Politics: Trump team seeks to control, block Mueller’s Russia investigation

Will Trump bring back American manufacturing jobs? | Sponsored by SAPRAC   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Bill O'Leary / The Washington Post Trump team seeks to control, block Mueller's Russia investigation President's legal team is looking to build a case against what they say is the special counsel's conflicts of interest. By Carol D. Leonnig, Ashley Parker, Rosalind S. Helderman and Tom Hamburger  •  Read more » Will Trump bring back American manufacturing jobs? What levers can a president use to revive an industry in decline? Amy Goldstein, author of "Janesville" tells us what happens to people when factories close. Plus, Scott Paul of Alliance for American Manufacturing on how to help the industry. By Allison Michaels  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Analysis Timeline: Donald Trump Jr.’s contradictory statements about the Russia meeting A complete timeline of what Donald Trump Jr. said about his meeting with a Russian attorney, and how his explanations turned out to be false. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Democratic state attorneys general urge Trump to keep DACA, say it has boosted economy Letter from 20 attorneys general asks the president not to dismantle "dreamers" program launched by President Barack Obama in 2012. By Maria Sacchetti  •  Immigration  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Cloud of confusion hangs over health-care bill GOP leaders struggle to explain to rank-and-file members what exactly they would be voting on next week. By Kelsey Snell and Amy Goldstein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Sessions learns loyalty can be a one-way street with Trump The attorney general was one of the president's earliest and most important supporters. By Abby Phillip  •  Read more »   Gillespie shifts from avoiding Trump to dropping the president's name The Republican running for Virginia governor appears to be heeding advice that he must shore up support from Trump voters. By Laura Vozzella  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   During ‘Made in America Week,’ President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club applies to hire 70 foreign workers The for-profit club, where Trump spent numerous weekends this spring, asked permission to hire 15 housekeepers, 20 cooks and 35 waiters. By David A. Fahrenthold  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Senate Judiciary panel prepared to subpoena Manafort, Trump Jr., by Friday night The panel's chairman said subpoenas for both, plus one other witness, have been approved if they do not respond to the committee's invitation by close of business Friday. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Analysis ‘Russians did not cause me to vote for him’: How people reacted to the Trump Jr. meeting Meanwhile, a critic: "The whole family would shake hands with the devil for $10 and an hour of TV time." By Philip Bump and Emily Guskin  •  Read more »   Battling brain cancer, Sen. John McCain vows: 'I'll be back soon' On the morning after the shocking announcement of his illness, the Arizona Republican also criticized President Trump's moves in Syria. By Ed O'Keefe and Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Interior Dept. ordered Glacier park chief, other climate expert pulled from Zuckerberg tour The superintendent of the park was pulled from a delegation with the Facebook CEO, who was there to learn about climate change. By Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis What John McCain learned from Ted Kennedy on challenging his own party Like his late friend, McCain became a master of the Senate who could reach across the aisle and stand up to his own president. By Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Former Trump campaign consultant warns president’s surrogates away from House Intel probe The former consultant wants the transcript of his closed-door interview released, after a panel member suggested that he might have lied. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Analysis Where Trump has been for every minute of his first six months as president An analysis of every one of his first 181 days. By Philip Bump  •  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