Politics: Kushner firm’s $285 million Deutsche Bank loan came just before Election Day

Is democracy on the decline? Not as much as some pundits want you to believe.   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post Kushner firm's $285 million Deutsche Bank loan came just before Election Day Trump's senior adviser says he will recuse himself from matters involving the lender, which has paid billions to settle U.S. and New York state charges. By Michael Kranish  •  National  •  Read more » Analysis Is democracy on the decline? Not as much as some pundits want you to believe. The world is more democratic today than before the Cold War ended. Here's the data. By Anna Lührmann, Valeriya Mechkova and Matthew Wilson  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Trump likely to break many of his health-care promises — no matter what happens GOP legislation falls well short of the president's pledge of affordable "insurance for everybody," experts say. By John Wagner, Abby Phillip and Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   Analysis President Trump’s claim that MS-13 gang members are being deported ‘by the thousands’ Trump is indeed ramping up enforcement actions against MS-13, but deportations so far this year are in the hundreds, not the thousands. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Democrats field a glut of House candidates in 2018 but remain divided on how to win Neither liberal activists nor establishment centrists can say they've proved how to take the House majority. By Ed O'Keefe and David Weigel  •  Read more »   White House blames Obama for failing to stop Russia collusion "They did absolutely nothing," Kellyanne Conway said of the previous administration. By Ashley Parker  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump accuses Clinton of colluding with Democrats to defeat ‘Crazy Bernie Sanders’ "Is she allowed to so collude? Unfair to Bernie!" President Trump tweeted Sunday. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   Bernie Sanders: FBI inquiry into 2010 bank loan will clear wife Bernie and Jane Sanders reportedly retained attorneys to represent them in a long-running investigation into the collapse of Burlington College By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Beyond opposing Trump, Democrats keep searching for a message Debate over how to talk about economic and cultural issues and role of government in the age of Trump? By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Koch network withholding support of Senate health-care bill, pushing for changes "In all candor, we've been disappointed that movement is not more dramatic toward a full repeal or rollback (of the Affordable Care Act). But we're not walking away," said Tim Phillips, the president of Americans for Prosperity. By James Hohmann  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump joins the effort to pass a health-care bill, but another GOP senator is opposed Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada announced he won't vote for the bill in its current form. By Sean Sullivan, Robert Costa and Kelsey Snell  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Obama returning to campaign trail to stump for Northam in Virginia governor's race It's likely to be the former president's first time back in campaign fray, for the nation's next high-profile contest. By Fenit Nirappil  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis With five holdouts on health-care bill, McConnell is in for a final frenzy of negotiation The stark divide among Republicans on health-care could force Mitch McConnell to wheel and deal like Harry Reid did to pass Obamacare. By Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Koch network unveils partnership with Deion Sanders to launch summer meeting Mike Pence met with Charles Koch Friday night. By James Hohmann  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   TV ads flood Nevada to win a Republican senator’s health-care vote Dean Heller is the only Senate Republican facing a 2018 reelection bid in a state won by Hillary Clinton last year. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Health 202 Your daily guide to Washington's health-care debate. 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