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New Veterans Affairs chief plans to reassign, sideline Trump loyalists Robert Wilkie faces a deep-seated and ongoing morale crisis at an agency that has historically been a nonpartisan corner of the government. The incoming Veterans Affairs secretary wants to form his own leadership team to ease lawmakers' concerns that the agency has become highly politicized, according to three people familiar with his plans. By Lisa Rein  •  Read more » Trump threatens again to shut down federal government over border-wall funding The threat raises the stakes ahead of a Sept. 30 government funding deadline, a political showdown before the November midterms that Republican leaders had hoped to avoid. By Philip Rucker, Robert Costa and Damian Paletta  •  Read more »   Trump escalates feud with media, accusing 'unpatriotic' journalists of putting the 'lives of many' in peril The president's Twitter tirade came after the publisher of the New York Times disclosed that he had warned Trump recently that his inflammatory rhetoric about the media could lead to violence. By Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   'I want you to hear them,' Giuliani says of other Cohen tapes discussing Trump The president's lawyer offered few details on the nature of the exchanges or the participants in the recordings seized by the FBI from Michael Cohen's office and home. By Robert Costa  •  Read more »   Parker Posey is really pleased to meet you. Yes, you. No, really. Twenty-three years after "Party Girl," — the movie that made the post-grunge generation want to move to New York and rave til dawn — the '90s It Girl has a new memoir and a lot of thoughts about how we fail to connect these days. By Dan Zak  •  Read more »   Perspective Reporter Carl Bernstein has seen it all, from Nixon to now. But nothing quite like Trump. The fact that 74-year-old Bernstein of Watergate fame is once again right in the middle of the high drama of covering a troubled presidency is utterly weird — and utterly perfect. By Margaret Sullivan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis hospitalized after in-flight emergency The 78-year-old Georgia Democrat reportedly fell ill on a plane while flying home to Atlanta on Saturday. The congressman's office described his hospital stay as a "routine observation" but released no details. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   California's Carr Fire claims 3 more victims, spreads in every direction The raging wildfire doubled in size between Thursday and Friday and threatened thousands of buildings. A grandmother and two of her grandchildren, whose bodies were found huddled under a wet blanket, were the latest victims. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more »   A bloody brawl erupted over Trump's Hollywood star hours after it was destroyed with a pickax Two YouTubers showed up at the president's defaced star with a cardboard cutout of Trump. It took half an hour for violence to break out. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Geraint Thomas wins the Tour de France, the first Welshman to do so The 32-year-old Team Sky cyclist ended the three-week race with a largely ceremonial 72-mile ride on the Champs Élysées. He had never finished better than 15th in a grand tour, partly because he usually played a supportive role to his teammates. By Cindy Boren  •  Read more »   At least 14 dead after earthquake hits Indonesian island More than 160 people were hurt when a strong and shallow quake struck Lombok island, a popular tourist destination next to Bali, officials said. By Niniek Karmini and Ali Kotarumalos | AP  •  Read more »   Palestinian teen protester Ahed al-Tamimi leaves Israeli prison Ahed al-Tamimi served an 8-month sentence for aggravated assault and other charges after she kicked and slapped two armed Israeli soldiers. By Erin Cunningham  •  Read more »   Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered A U.S. soldier dressed as St. Nick for kids in war-torn Luxembourg. They never forgot him. Richard Brookins handed out treats to children during World War II. Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker reminded the world about him this week. By Patrick Martin  •  Read more »

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