Politics: Trump distances himself from GOP lawmakers to avoid blame if agenda stalls

Everything Trump has ever tweeted about government shutdowns, in one post   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Nicholas Kamm / AFP/Getty Images Trump distances himself from GOP lawmakers to avoid blame if agenda stalls According to advisers, Trump is railing against Republicans because he thinks it will help protect him politically if the GOP loses the House. By Philip Rucker, Sean Sullivan and Mike DeBonis  •  Read more » Everything Trump has ever tweeted about government shutdowns, in one post The president had a lot to say when the government closed in 2013. Here's a look at his attitudes toward shutdowns and who is likely to get the blame. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Analysis Unlike Trump, most presidents emphasize our common ideals Trump sounds more like Nixon than like the rest of them. By Mary E. Stuckey  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Analysis President Trump’s claim that the U.S ‘would save a lot of money’ in embassy downsizing in Russia We estimate that the cost savings in Russia would pay for, at best, 23 soldiers in Afghanistan. By Glenn Kessler  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   What’s lost when Trump opts out of ceremonial parts of the presidency? With chief correspondent Dan Balz, we answer: Can a president opt out of participating in ceremonial duties? Plus, we learn how President Ronald Reagan handled similar events, and we talk to a former White House social secretary about planning these moments. By Allison Michaels  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   DHS reviewing status of Obama’s deferred-action program for illegal immigrants Advocates fear that Trump could end the program, which has offered work permits to 800,000 illegal immigrants but faces a potential legal challenge. By David Nakamura  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Analysis Libertarians wrestle with the alt-right By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Federal judges decline to scrap Maryland's congressional voting map A political gerrymandering lawsuit is on hold pending the outcome of a similar Supreme Court case. By Ann E. Marimow and Josh Hicks  •  Public Safety  •  Read more »   Analysis In the Year of the Deciding Vote, one Democrat's corruption trial could change the Senate — or not Don't count on Robert Menendez of N.J. leaving the Senate quickly if he is convicted of corruption this fall. By Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ExxonMobil asked people to ‘read the documents’ it produced on climate change. So these Harvard researchers did. The company may disagree with new findings. By Dino Grandoni  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Judge orders tech company to release Web user data from anti-Trump website DreamHost must release data on Web users who visited the site between October 2016 and Inauguration Day. By Keith L. Alexander  •  Public Safety  •  Read more »   North Korea mocks Trump’s ‘ego-driven’ Twitter posts as military exercises continue The leadership in Pyongyang seems to be as intrigued and confounded by President Trump's musings on Twitter as everyone else. By Anne Gearan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis What Trump has undone A look at where Trump has reversed the nation's course. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Analysis An anti-Obamacare argument evaporates: No counties now lack exchange insurers But why was it an issue in the first place? By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Schumer’s post-Charlottesville pitch: Kill the president’s voting commission Democrats worry that the commission will be used to justify more restrictions on voting ahead of the 2018 elections. 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