Politics: White House unveils ‘Made in America’ week, though many Trump products are made overseas

Most of the bounces in Trump's approval ratings aren't real   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post White House unveils 'Made in America' week, though many Trump products are made overseas The president will endorse American-made products in a week focused on the theme. By Philip Rucker  •  Read more » Analysis Most of the bounces in Trump's approval ratings aren't real Once again, a lesson in not overreacting to each individual poll. By Andrew Gelman  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Analysis Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s claim that ‘criminals take notice’ of cities with sanctuary policies Sessions is being misleading by citing data from a study that doesn't support his argument. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   A Supreme Court mystery: Has Roberts embraced same-sex marriage ruling? Unsigned opinion raises the question among court watchers. By Robert Barnes  •  Courts & Law  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump's lawyer insists nothing 'nefarious' in Trump Jr. Russia meeting President Trump aims his fire at the news media as questions about his son and collusion with Russia grow. By Greg Jaffe  •  Read more »   President’s lawyer insists nothing ‘nefarious’ in Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with Russians "If this was nefarious, why did the Secret Service allow these people in?" Jay Sekulow said. The agency, however, points out that Donald Trump Jr. was not under its protection at the time of the meeting. By Greg Jaffe  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   GOP opponents to Senate health-care bill see vote delay as an advantage McConnell won't call vote on the bill this week due to McCain's surgery. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Analysis By a 2-to-1 margin, Americans prefer Obamacare to Republican replacements More worrisome for Republicans is how support for their proposals broke down by demographic. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Analysis Americans generally view Trump's presidency as below average A majority also thinks he's not making real progress on his campaign pledges. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Trump defends his son — drawing a contrast with Clinton — and says media are 'distorting democracy' Tweeting from his private golf club in Bedminster, N.J., the president lashed out at the media for coverage of the disclosure that his oldest son and namesake held a meeting last year with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer who offered damaging information about Hillary Clinton. By Philip Rucker  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Poll finds Trump's standing weakened since springtime President's standing is buffeted by sense of little progress, perceptions of decline in American leadership abroad and concerns about health-care bill. By Scott Clement and Dan Balz  •  Read more »   McConnell defers vote on Senate health-care bill as McCain recovers from surgery The office of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said the senator would be in Arizona next week recovering from surgery to remove a blood clot from above his left eye. By Sean Sullivan  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval still doesn't support the Senate health-care bill. That's big trouble for Republicans. The GOP governor from Nevada could hold the key to the bill's fate because of his influence over his home-state colleague, Sen. Dean Heller. By Sean Sullivan and Dan Balz  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump campaign paid firm of lawyer representing Trump Jr. before emails were made public The campaign committee paid the lawyer nearly two weeks before he announced he was representing Trump's son. By Mark Berman and Matea Gold  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   #SaveTheRaise campaign in St. Louis pushes back against preemption laws The new Missouri law prevents any city from raising its minimum wage higher than the state's $7.70 rate. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   DemocracyPost Opinions and commentary that illuminate the challenges facing democracy around the world. 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