Politics A.M.: Trump takes aggressive moves he resisted before elections

Federal judge blocks Keystone XL pipeline, dealing a major blow to Trump; Sarah Sanders promotes an altered video of CNN reporter, sparking allegations of visual propaganda

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'The guardrails are off': Trump takes aggressive moves he resisted before elections The president quickly forced out his attorney general and has signaled that more actions are yet to come. By Philip Rucker  •  Read more » Federal judge blocks Keystone XL pipeline, dealing a major blow to Trump President Trump had scorned the Obama administration for failing to move ahead with the 1,200-mile project. By Fred Barbash and Allyson Chiu  •  Read more »   Sarah Sanders promotes an altered video of CNN reporter, sparking allegations of visual propaganda White House defends revoking correspondent Jim Acosta's credentials as critics detect manipulation in video. By Paul Farhi  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis The Trailer: A 50-state rundown of a divided America In this edition: Our divided country as seen from the states; the worst takes about what happened; the Bernie Sanders prognosis. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   Fact Checker • Analysis The Trump administration's fuzzy math on 'criminals' in the caravan President Trump claims there are 300 "rough, rough people" in the caravan of migrants traveling through Mexico. But the administration won't explain how that figure is calculated. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   Analysis The vote-counting drama in Florida is just the start In several states, Election Day hasn't ended. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Before he led the Justice Department, Matthew G. Whitaker promoted company accused of deceiving clients Former customers of World Patent Marketing expressed dismay at his appointment as acting attorney general. By Carol D. Leonnig, Rosalind S. Helderman and Robert O'Harrow Jr.  •  Read more »   Anti-fascist protesters target Tucker Carlson's home The demonstration drew widespread condemnation. By Allyson Chiu, Perry Stein and Emma Brown  •  Read more »   Power Up: 'We were very clear-eyed about what we faced.' NRCC aide reflects on House loss And was there a Trump bump in Senate races? By Jacqueline Alemany  •  Read more »   Democratic gun-control activist captures longtime GOP seat in Georgia Lucy McBath's race had been too close to call, similar to roughly a dozen other House races that remained undecided on Thursday. By Elise Viebeck  •  Read more »   Pelosi's Democratic opponents scramble to organize the resistance Previous attempts to depose the longtime party leader have failed. Now her critics are counting on a crop of incoming lawmakers for reinforcement. By Mike DeBonis  •  Read more »   Ginsburg's hospitalization a reminder of Trump's power to shape Supreme Court While there was no indication that the injury was serious enough to prompt her to consider stepping down, it underscored that the more liberal members of the court are aging. By Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the Technlogy 202 newsletter COMING SOON | Your daily guide to the intersection of technology and politics. Sign Up  »

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