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EXCLUSIVE Trump slams Fed chair, questions climate change and threatens to cancel Putin meeting In a wide-ranging interview with The Post, President Trump argued that Federal Reserve policies contributed to GM's recently announced plant closures and said "I'm not even a little bit happy" with Fed Chairman Jerome H. Powell, whom he nominated earlier this year. Trump also dismissed the federal government's recent climate report, saying he doesn't see climate change as man-made. By Philip Rucker and Josh Dawsey  •  Read more » Trump suggests he will move against GM over plant closures In tweets, the president rebuked the automaker's CEO and threatened to work to end the company's federal subsidies — although much of that funding is determined by acts of Congress, not the White House. By Damian Paletta  •  Read more »   New GOP bill would tweak Trump tax law, extend perks set to expire The legislation would need Democratic votes in the Senate, and negotiations have gotten off to a rocky start. By Jeff Stein  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT They always said Cher (and cockroaches) could survive the end of the world. Lately, she's not so sure about that. The constantly working — and tweeting — pop diva talks about her career, the Kennedy Center Honors and the erosion of democracy. By Hank Stuever  •  Read more »   Why the trade deficit is getting bigger — despite all of Trump's promises The dollar's strength is making imported products less expensive for Americans, but it also acts as a price increase for U.S. goods sold abroad — which tends to boost the trade deficit. But President Trump's trade policy relies on tariffs, with no action on currencies. By David Lynch  •  Read more »   Trump calls special counsel a 'conflicted prosecutor gone rogue' The president stepped up his attacks on Robert S. Mueller III a day after prosecutors in the probe said that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort had breached his plea deal by lying to them. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Election 2018 Trump dives into cultural firestorm in Mississippi Senate contest The president's decision to intervene ahead of the runoff underscores a surprisingly close race between Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Mike Espy. By Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   Unnamed donors gave large sums to conservative nonprofit that funded pro-Trump allies Four donors gave nearly $17 million last year to the Wellspring Committee, which distributed funds to groups backing Trump's inauguration and Supreme Court nominees. By Michelle Lee  •  Read more »   Comey says acting attorney general 'may not be the sharpest knife in our drawer' In a radio interview, the former FBI director seemed less than impressed with the new head of the Justice Department, Matthew G. Whitaker. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   A black man helped his drunk neighbor get home — and then got arrested Charging documents say officers detected a "strong odor of marijuana" on Samir Ahmed, 23, who says he thinks race was a factor in his arrest in Maryland. A video of his arrest has gone viral. By Michael Brice-Saddler  •  Read more »   Weather Service promotes Trump administration climate report, breaking from 'stick to weather' past The fact that the agency trumpeted the report on Monday, one hour after Trump told reporters "I don't believe it," makes the move even more surprising. By Jason Samenow  •  Read more »   Stephen Hillenburg | 1961–2018 'SpongeBob SquarePants' creator dies at 57 Hillenburg's animated show about a gentle and zany underwater world became a cultural phenomenon. By Matt Schudel  •  Read more »

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