A centrist is addressing House Democrats, and progressives are furious; Obama’s disapproval rating rose much faster than Trump’s in the first few weeks; GOP Senate troika looks to assert itself on Russia; Some Democrats push for an economic message that goes beyond trashing Trump; 3 lessons from Republicans’ attempt to silence Elizabeth Warren; The White House would like America to focus on terror attacks. Let’s add context.; Amid deep partisan rancor, Senate barrels toward Sessions vote; Rural Americans felt abandoned by Democrats in 2016, so they abandoned them back. Can the party fix it?; Republicans vote to rebuke Elizabeth Warren, saying she impugned Sessions’s character; Conservatives in Congress call for Obamacare repeal ‘in the next few months’; The DeVos confirmation vote suggests Trump will have a tough time passing a school voucher law;   Politics happens fast. Catch up.   Questioning success of Yemen raid a ‘disservice’ to slain Navy SEAL, Spicer says White House press secretary's comments came a day after Sen. John McCain said he could “not describe any operation that results in the loss of American life as a success.” By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more » A centrist is addressing House Democrats, and progressives are furious "For House Democrats to seek advice from a Wall Street-funded think tank that preaches timidity, that shows them learning the exactly wrong lesson in the Trump era,” said one progressive activist. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Obama’s disapproval rating rose much faster than Trump’s in the first few weeks The problem for Trump, though, is not how much his ratings slipped — it's that they were so low in the first place. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   GOP Senate troika looks to assert itself on Russia Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio want to be able to stop the roll back of Russian sanctions, if that is contemplated. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Some Democrats push for an economic message that goes beyond trashing Trump Less clear is whether they can harness the energy of the party’s liberal base to broaden its appeal. By Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   3 lessons from Republicans’ attempt to silence Elizabeth Warren Republicans decided to reinterpret the rules to serve the party’s immediate advantage. By Sarah Binder  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   The White House would like America to focus on terror attacks. Let’s add context. How the attacks highlighted by the president compare to other causes of fatalities. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Amid deep partisan rancor, Senate barrels toward Sessions vote The process shows how the discord between the parties has grown at the dawn of Trump’s presidency. By Sean Sullivan and Kelsey Snell  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Rural Americans felt abandoned by Democrats in 2016, so they abandoned them back. Can the party fix it? Protests and organizing are on the rise in rural states such as Wisconsin. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Republicans vote to rebuke Elizabeth Warren, saying she impugned Sessions’s character In an extraordinarily rare move, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell interrupted Warren's speech, saying she had breached Senate rules by reading past statements against Sessions from the late senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and the late Coretta Scott King. By Paul Kane and Ed O'Keefe  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Conservatives in Congress call for Obamacare repeal ‘in the next few months’ A trio of House and Senate conservatives said Wednesday that full repeal of the Affordable Care Act needs to happen in the spring, contradicting President Trump's recent comments. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   The DeVos confirmation vote suggests Trump will have a tough time passing a school voucher law Without Collins and Murkowski, it'll be hard to get to 60. By Mona Vakilifathi  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »           Share Politics P.M.:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Politics. 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