Politics: In Congress, new fears and new protections in wake of baseball team shooting

Q&A for federal workers: Changes to paid leave | Sponsored by Morgan Stanley   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Melina Mara / The Washington Post In Congress, new fears and new protections in wake of baseball team shooting Lawmakers already were rattled by a hostile political environment, combative town hall meetings and violent encounters among activists. By Ed O'Keefe  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Q&A for federal workers: Changes to paid leave The government is creating more categories of paid leave but that doesn't mean it is being more generous. By Eric Yoder  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Analysis President Trump, keep in mind that Russia and the West think about negotiations very, very differently Keep these 5 things in mind, and your cybersecurity negotiations have a better shot at success. By Kimberly Marten  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Boehner predicts Republicans will 'never' repeal and replace Obamacare The former House speaker also warned in a private speech that the GOP could 'get annihilated' in 2018. By Robert Costa  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis The White House’s facile comparison of the Trump-Russia and Clinton-Ukraine stories Here's why the analogy is rather thin. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   With ‘Better Deal,’ Democrats (temporarily) calm a restive left To the happy surprise of Democratic leaders, the economics-focused Better Deal earned positive reviews on the left, where the party is regularly accused of compromise or sellout By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   McCain's return to Senate injects momentum into GOP health-care battle It's unclear if Senate Republicans will even green-light starting debate. By Sean Sullivan, Kelsey Snell, Ed O'Keefe and John Wagner  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   McCain set to return to Washington on Tuesday The Arizona Republican announced last week that he is suffering from brain cancer. By Ed O'Keefe and David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   From 'fake media' to Clinton, Trump brings political attacks to the Scout Jamboree Thousands of boys gathered in W. Va. booed and chanted in support as Trump went after his enemies. By John Wagner and Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   Horrific episode of human smuggling fuels both sides of immigration debate After discovery of several dead and dozens injured in dangerously overheated tractor-trailer, renewed calls for sanctuary-city crackdown, immigration reform. By Sandhya Somashekhar  •  Immigration  •  Read more »   New communications director moves toward possible staff purge at White House Anthony Scaramucci is meeting one-on-one with aides in an effort to weed out those viewed as disloyal. By Philip Rucker and Ashley Parker  •  Read more »   Scalise bucks up colleagues as he prepares for rehabilitation There was no word on when Scalise might return to work. A spokesman said Scalise "is looking forward to working through the rehab process and returning to the Capitol once he is ready." By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump and the Republicans just can't stop running against Hillary Clinton For many in the GOP, the 2016 election is alive and well as their agenda on health care and other issues bogs down. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Congress seeks more power over sanctions with Russia bill Leaders have endorsed congressional review authority as a way to check the president's ability to roll back sanctions against Moscow. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Analysis A key problem for the repeal-replace effort? It’s not 2014 anymore. Trump's depiction of the bill as a nightmare would have resonated more three years ago. By Philip Bump  •  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