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The special counsel spoke for the 'only time.' Many Americans didn't hear an ending.; Mueller closes up shop: 'The work speaks for itself'

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Mueller reiterates that his probe could not clear Trump of obstruction Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, in his first remarks since completing the Russia probe, said that charging a sitting president would be unconstitutional and suggested that only Congress could "formally accuse the president of wrongdoing." House Democrats said Mueller still needs to testify to Congress despite his reluctance. Mueller said he would not go beyond his report in testimony. By Matt Zapotosky, Devlin Barrett and Felicia Sonmez · Read more The special counsel spoke for the 'only time.' Many Americans didn't hear an ending. Mueller's nine-minute soliloquy seemed as powerful an invitation to impeachment of the president as anyone has delivered to date. By Marc Fisher · Read more   Post Reports | Listen Now Mueller closes up shop: 'The work speaks for itself' Rosalind S. Helderman on Robert S. Mueller III's first public comments on the Russia investigation. Reis Thebault on the latest state to take up a "heartbeat bill" — and the Democratic governor who has said he'll sign it. And the existence of UFOs. By The Washington Post · Read more   McConnell says he would fill a Supreme Court vacancy even if it comes in an election year The Senate majority leader held up a nomination by President Obama in 2016, saying then that "the American people should have a voice" in the selection. By Reis Thebault and Kayla Epstein · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   At least 225 twisters in 12 days: A tornado outbreak ravages U.S. The official number is likely to go up, with the National Weather Service logging more than 400 tornado reports. At least four confirmed tornadoes have been deadly, with the current toll at seven killed and dozens more injured. By Ian Livingston · Read more   What do you do with a problem like Al Franken? Franken's resignation from the Senate after sexual misconduct allegations was one of the more hotly debated situations of the #MeToo era. Now his attempted return to relevance raises more difficult questions: Who deserves a second chance? What does he have to do to earn it? By Ben Terris · Read more   Pelosi: Facebook's refusal to remove doctored video proves it wittingly enabled Russian interference The House speaker's comments revealed a dramatic escalation of tensions between the Democratic leader and the world's most popular social network. By Drew Harwell · Read more   The Daily 202 | Analysis Sniping between Thomas, Ginsburg foreshadows abortion fights to come The comments from the Supreme Court's two longest-serving justices came as the court punted the battle over the future of Roe v. Wade to the next term at the earliest. By James Hohmann · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   White House runs into health-care industry hostility as it plans executive order on pricing President Trump seeks to increase hospital cost transparency and position himself as an ally of consumers. By Amy Goldstein and Josh Dawsey · Read more   Top U.S. military intelligence official says Russia 'probably' not adhering to nuclear test ban The comments escalated a war of allegations between Washington and Moscow over arms control violations. By Paul Sonne · Read more   Lindsey Graham draws a challenger who mocks his ties to Trump Jaime Harrison, the first black chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party, formally kicked off his campaign Wednesday for a U.S. Senate seat. By John Wagner · Read more

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