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Poll: Majority in U.S. opposes impeaching Trump but believes he lied to the public A Post-ABC poll finds agreement across partisan lines that the Mueller report was fair — but there is a partisan divide over what it concluded. By Dan Balz and Scott Clement · Read more 'I can land the plane': How Rod Rosenstein tried to mollify Trump, protect Mueller and save his job The deputy attorney general has walked a political tightrope between an often angry president and critics who say his actions have been too protective of the White House. By Matt Zapotosky, Josh Dawsey and Devlin Barrett · Read more   Pentagon set to expand military role at southern border The Defense Department is preparing to approve a loosening of rules that bar troops from interacting with migrants entering the United States. By Greg Jaffe, Missy Ryan and Nick Miroff · Read more   Post Reports | Listen Now 'There are monsters in my room': How a smart home security system failed Reed Albergotti reports on how Nest, designed to keep intruders out, allowed access to hackers. Will Hobson discusses the ousting of the women's basketball coach at UNC-Chapel Hill. And food critic Tom Sietsema makes a proportional plea. By The Washington Post · Read more   The 24 films everyone will be talking about this summer Popcorn-movie season kicks into high gear this weekend with the release of "Avengers: Endgame." Here's our guide to the rest of the season's most anticipated movies. By Michael O'Sullivan · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   What it's like to lose to unstoppable 'Jeopardy!' champion James Holzhauer We spoke to more than 10 unlucky — but good-humored — contestants who have faced off against Holzhauer, who has won $1.2 million so far. Are they amazed? Annoyed? Dejected? By Emily Yahr · Read more   Joe Biden was in charge of the Anita Hill hearing. Even he says it wasn't fair. Biden's handling of Hill's allegations against then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas in 1991 remains one of the most revealing and controversial episodes of his career. By Elise Viebeck · Read more   During NRA speech, Trump drops out of another global arms treaty The Arms Trade Treaty seeks to prevent illicit arms transfers that fuel destructive conflicts. The NRA and other opponents argue that it potentially subjects domestic gun ownership to internationally drafted rules, a claim supporters dismiss. By Missy Ryan and John Hudson · Read more   Kansas high court rules that abortion rights are protected, a decision that may lead to challenges in other states The ruling, which blocked a 2015 law banning a second-trimester abortion procedure, also found that Kansas protections could potentially override any federal restrictions on abortion. By Emily Wax-Thibodeaux and Annie Gowen · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Trump: Charlottesville protesters wanted to support 'great general' Robert E. Lee President Trump defended his response to the 2017 "Unite the Right" protests after Democrat Joe Biden made it a focal point of a video announcing his presidential run. By Colby Itkowitz · Read more   Rich guys are most likely to have no idea what they're talking about, study suggests Researchers tried to measure how often people oversell themselves in society — or, as the social scientists put it, how well they BS. By Christopher Ingraham · Read more   NFL Draft | Analysis The best and worst picks of the first round The Broncos and Redskins earned high marks Thursday. The Raiders? Not so much. By John Clayton · Read more   Reliable Source How the White House correspondents' dinner lost its sense of humor Can't anybody take a joke anymore? When it comes to the annual media dinner, the answer seems to be no. By Emily Heil · Read more

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