President Trump’s approval rating is at Barack Obama’s all-time low; At Boeing, Trump returns to an economic message after a week of controversy; That draft order targeting 11 states would miss more than half of undocumented immigrants; Trump hires Mike Dubke as White House communications director; It’s not his base Trump needs to worry about. It’s moderate Republicans.; A Republican joins House Democrats’ push to establish a bipartisan Russian hacking commission; GOP finds fix for chaotic town halls: Don’t hold them; The Daily 202: The price of loyalty to Trump is high and rising; House Republicans launch latest hit on federal unions; More Democrats call on Sessions to withdraw from Russia probe; Back pay awarded because of 2013 government shutdown;   Politics happens fast. Catch up.   A brief history of Donald Trump addressing questions about racism and anti-Semitism Twenty times Trump has been asked to speak up. By Philip Bump  •  Read more » President Trump’s approval rating is at Barack Obama’s all-time low Trump has been at 50 percent approval or higher in only one-third of polls conducted since Jan. 20. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   At Boeing, Trump returns to an economic message after a week of controversy Trump appeared at Boeing's launch of the Dreamliner 787-10 airliner. By Abby Phillip and Max Ehrenfreund  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   That draft order targeting 11 states would miss more than half of undocumented immigrants That fact may explain why the recent immigration raids looked the way they did. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump hires Mike Dubke as White House communications director The appointment could provide relief for press secretary Sean Spicer, who's been holding two jobs. By John Wagner and Philip Rucker  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   It’s not his base Trump needs to worry about. It’s moderate Republicans. Voters who backed Trump reluctantly will define how his presidency goes. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   A Republican joins House Democrats’ push to establish a bipartisan Russian hacking commission He joins every member of the House Democratic Caucus in co-sponsoring the bill, which would set up a 12-member panel, evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   GOP finds fix for chaotic town halls: Don’t hold them Just 19 Republican members of Congress have scheduled traditional town halls over the week-long recess. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The Daily 202: The price of loyalty to Trump is high and rising President puts enforcers at agencies, won’t let secretaries choose their own senior staff By James Hohmann  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   House Republicans launch latest hit on federal unions Two House subcommittees joined forces for Republicans to hit what they consider to be abuses of “official time,” the system that allows government labor organization officials to engage in certain, but certainly not all, union-related activities while being paid by federal agencies. By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   More Democrats call on Sessions to withdraw from Russia probe Fifty-five lawmakers signed a letter asking Sessions to withdraw based on his ties to Trump's campaign and key figures who have been alleged to have ties to Russia. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Back pay awarded because of 2013 government shutdown Some 25,000 federal employees who worked unpaid during the 2013 partial government shutdown are eligible for partial back pay even though they later were paid for that time. By Eric Yoder  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Fact Checker Count the pinocchios. A weekly review of what's true, false or in-between. Sign Up »         Share Politics P.M.:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Politics. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071