Politics: How a congressional harassment claim led to a secret $220,000 payment

Incoming N.J. governor plans a swing to the left — and a model for the country Trump says 'I'm not a racist' and denies 'shithole countries' remark

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Melina Mara / The Washington Post How a congressional harassment claim led to a secret $220,000 payment The payment to a former aide to Rep. Alcee L. Hastings was the largest known recent settlement to come from a fund for claims made against members of Congress. By Kimberly Kindy and Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more » Incoming N.J. governor plans a swing to the left — and a model for the country Phil Murphy's term begins Tuesday. Republicans hope to use his liberal agenda to persuade voters not to vote Democratic in dozens of governor's races playing out this year. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   Trump says 'I'm not a racist' and denies 'shithole countries' remark PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump said Sunday that he is "not a racist" and denied that he had used the term "shithole countries" to describe Haiti and some African nations. "No, I'm not a racist," he told reporters. "I'm the least racist person you have ever interviewed." Trump spoke before having dinner with House […] By Anne Gearan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump says that he is 'not a racist,' denies souring chances for immigration overhaul by using vulgarity Debate raged over what President Trump said in a Thursday Oval Office meeting — and whether he had said it at all. By Mike DeBonis and Anne Gearan  •  Read more »   In planned speech, Sen. Jeff Flake compares Trump's media attacks to comments by Stalin The senator plans to deliver the speech before Trump awards "fake news" awards to news outlets. By Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   Lewandowski says he will testify this week in House Russia probe Trump ex-campaign chief told WABC he hasn't been contacted by Justice Dept. investigators, who have a parallel investigation. By Mike DeBonis  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT How a man's first-ever tweet, about Obama's respect, proved more popular than Trump's bluster "안녕하세요," Obama once told a little-known White House staffer named Gary Lee, whose retelling of the story on Saturday proved more popular than anything Trump tweeted that day. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   White House claims Wall Street Journal misquoted Trump as saying he has a good relationship with Kim Jong Un The Journal quoted Trump as saying, "I probably have a good relationship with Kim Jong Un." The White House claims the president said "I'd" instead of "I." By Anne Gearan  •  Read more »   Analysis Republicans often point to Rep. Mia Love as proof of their inclusivity. But she thinks Trump's comments are racist. For the Republican Party, winning black voters will be difficult considering Trump's recent comments. By Eugene Scott  •  Read more »   Perspective The false alarm in Hawaii revealed an abdication of leadership by Trump Trump could and should have responded quickly to assuage Americans. He never did. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Analysis Facebook invites you to live in a bubble where you are always right Changes to the News Feed give top billing to posts shared by the people in users' social networks. By Callum Borchers  •  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. ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071