Japanese prime minister visits White House, but Trump’s travel ban dominates news at event; Jared Kushner proves to be a shadow diplomat on U.S.-Mexico talks; No, Donald Trump’s father didn’t create racist ads for a mayoral bid; Since Trump became president, Americans think our global standing has slipped; The initial estimate is here: Trump’s wall will cost more than a year of the space program; Changing baseball’s extra innings format is stupid, and we can prove it; Rand Paul explains vote for Sessions: Democrats alienated him with ‘character’ attacks; The Daily 202: Did Mike Pence get burned by Michael Flynn?; Should President Trump be spending weekends at Mar-a-Lago?; Federal managers say Trump’s hiring freeze hurts government; The Pentagon found $125 billion in waste. Now a GOP chairman is asking other agencies what they’ve found.;   Politics happens fast. Catch up.   Congressional Republicans were mostly quiet Friday about the federal court ruling against President Trump’s immigration ban, underscoring how Trump’s controversial executive order continues to vex muc... By Sean Sullivan  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Japanese prime minister visits White House, but Trump’s travel ban dominates news at event The president warmly greeted the Shinzo Abe to the White House, giving him a hug. By David Nakamura and Abby Phillip  •  Read more »   Jared Kushner proves to be a shadow diplomat on U.S.-Mexico talks Kushner’s relationship with Mexico’s foreign minister is key to NAFTA and border wall negotiations. By Philip Rucker, Ashley Parker and Joshua Partlow  •  Read more »   No, Donald Trump’s father didn’t create racist ads for a mayoral bid Two ads circulating on the Internet trace back to a fake-history video-editing firm. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Since Trump became president, Americans think our global standing has slipped It's worth noting, though, that he inherited a skeptical public. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   The initial estimate is here: Trump’s wall will cost more than a year of the space program The $21.6 billion price tag, by the numbers. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Changing baseball’s extra innings format is stupid, and we can prove it A look at every extra-innings game since 1920 — and every one for the Braves last year. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Rand Paul explains vote for Sessions: Democrats alienated him with ‘character’ attacks “I think it’s very upsetting that they didn’t choose to go after him on particular issues, like civil asset forfeiture." By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The Daily 202: Did Mike Pence get burned by Michael Flynn? What did the V.P. know and when did he know it? By James Hohmann  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Should President Trump be spending weekends at Mar-a-Lago? President Trump frequents his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, has a triplex penthouse in Trump Tower in downtown Manhattan and has his last name blazoned on dozens of properties around the world. Does that change things for the office of the presidency? By Allison Michaels  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Federal managers say Trump’s hiring freeze hurts government At a Senate hearing Thursday, representatives of the Federal Managers Association and the Senior Executives Association outlined how the freeze is detrimental and counter-productive. By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   The Pentagon found $125 billion in waste. Now a GOP chairman is asking other agencies what they’ve found. Rep. Greg Walden, chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, is asking agencies whether they've identified waste in response to a recent Washington Post report. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  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