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Anthony Scaramucci out as White House Communications Director
Trump’s policy illiteracy includes the basics of economic data
Will John Kelly succeed where Reince Priebus failed?
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.31.17
Paul Ryan shouldn’t be too impressed with the ‘functioning’ House
Trump loyalist sees last week’s failures as a great success
Trump’s respect for military valor is, at best, haphazard
Trump faces pushback after endorsing police abuses
HHS’s Price gives members the wrong advice about health care
Coming to terms with the limits of Trump’s loyalty
Trump ousts Priebus as White House chief of staff, taps Kelly
House Republicans want a special counsel for Clinton, not Trump
Scaramucci shows the kind of White House culture Trump has created
In the wake of failure, McConnell looks for someone to blame
Strike Three: Republicans’ health care crusade collapses in Senate
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 7.27.17
Boy Scouts chief issues apology for Trump’s political antics
Senate Republicans plan to write health care bill over lunch
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.27.17
Donald Trump’s ‘fine-tuned machine’ descends into chaos
Cornyn says process ‘is about as open and transparent as it gets’
House GOP rep uses colorful language to blast Senate’s Murkowski
White House struggles to defend Trump’s ban on transgender troops
Kansas’ Brownback abandons his mess, prepares to join Trump admin
Is the Trump admin threatening Alaska over health care politics?
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 7.26.17
Strike Two: Senate Republicans fail again on ACA repeal vote
Trump announcement on transgender troops surprises Pentagon
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.26.17
Cantor comes clean, admits he didn’t believe his own ACA rhetoric
Trump raises corruption allegations against FBI’s McCabe
Trump bans transgender Americans from military service
Why it’s unwise for Trump to target Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski
It’s not enough for John McCain to say the right things
‘Repeal and replace’ plan’s defeat spells trouble for Republicans
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 7.25.17
Senate Republicans overcome hurdle, advance ACA repeal crusade
Senators still don’t know what health care bill they’re voting on
Abandoning subtlety, Trump lashes out at AG Jeff Sessions
Even the Boy Scouts aren’t exempt from Trump’s boorishness
House Republican has unfortunate words for ‘some female senators’
GOP senators still unsure which health care bill they hope to pass
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.22.17
Kellyanne Conway makes her case against Bob Mueller
Trump still wants a federal investigation into Hillary Clinton
White House offers a mixed message on new Russia sanctions
Trump’s communications director has a secret source: Trump
Donald Trump boasts he ‘has the complete power to pardon’
Trump presses troops for political help in lobbying Congress
Former ACA critic: ‘I can’t even remember why I opposed it’
After a brief and tumultuous tenure, Sean Spicer resigns
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.21.17
CIA Director Pompeo’s views on Wikileaks have apparently evolved
Senate GOP confirms controversial Trump nominee to appeals court
Trump makes an odd choice for White House communications director
An unpersuasive defense of Trump’s health care ignorance
Republicans’ health care process is ‘starting to feel incoherent’
Trump-Russia scandal developments raise the prospect of a crisis
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 7.20.17
Trump’s FBI pick gets treated as if these were normal times
Trump sees enemies at the Department of Justice
House Republican dismisses Trump as ‘a distraction’
Special counsel reportedly examining Trump’s finances
Trump at odds with his national security team over pro-Russia moves
Trump trips over his own ignorance on health care
Automatic voter registration expands to its ninth state
CBO shines a brutal light on latest Republican health care plan
Trump takes aim at a longtime ally, AG Jeff Sessions
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 7.19.17
Trump’s top voting commissioner questions 2016 popular vote
Trump’s controversial ‘voter integrity’ commission gets to work
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.19.17
Trump struggles to make up his mind about health care
After failing on health care, McConnell’s reputation takes a hit
AUMF measure takes a step backward, despite bipartisan support
White House blames Democrats for Trumpcare’s collapse
Trumpcare’s demise proves the rules of political gravity still exist
The Trump-Putin encounter the White House neglected to mention
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 7.18.17
Trump wants to let the health system fail, but won’t accept blame
Collapse of the GOP health plan leaves House Republicans in a bind
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.18.17
With tax reform on deck, GOP is unprepared for its next big fight
‘Obamacare’ successes undermine Republicans’ repeal crusade
Trump wonders ‘why legislators don’t seem to listen to him’
Trump grudgingly admits Obama’s Iran nuclear deal is working
The Republican health care gambit falls apart
Spicer sticks to discredited ‘adoption’ story on Russia meeting
On infamous Russia meeting, Trump’s story keeps evolving
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.17.17
Who benefits from a delayed vote on Republican health care plan?
GOP voters still question whether Russia targeted US election
HHS’s Tom Price wants to roll back the clock on health care
The wrong president to tout ‘Made in America’ week
Trump sees his historically awful public standing as ‘not bad’
Trump’s lawyer makes a curious argument about the Secret Service
Trump again blurs the line between his office and his business
It’s not just the Russia scandal: Pence lies about health care, too
Trump’s voting commission already failing to protect private info
The White House’s spin on the Russia scandal goes off the rails
Collins points to an underappreciated flaw in the GOP health plan
Trump’s case for his border wall gets quite a bit stranger
Donald Trump is already a legend in his own mind
Don’t count on John McCain to follow through on his posturing
Are Republicans prepared to help prevent the next Russian attack?
The Republican health care gambit reaches a crossroads
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 7.13.17
Trump’s magic words: ‘A lot of people don’t know that’
McConnell unveils regressive new health care plan
McConnell sells his health plan in the most cynical way possible
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.13.17
Kellyanne Conway: collusion with Russia not proven ‘yet’
Trump World has found its enemy: the Congressional Budget Office
Despite a record of insults, Trump arrives in Paris
Trump World audaciously claims to be ‘as transparent as possible’
Trump may be the only person in the world who trusts Putin’s word
Trump goes backwards, falsely claims Putin preferred Clinton
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 7.12.17
Trump attorney says collusion scandal is ‘not a legal issue’
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.12.17
The White House treats Donald Trump Jr. as part of the team
What Donald Trump knew and when he knew it
Does McConnell regret doing nothing about the Russian attack?
A closer look at Ted Cruz’s interest in Russian ‘appeasement’
Russia scandal presents congressional Republicans with a choice
As Russia scandal grows, Team Trump faces a crisis of credibility
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 7.11.17
Pence takes steps to blaze his own, non-Trump trail
Emails show Trump Jr’s eagerness to collude with Russia
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.11.17
The list of Kushner’s meetings with Russians keeps getting longer
Trump manages to make his voting commission even worse
Despite condemning the mission, Trump praises success in Mosul
Mike Pence voices support for radical health care alternative
McConnell far from giving up on a far-right health care overhaul
Collusion allegations come into focus in the Trump-Russia scandal
Trump accuses Comey of illegal leak in latest dubious charge
Team Trump’s pre-election Russian contacts draw fresh scrutiny
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.10.17
Trump’s lawyers push to make defamation lawsuit go away
Self-disenfranchisement is a very bad idea
As fight continues, GOP senator calls McConnell’s health bill ‘dead’
Trump and his foreign policy team aren’t on the same page (again)
At G-20 gathering, Ivanka Trump literally had a seat at the table
Where the world sees failure, Team Trump sees success
Despite the 2016 attack, Trump ready to ‘move forward’ with Russia
Trump Jr. meeting takes Russia scandal in an alarming direction
The White House’s volatile employment environment
The new GOP pitch: Millions will ‘choose’ health care insecurity
Maybe Trump and Pence should steer clear of astronomy altogether
Trump administration steps on Trump’s ‘death spiral’ talking point
Maine’s LePage suggests he likes to ‘make up’ news stories
Trump’s voting commission relies on evidence that doesn’t exist
Job growth picks up steam as spring turns to summer
Rick Perry’s economics ‘lesson’ goes horribly awry
On health care, Republicans have a no good, very bad day
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 7.6.17
Why is Putin being rewarded with a presidential meeting?
After clashing with the White House, top ethics official resigns
Republicans try to get Democrats to write a health plan for them
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.6.17
Trump sticks to Obama’s ISIS plan, but hopes it looks different
Every GOP health plan has something in common: Trump’s backing
David Petraeus: Trump’s fitness for office is ‘immaterial’
Trump administration raises alarm with dubious voting inquiries
Hobby Lobby becomes controversial for an entirely new reason
Trump doubts Russia’s role in 2016 attack, mocks US intel agencies
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 7.5.17
Justice Kennedy’s future plans can change the nation’s direction
Trump could use a coherent foreign policy towards North Korea
Clay Higgins’ congressional career is off to a provocative start
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.5.17
Away from DC, only some Republicans willing to hear from constituents
On health care, the Salesman in Chief doesn’t know what to say
Church politicking measure advances, creating unintended risks
Some Republicans give up on the idea of an ‘Ayn Rand utopia’
GOP officials may rebuke Trump, but they keep voting with him
Russia scandal takes an alarming turn for Trump World
New Jersey’s Chris Christie, already unpopular, goes for broke
White House election commission becomes a fiasco for Trump, Kobach