Politics: Tom Price apologizes for private-charter flights, pledges to repay taxpayers nearly $52,000

What black Americans are most worried about in the Trump era; The Daily 202: Putting Tom Price's charter flights in perspective

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price says he will repay the federal treasury for some of his recent travels. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg) Tom Price apologizes for private-charter flights, pledges to repay taxpayers nearly $52,000 The HHS secretary has been under fire for using public money to pay for expensive private flights. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more » Analysis What black Americans are most worried about in the Trump era A new report shows that black Americans are worried about their future under President Trump. By Eugene Scott  •   Read more »   Analysis The Daily 202: Putting Tom Price's charter flights in perspective Is this a distraction from what should be the bigger scandals? By James Hohmann  •   Read more »   A brief history of Donald Trump's mixed messages on freedom of speech Trump's attack on protesting football players is part of a long record of opposing some kinds of speech. By Jenna Johnson  •   Read more »   Mitch McConnell had a tough week. More struggles — tax cuts, midterms — are coming. With the latest health-care defeat, Roy Moore's victory in Alabama and Bob Corker's plans to retire, the Senate majority leader and his allies are likely to be big targets in 2018. By Sean Sullivan and Paul Kane  •   Read more »   Did Trump advisers break the law by using personal email for White House business? How do the latest actions by Trump's advisers compare to Clinton's? Your answers this week from political investigations reporter Rosalind Helderman and former White House staff secretary and current global security and data lawyer Rajesh De. By Allison Michaels  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis Trump aides sell tax plan with Pinocchio-laden claims Trump aides are selling the tax cut with claims and math that defy belief and do not stand up to scrutiny By Glenn Kessler  •   Read more »   Trump lauds 'amazing' response in Puerto Rico, criticizes coverage by media The acting DHS secretary told reporters that she is "very satisfied" with the response to Hurricane Maria. By John Wagner  •   Read more »   Trump administration targets 'sanctuary' cities in latest wave of immigration arrests Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officials say hundreds of arrests in key cities show crackdown will continue regardless of local cooperation. By Maria Sacchetti  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT 'Miracles really do happen': Rep. Steve Scalise returns to Congress 15 weeks after he was shot The House majority whip was at "imminent risk of death" when he was rushed to the hospital with a gunshot wound during a Congressional Baseball Game practice. By Mike DeBonis and Paul Kane  •   Read more »   Trump says NFL owners 'afraid of their players,' calls it 'disgraceful' In a TV interview, the president continued to stoke a controversy over taking a knee during the national anthem. By John Wagner  •   Read more »   Senate confirms Jon Huntsman as Russia ambassador The voice vote places an experienced diplomat in one of the most critical embassy roles, but several more remain unfilled. By Karoun Demirjian  •   Read more »   Gorsuch speaks at Trump's D.C. hotel, drawing protesters Critics called it wrong for the justice to address a nonprofit group at the president's property. By Robert Barnes  •   Read more »   White House spokeswoman says Trump and Alabama's Roy Moore 'don't agree' on gay rights "I certainly know where the president stands on those issues and wouldn't see any parallel between the two of them on that front," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said. By Anne Gearan  •   Read more »   Perspective Federal employees honored at gala get Trump's praise, no 'swamp' talk President Trump's greetings were welcome, particularly given the disrespect, disappointment and dismay his administration has heaped on the workforce. By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •   Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the 5-Minute Fix newsletter 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 signed up for Politics or because it is included in your subscription. 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