Analysis: Trump pivot pleases GOP, but will it last?
[...] weeks of protests and raucous town halls are putting fresh political pressure on lawmakers from both parties to resist his agenda.
If the GOP is unable to make good on years of election promises, they could enter the midterm elections in a far weaker position than expected.
Trump, meanwhile, faces record low approval ratings — just 44 percent of Americans approve of his job performance, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey.
In the 24 hours before his address, he blamed former President Barack Obama for town hall protests and security leaks, called House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi "incompetent" and said his generals, not the commander in chief, were responsible for a military raid in Yemen that killed a Navy SEAL.
The president whose administration spent much of its first weeks in office battling with the media, intelligence community, federal judiciary and even Hollywood celebrities asked for an end to "trivial fights."
[...] after questioning the authenticity of a wave of bomb threats against Jewish community centers, he condemned the flood of anti-Semitic attacks and other racially motivated crimes.
Big promises to make childcare more affordable, ensure paid family leave, invest in women's health and a major education bill were mentioned merely in passing.