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Zinke vulnerable to Democratic probe, White House fears Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's multiple ethics investigations, 66 days off and meetings with billionaires have put him closer in President Trump's crosshairs. Officials say Trump will make a decision about whether to dismiss Zinke when he returns from Paris. By Juliet Eilperin, Lisa Rein and Josh Dawsey  •  Read more » As a Senate candidate, Whitaker said he won't support 'secular' judicial nominees and courts should be 'inferior branch' Matthew G. Whitaker's comments, made during an unsuccessful 2014 run, have drawn new scrutiny since he was named acting attorney general. By Michael Kranish and Robert Barnes  •  Read more »   The Fix: Many red flags over acting attorney general's appointment The whole thing raises many questions — almost every aspect of it, in fact — and President Trump doesn't have good answers. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Election 2018 Prospect of another recount in Fla. sparks partisan showdown Democrats pressed for a recount and Republicans, including President Trump, accused local election officials of tilting the outcome against them. By Amy Gardner and Beth Reinhard  •  Read more »   How the man behind a controversial immigration ad shaped Trump's combative politics Brad Parscale, the president's 2020 campaign manager, has amplified his attacks on migrants with gusto and gone after social media companies. By Michael Kranish  •  Read more »   At least 5 dead as fast-growing wildfire triples in size in Northern California Fires have destroyed thousands of structures in Butte County, about 90 miles north of Sacramento. The Butte County Sheriff's Office said Friday that the bodies of five people were found in vehicles that had been overcome by the flames. By E. Aaron Williams, Lindsey Bever and Eli Rosenberg  •  Read more »   State of emergency declared 100,000 flee in Southern Calif. Two fires have bracketed Thousand Oaks, the same city where a gunman killed 12 people before killing himself. By Joel Achenbach, Katie Zezima and Alex Horton  •  Read more »   'I don't want prayers. ... I want gun control,' a victim's parent pleads The parents of 27-year-old Telemachus Orfanos channeled their private anguish into a public cry for gun control. By Isaac Stanley-Becker  •  Read more »   'It can't be any worse': Calif. town grieves after bar massacre as questions remain about gunman The shooting that left 12 people dead in Thousand Oaks also left behind uncertainty regarding how a gunman neighbors knew as troubled and who prompted a mental-health check from police was able to legally obtain a handgun. By Tony Biasotti and Mark Berman  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump takes aim at Obama, Clinton, judges, reporters and a host of others Fielding questions from the media, President Trump aired an array of grievances and spewed insults. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered A Marine's mysterious death in World War I's final days still haunts his family My great-uncle, Foster Stevens, had been killed in France just nine days before the Nov. 11, 1918, armistice that ended World War I. But exactly where and how he died was lost to us. By Joby Warrick  •  Read more »   Democrat Kyrsten Sinema takes narrow lead in Senate race as count continues in Arizona Republican Martha McSally had consistently led in the count since Election Day, but Sinema moved ahead in the latest figures provided by state elections officials. By John Wagner and Elise Viebeck  •  Read more »   Trump says Kemp 'won' as vote counting continues in Georgia The Republican gubernatorial candidate declared victory even though his race against Democrat Stacey Abrams has not been called. By Elise Viebeck and Vanessa Williams  •  Read more »   Man suspected of sending possible bombs to Trump critics is charged in 30-count indictment Cesar Sayoc faces a possible life sentence. Authorities said they believe he is responsible for mailing 16 possible explosive devices to prominent Democrats and Trump foes, including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. By Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more »   Trump issues decree limiting asylum protection for migrants crossing illegally into U.S. Filed in the Northern District of California, the suit alleges improper use of executive power. By Nick Miroff  •  Read more »

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