Politics: As GOP struggles with health care, Democrats forge ties with ‘resistance’

The State Department just released its human trafficking report. Here’s why it matters.   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Melina Mara / The Washington Post As GOP struggles with health care, Democrats forge ties with 'resistance' Democrats are eager to align with far-left groups, because "our playbook needs a refresh. It's predictable and it's stale." By Ed O'Keefe and David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Analysis The State Department just released its human trafficking report. Here’s why it matters. "Scorecard diplomacy" does make a difference. By Judith Kelley  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Cabinet secretaries' tough task: Lack of funding, support for agency missions Trump appointees face hostility from staff angered by disparagent of their work. By Juliet Eilperin and Emma Brown  •  Read more »   President Trump locks heads with news media in a social media first Trump's tweet of a wrestling video targeting CNN adds to intense debate about presidential decorum. By David Nakamura, John Wagner and Aaron Gregg  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump administration remains confident health-care bill will pass Top officials say the president made weekend calls to rally support for pending GOP Senate bill. By Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   Analysis The best thing Chief Justice Roberts wrote this term wasn't a Supreme Court opinion Roberts give commencement address to elite New Hampshire boarding school his son attended. By Robert Barnes  •  Courts & Law  •  Read more »   President largely sidesteps the bully pulpit in pushing health-care bill Even some Trump allies question why he has not used the tool afforded by his office. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Lawmakers blast Trump’s ‘crude, false, and unpresidential’ CNN tweet Some accuse him of promoting violence against the cable TV network's journalists. By Amy B Wang  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   HHS secretary says Trump’s tweets aren’t impeding his push for health-care overhaul Trump's Cabinet secretary made a testy appearance Sunday on "Meet the Press." By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump appears to promote violence against CNN with tweet The president posted a video of himself in a wrestling match with a CNN avatar. By David Nakamura  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Ohio Gov. Kasich on health care: ‘Sometimes my party asks too much’ Kasich criticized the leaders of his party as being disingenuous and shortsighted on the issue. By Karoun Demirjian  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   With fireworks, Ed Gillespie tries to light a fire under his bid for Virginia governor Calling Virginia's fireworks "rinky-dink," the Republican candidate vows to work to legalize the higher-grade fireworks already allowed in some neighboring states. By Laura Vozzella  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump attacks MSNBC and CNN, defends his use of social media in series of tweets The president took time out from his vacation to escalate his ongoing feuds with television news networks By David Nakamura  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   New Jersey confronts shutdown of state government Parks and agencies close after budget negotiators miss the deadline for an agreement. By Michael Catalini and Bruce Shipkowski  •  Read more »   Obama pushes tolerance, respect in childhood home Jakarta Ex-president greeted by a crowd of thousands, including leaders, students and businesspeople, in capital of Indonesia. By Margie Mason  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Finance 202 Your daily guide to where Wall Street meets Washington. 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