Politics: Trump’s window for scoring early legislative victories is shrinking

Republicans like Pence better than Trump. That’s unprecedented.   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post Trump's window for scoring early legislative victories is shrinking As Congress's summer recess nears, the White House seeks momentum on its stalled agenda. White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the president is "frustrated" that big-ticket items have bogged down because of Democrats' ability to block measures using filibuster rules. By Damian Paletta and Mike DeBonis  •  Read more » Analysis Republicans like Pence better than Trump. That’s unprecedented. Nixon's days were numbered once his VP was the well-liked Gerald Ford rather than the widely distrusted Spiro Agnew. By Martin Wattenberg  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Analysis Trump on NATO funding: still misleading after months of fact checks The president is still regurgitating inaccurate campaign rhetoric. By Glenn Kessler  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   His district voted for Clinton, but this Republican congressman isn't worried Rep. Dana Rohrabacher is confident in his chances in 2018, even as Democrats prepare a rare challenge. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Perspective Trump's aides are starting to rival their boss when it comes to praising him Critics say the glorification can make White House staffers look foolish. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   Flynn to hand over documents in response to Senate panel's subpoena It is not yet clear if the content of the business records and other materials will fully satisfy committee leaders. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Supreme Court halts award against 2 Los Angeles County officers who shot couple The justices also ruled that consensual sex with someone who is 16 does not qualify as assault of a minor for purposes of deportation. By Robert Barnes  •  Courts & Law  •  Read more »   Analysis When Trump fires people, what happens to Trump? Firing Flynn may have helped his numbers. But everyone else? By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   High court to review Ohio's method for removing voters from registration rolls Ohio's secretary of state, a GOP candidate for governor, says the tactic boosts public confidence. By Robert Barnes  •  Courts & Law  •  Read more »   Perspective Hospital or roach motel? VA chief says agency aggressively responds to problems Reports of cockroaches on patient food trays were submitted to the hospital leaders six times between March 2011 and December 2015. By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Analysis Trump’s now about as unpopular as Bill Clinton was at this point in 1993 Clinton turned it around. In this political era, could Trump do the same? By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Democratic poll: Party has a shot in sleepy South Carolina race Archie Parnell, the Democrat running for White House budget director Mick Mulvaney's vacant South Carolina House, seat claims to be putting it into play. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis Trump’s quick to tweet about terror and TV, slower on things like the attack in Portland A look at where Trump's priorities lie. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Analysis Timeline: What we know about Trump’s campaign, Russia and the investigation of the two From 2015 to today. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Trump is clearly not giving up tweeting, sharing his thoughts on Germany, Russia, the filibuster and more On his first day back in the office, Trump made clear that he's not going to stop tweeting. By Jenna Johnson  •  Post Politics  •  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. 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