Politics: Democrats in this state are doing something unusual: Winning their elections

The Daily 202: How the Virginia governor's race might scare Republicans away from criminal justice reform; Donald Trump says he's just enforcing immigration law. But it's not that...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Nick Oxford / For The Washington Post Democrats in this state are doing something unusual: Winning their elections In Oklahoma, Democrats are winning because of Trump. But not because voters resent him. By Robert Samuels  •  Read more » Analysis The Daily 202: How the Virginia governor's race might scare Republicans away from criminal justice reform As Terry McAuliffe unloads and Rick Gates votes, no one wants to be on the receiving end of a Willie Horton-style ad. By James Hohmann  •   Read more »   Analysis Donald Trump says he's just enforcing immigration law. But it's not that simple. Laws don't enforce themselves; people make decisions about how to enforce them, as these two programs show. By Inés Valdez, Mat Coleman and Amna Akbar  •   Read more »   Analysis Virginia is for lovers of voting on the issues in the governor's race A newly released survey finds most Virginia voters favor their candidate for positive or issue-focused reasons, while a minority say they are motivated by negative views toward their preferred candidate's opponent. By Scott Clement  •   Read more »   Q&A for federal workers: Open season options Federal employees have a variety of benefits choices ahead, one of which is to do nothing. By Eric Yoder  •   Read more »   Trump asserts 'a lot of progress' on North Korea, urges 'deal' to resolve standoff with United States Aides said the president's speech will be a chance for him to rally international support for his campaign to increase economic and diplomatic pressure on Pyongyang. By David Nakamura and Ashley Parker  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump says 'hundreds more' might have died in Texas shooting if gun laws were tougher "It's not going to help," Trump says of stricter gun laws. By David Nakamura  •   Read more »   Analysis Two words in the GOP tax bill mean tens of billions for the super-wealthy Everyone knew the GOP wanted to eliminate the estate tax. But the House GOP bill also shields huge capital gains from any taxation. By Glenn Kessler  •   Read more »   ACA sign-ups spike at open enrollment's start Enrollment under the Affordable Care Act during the first few days has surged compared to the past, officials said Monday. By Juliet Eilperin  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump adviser sent email describing 'private conversation' with Russian official Email by adviser Carter Page conflicts with past statements about July 2016 trip to Moscow. By Rosalind S. Helderman, Matt Zapotosky and Karoun Demirjian  •   Read more »   Trump expresses 'great confidence' in Saudi regime accused of political purge The president has drawn the United States closer to Saudi Arabia in his campaign to pressure Iran and fight terrorism By David Nakamura  •   Read more »   Congress hasn't sorted out what to do about bump stocks. The Texas shooting isn't likely to jump-start debate, either. "No one is safe so long as Congress chooses to do absolutely nothing in the face of this epidemic," a Democrat warns. By Ed O'Keefe and Sean Sullivan  •   Read more »   Democrats to huddle with White House officials on tax reform Tuesday What, if any, substantive changes might come from the meeting is unclear. But the White House and Democrats will be able to say they're trying to reach agreement. By Ed O'Keefe  •   Read more »   Analysis Virginia's economy is doing well, despite Trump's get-out-the-vote pitch President Trump's strategy mirrors the one that took him to the White House. By Philip Bump  •   Read more »   Analysis The story behind the attack on Sen. Rand Paul keeps getting weirder A lawyer for the accused says it was over a "trivial" matter, but he's not saying what was so "trivial." By Aaron Blake  •   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