Politics A.M.: ‘Jared has faded’: Inside the 28 days of tumult that left Kushner badly diminished

Trump just started a trade war, all right — with his own party; Kerner Commission member, staffers recall controversial report, at its 50th anniversary, blaming racism for civil...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post 'Jared has faded': Inside the 28 days of tumult that left Kushner badly diminished President Trump's son-in-law has been stripped of his access to top secrets, is mocked by colleagues and faces grave legal peril. By Philip Rucker, Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey  •  Read more » The Fix • Analysis Trump just started a trade war, all right — with his own party One of Trump's closest allies in the Senate, Orrin G. Hatch, likened the president's tariff plan to a tax hike. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   PowerPost • Perspective Kerner Commission member, staffers recall controversial report, at its 50th anniversary, blaming racism for civil disorders President Lyndon Johnson rejected the commission's findings, but that didn't stop it from producing one of the most influential documents in the government's history. By Joe Davidson  •  Read more »   Monkey Cage • Analysis Trump's election has polarized Americans' views of the future Democrats and Republicans have different beliefs about the chances of a recession, a major war, and a disease outbreak. By Eric Oliver  •  Read more »   Fact Checker • Analysis President Trump has made 2,436 false or misleading claims so far President Trump's hard sell of the GOP tax plan has been winning in the polls. That doesn't make it accurate. By Meg Kelly, Glenn Kessler and Salvador Rizzo  •  Read more »   Post Politics • Analysis Trump attacked Sessions again. But can he actually fire him? In this occasional series, we will bring you up to speed on the biggest national security stories of the week. 1. Can President Trump fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions? What are the consequences? Yes. Cabinet officials serve at the pleasure of the president, and can be fired for any cause, or no cause. However, the […] By Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Utah's Republican-controlled House of Representatives made a rap video. Send help. Even in an era of awful amateur rap videos, it stood out for how clunky, awkward and ill-fitting the lawmakers looked. By Eli Rosenberg  •  Read more »   PowerPost Nearly half of Americans agree with Nancy Pelosi's 'crumbs' comment, according to a poll by a pro-Trump group The Democratic leader has earned the ire of GOP leaders for raising doubts about bonuses paid to workers. But the survey finds nearly half of Americans agree with her. By Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   Provisions attached to budget bills could reshape campaign finance laws Watchdog groups criticized "riders" attached to the must-pass funding bills because they can become law without public scrutiny or debate. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT PowerPost In tight Pennsylvania race, GOP struggles to land a blow against Conor Lamb In public polls, while Lamb was being outspent by as much as a 17-to-1 margin, Republican Rick Saccone lost much of his lead. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   PowerPost Hope Hicks refused to tell House panel whether she had lied for senior Trump officials, lawmakers say She testified only that she felt former national security adviser Michael Flynn had been 'dishonest' in what he told her, a Democratic congressman said. By Karoun Demirjian and Ellen Nakashima  •  Read more »   PowerPost Senate Intelligence leaders suspect Republicans leaked a top Democrat's text messages The accusation is the latest manifestation of a partisan feud that has consumed the congressional investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election. By Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   Analysis How often the cable news networks have discussed Jared Kushner in prime time this week Fox News mentioned him 10 times this week — five in the context of pointing fingers at John Kelly. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis Sarah Huckabee Sanders just heaped more humiliation on Jeff Sessions Asked whether President Trump plans to fire the attorney general, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders replies, "Not that I know of." By Callum Borchers  •  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. ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071