Politics A.M.: Trump’s easy campaign promises run into the difficulties of reality

In the Trump administration, 'goodbye' increasingly comes with a side of gripes; President Trump says his 'beautiful wall' is being built. Nope.

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Trump's easy campaign promises run into the difficulties of reality The president's aggressive moves on trade and other issues have created a backlash among some allies. By Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey and Philip Rucker  •  Read more » The Fix • Analysis In the Trump administration, 'goodbye' increasingly comes with a side of gripes A fast-rising number of top advisers are departing by settling scores or sending warning signals. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Fact Checker • Analysis President Trump says his 'beautiful wall' is being built. Nope. The president keeps saying and tweeting that his long-promised wall is being built. But that's only if you think a fence is really a wall. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   PowerPost • Analysis The end of New York's 'independent Democrats,' explained The Independent Democratic Caucus, a group of eight state senators who effectively gave Republicans control of half of New York's legislature, disbanded in a ceremony presided over by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D). By David Weigel  •  Read more »   Analysis The administration's rationale for urgent border action doesn't hold up The White House tries to argue that this isn't about Fox News. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   U.S. judge appears dismissive of Manafort lawsuit challenging Mueller appointment 'I don't understand what's left to your case,' judge says after Manafort moved to dismiss criminal indictments By Spencer S. Hsu  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The Fix • Analysis The White House won't admit that Trump gets ideas from Fox News Sarah Huckabee Sanders again dodged a question about whether the president acts on what he sees on TV. By Callum Borchers  •  Read more »   PowerPost House Ethics Committee will continue investigating GOP Rep. Duncan's spending Ethics monitor said Tenn. lawmaker may have broken rules if he used $100k in campaign funds on travel, gifts, other personal expenses. By Elise Viebeck  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis Race relations are poor because of racially segregated lives, GOP senator says Most Americans don't have friends outside of their race, according to a 2014 study. By Eugene Scott  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump is sending National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border The soldiers will be in a support role, doing tasks such as road development and intelligence gathering, according to a person familiar with the plan. By Seung Min Kim  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis The loophole that enables Sinclair to own so many TV stations A bill in Congress aims to close it, but Sinclair could expand, anyway. By Callum Borchers  •  Read more »   Analysis An alleged dinner with Assange is unlikely. The real Roger Stone questions are elsewhere. Stone does seem to have known something, regardless of the existence of that dinner. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Analysis China's retaliatory tariffs will hit Trump country hard How agricultural production overlaps with the 2016 vote. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis The Trump administration's bad defense of a trade war: At least people won't actually die! That's an extremely low bar — and runs contrary to the GOP's defense of its tax cuts. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis King died 50 years ago fighting against economic injustice. Data show the issue still persists. Much of what the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. fought to dismantle remains in place. By Eugene Scott  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get The Daily 202 newsletter PowerPost's must-read morning briefing for decision-makers. Sign Up  »

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