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Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 1.31.17
Paul Ryan’s perspective takes a dramatic turn
Muslim ban roils relationship between White House, congressional GOP
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.31.17
The stage is set for a brutal Supreme Court fight
Trump cabinet nominees face questions about their sworn testimony
Team Trump pushes Schumer away with ridicule, scorn
Trump’s Muslim ban causes turmoil within the administration
How does the White House screw up Holocaust Remembrance Day?
History in the making: Donald Trump fires acting Attorney General
Obama urges Americans ‘to be the guardians of our democracy’
Why Trump’s ‘one in, two out’ gimmick is a childish mistake
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.30.17
For Team Trump, the ‘opposition party’ isn’t Democrats
Does Donald Trump understand his own executive orders?
Secretary Mattis finds himself in an unenviable position
Trump’s newest national security moves labeled ‘stone cold crazy’
White House has no regrets following incomplete Holocaust statement
Trump stumbles into international crisis with Muslim ban
On torture, Trump struggles to keep his story straight
The Republicans’ overdue realization: Health care reform is hard
What most voters and Trump’s White House aides have in common
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.27.17
GOP officials revive a scheme to help rig presidential elections
Trump’s voter-fraud nonsense takes a ridiculous turn
‘We have lost the trust and confidence of our friends’
At a key moment, Trump admin eyes Obamacare sabotage
Trump’s bogus claims about American cities start to add up
After personally pressuring Park Service, Trump faces new questions
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 1.26.17
Trump creates new dangers with provocative comments about Iraqi oil
Reflecting on his public standing, Trump is a legend in his own mind
Trump White House wings it with dubious executive actions
Ignoring advice, Trump is still using his ‘old, unsecured’ phone
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.26.17
Trump slams the author of a report he hasn’t read, doesn’t understand
Two national polls: Obamacare now more popular than Trump
The unbreakable bond between Trump and his television remote
Trump and his team want credit for stock market gains
The EPA faces new challenges in the Trump era
Trump offered bizarre evidence to back up voter-fraud falsehoods
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 1.25.17
Trump moves forward with a dubious plan for a border wall
Voice of America has concerns about Team Trump’s takeover
Leading House Republican: Listen to Trump for ‘the unvarnished truth’
Establishing the baselines for Trump’s economic record
Defying irony, Senate GOP complains bitterly about obstructionism
Following women’s marches, Republicans target reproductive rights
Trump wants a ‘major investigation’ into an imaginary problem
Trump World tries to defend its reliance on ‘alternative facts’
When the White House lies about lying, there’s a problem
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 1.24.17
Another Republican anti-Obamacare argument runs into trouble
Trump’s ‘National Day of Patriotic Devotion’ raises eyebrows
Trump struggles badly to pass a test of presidential maturity
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.24.17
Trump’s HHS nominee faces fresh controversies ahead of hearing
The ‘Breitbart-ization’ of Trump World continues
Announcing a new policy, the White House flubs the key details
The disapproval ratings matter just as much as the approval ratings
What Donald Trump’s White House considers ‘demoralizing’
Trump won’t let go of one of his most important lies
Surrounded by men, Trump takes aim at family planning policy
Trump thanks the FBI director accused of helping his campaign
Counterintelligence investigation into Team Trump casts a wide net
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.23.17
GOP skeptics fall in line to support Trump’s State nominee
Trump starts making policy without Congress
Team Trump: Americans will not see the president’s tax returns
With ‘alternative facts,’ Trump World swimming in a sea of dishonesty
White House press secretary makes an unfortunate first impression
Trump’s speech to the CIA broke new presidential ground
Why the paltry crowd for Trump’s inaugural matters
An unmistakable message: ‘Welcome to your first day; we will not go away’
A presidential giant exits the stage
In his inaugural address, Trump vows to end ‘American carnage’
As power shifts, Trump’s team remains unprepared to govern
Trump facing foreign policy ‘uprising’ within his own team
Trump World tries to explain away broad unpopularity
On his last day, Obama shrinks Guantanamo population to new low
New details from investigation cast cloud over Trump inauguration
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 1.19.17
Team Trump touts the ‘diversity’ of his mostly white, male cabinet
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.19.17
As ACA fight intensifies, GOP hears from ‘freaked out’ constituents
The literary dividing line between Trump and Obama
To reach Trump, some take their pleas to Moscow
GOP ‘unmoved’ by controversies surrounding Trump’s cabinet picks
Team Trump shouldn’t have skipped the vetting process
Trump offered Rick Perry a job neither one of them understood
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 1.18.17
In intelligence briefings, Trump prefers ‘as little as possible’
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.18.17
Trump prepares preemptive falsehoods about his inauguration
The ‘most successful’ Dem president since FDR ends on a high note
Trump is eager to get to work, right after a little time off
On health care, Republicans consider the meaning of ‘everybody’
Trump demands credit for jobs he had nothing to do with
Trump’s pick for Education Secretary failed to do her homework
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 1.17.17
Dozens of congressional Dems to boycott Trump inaugural
Republicans get more bad news about ‘Obamacare’ repeal
Putin scrambles to defend Trump’s legitimacy
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.17.17
U.S. allies abroad fear the consequences of a Trump presidency
Maine’s Paul LePage wants to give John Lewis a history lesson
Selling access, Trump’s inaugural committee collects record haul
Trump gets by with a little help from his friends
Investment controversies raise doubts about Trump’s pick for HHS
New polls show Trump’s honeymoon is over before it starts
Questions of illegitimacy dog Team Trump on Inauguration Week
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.16.17
If Trump isn’t Putin’s puppet, why does he act like he is?
Trump makes health care promises he’ll never be able to keep
Team Trump eyes major changes to press’ White House access
Colorado Republican flees constituents with health care concerns
How not to defend Russia’s alleged pro-Trump espionage
On MLK weekend, Trump picks fight with civil-rights hero John Lewis
Putting small businesses at the center of the health care debate
Republicans try to defend Trump’s ‘Nazi Germany’ rhetoric
After condemning ‘permanent campaign,’ Team Trump gears up for 2020
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.13.17
Donald Trump can’t make the Russia scandal go away
House Republicans target Government Ethics chair
At this point, Americans aren’t buying what Trump is selling
Trump’s cabinet nominees have a plan: disagree with Trump
Paul Ryan faces (and flunks) health care test
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 1.12.17
Despite promises, Trump keeps adding Goldman Sachs vets to his team
Justice Department to investigate Comey, FBI election activities
Trump’s CIA chief nominee ‘can’t imagine’ being asked to torture
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.12.17
Giuliani will give Trump a hand with ‘the cyber’
Trump not above using his notoriety to reward allies, punish critics
Defending Sessions, GOP congressman sees a ‘war on whites’
Trump’s ACA claims descend deeper into incoherence
Congressional GOP has a (health care) bridge it wants to sell you
Even now, Trump struggles to understand the basics of unemployment
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 1.11.17
Obama, Trump, and a tale of two appearances
Donald Trump sidesteps key question on Russia scandal
Trump’s plan to address conflicts of interest falls far short
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.11.17
Donald Trump asks, ‘Are we living in Nazi Germany?’
The renewed relevance of Russia’s alleged talks with Team Trump
FBI’s James Comey still has some explaining to do
Political world jolted by unverified Trump, Russia allegations
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 1.10.17
On health care, Trump seems deeply confused about policy and process
A jobs record Obama can (and should) brag about
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.10.17
Senator accidentally speaks his mind about Trump’s cabinet picks
House Republican still has his eyes on Hillary Clinton, emails
As AG, Jeff Sessions likely to reverse recent progress on pot
Trump can’t even tell the truth about dress sales
Trump gives key White House post to son-in-law
The Republican ‘Obamacare’ repeal crusade starts to unravel
Trump falsely takes credit for new jobs, Part VII
With clouds hanging overhead, GOP moves forward on Trump’s cabinet
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.9.17
Conway: Look at Trump’s heart, not ‘what’s come out of his mouth’
Feuding with Meryl Streep, Trump can’t avoid obvious falsehoods
Trump denounces ‘witch hunt,’ shortly before calling for one
Trump embraces a title: ‘The Ernest Hemingway of Twitter’
Rand Paul says Trump backs him, not GOP leaders, on health care
NC’s Cooper pushes for Medicaid expansion before it’s too late
Team Trump: Blame Democrats for Russia stealing their documents
On the Russia scandal, Trump’s lies start to pile up
Trump gets the Russian intel briefing he’s been waiting for
The Republican ‘Obamacare’ crusade is off to a very shaky start
Trump discovers he doesn’t like leaks after all
The scariness of Donald Trump’s Twitter feed
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.6.17
Some Republicans forget their passion for deficit reduction
GOP responds to questions about Trump’s legitimacy the wrong way
Trump, easily distracted, picks proxy fight with Ohio’s Kasich
GOP senator on Russia scandal: ‘We live in a big glass house’
Obama era ends with steady job growth
Following Trump’s taunts, intelligence community returns fire
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 1.5.17
Republicans kick off their ACA repeal crusade
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.5.17
Bonds strengthen between Trump and his favorite tabloid
Giving Trump more information won’t solve the problem
Trio of GOP senators unveil risky Jerusalem gambit
Obama’s auto-industry rescue continues to pay dividends
Without a hint of irony, McConnell decries high court obstructionism
Confronted with intel he didn’t like, Trump eyes major CIA changes
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 1.4.17
Trump sides with Julian Assange over U.S. intelligence agencies
Ignoring promises, Trump taps Wall Street lawyer to oversee Wall Street
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.4.17
Jeff Sessions’ AG nomination faces fierce pushback
Trump keeps claiming credit for jobs he had nothing to do with
The lesson to be learned from the GOP’s ethics fiasco
Senate Republicans prepared to kill special Russia hacking probe
Senate Democrats prepare to hold open Supreme Court vacancy
Trump intensifies ‘insanely dangerous’ feud with intel agencies
House Republicans reverse course following ethics fiasco
Trump prefers Republicans wait to gut their own ethics rules
Republicans make more health care promises they can’t keep
Waiting for Trump to share his secret sources of information
Trump has no problem judging a book by its cover
Nuclear diplomacy via Twitter is a bad idea
Republicans move to gut congressional ethics office
Joe: The media’s hypocrisy and hyperventilating in the age of Trump
The Great 2016 Sunday Show Race
Saying goodbye to one of the worst Congresses ever
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.2.17
Claims about ‘food-stamp fraud’ completely fall apart
GOP congressman says his pro-hacking comments were ‘misconstrued’
Trump seems eager to make national divisions much worse
Conservative lawyers have a roadmap that leads to Texas
Trump resort sells New Year’s Eve access to president-elect