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Trump puts brakes on new Russia sanctions, walking back Haley's remarks Administration officials said it was unlikely President Trump would approve any additional sanctions without another triggering event by Russia, describing the strategy as in a holding pattern. The sanctions announcement made Sunday by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley was swiftly denounced by the Kremlin as "international economic raiding." By Philip Rucker, Carol D. Leonnig, Anton Troianovski and Greg Jaffe  •  Read more » Trump lawyer Michael Cohen did legal work for Fox News commentator Sean Hannity Hannity was one of just three legal clients Cohen represented after leaving his post as a counsel for Trump's private company in early 2017, his attorney said. A federal judge had asked Cohen to reveal his client list after he argued that material seized by FBI agents during a raid of his office and residences was privileged. By Philip Bump, Devlin Barrett and Beth Reinhard  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis 6 big questions in the Michael Cohen case Michael Cohen was in court Monday as a judge weighed whether to halt the government's review of materials seized from his office and hotel room a week ago. What are the big questions? Here are a few. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The Post wins 2 Pulitzer Prizes for reporting on Alabama election, Russian interference Reporting about sexual misconduct allegations against former Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore and subsequent coverage of attempts to discredit The Post's work won in the investigative category, and Russia-related stories shared a Pulitzer for national reporting with the New York Times. By Paul Farhi  •  Read more »   Read the works of The Post's 2017 winners and finalists Read the works of The Post's 2018 winners for investigative reporting for revelations about U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore and for national reporting on Russia's interference in the 2016 election By Washington Post Staff  •  Read more »   Trump throws another punch at fired FBI director Comey In a tweet, President Trump took James B. Comey to task for his handling of an investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server. By John Wagner and Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more »   The Fix: Comey's 'strange' prosecution of the case against Trump Comey almost seems more interested in impeaching himself as a witness than impeaching Trump. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Scott Pruitt's $43,000 soundproof phone booth at EPA violated spending laws, federal watchdog finds A Government Accountability Office investigation found that the installation violated a law that prohibits an agency from paying more than $5,000 to redecorate or furnish a presidential appointee's office without approval. By Brady Dennis and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   How Congress's and Trump's latest deficit binge paved the way for the next one By 2022, the U.S. government is projected to spend almost as much money on interest payments for its massive debt as it will on the Pentagon. President Trump and Congress have not only massively expanded the U.S. government's debt, they have broken free of multiple guardrails intended to keep budgets balanced, freeing future lawmakers to further expand the yawning gap between what the government takes in and what it spends. By Damian Paletta and Erica Werner  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT SPECIAL REPORT Stop enrollment fraud? D.C. school officials are often the ones committing it, Post examination finds. Lax enforcement has bred a "consequence-free" system abused by its own employees. Among those alleged to have improperly enrolled their children are a celebrated principal and a teacher of the year. By Peter Jamison and Emma Brown  •  Read more »   There's a 'tsunami' of U.S. companies applying for relief from Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs More than 1,200 applications for waivers from the steel tariffs have come in so far, an indication of pressure building on President Trump to back off on additional levies and lower the import taxes currently in place. By Heather Long  •  Read more »   Starbucks manager who called 911 on black men 'no longer at that store' The company's chief executive apologized for what he called "reprehensible" circumstances that led to the arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia location. By Rachel Siegel and Alex Horton  •  Read more »   Poll: Democrats' advantage in midterm election support is shrinking A Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that the Democrats' edge has narrowed since January, a signal to party leaders and strategists that they could be premature in anticipating a huge wave of victories in November. By Dan Balz and Scott Clement  •  Read more »   Desiree Linden becomes first American woman to win Boston Marathon since 1985 The 34-year-old veteran long-distance runner, who competed in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, finished the 26.2 miles in an unofficial time of 2:39:54 to accomplish the feat for the first time since American Lisa Rainsberger 33 years ago. By Cindy Boren  •  Read more »   Jenna Bush Hager calls grandmother Barbara Bush 'a fighter' in emotional 'Today' show interview The former first lady, who is battling several illnesses, will no longer seek medical intervention and instead "focus on comfort care" at home with her family. By Helena Andrews-Dyer  •  Read more »

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