Evening Edition: A conservative’s behind-the-scenes campaign to remake U.S. courts

Behind Leonard Leo's quest; House minority leader blocked effort to limit China's role in U.S. transit

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A conservative's behind-the-scenes campaign to remake U.S. courts Few people outside government have more influence over judicial appointments than Leonard Leo, an unofficial adviser to President Trump who has helped nonprofits raise $250 million from mostly undisclosed donors to promote conservative judges and causes. By Robert O'Harrow Jr. and Shawn Boburg · Read more Post Reports | Listen Now Behind Leonard Leo's quest Robert O'Harrow Jr. and Shawn Boburg discuss the man reshaping the federal judiciary. Laura Meckler examines the power of a high school's controversial mock funeral. And Jennifer Hassan dissects a new form of British protest. By The Washington Post · Read more   House minority leader blocked effort to limit China's role in U.S. transit The move benefited a manufacturer in Rep. Kevin McCarthy's Southern California district that is a division of a Chinese firm. By Damian Paletta and Erica Werner · Read more   White House, congressional leaders push for two-year budget deal to avert shutdown Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell predicted a deal by day's end, a potential breakthrough following months of acrimony. By Erica Werner and Damian Paletta · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   How San Francisco broke America's heart Filthy rich and dominated by a tech monoculture, it's gone from America's great romantic city to what one of its residents calls "a train wreck." By Karen Heller · Read more   Trump administration will hire Cuccinelli for senior DHS border role The job appears to come in response to Trump's desire for an immigration "czar," although the former Virginia attorney general's role is expected to be more limited. By Josh Dawsey and Nick Miroff · Read more   Mueller, House Democrats at impasse over possible testimony The special counsel wants to conduct part of his congressional testimony in private. But Democrats want a full public hearing. By Devlin Barrett, Ellen Nakashima, Rachael Bade and Matt Zapotosky · Read more   Campaign 2020 | Analysis Brutal new 2020 numbers for Beto O'Rourke and Bill de Blasio O'Rourke, the former Texas congressman, dropped from third to eighth. Happily for him, though, de Blasio has a lower net approval than PresidentTrump. By Philip Bump · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Netanyahu's supporters push a bill to give him immunity as indictments loom The Israeli prime minister faces criminal investigations that could lead to charges that include breach of trust, corruption and bribery. By Loveday Morris and Ruth Eglash · Read more   The U.S. put nuclear waste under a dome on a Pacific island. Now it's cracking open. The nuclear "coffin" in the Marshall Islands is dangerously vulnerable because of disrepair and rising seas, according to the United Nations. By Kyle Swenson · Read more   Analysis The 'Game of Thrones' finale didn't answer all of our questions. Here are 13 things still bothering us. Even though the ashes have settled on King's Landing, audiences are still not totally satisfied with the ground covered over eight seasons of the HBO show. By Elahe Izadi · Read more

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