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**The Daily 202’s Big Idea**

Start your day with the news you need to know and insights you can’t get anywhere else. Every weekday morning, The Washington Post brings you an insider’s view of the biggest stories of the moment.

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Headlines for Aug. 11 Aug 11, 2017

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Kelsey Snell fills in for James Hohmann with today's political headlines.

Headlines for Aug. 10 Aug 10, 2017

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Kelsey Snell fills in for James Hohmann with today's political headlines.

Headlines for Aug. 9 Aug 09, 2017

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Kelsey Snell fills in for James Hohmann with today's political headlines.

Headlines for Aug. 8 Aug 08, 2017

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Allison Michaels fills in for James Hohmann with today's politics headlines.

Headlines for Aug. 7 Aug 07, 2017

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Allison Michaels fills in for James Hohmann with today's politics headlines.

Mueller impaneling a grand jury makes it more politically difficult for Trump to fire him Aug 04, 2017

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Last night’s news that Robert S. Mueller III has begun using a grand jury in federal court in Washington, as part of his investigation into possible coordination between the Kremlin and the Trump campaign, further boxes in the president.

Trump stumbles are undercutting executive power, which may be healthy for America long-term Aug 03, 2017

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The White House has accumulated vastly more power than the men who wrote the Constitution intended, and one unintended consequence of the Trump presidency may be a long-term rebalancing between the three branches of the federal government.

Jeff Flake delivers the most courageous conservative rebuttal of Trumpism yet Aug 02, 2017

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The Arizona Republican senator now stands athwart Trump, yelling stop, at a time when few others in the conservative movement are inclined to do so, or to have much patience with those who so urge it.

John Kelly foreshadows how he might be as White House chief of staff Aug 01, 2017

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John Kelly proved he can manage up by firing communications director Anthony Scaramucci on his first day. Many in the West Wing saw Trump’s firing of Scaramucci -- who served just 10 days as communications director -- as a sign he wants to impose order.

Trump’s warped view of loyalty Jul 31, 2017

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The president holds an absolutist, black-and-white view: You’re either with him or against him. There is no in between.