Politics: Trump's First 100 Days: What we don't know about the strike in Afghanistan

Trump's pledge to allow churches to support candidates may be part of tax bill | Sponsored by Morgan Stanley   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Trump’s First 100 Days: What we don’t know about the strike in Afghanistan Also: Watching North Korea, family planning funds and the federal workforce. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Trump as a 'conventional Republican'? That's what some in GOP establishment say they see. On some important issues, he has dropped the populist positions he took in his campaign. By Abby Phillip and John Wagner  •  Read more »   Trump's pledge to allow churches to support candidates may be part of tax bill The plan would repeal the "Johnson amendment" as part of broader tax reform legislation. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Analysis Arkansas plans to execute 7 men in 11 days. They’re likely to botch one. Could this bring about the end of states using lethal injections for execution? By Frank R. Baumgartner and Kaneesha Johnson  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Can Trump continue to engage in acts of war without congressional approval? And how far can he go? National security reporter Dan Lamothe, American University's Nora Bensahel, and former advisor to Susan Rice, Loren Schulman, help us answer this question: With military action, when can a president bypass Congress and what are the consequences? By Allison Michaels  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Republicans running for Virginia governor tangle in TV debate Ed Gillespie and Corey Stewart accused each other of lying while Frank Wagner called their tax-cut plans disingenuous and even dangerous. By Laura Vozzella  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   Trump’s First 100 Days: What we don’t know about the strike in Afghanistan Also: Watching North Korea, family planning funds and the federal workforce. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Obama said there was never a better time to be alive. Trump thinks a 'nasty' world offers nothing but problems. Historians say conflicting views can both be true; the challenge for presidents is how they respond to unsettling global events. By David Nakamura  •  Read more »   Republican House leader avoids selling GOP health-care plan at home Oregon Rep. Greg Walden talked about the aspects of Obamacare the GOP plan contains. By Paige Winfield Cunningham  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump’s threat prompts Democrats to play hardball over Obamacare payments The "cost-sharing reduction" payments are meant to subsidize out-of-pocket expenses for low-income Americans who receive insurance through ACA marketplaces, and they are seen as a key factor in maintaining the stability of the market for individual insurance in many states. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Behind closed doors, Trump signs bill allowing states to strip federal family planning funds from abortion providers Abortion-rights advocates said the rule would deny as many as 4 million Americans access to birth control and other family planning services. By Juliet Eilperin  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   GAO launches probe of Trump transition The investigation will focus on the transition's public spending, private fundraising and how it managed communications with foreign governments. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump can start cutting the federal workforce right now Federal agencies can proceed with buyouts and stop filling jobs, but Congress could make it hard for the Trump administration to make widespread, longer-term staff cuts. By Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   The Daily 202: Trump's lurch toward corporatism, globalism shows why Bannon's marginalization matters Eight flip-flops in one day By James Hohmann  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   5-Minute Fix Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. 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