Politics: D.C. and Maryland to sue President Trump, alleging breach of constitutional oath

The Confederate flag largely disappeared after the Civil War. The fight against civil rights brought it back.   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Liz Gorman / Bellvisuals.com D.C. and Maryland to sue President Trump, alleging breach of constitutional oath Case centers on 'emoluments' clause of Constitution, barring gifts from foreign governments. By Aaron C. Davis  •  D.C. Politics  •  Read more » Analysis The Confederate flag largely disappeared after the Civil War. The fight against civil rights brought it back. A new study of the history makes this clear. By Logan Strother, Thomas Ogorzalek and Spencer Piston  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   A Spanish-language attack on Nancy Pelosi in Georgia’s special election It's designed to attract the state's small, but fast-growing Latino voting bloc. By Ed O'Keefe  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Analysis How attitudes about gender may have helped Hillary Clinton in 2016 Attitudes about women's roles and status lean in the progressive direction. By Harold Clarke and Marianne Stewart  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis Planned Parenthood’s claim about birth control access for ’99 percent of sexually active women’ We look into yet another iteration of a statistic that reproductive rights advocates frequently use with insufficient context. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   When a liberal power lawyer represents the Trump family, things can get ugly Jamie Gorelick has been slapped by tweets and bashed by colleagues but says she can separate her day job from her political activism. By Marc Fisher  •  Read more »   Bharara says Trump phone calls made him uncomfortable Former U.S. attorney says he was fired less than a day after refusing to take a call from the president that he thought was inappropriate. By Sandhya Somashekhar and Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   Trump’s plans for a state visit to the U.K. appear to be up in the air At least publicly, 10 Downing Street and 1600 Pennsylvania are acting as if the trip is still on. By Jenna Johnson  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Senator says Trump should turn over Comey tapes Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she would support special counsel Robert S. Mueller III issuing a subpoena if the White House stonewalled. By Dino Grandoni  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump’s plans for a state visit to the U.K. appear to be up in the air At least publicly, 10 Downing Street and 1600 Pennsylvania are acting as if the trip is still on. By Jenna Johnson  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Supreme Court could tackle partisan gerrymandering in watershed case Justices have tossed out race-based electoral maps, but never those based on party. By Robert Barnes  •  Courts & Law  •  Read more »   President Trump can’t stop crashing parties at his golf clubs He reportedly crashed two events just this weekend. By Amy B Wang and Ana Swanson  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   'Censored' TV ad with image of Trump's bloody head airs in Va. governor's race A Richmond station initially deemed the ad 'not appropriate,' but decision was challenged by the campaign of GOP candidate Corey Stewart. By Laura Vozzella  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   Federal attorney says Trump’s contacts made him uncomfortable before he was fired In an interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week," the former U.S. attorney of the Southern District of New York said Trump called him twice as president-elect, "ostensibly just to shoot the breeze." By Sandhya Somashekhar  •  Post Politics  •  Read more » Trump: 'I believe the James Comey leaks will be far more prevalent than anyone ever thought possible' The president used Twitter to lash out at James Comey, Democrats and the media. By Jenna Johnson  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Health 202 Your daily guide to Washington's health-care debate. 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