Politics A.M.: Fact-checking Trump’s rowdy powwow with Pelosi and Schumer

'This has spiraled downward': Democrats introduce Trump to divided government; Trump's extraordinary Oval Office squabble with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, annotated

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Fact Checker •  Analysis Fact-checking Trump's rowdy powwow with Pelosi and Schumer The president fired off a bunch of faulty claims about the border wall. Schumer called him out for his Bottomless Pinocchios. By Salvador Rizzo and Meg Kelly  •  Read more » 'This has spiraled downward': Democrats introduce Trump to divided government During 17 extraordinary minutes of raised voices, pointed fingers and boorish interruptions in the Oval Office, Pelosi and Schumer introduced Trump to Washington's new dynamic. By Philip Rucker, Josh Dawsey and Robert Costa  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis Trump's extraordinary Oval Office squabble with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, annotated Things got personal as Trump insisted upon debating border-wall funding with cameras in the room. Here's a transcript. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The Fix • Analysis While Trump mansplained, Pelosi illustrated her case for a 'woman at the table' That time the highest-ranking woman in government was mansplained to about how Congress works. By Colby Itkowitz  •  Read more »   'It's now or never': Trump faces a moment of truth on his border wall The funding fight could be his last chance to make good on a promise that has become an existential part of his presidency. By David Nakamura  •  Read more »   Trump has blasted Mueller's team for political donations. But attorney general nominee William P. Barr has given more than $500,000. The president has repeatedly derided prosecutors investigating possible ties between his campaign and Russia as "angry Democrats," pointing to their giving as proof of bias. By Shawn Boburg and Anu Narayanswamy  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump says 'the people would revolt' if he were impeached The president said he's not concerned about the possibility: "It's hard to impeach somebody who hasn't done anything wrong." By Deanna Paul  •  Read more »   Speed dating for politics: Candidates and operatives scramble to make a match as prospective presidential campaigns hasten to the starting line One candidate's team has interviewed 80 possible hires. Multiple candidates in a huge field are going after the same small number of proven winners. By Michael Scherer  •  Read more »   Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow enforcement of asylum ban A panel ruled last week that the policy ran around specific language in federal law that allows all who enter the country to apply for asylum. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more »   Maria Butina set to plead guilty to conspiring to act as agent of Kremlin, documents show Her "Diplomacy Project" was aimed at subtly swaying U.S. foreign policy to Russia's interests. By Rosalind S. Helderman and Tom Hamburger  •  Read more »   Why do so many Americans adore Michelle Obama? She keeps it real (even at a funeral). Her recent curt greeting of President Trump said it all: She's done being polite. By Helena Andrews-Dyer  •  Read more »   Job satisfaction down at 60 percent of federal agencies, new survey says The shift comes as President Trump has critiqued the federal bureaucracy and despite a rebound after the recession. By Lisa Rein  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the Technology 202 newsletter Your daily guide to the intersection of technology and politics. Sign Up  »

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