Politics: ‘If something happens’: Trump points his finger in case of a terrorist attack

Trump’s first 100 days: Ban in court, protest votes and ‘fake news’; How low can Donald Trump’s approval rating go?; This is what we learned by counting the women’s marches; Trump’s claim that Obama first ‘identified’ the 7 countries in his travel ban; Melania Trump missed out on 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' to make millions, lawsuit says; The White House released a list of ‘under covered’ terror attacks it would like you to look at; Here are the 78 terrorist attacks the White House says were largely underreported; Super Bowl ad about immigration draws attention to tiny Eighty Four, Pa.; At Dulles Airport, balloons and hugs in arrivals hall during pause in entry ban; Trump warns anew against attacks by ‘radical Islamic terrorists’ as he visits Centcom; California and President Trump are going to war with each other; Virtually all Senate Democrats poised to vote against remaining Cabinet picks; In echoes of 2009, Republicans see ‘Astroturf’ in Democratic protests; President Trump is now speculating that the media is covering up terrorist attacks;   The most important politics stories today   Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post 'If something happens': Trump points his finger in case of a terrorist attack Trump appears to lay the groundwork to blame a future incident on the judiciary and media. By Philip Rucker  •  Read more » Trump’s first 100 days: Ban in court, protest votes and ‘fake news’ The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit is holding a hearing on the travel ban Tuesday. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   How low can Donald Trump’s approval rating go? Here's what almost 500 forecasters predict. By John Sides  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   This is what we learned by counting the women’s marches More than 4 million attended the largest one-day protest in the history of the United States — with hundreds of thousands more around the globe. By Erica Chenoweth and Jeremy Pressman  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump’s claim that Obama first ‘identified’ the 7 countries in his travel ban The history behind the president's executive order. By Glenn Kessler  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Melania Trump missed out on 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' to make millions, lawsuit says Newly filed libel case argues that 2016 article damaged first lady's commercial brand. By Tom Hamburger  •  Read more »   The White House released a list of ‘under covered’ terror attacks it would like you to look at A quick review makes obvious why the White House released the list. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Here are the 78 terrorist attacks the White House says were largely underreported The president said Monday that the media has not paid enough attention to episodes in the United States and abroad. By John Wagner and Philip Rucker  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Super Bowl ad about immigration draws attention to tiny Eighty Four, Pa. 'It is a privilege to be here.' Home to 84 Lumber's headquarters, residents in majority conservative area don't view ad as political attack on President Trump's policies. By Sandhya Somashekhar and Terence Samuel  •  Read more »   At Dulles Airport, balloons and hugs in arrivals hall during pause in entry ban Families waited for hours after scrambling to arrange new tickets for affected relatives. By Antonio Olivo and Mandy McLaren  •  Local  •  Read more »   Trump warns anew against attacks by ‘radical Islamic terrorists’ as he visits Centcom The president also promises heavy investment in "beautiful" equipment for the military. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   California and President Trump are going to war with each other The state is happy to engage Trump in a fight. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Virtually all Senate Democrats poised to vote against remaining Cabinet picks Betsy DeVos, President Trump's education nominee, will be the first test of party unity. By Ed O'Keefe  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   In echoes of 2009, Republicans see ‘Astroturf’ in Democratic protests In reality, the mushrooming protests have been organized similarly to the very first tea party rallies, by novice political activists. By David Weigel  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   President Trump is now speculating that the media is covering up terrorist attacks He's pushed the media into the "against us" column, alongside terrorists. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Today's WorldView What's most important from where the world meets Washington, plus the day's most essential reads and interesting ideas. Sign Up »         Share Politics:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Politics PM. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. 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