Politics: Trump's First 100 Days: Trump to sign 'Hire American,' 'Buy American' order

Why presidential candidates – like Trump – campaign as isolationists but — like Trump — govern as hawks | Sponsored by FedEx   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Trump’s First 100 Days: Trump to sign ‘Hire American,’ ‘Buy American’ order Trump will sign an executive order directing the government to review guest-worker programs and federal procurement policy. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Trump officials turn to courts to block Obama-era legacy Administration takes interest in a host of cases from smog rules to transgender protections. By Steven Mufson and Juliet Eilperin  •  Business  •  Read more »   Analysis Why presidential candidates – like Trump – campaign as isolationists but — like Trump — govern as hawks The pattern goes back at least to 1900. By Verlan Lewis  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Analysis Americans are proud to pay taxes — except when they think others are cheating. If we fear others are getting a free ride, we become more likely to cheat. By Vanessa Williamson  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Hearing first arguments as member of the Supreme Court, Gorsuch jumps right in The justice was unusually active for a newbie, asking 22 questions. By Robert Barnes  •  Courts & Law  •  Read more »   Georgia House race stokes GOP identity crisis — and opportunity for Democrats A splintered GOP field gives Democrats a chance to pick up a Republican seat Tuesday. By Robert Costa  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Perez-Sanders tour kicks off amid progressive skepticism "The only way Perez would be safe to come to Maine is to have Bernie by his side," said David Bright, one of Maine's four voters in the electoral college. "Otherwise, progressives in this state would tear him apart." By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump finds himself on the defensive on a pair of government transparency issues The White House is peppered with questions about tax returns and visitor logs. By John Wagner and Abby Phillip  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Analysis People are Googling ‘World War 3’ more than ever — but not ‘World War Three’ How many searchers are just fans of Gucci Mane? By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   White House says Trump won’t release 2016 tax returns because they’re being audited Trump continues to insist that an ongoing IRS audit prevents him from releasing his tax returns. By Abby Phillip  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Analysis Control of Congress aside, Americans view the GOP as the more divided party About 6 in 10 Republicans say their party is divided, while 6 in 10 Democrats think their party is unified. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Analysis Trump has spent one out of every five minutes of his presidency in Palm Beach Half the weekends of his presidency, Trump's gone to Mar-a-Lago. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Ahead of Democratic unity tour, Sanders says party ‘should have put more resources’ into Kansas He was one of very few national political figures who campaigned with defeated Kansas congressional candidate James Thompson. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   The Daily 202: What does Trump have to hide? Secretive White House unapologetic about clawing back transparency New excuses that don't pass the smell test By James Hohmann  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Analysis Confidence that Trump will keep his promises sinks — but there’s only one group he needs to worry about Independent voters backed Trump last November but are losing confidence he'll do what he pledged. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Must Reads Weekly editors' picks. 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. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071