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Headlines for Aug. 30
National reporter Elise Viebeck fills in for James Hohmann with today's political headlines.
Headlines for Aug. 29
National reporter Elise Viebeck fills in for James Hohmann with today's political headlines.
Headlines for Aug. 28
National reporter Elise Viebeck fills in for James Hohmann with today's political headlines.
Hurricane Harvey will be Trump’s first major natural disaster test
Storms like this can define presidencies.
Trump’s border wall brinkmanship may leave Republicans in Congress holding the bag
By creating a new artificial crisis and making a demand that’s unlikely to be met, Trump is setting up his supporters to be disappointed once again. But he’s banking that Republicans on Capitol Hill will get blamed far more than him if the gambit fails.
Trump acknowledges changing his mind as he unveils new Afghanistan strategy
Reading carefully from a teleprompter, in his first prime-time address to the nation, the president sought to explain why he’s been persuaded that staying in Afghanistan is in America’s national interest.
The elites strike back
The growing number of charities canceling galas, stars boycotting ceremonies and chief executives resigning from advisory boards is further isolating President Trump.
James will be back on Monday
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Trump’s embrace of Confederate statues as a wedge issue underscores Bannon’s enduring influence
Trump’s sudden decision to become the leading cheerleader for preserving Confederate memorials is a strategic political maneuver designed to change the terms of the post-Charlottesville conversation.
False moral equivalency is not a bug of Trumpism. It’s a feature.
President Trump has a troubling tendency to blame “both sides.” It's not just Charlottesville.