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Yes, but they need these three supports.; Will President Trump ever release his tax returns?; Lincoln, Washington and Roosevelts remain history's best presidents in survey; What Trump got wrong on Twitter this week (#6); Trump's 100 Days: Flynn lied to the FBI about Russia call; House Intelligence Committee open to probing Michael Flynn; GOP works to reverse Obama-era rules on family planning, predator hunting in refuges; White House: Air Force One will not be used as a ‘prop’ at political rally; Trump claims he 'inherited a mess' at sprawling, grievance-filled news conference; House GOP discusses Obamacare replacement ideas — but doesn't call them a plan; In an erratic performance, President Trump shows his supporters who's boss; Trump downplays possibility of a New York billionaire reviewing U.S. spy agencies; Cummings: 'No idea why President Trump would make up a story about me like he did today';   The most important politics stories today   Trump's 100 Days: Flynn lied to the FBI about Russia call Flynn denied to the FBI that he had spoken about U.S. sanctions in a conversation with Russia's ambassador before Trump took office. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Flynn in FBI interview denied discussing sanctions with Russian ambassador The denial could potentially put the former national security adviser in legal jeopardy. By Sari Horwitz and Adam Entous  •  National Security  •  Read more »   Back pay awarded because of 2013 government shutdown Some 25,000 federal employees who worked unpaid during the 2013 partial government shutdown are eligible for partial back pay even though they later were paid for that time. By Eric Yoder  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Can the courts protect democracy? Yes, but they need these three supports. Attacking judges puts democracy in danger. By Douglas M. Gibler and Kirk A. Randazzo  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Lincoln, Washington and Roosevelts remain history's best presidents in survey Obama, in his first time on the survey, ranks 12th best in history. By Karen Tumulty  •  Read more » What Trump got wrong on Twitter this week (#6) The sixth installment in our occasional feature looking at what Trump got wrong on Twitter in a given week. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Trump's 100 Days: Flynn lied to the FBI about Russia call Flynn denied to the FBI that he had spoken about U.S. sanctions in a conversation with Russia's ambassador before Trump took office. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   House Intelligence Committee open to probing Michael Flynn Until now, House Republicans seemed more concerned about leaks to the news media. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   GOP works to reverse Obama-era rules on family planning, predator hunting in refuges Trump has signed two rule reversals sent to him by Congress so far. By Juliet Eilperin  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   White House: Air Force One will not be used as a ‘prop’ at political rally During the campaign, Trump's most theatrical rallies were those held in airplane hangars. By Jenna Johnson  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump claims he 'inherited a mess' at sprawling, grievance-filled news conference Despite infighting and other stumbles, he argued his administration is "running like a fine-tuned machine." By Ashley Parker and John Wagner  •  Read more »   House GOP discusses Obamacare replacement ideas — but doesn't call them a plan A highly anticipated conference meeting lays out options, but tough decisions lie ahead for Republican leaders determined to replace the Affordable Care Act. By Mike DeBonis and Kelsey Snell  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   In an erratic performance, President Trump shows his supporters who's boss In an effort to take a firmer control of his presidency, he chose trial by news-conference combat. By Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   Trump downplays possibility of a New York billionaire reviewing U.S. spy agencies Stephen Feinberg has been a major donor to Republican candidates and has served on Trump's economic advisory council. His prospective mission: Find the leakers. By John Wagner and Renae Merle  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Cummings: 'No idea why President Trump would make up a story about me like he did today' The Democratic congressman from Baltimore emphatically denied he canceled a meeting with President Trump for political reasons. By Jenna Portnoy  •  Maryland Politics  •  Read more »           Share Politics:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. 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