"Amid reports that Russia is developing new cruise and ballistic missiles—including one that violates the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty—and assessments that North Korea now has a missile that can reach the United States, President Donald Trump visited the Pentagon on Thursday to release a report on America’s preparedness to combat global missile threats, the 2019 Missile Defense Review."

"The calm, respectful atmosphere of the hearing was completely different from the venomous circus that prevailed during the last major confirmation hearing before the Judiciary Committee, when Brett Kavanaugh was being considered for the U.S. Supreme Court," writes Heritage expert Hans von Spakovsky on FoxNews.com. 

This week, on the "Heritage Explains" podcast,Tommy Binion, vice president of Heritage’s Congressional and Executive Branch Relations, explains how the shift of power is going to impact Conservative's ability to enact policy, and what they can do to win, in spite of the new political landscape.

"British Prime Minister Theresa May has suffered a seismic defeat. The House of Commons on Tuesday rejected her proposed withdrawal agreement with the European Union by a 230 vote margin," writes Heritage's Nile Gardiner. "Among those voting against her: 118 rebel Conservative MPs who saw the deal as a weak-kneed surrender to the European Union."

“The economy is continuing to roar thanks to the president’s deregulatory agenda, which is continuing to push, and also the sweeping tax cats which were very significant. The largest tax cuts, the biggest tax cuts in 30 years and businesses are loving it," said Heritage expert, Romina Boccia, on Fox News. "Small business confidence is way up and that’s why we are seeing so much hiring and so much growth in the economy.”