Politics: Trump's First 100 Days: The two rising challenges of Syria and North Korea

In Trump’s America, who’s protesting and why? Here’s our February report. | Sponsored by Morgan Stanley   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Trump’s First 100 Days: The two rising challenges of Syria and North Korea Also: Health-care talks, infrastructure plans and more on Russia. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Senate plunges toward historic rules change in Supreme Court standoff There was no sign of compromise as Mitch McConnell vowed that Neil Gorsuch would be confirmed to the high court by Friday. By Ed O'Keefe and Sean Sullivan  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   In Trump’s America, who’s protesting and why? Here’s our February report. Between 233,021 and 373,089 people showed up at 762 protests, demonstrations, marches, sit-ins, and rallies in the U.S. By Erica Chenoweth, Jonathan Pinckney, Jeremy Pressman and Stephen Zunes  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more » EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s claim that ‘clean coal’ helped reduce carbon emissions The EPA administrator attributes "clean coal" as one of the reasons carbon emissions have been reduced to pre-1994 levels. But that's not the case. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump’s First 100 Days: The two rising challenges of Syria and North Korea Also: Health-care talks, infrastructure plans and more on Russia. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   As Trump pursues 'America first,' China's Xi sees opening for primacy in Asia Leaders' summit at Mar-a-Lago presents a test for the White House as Beijing seeks to strengthen its position on the global stage. By David Nakamura  •  Read more »   Trump and House conservatives say a new health-care deal is possible. We've been down this road before. Everyone says they're open to finding common ground between conservatives and moderates. The question is whether all sides are hearing the other's concerns or, as they did in previous talks, are interpreting the discussions as evidence of a shift in their direction. By Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Activists celebrate Democrats’ push to filibuster Gorsuch Just weeks ago, it was far from certain that Democrats would muster 41 votes to filibuster Gorsuch. That they have secured 44 votes to do so -- retaining all but four members of their caucus -- is the latest victory for activists who've rallied to drive the party toward total opposition of the Trump administration. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump kills second of two Obama-era worker-safety rules Trump overturns Obama safety rules By Kimberly Kindy  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Ivanka Trump responds to critics: ‘I don't know what it means to be complicit’ "I hope time will prove that I have done a good job," she said in a CBS interview. By Abby Phillip  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Cruz says House Republicans can salvage health-care bill "Last night, it appears meaningful progress was made in the House," Cruz said. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Trump blames Obama’s ‘weakness’ for Assad’s use of chemical weapons Trump's comments directly contradict his past statements on Syria. In numerous tweets in 2013, he discouraged Obama from engaging in Syria. By Abby Phillip  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   'It went off the rails almost immediately': How Trump's messy transition led to a chaotic presidency Trump ignored transition planners during the campaign, then did things his way after he won. The administration is still playing catch up. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Susan Rice may 'be of interest to us,' says Senate Intelligence chairman Some Republicans have long been suspicious of Rice because of her connection to the Benghazi controversy By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Please, can someone brief the president on the unemployment rate? The president clearly has no idea how the unemployment rate is calculated. By Glenn Kessler  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   DemocracyPost Opinions and commentary that illuminate the challenges facing democracy around the world. 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