Here's the truth: In response to this absolute avalanche of news on major issues, Congress has seemed to shrink rather than rise to the challenge. "Congress is good at two things: Doing nothing and overreacting," remarked Missouri Republican Rep. Billy Long during the Zuckerberg hearing on Wednesday. (Sidebar: I would pay to watch a bunch of House members try to literally dunk on Zuckerberg. *Trump tweeted this on Syria on Wednesday morning: "Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. But it's hard to imagine the current climate in Congress -- and the likelihood of major Republican losses this fall -- didn't play a role as well.

Source: CNN April 11, 2018 19:18 UTC