Politics: Trump's first 100 days: Why Trump wants to release his tax plan this week

This is why the first 100 days is a 'ridiculous standard' for judging presidents | Sponsored by Morgan Stanley   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Trump’s first 100 days: Why Trump wants to release his tax plan this week Also: An eye on TV ratings and federal shutdown watch. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » The disrupter president and the do-little Congress The mismatch between a president who promised to shake up Washington and the slow pace on Capitol Hill is causing tensions as the 100-day mark nears. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Analysis This is why the first 100 days is a 'ridiculous standard' for judging presidents The first 100 days predict nothing. But what a president accomplishes in the first year -- that matters. By David R. Jones  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Analysis Fact-checking President Trump’s Pinocchio-laden Associated Press interview Trump spoke at length to the Associated Press as he neared 100 days in office. He also made many misleading claims. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Glenn Kessler  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis Why cutting corporate tax and raising the deficit might not hurt Trump politically If he continues to worry largely about his base, polling suggests he'll do just fine. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   U.S. Senate candidate uses image of China to attack construction in D.C. Jeff Bartos's campaign in Pa. has mixed up Washington with a much, much larger city. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » A reelection challenge (almost) as big as Texas As Democrats try for an anti-Trump wave in next year's midterm elections, break-the-mold Republican Will Hurd fights to hold a vast, politically treacherous district along the U.S.-Mexico border. By Karen Tumulty  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   The disrupter president and the do-little Congress The mismatch between a president who promised to shake up Washington and the slow pace on Capitol Hill is causing tensions as the 100-day mark nears. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Sotomayor sees 'disturbing trend' of unequal treatment regarding police, alleged victims The Supreme Court justice said the court should have accepted the case of a man who was shot in the back by a Houston police officer in 2010. By Robert Barnes  •  Courts & Law  •  Read more »   Supreme Court to decide whether defendants are entitled to a mental-health expert on their side Case would have a direct bearing on the planned execution of 2 men in Arkansas. By Robert Barnes  •  Courts & Law  •  Read more »   Senate staff perplexed by unusual White House private briefing on North Korea Some lawmakers wondered if President Trump intends to use the highly sensitive meeting as a photo op ahead of his 100-day mark. By David Nakamura and Ed O'Keefe  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   In Chicago, Obama tells young leaders that 'special interests dominate the debates in Washington' On Monday, in his first public appearance since leaving the White House in January, the former president told young leaders that he had failed to realize his "aspirational" goal of uniting Americans in red and blue states. By Amber Phillips and Juliet Eilperin  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Senate confirms Perdue as agriculture secretary Former Georgia governor faces deep cuts to department under Trump's proposed budget. By Jose A. DelReal and Caitlin Dewey  •  Read more »   Perspective Trump’s first 100 days: How have feds and their agencies fared? If you're a federal employee, we want to hear from you. By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Analysis Trump’s first 100 days according to the group that matters most: ‘Many people’ Also: "A lot of people." 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