Between them, Nancy Pelosi and Dianne Feinstein have been doing politics for about 95 years. Their instinct for survival is solid. When the Congressional Progressive Caucus pushed last summer for impeaching Donald Trump, Speaker Pelosi pushed back. She didn’t think it was a good idea. Then, bending to pressure from her left—and there’s a thought to conjure with—she changed her mind, and the impeachment slog began.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 22, 2020 23:28 UTC