Politics: EPA now requires political aide’s sign-off for agency awards, grant applications

DACA's day of reckoning: White House protests on the day of Trump's decision   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Bill O'Leary / The Washington Post EPA now requires political aide's sign-off for agency awards, grant applications Nearly $2 million in competitive awards, mostly on climate, have been revoked since February. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more » DACA's day of reckoning: White House protests on the day of Trump's decision "Dreamers" and their supporters will demonstrate as the administration is scheduled to announce whether he will let the program continue. By Maria Sacchetti  •  Immigration  •  Read more »   Everything Congress has to do in September, in one post Lawmakers haven't been under this much pressure since the 2013 'fiscal cliff.' By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Analysis No, Kelli Ward doesn’t believe in the ‘chemtrail’ conspiracy theory The Senate Leadership Fund resurrects the false claim that former Arizona state senator Kelli Ward believes in the chemtrail conspiracy. By Meg Kelly  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Pastors who stood by Trump after Charlottesville plead for him to show 'heart' for 'dreamer' immigrants Despite pressure to resign, most members of an evangelical advisory board have decided to remain, in hopes of influencing presidential policy. By Frances Stead Sellers  •  Read more »   Both sides gear up for political fight as Trump prepares to end immigration protections for 'dreamers' The president is poised Tuesday to roll back an Obama-era deferred deportation program for younger immigrants and call on Congress to act. By David Nakamura  •  Read more »   House vote on Harvey aid scheduled for Wednesday The disaster relief package requests $7.85 billion for the devastated Texas Gulf Coast. By Laurie McGinley and Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Breaking from tech giants, Democrats consider becoming an antimonopoly party A messy, public brawl over a Google critic's ouster from a Washington think tank has exposed a fissure in Democratic Party politics. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   Daily 202 PowerPost's must-read morning briefing for decision-makers. 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