Politics: The economy President Trump loves looks a lot like the one candidate Trump hated

An unapologetic Chris Christie announces deal to end N.J. shutdown   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   The economy President Trump loves looks a lot like the one candidate Trump hated Trump's upbeat tweets notwithstanding, the country's economic performance is falling short of what he promised. By Damian Paletta and Ana Swanson  •  Wonkblog  •  Read more » An unapologetic Chris Christie announces deal to end N.J. shutdown Hours after being photographed on one of the state's closed beaches, the governor says he had a right to be there. By Robert Costa  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Chris Christie flew close to the sun. Now, he sits under it, defiantly. The unpopular N.J. governor endures criticism for using a public beach closed by a statewide shutdown. By Robert Costa  •  Read more »   Federal court blocks Trump EPA on air pollution The administration cannot yet suspend an Obama-era rule, the appeals court rules. By Juliet Eilperin and Steven Mufson  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump weighs in on case of British infant slated to be removed from life support President says, without elaboration, that U.S. 'would be delighted' to help terminally ill child. By John Wagner, Lindsey Bever and Lenny Bernstein  •  Read more »   Maryland joins states that won't give data to Trump's election commission Attorney General Brian Frosh (D) calls request a "repugnant" maneuver to "intimidate voters." By Ovetta Wiggins  •  Maryland Politics  •  Read more »   Analysis Even before he hit the beach, Chris Christie’s poll numbers took a bath Here is a look at a remarkable change of fortune. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Analysis The evolution of Donald Trump, as seen in his Fourth of July tweets From offering holiday greetings to disparaging the media and his political opponents, in eight short years. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Analysis The government’s annual mannequin murders, ranked The annual fireworks safety demonstration, in GIFs. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis If Clinton had won, would her poll numbers be any better than Trump’s? Given the partisanship of approval ratings, probably not. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Analysis Resolved: Barack Obama is better at Twitter than Donald Trump Obama gets more retweets per tweet — and, therefore, probably has a bigger audience. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Analysis The Health 202: Trump is trying to blow up the Obamacare strategy he pushed for Trump tweeted that the Senate should just vote to repeal the ACA without a replacement already lined up, but the strategy is precisely what the president had convinced Republican leaders not to do earlier this year. By Paige Winfield Cunningham  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Analysis The Energy 202: What would be the point of Pruitt's "red team-blue team" climate exercise? The Trump administration is taking seriously a proposal to start a formal government-wide effort to challenge of the long-standing scientific consensus on climate change. By Dino Grandoni  •  PowerPost  •  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