Politics: Public rifts between Trump and some senior officials widen in the wake of Charlottesville

Q and A for federal workers: Life insurance changes   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Bill O'Leary / The Washington Post Public rifts between Trump and some senior officials widen in the wake of Charlottesville The president is annoyed at criticism of his response from Cohn, Tillerson and others inside the administration. By Abby Phillip and Anne Gearan  •  Read more » Q and A for federal workers: Life insurance changes Changes that federal employees made to their government-sponsored life insurance during an open season last September will take effect in October. By Eric Yoder  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Analysis Should Confederate monuments come down? Here’s what South Africa did after apartheid. In both places, protesters object to Rebel past, traditionalists object to "erasing history." What to do? By Carolyn E. Holmes  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Analysis Ted Cruz’s claim that two-thirds of the Hurricane Sandy bill ‘had nothing to do with Sandy’ The Texas senator repeats myths about the funding for Sandy relief, which led him to oppose the 2013 bill. By Glenn Kessler  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Top Trump Organization executive asked Putin aide for help on business deal Michael Cohen's email to Putin spokesman came during the U.S. presidential campaign. By Rosalind S. Helderman, Carol D. Leonnig and Tom Hamburger  •  Read more »   Cost of cleaning up Harvey will bring new test of governance for Trump and GOP Policymakers will take up an aid package likely to reach into the billions in a year when they have agreed on little else, let alone spending priorities. By Mike DeBonis and Damian Paletta  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   House Ethics Committee reviewing charges against Rep. Chris Collins Collins's personal investment practices came under scrutiny in the media in the spring. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Two blondes walk into a White House press briefing … "No, she is not the same lady," the Finnish president told President Trump after Trump mistook one journalist for another. "They are sitting side by side," Niinistö added helpfully. By Ashley Parker  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Illinois becomes 10th state to automatically register voters, a Democratic Party goal The measure was signed by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump defends Arpaio pardon, assumed ‘ratings would be far higher’ by announcing during hurricane When asked about Arpaio, he began reading from a sheet of paper, rattling off other controversial pardons by former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. By Ashley Parker  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump pledges swift Harvey aid, says effort will be unimpeded by threatened government shutdown Those hit by the "epic" disaster would see "very rapid action from Congress, certainly from the president. … I think that Congress will feel very much the way I feel," the president said. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Analysis Trump has lost more than a fifth of his support since inauguration His approval among Republicans has fallen 11 points since January. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis Putting the massive deluge in Texas into an understandable context It's 7 percent of the water in Lake Erie. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   ‘Our hearts are in Houston': George H.W. Bush expresses support for city he considers home "This we know: Houston, and Texas, will come together and rebuild," the 41st president said. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   Analysis Trump’s long history of seeking a politically inconvenient business deal in Russia A review of Trump's long-standing attempts to make a buck from Moscow. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Energy 202 Your daily guide to the energy and environment 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