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Staring into the Trump typhoon, Sen. Mike Lee sees an opportunity for a new symbiosis where populist energy and conservative ideas combine to sweep away many of the country's ills. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Beltway Confidential

Mike Lee: To thrive under Trump, conservatism must acknowledge ‘the forgotten man’

Timothy P. Carney, Philip Wegmann · February 19, 2017 5:01 am

There is no fourth branch of government

Washington Examiner · February 19, 2017 5:01 am

A National Rifle Association employee mistakenly shot himself in the foot. (AP Photo/Debra Reid, File)

NRA moves from defense to offense under Trump

Anna Giaritelli · February 19, 2017 5:00 am

Many immigrants and sanctuary cities are worried after recent arrests. (C.M. Guerrero/El Nuevo Herald via AP)

Cities on edge after ‘Dreamer’ arrest

Kelly Cohen · February 19, 2017 5:00 am

President Trump's criticism of the media should be taken "seriously," says White House chief of staff Reince Priebus. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Reince Priebus on Trump calling media ‘the enemy’: ‘Take it seriously’

Daniel Chaitin · February 19, 2017 2:22 am

President Trump praised his newly sworn-in head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, at his rally in Melbourne, Fla. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Energy and Environment

Trump: The Obama EPA was ‘clogging up the veins of our country’, Pruitt will fix that

Daniel Chaitin · February 19, 2017 1:44 am

President Trump launched his rally Saturday in Florida with an attack on the free press. (Screen shot)

Trump continues feud with press at rally: ‘Dishonest’ media is ‘part of the corrupt system’

Jacqueline Klimas · February 18, 2017 11:57 pm

President Trump invited an avid supporter of his to join him on stage during his rally Saturday at Melbourne, Fla. (Screen shot)

Supporter invited on stage, gives Trump a big hug

Daniel Chaitin · February 18, 2017 11:46 pm

President Trump said Saturday that he has reduced the price of two new Air Force One planes by more than $1 billion after spending about an hour on negotiations. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

Trump: An hour of negotiations saved more than $1 billion on Air Force One

Jacqueline Klimas · February 18, 2017 11:16 pm

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‘Hillary for Prison’ sign spotted at Trump rally

Daniel Chaitin · February 18, 2017 10:55 pm

"I'm heartened by this decision to halt Trump's immigration order, which runs afoul of our constitution and who we are as a nation," the Vermont Senator tweeted Saturday morning. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sanders says Trump sees truth only in himself: ‘That’s what totalitarianism is all about’

Daniel Chaitin · February 18, 2017 10:38 pm

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of N.Y. meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. Democrats are calling for an investigation into President Donald Trump's relationship with Russia, including when Trump learned that his ousted national security adviser, Michael Flynn, had discussed U.S. sanctions with a Russian diplomat.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Schumer is a hypocrite to call for Flynn investigation, give Clinton a pass

Pardes Seleh · February 18, 2017 10:00 pm