Politics: National Democrats are jittery about Va. governor’s race

The Daily 202: The corrosion of support for First Amendment principles started before Trump. He's supercharged it.; State attorneys general have taken off as a partisan force in...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Bill O'Leary / The Washington Post National Democrats are jittery about Va. governor's race A loss in the Old Dominion could stir doubts about message and strategy, and inflame intraparty tensions, heading into the midterms. By David Weigel and Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more » Analysis The Daily 202: The corrosion of support for First Amendment principles started before Trump. He's supercharged it. Chilling poll numbers point to a civic crisis. By James Hohmann  •   Read more »   Analysis State attorneys general have taken off as a partisan force in national politics And that's only increasing under Trump. By Paul Nolette  •   Read more »   Analysis Homegrown 'fake news' is a bigger problem than Russian propaganda. Here's a way to make falsehoods more costly for politicians. We're more easily misled than we know. By Brendan Nyhan and Yusaku Horiuchi  •   Read more »   The great dealmaker? Lawmakers find Trump to be an untrustworthy negotiator. Ahead of high-stakes season of votes, lawmakers in both parties say Trump is an inconsistent dealmaker and devise strategist to keep him focused. By Philip Rucker, Sean Sullivan and Paul Kane  •   Read more »   Analysis EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's claim that the U.S. is 'leading the world' in 'C02 footprint' reductions Pruitt said the U.S. is leading the world in reducing carbon emissions, but he cleverly misrepresents the data to support his claim. By Nicole Lewis  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis McCain hits Trump where it hurts, attacking 'bone spur' deferments in Vietnam The senator from Arizona made the comments during a taped interview with CSPAN, without naming Trump. By Aaron Blake  •   Read more »   Blues brothers Don Jr. and Eric Trump gamble on Mississippi tourism The Trump Organization launches two new hotel lines in a depressed stretch of Delta, adding new questions about the president's potential profits. By Jonathan O'Connell  •   Read more »   Trump joins House GOP call to rally support for Senate budget bill Republican leaders are eager to pass a budget bill to expedite work on tax cuts. By John Wagner and Tory Newmyer  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump to try to rally House Republicans on Sunday call to speed up tax cuts The president is joining a conference call of House members, according to White House and congressional aides. By John Wagner  •   Read more »   McConnell says Trump needs to provide clarity on health care The Senate majority leader expresses readiness to move a bipartisan bill but wants to hear from Trump what kind of legislation he might sign. By Tory Newmyer, Juliet Eilperin and Sean Sullivan  •   Read more »   Rep. Wilson accuses White House chief of staff of 'character assassination,' calls for apology The president again attacked the congresswoman as "wacky" in a morning tweet. By John Wagner and Philip Rucker  •   Read more »   Gold Star father Khizr Khan knocks White House chief of staff on military condolence controversy John F. Kelly made the situation worse, says a man who lost his son to the Iraq War. By John Wagner  •   Read more »   Does Chief Justice Roberts fear gobbledygook? Or is that just baloney? Usually sure-footed in protecting the Supreme Court's reputation, Roberts opens himself up for criticism By Robert Barnes  •   Read more »   McConnell: Bannon, others gunning to knock off GOP incumbents are 'specialists at nominating people who lose' The Republican leader also said he doesn't expect his unpopularity to affect other candidates from his party. By John Wagner and Tory Newmyer  •   Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the Fact Checker newsletter Count the pinocchios. A weekly review of what's true, false or in-between. 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