Politics: Republicans aggressively push approval of Trump Cabinet nominees

Should Congress have to approve every federal regulation? A debate.; Eyeing the House, Democrats move to hire operatives in 20 GOP-held districts; Many Americans support Trump's immigration order. Many Americans backed Japanese internment camps, too.; Senate Democrats’ misleading language on a 60-vote ‘standard’ for Supreme Court nominees; Trump’s First 100 Days: Nuclear option, bad phone calls, and Frederick Douglass; Republicans cheer Flynn putting Iran ‘on notice’; Trump backers like his early moves: 'It's what executives are supposed to be'; Via Skype, the White House press secretary fields questions from well outside the Beltway; President Trump isn't a fan of dissent — inside or outside the government; Arab-American Republican lawmakers divided on Trump's travel ban; Democratic leaders — and Trump — aren't making it easy to build bipartisan support for Gorsuch; Justice Ginsburg makes her first visit to the military institute she remade; Everything you want to know about the Trump Cabinet confirmation hearings, votes; VA ‘will not be privatized under my watch,’ Cabinet nominee says in clash with Trump team;   The most important politics stories today   Melina Mara / The Washington Post Republicans aggressively push approval of Trump Cabinet nominees Steve Mnuchin and Rep. Tom Price were approved by the Senate Finance Committee without Democrats even there. By Kelsey Snell, David Weigel and Ed O'Keefe  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Should Congress have to approve every federal regulation? A debate. Why would President Trump sign a bill into law that limits his regulatory power? By Kevin R. Kosar and Andrew Rudalevige  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Eyeing the House, Democrats move to hire operatives in 20 GOP-held districts The 'March Into '18' project aims to harness anti-Trump protests in an unprecedented early investment for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Many Americans support Trump's immigration order. Many Americans backed Japanese internment camps, too. Public opinion is never a guarantor of minority rights. By Steven White  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Senate Democrats’ misleading language on a 60-vote ‘standard’ for Supreme Court nominees Two of the justices on the Supreme Court failed to meet a "standard" claimed by Democrats. By Glenn Kessler  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Trump’s First 100 Days: Nuclear option, bad phone calls, and Frederick Douglass The latest from the new Trump administration. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Republicans cheer Flynn putting Iran ‘on notice’ "Part of the benefit of the ambiguity of that is that it's ambiguous," said Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Tex.). By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump backers like his early moves: 'It's what executives are supposed to be' In tiny Accident, Md., residents cheer on actions that have prompted a global backlash. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   Via Skype, the White House press secretary fields questions from well outside the Beltway The briefing is opened up to a four reporters around the country. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   President Trump isn't a fan of dissent — inside or outside the government The new president moves aggressively to shut down those who disagree with his agenda. By Karen Tumulty  •  Read more »   Arab-American Republican lawmakers divided on Trump's travel ban Michigan Rep. Justin Amash is the most outspoken against it. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Democratic leaders — and Trump — aren't making it easy to build bipartisan support for Gorsuch It woud be "an absolute shame" if Democrats block his pick, president says. By Sean Sullivan, Ed O'Keefe and Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Justice Ginsburg makes her first visit to the military institute she remade The Virginia Military Institute welcomed her 20 years after the high court's order to admit women. By Laura Vozzella  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   Everything you want to know about the Trump Cabinet confirmation hearings, votes Prepare for a busy couple of weeks. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   VA ‘will not be privatized under my watch,’ Cabinet nominee says in clash with Trump team David Shulkin's pledge for incremental change at the VA will please traditional veterans groups but may be opposed by conservatives. By Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Today's WorldView What's most important from where the world meets Washington, plus the day's most essential reads and interesting ideas. 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