<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: ‘Maybe It’s an Opportunity’
A short shutdown, inflation predictions, the Winter Olympics, and more
What We’re Following
Looking at Lawmakers: The U.S. government shut down briefly overnight after Senator Rand Paul held up the vote on a budget bill over concerns about overspending. Even so, the Senate passed the bill around 2 a.m. on Friday, and the House—in spite of an extended opposing speech by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi—followed suit at 5:30. Democratic leaders have recently made substantive policy concessions to President Trump, which could be a sign that the party’s promised “resistance” is waning.
On Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by 1,000 points for the second time in a week (and for the second time in history). Yet inflation could have a political effect: It would give Trump a chance to
