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NFL could fine teams for players' sideline protests under new policy; U.S. revokes China's invitation to Pacific military exercise over buildup in South China Sea

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Kushner given permanent security clearance, ending uncertainty over status The FBI's background check into Jared Kushner's financial history and foreign contacts took more than a year, becoming a source of uncertainty for the president's son-in-law and senior adviser. By Philip Rucker, Carol D. Leonnig and Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more » NFL could fine teams for players' sideline protests under new policy League owners approved a new national anthem policy that gives individual teams the authority to set their own anthem-related rules and permit players to remain in the locker room during the playing of the anthem. By Mark Maske  •  Read more »   U.S. revokes China's invitation to Pacific military exercise over buildup in South China Sea The decision by the Pentagon signals mounting U.S. anger over Beijing's expanded military footprint in disputed areas. By Missy Ryan  •  Read more »   State Department warns U.S. citizens in China after employee suffers mild traumatic brain injury in possible sonic attack News of unusual symptoms hitting U.S. government employees abroad will no doubt draw comparison to a rash of incidents with diplomats working in Cuba. By Emily Rauhala and Carol Morello  •  Read more »   Critic's Notebook To fight the status quo, the activists of 1968 harnessed the power of fashion While the hippies rejected the Establishment, civil rights protesters dressed to be accepted. By Robin Givhan  •  Read more »   Analysis Three reasons moderate Republicans are backing an immigration vote House Republicans who have bucked their party to back a petition forcing a vote on "dreamers" have expressed frustration at a lack of progress on immigration policy. But an analysis of their districts reveals other possible motivations. By Kevin Schaul and Kevin Uhrmacher  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump violated the Constitution when he blocked his critics on Twitter, a federal judge rules Blocking Twitter users for views expressed publicly to the president's Twitter account is "viewpoint discrimination" in a public space, a federal judge ruled. By Brian Fung and Hamza Shaban  •  Read more »   In an internal memo, the White House considered whether to 'ignore' federal climate research White House officials last year weighed whether they should develop "a coherent, fact-based message about climate science," according to a memo obtained by The Washington Post. By Chris Mooney and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   In reversal, Giuliani now says Trump should do interview with Mueller team "It gets it over with it, it makes my client happy," Rudolph Giuliani said of the prospect of the president talking to the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the election. By Josh Dawsey  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Milwaukee braces for release of 'disturbing' video of Bucks player's arrest Rookie Sterling Brown was arrested in January and will reportedly file a civil rights lawsuit over the incident. By Cindy Boren  •  Read more »   Top Senate Republicans ask White House for entry into meeting on classified information The Judiciary Committee chairman and two other senators want to be included in the meeting about a confidential FBI source who aided a probe of Trump campaign advisers. By Seung Min Kim  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis Democrat Stacey Abrams just made history in Georgia's governor's race. But can she actually win? Her plan to mobilize minority voters is a new strategy in the peach state. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   Prominent Southern Baptist leader is ousted after remarks about abused women Paige Patterson was removed as president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary amid a massive backlash over past comments that are being newly perceived as sexist and demeaning. By Bobby Ross Jr., Sarah Pulliam Bailey and Michelle Boorstein  •  Read more »

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