Politics: McConnell allies declare open warfare on Bannon

Sessions's claim that 'dirty immigration lawyers' encourage clients to cite 'credible fear'; GOP leaders make last-minute push for unity on taxes ahead of critical vote

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP McConnell allies declare open warfare on Bannon The effort is designed to counter the ex-White House strategist's insurrection against mainstream GOP lawmakers but does not include plans to target Trump. By David Weigel, Michael Scherer and Robert Costa  •  Read more » Analysis Sessions's claim that 'dirty immigration lawyers' encourage clients to cite 'credible fear' Sessions yet again asserts an immigration claim based on little evidence. By Nicole Lewis  •   Read more »   GOP leaders make last-minute push for unity on taxes ahead of critical vote Some Republicans concerned about an effort to limit or cut a deduction for state and local taxes have threatened to vote no. By Mike DeBonis and Tory Newmyer  •   Read more »   Former Clinton, DNC aides largely silent on funding of Trump-Russia dossier President says Democratic backing for work of former British spy was a 'disgrace.' By Tom Hamburger and Rosalind S. Helderman  •   Read more »   Trump in Texas: 'I'm the builder president. Remember that.' On his way to a high-dollar fundraiser, Trump briefly met with Texas officials to discuss hurricane recovery. By Jenna Johnson  •   Read more »   Analysis Please read this before you freak out about that new poll in the Virginia governor's race Gillespie leads by 8 — with a quarter of respondents having not made up their minds. By Philip Bump  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis 'I am the builder president': Trump goes to Texas and gets a much-needed ego boost One by one, Texas officials praised Trump as the president who can do no wrong on hurricane recovery. By Amber Phillips  •   Read more »   Advocates hope Trump puts money behind words on opioid crisis At the top of advocates' wish list is for the president to propose a major increase in funding for treatment and prevention. By Jenna Johnson and Lenny Bernstein  •   Read more »   Divided Senate intelligence panel advances spy-bill renewal without major changes Congress is under pressure to reauthorize Section 702 foreign intelligence-gathering authority before it expires at the end of the year. By Ellen Nakashima and Karoun Demirjian  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis A Los Angeles-Houston World Series in record heat is a little on-the-nose for 2017 A metaphorical demonstration of climate change as the administration turns away. By Philip Bump  •   Read more »   Trump undercuts widow again, says he remembered name 'right from the beginning' The president says he has 'one of the great memories of all time' in disputing the account of several others on a condolence call. By Ashley Parker  •   Read more »   Analysis Trump says the media unfairly portrays him as uncivil, which he's not because he 'went to an Ivy League college' The president deflected a question about one personality trait by addressing another. By Callum Borchers  •   Read more »   With business booming under Trump, private prison giant's leaders gathered at president's resort A Trump administration policy change helped reverse the fortunes of GEO Group and others in its industry. By Amy Brittain and Drew Harwell  •   Read more »   Analysis What the Trump dossier says — and what it doesn't Breaking down the claims made in the controversial document. By Philip Bump  •   Read more »   Analysis 'People magazine saga,' 'Twitter dispute': Corker's and Flake's GOP colleagues suggest they're drama queens They have downplayed Corker's and Flake's concerns as "Twitter disputes" and "People magazine dramas." That totally misses the point. By Aaron Blake  •   Read more »   Recommended for you     Get The Finance 202 newsletter Your daily guide to where Wall Street meets Washington. 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