Politics: Rand Paul: Trump open to passing Obamacare replacement alongside repeal

Sponsored by Susan B. Anthony List | Not all Republicans on board with Democrat’s bill to sanction Russia; Does Sen. Jeff Sessions have a ‘strong record’ on civil rights enforcement?; Obama heads home to Chicago to say farewell the nation; The Cabinet was the easy part. Staffing (and steering) the bureaucracy takes much more work.; Here’s a guide to the Trumpian spin on the Russian hacking report; Ethics reports lag for Trump nominees facing confirmation hearings this week; The Trump Transition: Jared Kushner, confirmation hearings and tax reform; Republicans scramble to ease concerns about Obamacare replacement; Sessions failed to disclose oil interests as required, ethics experts say; Mo. congressman wants fellow lawmaker charged with theft over removal of student painting from Capitol; As Trump shakes them up with tweets, Democrats are flummoxed; Senate Democrats try to re-create House sit-in buzz in Obamacare protest; Contender for Va. governor vows to bring 'blunt force trauma' to rigged system; High court questions why refunds aren't automatic when a Colo. conviction is overturned;   The most important politics stories today   Rand Paul: Trump open to passing Obamacare replacement alongside repeal The Kentucky senator said he spoke with Trump for about 15 minutes Friday and the two agreed on the need for replacement. By Kelsey Snell and David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Not all Republicans on board with Democrat’s bill to sanction Russia The sanctions in Sen. Ben Cardin's bill are mandatory -- which means the Trump administration would be forced to impose them if they passed, although the administration can frequently waive them on a case-by-case basis . By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Does Sen. Jeff Sessions have a ‘strong record’ on civil rights enforcement? We dig into the role that Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) had in voting rights and desegregation lawsuits as US attorney in Alabama. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Obama heads home to Chicago to say farewell the nation With his presidential center, Obama's promise of change will face a critical test. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The Cabinet was the easy part. Staffing (and steering) the bureaucracy takes much more work. Personnel is policy, as Reagan famously said. By Andrew Rudalevige  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Here’s a guide to the Trumpian spin on the Russian hacking report President-elect Trump and his aides offer a variety of misleading talking points on the report on Russian hacking. By Glenn Kessler  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Ethics reports lag for Trump nominees facing confirmation hearings this week Four of nine reports, covering potential financial conflicts of interest, have yet to be made public. By Michael Kranish and Abby Phillip  •  Read more »   The Trump Transition: Jared Kushner, confirmation hearings and tax reform The latest on the transition. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Republicans scramble to ease concerns about Obamacare replacement While there is broad consensus in the party about doing away with the law, there is far less agreement about what a substitute should look like -- or even how quickly one needs to be in place. By Sean Sullivan and Kelsey Snell  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Sessions failed to disclose oil interests as required, ethics experts say The confirmation hearing on his nomination to be attorney general starts Tuesday. By Tom Hamburger  •  Read more »   Mo. congressman wants fellow lawmaker charged with theft over removal of student painting from Capitol Rep. William Lacy Clay Jr. (D-Mo.) said his staff met Monday with members of the U.S. Capitol Police to press theft charges against Rep. Duncan D. Hunter (R-Calif.). By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   As Trump shakes them up with tweets, Democrats are flummoxed They're often sticking to traditional messaging, and it's not clear if that works anymore. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Senate Democrats try to re-create House sit-in buzz in Obamacare protest Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced Monday that Democrats will "hold the floor late into the night" to protest GOP plans to repeal Obamacare. By Kelsey Snell  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Contender for Va. governor vows to bring 'blunt force trauma' to rigged system With a populist pitch, distillery owner Denver Riggleman formally jumps into the GOP race. By Laura Vozzella  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   High court questions why refunds aren't automatic when a Colo. conviction is overturned A defendant must sue the state to recover any fines he paid. By Robert Barnes  •  Courts & Law  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   5-Minute Fix 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 are signed up for Politics PM. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. 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