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Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 2.28.17
Trump’s new personnel plan: leave parts of his administration empty
Contradicting his own team, Trump embraces ‘voodoo economics’
Why Trump is so preoccupied with ‘central casting’
Trump ignores some good advice on counter-terrorism
Education Secretary DeVos makes the wrong case for ‘school choice’
New Trump claims about deadly Yemen raid appear to be untrue
Trump’s new conspiracy theory: Blame Obama for public backlash
Trump’s EPA chief already at the center of multiple controversies
Questions surrounding Trump’s Yemen raid linger
Trump: ‘Nobody knew that health care could be so complicated’
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New leak exposes details of Team Trump’s anti-leak campaign
As Navy nominee withdraws, Trump’s personnel troubles get worse
Republican health care plan leaks, becomes subject of controversy
Why a state Senate race in Delaware became national news
Tom Perez takes the reins at the DNC, marking a new era
Priebus’ improper contacts with the FBI come into focus
White House seeks intelligence that tells Trump what he wants to hear
White House makes matters worse by trying to suppress Russia scandal
Short on enemies, NRA’s LaPierre invents a new one
GOP lawmaker: ‘Obamacare’ may be saved by progressive activism
For Donald Trump at CPAC, it’s still 2016
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.24.17
Key congressman: It’s ‘a good thing’ if more Americans lose coverage
Giffords offers advice to lawmakers afraid of their constituents
The Trump administration’s infrastructure plans start to unravel
As support for ‘Obamacare’ goes up, Trump’s backing goes down
White House abandons consistency when applying alleged principles
White House contacts with FBI take Russia scandal in new direction
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 2.23.17
Trump’s ‘military operation’ apparently isn’t a military operation
Pence’s claims on ACA and jobs fall apart under scrutiny
The travails of being Donald Trump’s Secretary of State
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.23.17
Ads tout Republican health care plan that doesn’t exist
Abandoning policy plans, Trump’s ‘fine-tuned machine’ stalls
Interest in Trump’s Russia scandal isn’t limited to the Beltway
Trump’s effort to be the sole authority for truth hits a snag
When investigating, Chaffetz has an odd definition of ‘serious’
Dem reminds Trump: LGBT doesn’t stand for ‘Let’s Go Back in Time’
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 2.22.17
Team Trump shares tips on keeping their boss distracted, placated
New emails shed light on EPA chief’s industry ties
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.22.17
The White House’s response to Islamophobia is familiar, but wrong
Kansas Republicans send Brownback a tax hike
Many Republican voters decide Putin’s not so bad after all
Trump’s lawyer responds to Russia questions with evolving answers
Annoyed by pushback, Trump takes aim at progressive activism
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 2.21.17
Following a week of pressure, Trump denounces rise in anti-Semitism
From the Republican fringe to the White House
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.21.17
Russian confirmations complicate dubious White House denials
As his Trump rebukes intensify, what is John Kasich up to?
New Republican health care blueprint falls far short
VP Mike Pence offers a curious take on Russia scandal developments
Trump, GOP lawmakers scrap Stream Protection Rule
Disgusted by Donald Trump’s antics, CIA veteran resigns
White House forced to reverse course on Trump’s golfing
Trump’s Russia scandal takes an unexpected turn
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.20.17
Administration adopts a ‘Never-Mind-What-Trump-Said’ foreign policy
Betsy DeVos hasn’t changed her mind about education
As the budget takes shape, Team Trump pushes highly dubious math
GOP leader warns Trump critics ‘are putting Californians at risk’
Blame Trump, not Democrats, for the administration’s empty offices
Trump’s for-profit enterprise isn’t the ‘Southern White House’
If only John McCain’s actions matched John McCain’s rhetoric
Trump points to imagined violence at brazenly dishonest rally
Attacking news organizations, Trump sees an ‘enemy’ of the people
Why the 25th Amendment is suddenly getting so much attention
Trump’s latest cabinet nominee has a controversial record of his own
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.17.17
Trump’s confusion about the ‘mess’ he inherited matters
Donald Trump’s unpopularity runs into ‘Limbaugh Standard’
Ignoring Trump, Chaffetz seeks charges related to Clinton emails
Trump struggles to give a straight answer on Russia scandal
Trump’s choice for National Security Advisor turns him down
Trump’s minority outreach efforts take a painful step backwards
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 2.16.17
After ranting and raving, Trump declares, ‘I’m not ranting and raving’
Trump contradicts his own talking points on Russia scandal
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.16.17
Three years early, Trump to host campaign rally in Florida
Behind his bluster, Trump seems to fear major news organizations
Democrats push creative maneuvers to obtain Trump’s tax returns
Trump pursues the wrong kind of ‘extreme vetting’
Some intelligence officials don’t trust Trump with sensitive info
White House struggles to keep its story straight on Michael Flynn
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 2.15.17
Trump cabinet nominee withdraws under a cloud of controversy
Trump’s preoccupation with his election does more harm than good
Senate Republicans vote to expand gun access for mentally impaired
With the pressure on, Trump thinks a Twitter tantrum will help
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.15.17
Why Trump’s falsehoods about autism matter
To Big Oil’s delight, Trump signs his first meaningful bill into law
Rand Paul accidentally speaks his mind about investigating Trump
Kellyanne Conway burdened by her own ethics mess
Why Sean Spicer was right to use the word ‘unbelievable’
New questions surround Team Trump’s pre-election talks with Russia
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 2.14.17
Russian ambassador confirms pre-election talks with Michael Flynn
GOP claims Russia scandal has ‘taken care of itself’
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.14.17
Leading Dem says more info on Russia scandal is on the way
White House staffers turn to ‘secret chat app’ for private messages
What Donald Trump considers the ‘real story’
White House claims about Flynn, Russia scandal draw fresh scrutiny
How far will Republicans go to ignore Trump’s Russia scandal?
Michael Flynn resigns as the White House’s Russia scandal intensifies
When it comes to intelligence briefings, ‘the president likes maps’
Trump struggles badly with ‘the security aspect of cyber’
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.13.17
Jason Chaffetz takes a risk, scolds town-hall attendees
The Goldman Sachs vet who has Trump’s ear on the economy
White House clings to non-existent evidence of voter fraud
The politics of Trump’s border wall start to catch up with him
Following a fiasco, Trump now looks like ‘a paper tiger’ to China
Trump aide: ‘Powers of the president … will not be questioned’
Questions surround Team Trump’s pre-election talks with Russia
The White House’s Michael Flynn problem reaches a tipping point
Trump voter-fraud allegations start to look ‘deranged’
What happened to Donald Trump’s Russia scandal?
Trump slowly realizes he can’t run the government like a business
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.10.17
Some Trump orders are full of sound and fury, signifying nothing
On civility, GOP picks the wrong messengers for the right message
A Republican megadonor and the ‘perfect little puppet’
New Russia revelations pose new problems for Trump’s NSA
In striking reversal, Trump tells China what it wants to hear
Trump has no one to blame but himself for Muslim ban’s failures
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 2.9.17
New questions surround Trump’s conversation with Putin
Congress’ oversight of the White House is put on indefinite hold
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.9.17
Trump’s new partnership with Wall Street creates economic risks
How Senator Strange made it from Alabama to Capitol Hill
Kellyanne Conway endorses Ivanka Trump’s merchandise
Trump can’t even get the Gorsuch nomination right
Spicer tries to squelch criticisms of Trump’s failed raid in Yemen
On civil rights, Republicans pick the wrong fight at the wrong time
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 2.8.17
The ‘most anti-American statement ever made’ by a U.S. president
Trump’s White House takes on retailer over his daughter’s deal
On health care, Republicans are lost without a map
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.8.17
Joe: Trump’s dangerous lie about Russia
White House aides are already eager to dish dirt about Trump
Why the White House line on drug prices is so confusing
Conway rolls out new defense for Trump’s frequent falsehoods
There’s a reason Trump keeps lying about the U.S. murder rate
Despite the evidence, Ryan says Trump ‘respects’ judicial process
Warren silenced by Senate GOP during fight over Sessions
GOP makes history confirming Betsy DeVos for Education Secretary
China is eager to capitalize on Trump’s early missteps
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.7.17
EPA employees rally in opposition to Trump’s choice to lead agency
On national security, Trump lays down a marker: The buck stops elsewhere
The differences between real grassroots and ‘Astroturf’ matter
The ‘deals in Russia’ Trump prefers not to talk about
White House struggles to defend Trump’s allegations of a cover-up
Trump manufactures a media cover-up of terrorist attacks
Who’s calling the shots in Donald Trump’s White House?
Trump wants to be seen as the sole authority for truth
Conway struggles to shake her made up ‘massacre’
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.6.17
President Donald Trump’s First 100 Days: The Major Moments
Trump narrows the focus of his voter-fraud conspiracy theory
Trump administration takes foreign policy in a strange direction
Questions surrounding Trump’s conflicts of interest intensify
White House decides job numbers, once ‘fictional,’ are now real
Kuwait knocks down bogus claim following Trump’s latest misstep
At public events, Republicans hounded over anti-health care plans
With his Muslim ban struggling, Trump lashes out at judiciary
Defending Putin, Trump rejects the United States’ moral authority
Joe: Trump’s reckless shot at a federal judge
Trump’s latest moves unlikely to help with his gender gap
Progressive activism forces Uber CEO to break with Trump
Congressional Republicans take aim at Stream Protection Rule
Trump does Wall Street’s bidding, betraying campaign promises
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.3.17
Trump and his Republican allies cling to the ‘paid protester’ myth
House Republicans vote to expand gun access for mentally impaired
State Department differs with White House on Holocaust statement
U.S. job market is off to a strong start in 2017
Team Trump points to imaginary ‘Bowling Green Massacre’
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 2.2.17
Team Trump puts Iran ‘on notice,’ won’t explain what that means
John McCain’s incomplete pushback against the Trump White House
Op-Ed: Why Global Citizen is challenging the refugee ban
Why Trump’s National Prayer Breakfast speech matters
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.2.17
Trump’s VA nominee at odds with Trump over privatization
Team Trump took aim at a key layer of accountability
Progressive activism takes its toll on congressional Republicans
Congressional Republicans deliver for the oil industry
Key questions surround Trump’s first military raid
How to lose friends and alienate people: Trump clashes with allies
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 2.1.17
Orrin Hatch lashes out at the ‘idiots’ he works with
Trump honors Black History Month in a very Trump-like way
A mission in Yemen in which ‘almost everything went wrong’
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.1.17
Bannon’s White House role draws sharp criticisms for a reason
Jeff Sessions’ independence as AG is hard to even imagine
State Department officials take a stand against Trump’s Muslim ban
Trump’s campaign against imaginary voter fraud quietly fades
When is a ban not a ban? When the White House says so
Trump taps Gorsuch for Supreme Court, initiating historic fight