Good morning. This is the 72nd day of the Trump presidency. Claire McCaskill signs up to Gorsuch filibuster Claire McCaskill of Missouri became the 36th Democratic Senator to declare she will vote to filibuster Neil Gorsuch. …

Good morning. This is the 71st day of the Trump presidency. Nunes’ so-called whistleblowers were actually White House officials, but Senate investigation looks promising Last week, House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) held his press conference announcing that Donald Trump and associates were incidentally swept up in surveillance. …

Good morning. This is the 70th day of the Trump presidency. Senate “nuclear option” looks increasingly necessary for Gorsuch With the Senate eager to install Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, Politico reports that he probably will not get the 60 votes necessary to avoid a filibuster. If that happens, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has said Republicans…

Good morning. This is the 69th day of the Trump presidency. Devin Nunes’ Russia investigation looks less credible by the day The House Intelligence Committee’s investigation into Russian interference in last year’s election has been put on hold, as chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) appears to be dragging his feet in scheduling upcoming hearings. Last week, Nunes cancelled an open hearing…

Good morning. This is the 68th day of the Trump presidency. On Gorsuch nomination, nuclear showdown could happen next week A key vote comes next week in the fight over Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court. …

Good morning. This is the 67th day of the Trump presidency. Russia opposition leader arrested in day of nationwide protests Thousands of people joined anti-corruption rallies across Russia, in what correspondents say may have been the country’s largest mass protests in years. …

Good morning. This is the 66th day of the Trump presidency. In the wake of the AHCA debacle, hints of the fallout to come Is Paul Ryan going to lose his job as House Speaker? Politico writes that, although his fortunes took a massive hit from the fiasco of trying to rush through an ACA replacement, there does not seem to be any…

Good morning. This is the 65th day of the Trump presidency. Obamacare is the law of the land House Republican leaders admitted defeat yesterday, shelving the American Health Care Act amid massive popular disapproval and the open dissent of a party that could not find enough common ground to craft the long-promised replacement for Obamacare. From a…

Good morning. This is the 64th day of the Trump presidency. AHCA on life support for one more day With Paul Ryan unable to ensure a winning vote on the long-promised replacement of Obamacare, Donald Trump demanded a conclusive House vote for today, vote count be damned. Reportedly impatient with the political difficulty of re-engineering one-sixth of the…