Exit Strategy, Part 1.

It's no accident that Speaker Pelosi has committed to a term of no more than two years as the most powerful Democrat in America. It exactly mirrors the remainder of Donald Trump's first term. Acting as the most powerful woman in the world in opposition to the most powerful man must have been irresistible.

 In a warning sign for the White House, a number of Senate Republicans offered tepid support for the hard-line stance taken by Trump, who is backed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. While many Republicans said they'd continue to support McConnell and Trump for now, it was clear that support won't last indefinitely.