Politics: Trump’s whiplash: Three personas in three speeches, but the same president

Did enough Bernie Sanders supporters vote for Trump to cost Clinton the election?   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Ralph Freso / Getty Images Trump's whiplash: Three personas in three speeches, but the same president Trump boomerangs among three roles in 48 hours: commander in chief, divider and uniter. By Philip Rucker  •  Read more » Analysis Did enough Bernie Sanders supporters vote for Trump to cost Clinton the election? Three surveys shed light on this question. By John Sides  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Can Trump actually shut down the government over wall funding? The president threatened to "close down our government" if lawmakers don't provide money to construct a border wall. Here are some scenarios that could play out this fall. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Analysis Trump’s claim that he, himself, created 1 million jobs as president President Trump has a tendency to say he is responsible for job growth, rather than U.S. businesses or the American people. By Glenn Kessler  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A postal worker faked cancer and got paid to miss two years of work. Here’s how a judge punished her. Caroline Boyle will pay back every cent, plus a creative punishment her judge imposed. By Alex Horton  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Conflict between Trump and Congress escalates as difficult agenda looms Trump is now at odds with Democrats opposed to a border wall and Republicans who must reconcile the president's brash rhetoric with governing realities. By Mike DeBonis, Damian Paletta and Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   'I don't know how it got this bad': Trump supporters and protesters meet in Phoenix The political and racial divisions that have deepened across the country in the past few weeks played out on this city's downtown streets this week. By Jenna Johnson, Danielle Paquette and Lourdes Medrano  •  Read more »   Trump and McConnell try to tamp down talk of growing rift They plan to talk after the August recess, the White House said. By Abby Phillip  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump pollster finds 50 percent of Republicans open to another nominee in 2020 There's little precedent for that much resistance to an incumbent president just eight months into his term. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   The Democrat running for Va. governor wants Confederate monuments to come down. Republicans said he has turned his back on 'heritage.' Critics said the state GOP was calling the Democratic candidate for governor a "race traitor." By Laura Vozzella and Fenit Nirappil  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   Analysis Since 2014, the longest we’ve gone without a presidential campaign event is 62 days We don't know who struck first, us or them, but we know that it was us that scorched the sky. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   ‘Spitting in the face of the people of Arizona’: Activists decry possible Trump pardon of convicted sheriff The president strongly hinted at a rally Tuesday night in Phoenix that he will pardon Joe Arpaio. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis How America describes Trump: Strong, idiot, incompetent, liar Quinnipiac University asked people to describe President Trump in one word. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Trump calls for 'unity' at veterans' convention, hours after raucous Ariz. rally Speech comes after president reignited controversy over his response to violence by racist hate groups. By Abby Phillip  •  Read more »   Analysis The states with the biggest political bubbles in 2016 voted for Trump Bubbles don't just occur in major Democratic cities. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Energy 202 Your daily guide to the energy and environment 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