Politics: From Trump hotel lobby to White House, Malaysian prime minister gets VIP treatment

President Trump's claim foreign leaders told him they're unhappy with 7-8 percent GDP growth   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Evelyn Hockstein / For The Washington Post From Trump hotel lobby to White House, Malaysian prime minister gets VIP treatment The delegation's visit comes as lawsuits question whether Trump is benefiting financially from his presidency. By Jonathan O'Connell  •  Read more » Analysis President Trump's claim foreign leaders told him they're unhappy with 7-8 percent GDP growth Trump keeps referencing conversations with two world leaders, but there's only one who could possibly have bragging rights. By Nicole Lewis  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   After threatened standoff, Senate to vote on setting deadline for authorization for military force The amendment to the defense bill is not, however, expected to earn the support of all senators who are angling for a new AUMF. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump's push for tax cuts is coming up against a familiar challenge: Divided GOP Republicans agree about wanting to cut taxes. They don't agree on how to pay for it. By Damian Paletta, Sean Sullivan and Kelsey Snell  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Ryan and Pelosi to huddle on Dream Act to protect DACA recipients The meeting comes as lawmakers from both parties are trying to determine how to provide legal protections to hundreds of thousands of "dreamers." By Ed O'Keefe  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Sanders will introduce universal health care, backed by 15 Democrats Republicans, bruised and exhausted by a failed campaign to repeal the Affordable Care Act, were giddy about the chance to attack Democrats and Sanders. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Over liberals' objections, Supreme Court says Texas need not draw new districts now The 5-to-4 ruling almost surely means the 2018 elections will be conducted in disputed congressional and legislative districts. By Robert Barnes  •  Courts & Law  •  Read more »   Supreme Court agrees with Trump administration, says some refugees can be barred for now The decision put on hold an appeals court ruling that had prevented the government from blocking about 24,000 refugees with formal resettlement assurances. By Robert Barnes and Matt Zapotosky  •  Courts & Law  •  Read more »   Trusted Trump aide Hope Hicks named White House communications director Hicks has served as interim communications director since the abrupt departure of Anthony Scaramucci last month. By Anne Gearan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Congress sends Trump legislation denouncing Charlottesville violence, white supremacy The bipartisan joint resolution is meant to compel the president to sign a statement condemning "racism, extremism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, and White supremacy." By Mike DeBonis and Jenna Portnoy  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Analysis Lin-Manuel Miranda comes to Washington — with lessons from the era of Hamilton The Tony Award-winning Broadway star received an award Tuesday on Capitol Hill. By Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Sen. Rand Paul gains key ally as Kaine joins him in combat authorization fight Kentucky lawmaker probably still does not have enough support to secure a vote to put a six-month deadline on Congress passing a new AUMF. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump voter commission leader comes under fire as panel meets in New Hampshire Kris Kobach recently questioned the result of last year's New Hampshire Senate election, drawing criticism from Democrats and election experts. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Five years after Benghazi attacks, search for jury starts for terrorism trial in D.C. Potential jurors Tuesday answered 130 questions, including queries about Muslims and Hillary Clinton's response to the 2012 attacks in Libya. By Spencer S. Hsu  •  Public Safety  •  Read more »   Luis Gutiérrez doubles down, calls John Kelly ‘mean’ for supporting DACA’s demise Meanwhile, a key moderate Republican says he'll push for his bipartisan DACA fix only as "a last resort." By Ed O'Keefe  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   DemocracyPost Opinions and commentary that illuminate the challenges facing democracy around the world. 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