forward . . .

3. EPA weakens a rule on methane emissions . . .

4. Treasury closes a loophole in the tax law  . . .(carried interest)

5. After a reversal of a reversal, an Obama labor policy survives

Four out of five ain't that bad. One of the reasons the Democrats and the media (but I repeat myself) are always so furious at Trump is that he is slowly but surely wearing away much of the damage they have done in the past 8 years. To them, none of this is good, and they won't report on it as good, if they report on it at all.