Politics A.M.: President Trump has made 4,229 false or misleading claims in 558 days

Trump feud with Koch network exposes rift between populist forces and establishment GOP; Prosecutors say Manafort's wealth was fueled by lies to IRS and banks

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Fact Checker •  Analysis President Trump has made 4,229 false or misleading claims in 558 days In his first year as president, Trump made 2,140 false or misleading claims. Now, just six months later, he has almost doubled that total. By Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo and Meg Kelly  •  Read more » Trump feud with Koch network exposes rift between populist forces and establishment GOP In a private meeting, several Senate Republicans discussed the implications of the network's strategy of limiting help for GOP candidates. By Robert Costa and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   Prosecutors say Manafort's wealth was fueled by lies to IRS and banks The trial of Trump's former campaign chief is a high-stakes moment for Mueller and the president as well as the defendant. By Rachel Weiner, Justin Jouvenal, Rosalind S. Helderman and Devlin Barrett  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Manafort on trial: A scorched-earth prosecutor and not a mention of Trump In a packed courtroom in Alexandria, Va., Mueller's team made its public debut. By Marc Fisher  •  Read more »   'He has torn my head off': Manafort judge known for being tough during trials Judge T.S. Ellis has degrees from Princeton, Harvard and Oxford and 31 years on the bench. By Rachel Weiner  •  Read more »   Trump uses Twitter to promote video of supporters chanting 'CNN sucks' The president's tweet was his latest display of animus toward the national news network. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump renews government shutdown threat, says it's 'very small price to pay' for border security Trump made the threat a day after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he was confident Congress could avert a shutdown. By Felicia Sonmez and Seung Min Kim  •  Read more »   'Not good, not nice': At Florida rally, Trump says China has 'targeted our farmers' "You know what our farmers are saying? 'It's okay. We can take it,' " president said amid rising trade tensions with Beijing. By Ashley Parker and Felicia Sonmez  •  Read more »   'Unprecedented partisan interference': Senate escalates bitter fight over Kavanaugh's record Democrats want to review material from the Supreme Court nominee's time in the George W. Bush White House Counsel's Office as well as his years as staff secretary. Republicans call it an irrelevant fishing expedition. By Seung Min Kim  •  Read more »   Monkey Cage • Analysis Tens of thousands of people protested in April and May — on topics like gun violence, labor rights and science The mass mobilization we've seen since Trump's inauguration continues. By Kanisha Bond, Erica Chenoweth and Jeremy Pressman  •  Read more »   PowerPost Top Senate Democratic super PAC investing $17 million in August TV ads Senate Majority PAC is reserving airtime for television commercials in six battlegrounds. By Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   John Kelly intends to remain as Trump's chief of staff through 2020 reelection bid The retired four-star Marine Corps general has had a rocky tenure in the West Wing. By Philip Rucker and Robert Costa  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the Fact Checker newsletter Count the pinocchios. A weekly review of what's true, false or in-between. Sign Up  »

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