Politics: Months of Russia controversy leaves Trump ‘boxed in’ ahead of Putin meeting

Decoding the White House spin on Obamacare ‘failures’   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Alexei Druzhinin / Sputnik / Kremlin Pool / EPA Months of Russia controversy leaves Trump 'boxed in' ahead of Putin meeting Whatever course the U.S. president takes with his Russian counterpart this week will likely be called into question. By Abby Phillip and Carol Morello  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis Decoding the White House spin on Obamacare ‘failures’ We dig into the White House's latest spin on Obamacare. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   At parades and protests, GOP lawmakers get earful about health care Only a few senators let voters know where to find them. By David Weigel, Murray Carpenter and Julia O'Malley  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Illinois Senate nixes vetoes of budget plan with tax hike The Democratic-controlled chamber completed its work within 30 minutes of Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's vetoes, sending the package back to the House for an override vote that would give Illinois its first annual budget since 2015. By John O'Connor  •  Read more »   Analysis Happy birthday, America! Here's what you need to know about federalism. The second in our weekly summer short-video series on the Constitution. Enjoy! By Andrew Rudalevige  •  Monkey Cage  •  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 »   ADVERTISEMENT   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