MS NOW April 2017 Articles
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Trump’s tax plan ‘would be Kansas on steroids’
Trump suggests Middle East peace should be easy, too
How Trump changes his mind (or how his aides do it for him)
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.28.17
The more Trump pushes for vouchers, the more evidence pushes back
Trump picks a pointless fight with a key ally at the wrong time
Trump’s self-defeating obsession with 2016 victory hasn’t faded
Economic growth stalls in the early months of 2017
Paul Ryan isn’t quite done flubbing the health care fight
Trump reflects on presidency: ‘I thought it would be easier’
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 4.27.17
Trump drives bipartisanship out of the political conversation
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.27.17
Reversing course on NAFTA, Trump’s threats again appear hollow
Team Trump launches a misguided anti-immigrant effort
Looking past governance, Team Trump places a high value on theatrics
Trump does himself no favors with attacks on the federal judiciary
Trump agrees to let his health care hostage go (for now)
Republican health plan at the end of a trail of broken promises
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 4.26.17
Donald Trump’s proposed tax cuts are a joke, not a ‘plan’
Republicans move forward on far-right health care overhaul
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.26.17
Team Trump puts on a clinic on how not to negotiate
Trump has 99 problems, but Democratic obstruction isn’t one of them
Orrin Hatch inadvertently helps end the debate over the deficit
Trump’s EPA chief keeps finding himself in hot water
Laughable White House claim: Trump has ‘rebuilt’ US global standing
In Trump’s latest defeat, court smacks down another executive order
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 4.25.17
Bipartisan agreement: Michael Flynn may have broken law
Trump brags about executive orders he used to condemn
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.25.17
Under Trump, the era of big government is making a comeback
Public, GOP not on the same page on health care, Russia scandal
Ivanka Trump’s influence reaches unprecedented heights
The problem with Trump’s massive corporate tax cut
State Department retreats after promoting Trump’s for-profit business
To prevent a shutdown, Trump begins an embarrassing surrender
The pipeline between cable news and the Trump White House
Donald Trump’s ignorance keeps getting in the way
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.24.17
Senate investigation into Russia scandal faces GOP resistance
The ‘Never-Mind-What-Trump-Said’ foreign policy endures
DHS’s Kelly takes an evolving line on Trump’s border wall
As his 100th day nears, Trump grades himself on a generous curve
The select few who have Donald Trump’s ear
Trump administration can’t keep its story straight on ‘Dreamers’
March for Science reflects awakening of civic consciousness
White House makes an offer Dems can easily refuse
DOJ departure shakes up investigation into Russia scandal
It’s a little late for Trump to say the 100-day metric is ‘ridiculous’
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.21.17
Trump’s quiet meeting with former Colombian presidents matters
Trump admin: Tax cuts for the wealthy will pay for themselves
Trump is starting to run out of U.S. allies to alienate
White House’s ‘heavy hand’ makes government shutdown more likely
Trump desperate to revive failed, unpopular GOP health care plan
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 4.20.17
AG Jeff Sessions seems to forget that Hawaii is a state
White House is ‘gearing up’ for a government shutdown fight
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.20.17
Why Richard Cordray is still on the job at the CFPB
White House solicits public input on eliminating agencies
Despite his promises, Trump’s cybersecurity plan doesn’t exist
Debate over pesticides enters Donald Trump’s ‘swamp’
Roy Moore becomes the latest Alabama Republican to fall
Following aircraft carrier fiasco, Trump alienates another ally
Maddow: DOD should further explain its spokesman disavowal
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 4.19.17
Sean Spicer’s newest trick: debating the meaning of the word ‘is’
Trump’s newest foreign policy challenge: the Iran deal is working
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.19.17
Prominent GOP senator expresses concern over Trump’s ‘flaws’
Trump admin pursues law-enforcement goals without U.S. attorneys
Trump’s inauguration fundraising adds to his disclosure troubles
The wrong messenger for a ‘Buy American, Hire American’ message
Trump celebrates after his unpopularity puts red seats in play
Dissembling on North Korea, Trump creates a crisis of credibility
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 4.18.17
Trump’s confusion extends to the ‘gentleman’ in North Korea
Trump’s daughter meets Chinese president, receives Chinese trademarks
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.18.17
Another Trump supporter blames him for inciting violence at rally
Another key item on Trump’s wish list drifts further away
Despite Benghazi focus, Trump looks past diplomatic security
Why is Trump celebrating Turkey’s democratic crisis?
Trump White House struggles with questions about transparency
Trump’s claims about Susan Rice start to unravel
Alex Jones’ ‘performance artist’ claim leaves Trump in awkward spot
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.17.17
An excerpt from ‘The Case for Impeachment’
For Donald Trump, the election is hardly ‘over’
The power of GOP partisanship captured in new polling
Both sides blame Trump in case about campaign-season violence
Trump keeps appointing officials to lead agencies they oppose
It’s not just the golf: Trump’s Mar-a-Lago ethics mess gets worse
Giving lobbyists expansive power, Trump tries filling the swamp
Keeping visitor logs secret, Trump acts like he has something to hide
Trump-era damage to the EPA appears increasingly brutal
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.14.17
Aiming high, Trump hopes to eliminate world fears
Trump’s praise for the military comes with a caveat
The presidential learning curve remains steep for Donald Trump
Asked about privacy changes, GOP rep says internet usage is optional
Trump faces Chinese mockery following embarrassing reversals
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 4.13.17
Trump’s former campaign manager to register as a foreign agent
U.S. drug policy poised to take a step backwards in the Trump era
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.13.17
GOP rep asks constituents the wrong question at town-hall event
Tax reform shouldn’t be decided by a debate over branding
Trump blasts obstructionism that exists only in his mind
There is no method to the White House’s flip-flopping madness
Trump is still learning what most people already know
Trump considers provocative new hostage strategy on health care
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 4.12.17
As FBI probe continues, Trump says it’s ‘not too late’ to fire Comey
An excerpt from ‘Make Your Own Bed’
On Syria, ‘reflexive partisanship’ doesn’t apply to both parties
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.12.17
Trump’s problematic new vow: ‘We’re not going into Syria’
Trump reverses course, vows to tackle health care ‘first’
Amid White House turmoil, Trump says of Bannon, ‘I like Steve, but…”
GOP strategist: ‘The way things are headed, we would lose the House’
Trump campaign advisor investigated as possible Russian agent
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 4.11.17
Spicer’s Hitler analogy goes horribly awry at White House briefing
Trump moves away from ‘Obamacare’ sabotage (for now)
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.11.17
Trump threatens via Twitter to ‘solve the problem’ in North Korea
Republican talking points on infrastructure go off the rails
Trump keeps taking credit for Obama-era economic news
Trump on Gorsuch’s confirmation: ‘You think that’s easy?’
Trump’s daughter helped sway the president to launch Syria strike
Sex scandal forces Alabama’s Republican governor to resign
Paul Manafort’s role on Team Trump faces new scrutiny
Tillerson wants Russians to address Russian election interference
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.10.17
Mitch McConnell secures an ignoble place in political history
Overhaul shakes up Trump’s National Security Council
Republicans scramble to hold on to seat in ruby-red Kansas
Trump’s Syria attack brings uncomfortable truths into focus
Cruise missiles shouldn’t be the basis for Republican fundraising
Why Trump keeps doing the opposite of what he said he’d do
In a legal fight against Twitter, the Trump administration blinked
With Gorsuch confirmed, McConnell gets away with stealing a seat
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.7.17
Trump has options in Syria, if he wants them
CIA warned lawmakers about Russia’s pro-Trump efforts last summer
Kushner’s meetings with Russian officials draw closer scrutiny
U.S. job market cools in March, growth reaches a 10-month low
Whiplash: Trump completes a dramatic reversal with Syrian attack
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 4.6.17
Nunes’ successor doesn’t appear to take Russia scandal seriously
Republicans execute ‘nuclear option,’ ending Supreme Court filibusters
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.6.17
Ethics Committee to examine Nunes’ alleged leaks of classified info
Facing ethics probe, Nunes steps down from Russia investigation
Did Bannon share too much of the spotlight with Trump?
Trump pushes laughable claim about a leading congressional Dem
Trump faces foreign policy tests he doesn’t know how to pass
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 4.5.17
Trump tries to come to terms with the presidential learning curve
Bannon removed from Trump’s National Security Council
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.5.17
Appeals court rejects LGBT employment discrimination
GOP considers ‘Zombie Trumpcare,’ which is worse than the original
Key House Dem says Trump associates may ‘end up in jail’
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago ethics mess gets worse ahead of Xi Jinping visit
Obamacare has what Trump does not: popular support
Is it ‘nuts’ to vote on Gorsuch during the Russia scandal?
Trump tries blaming Obama for a deadly chemical attack in Syria
Trump signs measure undermining Internet privacy safeguards
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.4.17
Senate Republicans get the Supreme Court fight backwards
Trump’s acrimony with U.S. intelligence agencies is far from over
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.3.17
HHS Secretary Price’s stock-trading controversy grows more serious
Trump haunted by his record during Sexual Assault Prevention Month
Trump’s latest secret plan: dealing with North Korea without China
When the president’s son-in-law gets too much power
McConnell dissembles as Supreme Court fight enters the home stretch