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Whistleblower says 25 security clearance denials overturned during Trump administration Tricia Newbold, an 18-year veteran of the security clearance process who has served under both Republican and Democratic presidents, called Congress her "last hope" for addressing what she considers improper conduct that has left the nation's secrets exposed. By Rachael Bade · Read more The Fix: White House whistleblower bombshell, and what it could mean The whistleblower only adds to suggestions Trump has jeopardized national security through its various practices. By Aaron Blake · Read more   Parliament hopes to break Brexit stalemate with series of votes These non-binding votes come amid signs that British Prime Minister Theresa May has lost control of her Brexit deal, her divided Conservative Party and even her own cabinet. By William Booth and Karla Adam · Read more   Analysis The White House does or doesn't have a health-care plan that is or isn't better than the Affordable Care Act Acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney offered a number of bad arguments in defense of the administration's health-care position. By Philip Bump · Read more   Post Reports | Listen Now Joe Biden is an affectionate guy. Is that a problem for a 2020 run? Elise Viebeck on scrutiny over Joe Biden's interactions with women. Caroline Kitchener on the only new Republican woman in the House. Plus, Christopher Ingraham on the amount of sex Americans are having. By The Washington Post · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Kill the electoral college? Stack the Supreme Court? Frustrated Democrats push ideas for rewiring U.S. politics. Many of the ideas face long odds against enactment. But the conversation speaks volumes about the state of the Democratic Party in the age of President Trump, reflecting a feeling in the party that the system has stopped working fairly. By Chelsea Janes · Read more   Where 2020 Democrats stand on the electoral college, court packing and other changes to democracy The push to reform U.S. democracy comes amid frustration among liberals over losing multiple presidential elections in which Democrats won the popular vote. By Kevin Uhrmacher, Kevin Schaul and Jeff Stein · Read more   Ruben Garcia has sheltered migrants in El Paso for decades. With a crush at the border, he now needs a warehouse. In the new wave of Central American migration, nonprofit groups complete the journey, arranging for shelter and transportation to U.S. destinations. By Nick Miroff · Read more   Analysis Most Republicans don't accept basic Mueller finding: That Russia tried to interfere in the 2016 campaign Only 4 in 10 Republicans say that an influence effort occurred, according to a new poll. By Philip Bump · Read more   The Fix | Analysis The specter of Al Franken looms over the new Joe Biden accusation Many of the same questions apply. But unhappiness with the conclusion of the Franken controversy seems to be sparing Biden a harsher initial reaction. By Aaron Blake · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Divided Supreme Court rules against death row inmate with rare condition Conservatives said Russell Bucklew had not shown that his disease would render his execution by injection cruel and unusual punishment. By Robert Barnes · Read more   Al Gore has spent decades trying to save the Earth. Nina Barrett just got started. She had a lifetime left on this troubled planet, and the man in the pulpit, a baby boomer creeping toward his life expectancy, was drafting her to save the world after he leaves it. By Dan Zak · Read more   NCAA Tournament | Perspective Sorry we doubted you, March Madness. Your latest was a masterpiece. This year's tournament opened like a lamb but roared out like a magical, memorable lion. By Chuck Culpepper · Read more   How Bryce Harper went from 'I'm gonna be a National' to 'We're going to Philly' Three months ago, outfielder figured he'd spend his career in Washington. He returns as a visitor Tuesday, and "It's definitely going to be weird." By Barry Svrluga · Read more

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