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Analysis: Takeaways from a tense hearing; House Democrats consider holding Barr in contempt

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(Salwan Georges/The Post) 'A bit snitty': Barr dismisses Mueller's letter complaining of summary During a contentious hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General William P. Barr also detailed the basis of his disagreement with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III on what qualifies as obstruction of justice for a sitting president. By Matt Zapotosky, Devlin Barrett, Karoun Demirjian and Rosalind Helderman · Read more Analysis: Takeaways from a tense hearing The highlights and lessons from a tense hearing. By Aaron Blake · Read more   House Democrats consider holding Barr in contempt During closed-door meetings, Judiciary Committee Democrats discussed how to respond if Barr refuses to show for a hearing or ignores a subpoena for the full Mueller report. By Rachael Bade · Read more   Mueller: Barr memo did not capture probe's 'context' The special counsel's letter and a phone call with the attorney general reveal the degree to which the men disagreed during the probe. By Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky · Read more   Post Reports | Listen Now Barr answers for his handling of the Mueller report Devlin Barrett on Attorney General William P. Barr's testimony. Maria Sacchetti on the Trump administration saying it may charge asylum seekers looking for refuge. Plus, Rick Maese on what happened when a female runner's hormones came under scrutiny. By The Washington Post · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Trump scrambles to salvage NAFTA rewrite, courting Democrats and trying to soothe GOP fury The president and senior officials have been stunned by bipartisan blowback that seemed likely to scuttle the Canada-Mexico trade deal. By Erica Werner and Damian Paletta · Read more   Growing backlog in immigration court undercuts Trump agenda New asylum applications and other claims are piling up, creating long delays that Central American families arriving in record numbers know will allow them to remain in the United States for years while they wait. By Nick Miroff and Maria Sacchetti · Read more   Thousands of Venezuelans return to streets as Maduro, Guaidó rally supporters President Nicolás Maduro tweeted that his opponents, including the United States, "will fail" in efforts to topple the regime. By Mariana Zuñiga, Anthony Faiola and Mary Beth Sheridan · Read more   Perspective Sports Illustrated now has a model in a burkini. Can the swimsuit issue truly get woke? When your business model is based on scantily clad women, how do you change course — or do you even try? By Monica Hesse · Read more   New Senate GOP offer on disaster aid bill gives $300 million boost to Puerto Rico But President Trump, who has resisted sending more money to the island, has yet to endorse the offer.  By Erica Werner · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   UNC Charlotte shooting victims were students, officials say Two people were slain Tuesday on the last day of classes at the University of North Carolina campus. Four others were wounded in the attack. By Jodie Valade, Susan Svrluga and Nick Anderson · Read more   USA Gymnastics' new director of sports medicine lasts only one day in the job A lawyer for some 200 gymnasts who said they were survivors of abuse by Larry Nassar, the organization's former doctor, claimed that gymnasts were not consulted and criticized the decision to hire a man. By Cindy Boren · Read more   White House pushes back on House requests on clearances The White House said that it will not disclose information about individual security clearances, a move a top Democrat called "the latest example" of "obstruction" from President Trump. By Tom Hamburger and Josh Dawsey · Read more   Court says Olympian runner cannot compete unless she uses hormone-suppressing drugs Middle-distance runner Caster Semenya had fought a rule targeting women who naturally produce high levels of testosterone. By Rick Maese · Read more   Jaw from a mysterious human species shows early embrace of the high life This discovery suggests human relatives called Denisovans lived in the highest altitudes 100,000 years or more before modern humans. By Ben Guarino · Read more

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