When it comes to Senate bloviating, Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse is among the worst of a bad company. A political party that has lost its hold on the White House and its Senate majority has been reduced to what amounts to catcalling from the sidelines as the second Trump administration forms,

The tired, old, left-wing Democrats are getting nowhere with their cheap shot attacks during cabinet confirmations.

Markets will be monitoring Scott Bessent's Thursday sitdown with the Senate for insights on the early mixed signals about Trumponomics 2.0.