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Klieg lights on Kushner

Double-booked.
Double-booked. Photograph: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

1. Kushner faces new scrutiny

Donald Trump announced his son-in-law Jared Kushner would lead a White House “American Innovation” office designed to overhaul the federal government with input from the private sector. It was also announced Monday Kushner would testify before Congress about a meeting he took with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak.

OG Kushner is the latest Trump associate with undisclosed Russian ties.
OG Kushner is the latest Trump associate with undisclosed Russian ties. Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images

2. The midnight marauder

Embattled House intelligence committee chairman Devin Nunes is also facing scrutiny after he allegedly “disappeared” from an Uber ride with a staffer and viewed sensitive documents regarding the House investigation into Trump’s Russia ties on White House grounds.

Nunes’s ‘Peculiar midnight run’

Causing trouble.
Causing trouble. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/AP

Updated

Nunes edition

3. Coal world

Robert Murray, America’s top coal boss, supports Donald Trump’s move to roll back Obama’s clean power plan – but cautions the president to go easy on talk of a jobs revival.

‘He can’t bring them back’

I ain’t saying he a coal digger.
I ain’t saying he a coal digger. Photograph: Rick Bowmer/AP

4. Ossoff Upset?

Typically a safe Republican district, Georgia’s sixth is neck and neck in the race to replace representative Tom Price, who joined the Trump administration as HHS secretary. Underdog Democrat Jon Ossoff is trying to ride a wave of anti-Trump sentiment into Congress.

Running through the sixth with my woes.
Running through the sixth with my woes. Photograph: Bill Barrow/AP

5. Pass it, pass it

Donald Trump has been keen to spread blame around in the wake of the defeat of the AHCA last week. After initially blaming Democrats, Sean Spicer said Monday that Trump would be willing to work with them to come up with a new overhaul package.

More blame

‘The president’s willing to listen to these individuals ... absolutely.’
‘The president’s willing to listen to these individuals ... absolutely.’ Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

6.Death and taxes

Trump appears ready to follow up the embarrassing death of his signature Obamacare repeal effort, with a push towards a reform of the ultra-complicated US tax code.

No president has successfully engineered a major tax overhaul in over 30 years.
No president has successfully engineered a major tax overhaul in over 30 years. Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo

Trump hates to lose. Is he getting ready to do so again?

A short guide to Trump’s next battle: tax reform

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