Politics: Trump's First 100 Days: Still talking about Russia

Sponsored by UnitedHealth Group | Courts can be undermined in these 3 ways. This is how to protect them.; Did President Trump save 77,000 coal mining jobs?; Trump’s First 100 Days: Still talking about Russia; Winners and losers from the DNC chairman's race; White House: Trump is likely to support request for investigation of Navy SEAL’s death; Advocates warn 'dreamers' to lie low as Trump ramps up deportation plans; These Iowans voted for Trump. Many of them are already disappointed.; Why did Keith Ellison lose the DNC race?; White House: Too early to say whether a special prosecutor should look into apparent election meddling by Russia; Trump faces a pivotal week ahead as he addresses jittery GOP lawmakers; Chris Christie tells GOP lawmakers to hold town halls: ‘You asked for the job. Go do it.’; Trump says DNC race was 'rigged' against Bernie Sanders's preferred candidate; DNC race in rear view, Bernie Sanders heads to Kansas to rip Republican policies; Virginia legislature gavels out after passing budget that closes $1.2 billion hole;   The most important politics stories today   Trump’s First 100 Days: Still talking about Russia A Republican called for a special prosecutor, and the administration is trying to do damage control. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Trump's Cabinet has to work as a cleanup crew Over and over, secretaries have to explain or even contradict statements by the president. By Ashley Parker  •  Read more »   Courts can be undermined in these 3 ways. This is how to protect them. Want democracy? Courts are only as powerful as politicians — and the public — want them to be. By Tom S. Clark and Jeffrey K. Staton  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Did President Trump save 77,000 coal mining jobs? All too often in Washington, numbers of dubious provenance are cited with certitude. This is a good example. By Glenn Kessler  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Winners and losers from the DNC chairman's race The establishment wing of the party outdid the Sanders-Warren wing. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more »   White House: Trump is likely to support request for investigation of Navy SEAL’s death The father of William "Ryan" Owens wants a probe of his son's death in Yemen. By John Wagner and Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Advocates warn 'dreamers' to lie low as Trump ramps up deportation plans Younger immigrants are worried over the future of an Obama-era deferred-action program. By David Nakamura  •  Read more »   These Iowans voted for Trump. Many of them are already disappointed. Interviews with more than 100 voters across the state reveal fresh misgivings about the new president. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   Why did Keith Ellison lose the DNC race? A few converging factors blunted his momentum. By David Weigel  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   White House: Too early to say whether a special prosecutor should look into apparent election meddling by Russia Democrats and a leading Republican have argued that Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a Trump supporter, should recuse himself. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump faces a pivotal week ahead as he addresses jittery GOP lawmakers With a planned speech to Congress, the new president has a chance to recast his agenda. By John Wagner and Mike DeBonis  •  Read more »   Chris Christie tells GOP lawmakers to hold town halls: ‘You asked for the job. Go do it.’ "Welcome to the real world of responsibility," the Republican governor of New Jersey said. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump says DNC race was 'rigged' against Bernie Sanders's preferred candidate Rep. Keith Ellison didn't stand a chance, the president says, because Hillary Clinton wanted someone else to win. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   DNC race in rear view, Bernie Sanders heads to Kansas to rip Republican policies On his way to Kansas at the invitation of the state's Democrats, Sen. Bernie Sanders tweeted a point-by-point indictment of Kansas Republicans' program of tax reductions and starve-the-beast spending cuts. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Virginia legislature gavels out after passing budget that closes $1.2 billion hole General Session sees most hot-button bills die early, little fighting over spending plan. By Laura Vozzella  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »           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. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071