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Manafort's spending remains a focus in fraud trial Prosecutors said that Manafort's business partner, Rick Gates, inflated the firm's income by $4 million in 2015. Bookkeeper Heather Washkuhn testified that the company made about $400,000 that year. Other witnesses testified about Manafort's flamboyant spending and tendency to pay with international wire transfers. Attorneys for Manafort hope to rebut allegations of his financial wrongdoing by portraying him as the victim of Gates. By Rachel Weiner, Justin Jouvenal and Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more » The Fix: Mueller actions reinforce idea that Manafort is potentially key figure in Russia case Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has referred multiple cases to prosecutors in New York, but he hasn't done that with Paul Manafort and other key figures. That suggests he's more narrowly focused on collusion than his critics claim. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Trump officials warn that Russia continues to target U.S. elections Top national security officials spoke at the White House as the administration continues to face questions about how it is countering foreign attempts to interfere in U.S. elections. By Shane Harris and Felicia Sonmez  •  Read more »   Republicans, Democrats partner on Russia sanctions bill, new cyber measures The proposed legislation is the latest attempt by lawmakers to push for tougher measures ahead of the midterm elections. By Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   Ivanka Trump calls separations of migrant families a 'low point' of her time at White House The first daughter also said that she does not agree with her father's characterization of the media as "the enemy of the people." By John Wagner and Felicia Sonmez  •  Read more »   He worked years to become a firefighter. In a single night, the dream shattered. Dane Smothers Jr. was fixated on becoming a firefighter for nearly a decade. Mere months into the job, his dream career almost killed him. By Clarence Williams  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump administration to freeze fuel-efficiency requirements, likely spurring a legal battle with states The administration's proposed rollback of gas-mileage requirements could create upheaval and uncertainty in the nation's automotive market. California and other states are likely to challenge the proposed rules. By Brady Dennis, Michael Laris and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   Analysis: What the EPA's proposed fuel standards could do to your gas mileage The rollback of Obama-era standards would probably reduce average fuel economy by nearly eight miles per gallon by 2025. By Christopher Ingraham  •  Read more »   Pope Francis changes church teaching on the death penalty, calling it 'inadmissible' The Catholic Church has previously said that prisoners could be put to death in rare cases. The catechism now declares the death penalty "an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person." By Chico Harlan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Wonkblog | Analysis The Trump administration: What's normal, what's not and what matters A recent survey asked 679 political scientists to rate which administration actions were the most unconventional. By Christopher Ingraham  •  Read more »   Campaign 2018 Tennessee primaries signal GOP's move to the right Tennessee voters choose their nominees for governor today, while Republicans farther down the ballot pick their candidates in a few reliably red House districts. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   How QAnon — the conspiracy theory spawned by a Trump quip — got so big and scary QAnon is as convoluted as any other conspiracy theory out there but with one distinguishing feature: It is the result of a twisted sort of optimism, giving people who believe in the Internet conspiracy hope that a reckoning is about to hit. By Avi Selk and Abby Ohlheiser  •  Read more »   Perspective 'He never harassed me' isn't evidence. It's misdirection. In the current harassment minefield, as brave women come forward with tales of being wounded, it's also become common for unharmed women to have parallel discussions about the fact that they've got all their limbs intact. By Monica Hesse  •  Read more »   Apple becomes the first $1 trillion company in history Shares of the consumer tech giant and maker of the iPhone have surged since the company reported better-than-expected earnings this week. Apple is just one of several tech giants, including Microsoft, Amazon.com and Google, whose market values have soared this year. By Thomas Heath  •  Read more »   People buried at Stonehenge 5,000 years ago came from far away, study finds For years, some researchers assumed cremated remains held little archaeological value. This new archaeological study shows otherwise. By Ben Guarino  •  Read more »

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