Politics A.M.: First-class travel distinguishes Scott Pruitt’s EPA tenure

Feds escape shutdown on Friday only to face perils of budget on Monday; 'We are all socialists now,' nine years later

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Health & Science First-class travel distinguishes Scott Pruitt's EPA tenure His trips are less publicized and more expensive than has been the agency's norm. By Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis  •  Read more » PowerPost • Perspective Feds escape shutdown on Friday only to face perils of budget on Monday Trump reportedly wants to install a broad pay-for-performance system, a version of which had fared poorly during the George W. Bush administration. By Joe Davidson  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis 'We are all socialists now,' nine years later Newsweek's cover became evidence that the media, already seen as too flattering toward Barack Obama, was trying to make socialism popular. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Monkey Cage • Analysis By deporting 200,000 Salvadorans, Trump may be boosting gang recruitment That's how MS-13 got started in the first place. By Micaela Sviatschi  •  Read more »   Hillary Clinton, a favorite GOP foil, plans discreet 2018 strategy Allies say she is eager to help Democrats, but not be omnipresent. By Robert Costa  •  Read more »   'It's not just marches': Democratic candidates reap financial benefits of anti-Trump fervor A "blue wave" of small-dollar contributions could help upstart congressional hopefuls gain traction in the midterms. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Anu Narayanswamy and Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Fact Checker • Analysis A Pentagon chart misleadingly suggests the U.S. is falling behind in a nuclear arms race Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is citing a chart that nuclear weapons experts say offers a misleading picture of U.S. upgrades. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   Trump's big infrastructure plan has a lot of detail on everything but how to pay for it The White House wants to entice $1.5 trillion in investments in new roads, bridges, waterways and airports By John Wagner and Heather Long  •  Read more »   Up next in the Senate: Immigration. And nobody knows what will happen. A no-holds-barred debate leaves both sides saying little about what they might introduce in a bid to find 60 votes and send a bill to the House. By Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   Post Politics White House aides defend chief of staff John F. Kelly, insist Trump is not looking for replacements Kellyanne Conway said the president has "full confidence" in Kelly amid criticism of the chief of staff's handling of the Porter case. By Anne Gearan  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis A hypothesis: When Trump speaks of women, he's thinking of men We looked at 13 cases and noticed a pattern. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get The Energy 202 newsletter Your daily guide to the energy and environment debate. 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