Sponsored by UnitedHealth Group | FBI once planned to pay former British spy who authored controversial Trump dossier; Trump uses speech guest list to send a message on immigration enforcement; Trump passes blame for Yemen raid to his generals: ‘They lost Ryan’; Trump open to compromise immigration reform bill, administration official says; Coats pledges to work with lawmakers on probe into Russia; Out of curiosity, President Trump, which of these 500-plus positions aren’t worth filling?; Gingrich urges GOP to thwart newly engaged Democrats by backing Gillespie in Va.; Since 2008, nearly every state moved right in both presidential and state politics; Red state Democrats face down progressives who want primary challenges; George W. Bush paints dark picture of America under Trump: ‘I don’t like the racism’; Donald Trump is probably about to score a ratings victory over his hated Hollywood nemeses;   Politics happens fast. Catch up.   Saul Loeb / AFP/Getty Images Trump prepares to address a divided audience: The Republican Congress GOP lawmakers have differing ideas on health care, tax reform and federal spending, and they are looking for marching orders. By Mike DeBonis, Kelsey Snell and Sean Sullivan  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » FBI once planned to pay former British spy who authored controversial Trump dossier The arrangement fell apart but shows that U.S. investigators viewed Christopher Steele as credible. By Tom Hamburger and Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more »   Trump uses speech guest list to send a message on immigration enforcement Immigration advocates say the president is exaggerating the risks to sow public fear. By David Nakamura  •  Read more »   Trump passes blame for Yemen raid to his generals: ‘They lost Ryan’ Trump said “the generals” wanted to do the raid. By Abby Phillip  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump open to compromise immigration reform bill, administration official says It is the second time this year that Trump has suggested a willingness to work on a compromise bill. By Abby Phillip and Philip Rucker  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Coats pledges to work with lawmakers on probe into Russia The former senator from Indiana is Trump’s choice to be his national intelligence director. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Out of curiosity, President Trump, which of these 500-plus positions aren’t worth filling? Feel free to check off the ones you want to cut. Thanks. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Gingrich urges GOP to thwart newly engaged Democrats by backing Gillespie in Va. The former House speaker says the Virginia governor’s race could affirm GOP momentum. By Laura Vozzella  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Since 2008, nearly every state moved right in both presidential and state politics A look at how each state has shifted over the past decade. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Red state Democrats face down progressives who want primary challenges Arousing the anger of progressive groups may actually be a strategy for Democrats up for reelection in reliably Republican states next year. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   George W. Bush paints dark picture of America under Trump: ‘I don’t like the racism’ "We’ve been through these periods before and we’ve always had a way to come out of it,” Bush insisted. By Abby Phillip  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Donald Trump is probably about to score a ratings victory over his hated Hollywood nemeses Oscar viewership has dipped — and Trump will likely beat Obama. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Fact Checker Count the pinocchios. A weekly review of what's true, false or in-between. Sign Up »         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