Trump says ‘torture’ works, but he’ll defer on decision over tactics to his defense secretary; No, the White House didn’t Photoshop an image of the president’s hand; Trump’s statement marking Holocaust remembrance leaves out mention of Jews; Maybe Trump’s claim of 5 million illegal votes is really a massive jobs program for the prison industry; Maryland judge says Melania Trump’s lawsuit against blogger can continue; Democrats’ dilemma: How to be heard in the hurricane of Trump news?; Partisanship has made ‘best president’ rankings totally useless; Can President Trump tweet whatever he wants?; The awkward TV exchange that prompted Trump’s latest tweet on ‘illegal voting’; The areas where Trump’s wall would be built voted heavily against Trump; The Daily 202: Fresh cracks appear in Trump’s relationship with conservatives in Congress;
 
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Behind closed doors, Republican lawmakers fret about how to repeal Obamacare
A secret recording of a closed GOP meeting reveals a party facing sharp internal concerns about its quick push to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Trump says ‘torture’ works, but he’ll defer on decision over tactics to his defense secretary
The U.S. president held a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May.
 
No, the White House didn’t Photoshop an image of the president’s hand
Sometimes social media gets it wrong. Who knew?
 
Trump’s statement marking Holocaust remembrance leaves out mention of Jews
President’s remarks making no reference to anti-Semitism are ‘puzzling and troubling,’ head of Anti-Defamation League tweets.
 
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Maybe Trump’s claim of 5 million illegal votes is really a massive jobs program for the prison industry
Taking another Trump argument to its logical extreme.
 
Maryland judge says Melania Trump’s lawsuit against blogger can continue
Melania Trump came to Montgomery County for last month’s hearing in her libel case.
 
Democrats’ dilemma: How to be heard in the hurricane of Trump news?
The minority party wants to press their agenda. But Trump is sucking up all the airtime.
 
Partisanship has made ‘best president’ rankings totally useless
In case they weren't already.
 
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Can President Trump tweet whatever he wants?
Now that Trump is president, his tweets mean more than they used to.
 
The awkward TV exchange that prompted Trump’s latest tweet on ‘illegal voting’
Trump again champions completely unproven claims of fraud.
 
The areas where Trump’s wall would be built voted heavily against Trump
The president's border wall would be built through surprisingly blue territory.
 
The Daily 202: Fresh cracks appear in Trump’s relationship with conservatives in Congress
On infrastructure and trade, key lawmakers separate from the president
 
 
     
 
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