A Democrat won a state legislative special election in a district that President Trump carried by 17 percentage points, unnerving Republicans in Texas and beyond.
The president and the top Senate Democrat, who are often at each other’s throats, agreed to try to keep the government open and to start talks on new limits on federal immigration agents.
Amid a backlash against ICE operations, President Trump worked out a rare compromise with Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, on spending legislation.