Politics: Trump resists mounting pressure from Bannon and others to fight Mueller

Lots of Americans don't think slavery caused the Civil War; Top Mnuchin aide's private jet flight to Palm Beach was legal, but legal 'does not always equate to wise,' watchdog...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Mary F. Calvert / Reuters Trump resists mounting pressure from Bannon and others to fight Mueller As the Russia probe enters a new phase, the president's political circle is debating how aggressively to confront the special counsel. By Philip Rucker and Robert Costa  •  Read more » Analysis Lots of Americans don't think slavery caused the Civil War Large numbers appear to agree with John Kelly. By John Sides  •   Read more »   Top Mnuchin aide's private jet flight to Palm Beach was legal, but legal 'does not always equate to wise,' watchdog finds The inspector general for the Treasury Department found that chief of staff Eli Miller and a hedge fund billionaire who offered him a ride on his private jet were friends and did not discuss business. By Lisa Rein  •   Read more »   Analysis President Trump's tax cut: Not 'the biggest' in U.S. history Over and over, the president claims he will have the biggest tax cut ever. Actually, it only makes it to eighth place. By Glenn Kessler  •   Read more »   Analysis What Paul Ryan can learn from John Boehner's 'tell-all' interview Want to be popular? This is the wrong job for you. By Matthew Green  •   Read more »   Analysis President Trump's claim that he 'turned West Virginia around' by cutting regulations on mining Trump tries to take credit for West Virginia's economic growth, but it's undeserved. By Nicole Lewis  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump says he ordered U.S. to 'step up our already Extreme Vetting Program' Trump did not specify which vetting program he was referring to or how it would change under his Tuesday order. By Philip Rucker  •   Read more »   Roy Moore tried to fit in with Senate Republicans for a day. It didn't work. By the time he left the Capitol Tuesday, he was once again a lightning rod for controversy. By Sean Sullivan and David Weigel  •   Read more »   For 'low level volunteer,' Papadopoulos sought high profile as Trump adviser The Trump foreign policy adviser, who pleaded guilty this week to lying to federal agents investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 election, traveled the world touting his campaign ties. By Rosalind S. Helderman, Karen DeYoung and Tom Hamburger  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Sam Clovis's ties to Russia probe cooperator renew opposition to his USDA nomination President Trump's pick for the Agriculture Department's chief scientist already was controversial: He is not a scientist. By Lisa Rein  •   Read more »   Kelly was brought to the White House to impose order. Now he's stirring controversy. The chief of staff's stumbles highlight some of the downsides of relying on military brass for civilian jobs. By Greg Jaffe and Anne Gearan  •   Read more »   Analysis Six police officers subdued and handcuffed a reporter covering Ed Gillespie. An officer said it was for swearing. A lawyer says the local ordinance banning cursing is unconstitutional. By Callum Borchers  •   Read more »   Russia investigation charges complicate Trump's Asia trip, ability to sell tax cuts Aides insisted the twin challenges at home and abroad would not be undermined by the indictments, but the frustration of the president was evident Tuesday. By John Wagner and David Nakamura  •   Read more »   Analysis Sarah Huckabee Sanders's defense of John Kelly's Confederacy comments makes no sense Sanders says you can't take certain figures and "erase them from our history." But we do. By Aaron Blake  •   Read more »   Perspective New law targets managers who retaliate against federal whistleblowers The legislation — approved unanimously by both chambers of Congress — is designed to stem management retribution by making supervisors face disciplinary measures for their actions. By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •   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