Politics: Trump's First 100 Days: Trump seeks momentum -- but can't shake Russia questions

Sponsored by UnitedHealth Group | Why Donald Trump needs the ‘administrative state’ that Steve Bannon wants to destroy; Trump’s claim that Waters of the United States rule cost ‘hundreds of thousands’ of jobs; Democrats call for Sessions's resignation and special prosecutor on alleged ties between Trump, Russia; Trump’s First 100 Days: Trump seeks momentum — but can’t shake Russia questions; House Intelligence panel publicizes scope of Russia probe; Has Donald Trump become the 'don't blame me' president?; Federal workers grow increasingly nervous about Trump's proposed budget cuts; Supreme Court says Virginia redistricting must be reexamined for racial bias; We asked the humor expert from ‘Borat’ to rate Mike Huckabee’s tweets; Trump's words on Obamacare stir up intraparty feud; Graham sees Trump as so key to immigration reform, he would name the wall after him; Here’s what Democrats have won (and lost) in special elections this year; Protesters have succeeded in kicking Sen. Marco Rubio out of his office. Literally.; Both sides want Supreme Court to decide Va. transgender rights case, but school board suggests delay;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Trump’s First 100 Days: Trump seeks momentum — but can’t shake Russia questions The president hosted GOP lawmakers in a show of unity, saying the gathering was meant to "start the process" of collaboration. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Sessions met with Russian envoy twice last year, encounters he later did not disclose The attorney general did not disclose the encounters during his confirmation hearing. By Adam Entous, Ellen Nakashima and Greg Miller  •  National Security  •  Read more »   Why Donald Trump needs the ‘administrative state’ that Steve Bannon wants to destroy Trump needs bureaucrats' cooperation to get anything done. By David Lewis  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Trump’s claim that Waters of the United States rule cost ‘hundreds of thousands’ of jobs There's no evidence to support Trump's claim blaming the loss of jobs to a rule that has not yet gone into effect. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump’s First 100 Days: Trump seeks momentum — but can’t shake Russia questions The president hosted GOP lawmakers in a show of unity, saying the gathering was meant to "start the process" of collaboration. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   House Intelligence panel publicizes scope of Russia probe The committee leaders said they would probe potential collusion between Russia and campaign officials, as well as the source of leaks. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Has Donald Trump become the 'don't blame me' president? In cases as varied as the deadly Yemen raid and crowd sizes, the buck hardly ever stops with him. By Abby Phillip and Ashley Parker  •  Read more »   Federal workers grow increasingly nervous about Trump's proposed budget cuts Possible layoffs, furloughs and buyouts are being talked about at agencies from the Environmental Protection Agency to the State Department. By Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Supreme Court says Virginia redistricting must be reexamined for racial bias In a technical opinion, the justices said lower court applied wrong standard in challenge of 12 districts. By Robert Barnes and Gregory S. Schneider  •  Courts & Law  •  Read more »   We asked the humor expert from ‘Borat’ to rate Mike Huckabee’s tweets He loved them all — NOT. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Trump's words on Obamacare stir up intraparty feud Some House Republicans believe the president's remarks about tax credits at the joint session are an endorsement of their leadership's plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. By Mike DeBonis and Kelsey Snell  •  Read more »   Graham sees Trump as so key to immigration reform, he would name the wall after him Graham doesn't believe in Trump's border wall — but he's willing to brand southern border security as such if it'll bring the president on board with comprehensive immigration reform. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Here’s what Democrats have won (and lost) in special elections this year By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Protesters have succeeded in kicking Sen. Marco Rubio out of his office. Literally. The landlord at the senator's Tampa office building has decided to not renew the lease because of disruption by protesters. By Kristine Phillips  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Both sides want Supreme Court to decide Va. transgender rights case, but school board suggests delay Gavin Grimm case needs input from Trump administration, Va. school board says. But court is currently without a U.S. solicitor. 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