Politics: Trump offered a grieving military father $25,000 in a phone call

The Daily 202: What Jeff Sessions wouldn't say was more revealing than what he did; Trump and the NFL are both winning — and losing — this culture war

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post Trump offered a grieving military father $25,000 in a phone call "No other president has ever done something like this," Trump told the late soldier's father. The man said he has not received the check, but the White House said Wednesday that it was sent. By Dan Lamothe, Lindsey Bever and Eli Rosenberg  •  Read more » Analysis The Daily 202: What Jeff Sessions wouldn't say was more revealing than what he did Notable nonanswers from the attorney general. By James Hohmann  •   Read more »   Analysis Trump and the NFL are both winning — and losing — this culture war In these times, like it or not, to be focused on football means to keep your eyes on Washington. By Eugene Scott  •   Read more »   Analysis This new poll shows that populism doesn't stem from people's economic distress It's not about your finances. It's about how you think the rich and poor are doing. By Brian Rathbun, Evgeniia Iakhnis and Kathleen E. Powers  •   Read more »   Analysis The Trump White House's utterly unmoored week On both health care and Gold Star families, it's clear Trump had no plan. By Aaron Blake  •   Read more »   When power protects: In Hollywood and politics, a history of hiding abuse Incentives to hide bad behavior abound in the image-conscious worlds of Washington and Hollywood. By Marc Fisher  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis President Trump's false claim that insurance companies 'have made a fortune' from Obamacare Health-insurance companies have lost billions of dollars in the Obamacare exchanges, which is why they are fleeing the market. By Glenn Kessler  •   Read more »   Analysis We've ID'd the mystery woman in those Melania-Trump-impostor rumors. (It's Melania Trump.) Cracking the mystery behind the dumbest Trump rumor yet. By Philip Bump  •   Read more »   Roy Moore on kneeling during the anthem: 'It's against the law' Respect for the anthem is a matter of "the rule of law," said Alabama's former chief justice who is now the state's GOP nominee for U.S. Senate. By Mary Hui  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump White House debates presidential visit to demilitarized zone along North Korean border South Korea and the U.S. State Department are concerned that a Trump trip to 'freedom's frontier' could escalate tensions with dictator Kim Jong Un By David Nakamura  •   Read more »   Trump appears to back further away from bipartisan health-care push A tweet by the president Wednesday was his latest conflicting statement about the Alexander-Murray plan. By Juliet Eilperin and Sean Sullivan  •   Read more »   Former Trump campaign chief Lewandowski huddles with Senate investigators Staffers for the Senate Intelligence Committee met with him for several hours Wednesday. By Karoun Demirjian  •   Read more »   Analysis Women are asking men in politics to step up in the fight against sexual harassment Unless lawmakers champion the issue, progress is likely to be limited. By Eugene Scott  •   Read more »   White House decries 'politicized' death of chief of staff's son — which Trump thrust into the spotlight Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Trump was "responding to a question and stating a fact." By John Wagner  •   Read more »   Early 2020 poll of New Hampshire finds Sanders, Biden, Warren on top Sanders, who won the 2016 New Hampshire primary by a historic landslide, has spent more time in the state than any potential rival. By David Weigel  •   Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the DemocracyPost newsletter Opinions and commentary that illuminate the challenges facing democracy around the world. 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