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White House says demands for records, testimony on Mueller probe to be refused White House Counsel Pat A. Cipollone told the House Judiciary Committee chairman that Congress has no right to a "do-over" of the special counsel's investigation. By Carol Leonnig, Josh Dawsey and Rachael Bade · Read more Abortion foes want the Supreme Court to overturn Roe vs. Wade. How likely is that to happen? Disposing of an iconic landmark ruling in one grand gesture is not the preferred approach of the court in general — and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. in particular. By Robert Barnes · Read more   As U.S. pulls some workers from Iraq, allies challenge claim of rising threat from Iran Some U.S. allies have voiced concerns that the diplomatic spat with Tehran is being politicized by the Trump administration. By Louisa Loveluck, Michael Birnbaum and Griff Witte · Read more   SPECIAL REPORT Trump's prized Doral resort is in steep decline, company documents show The troubles mark the first known case in which a Trump Organization representative has publicly acknowledged the president's name has hurt business. By David Fahrenthold and Jonathan O'Connell · Read more   Post Reports | Listen Now 'He's entwined his business with his presidency . . . and it's not going well.' David Fahrenthold on how the Trump presidency is damaging the Trump brand. John Hudson on how the White House is handling escalating tensions with Iran. And Bonnie Berkowitz on some of the super-athletic people in power in Washington. By The Washington Post · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Meet the new Howard Stern. He'd like to make amends for the old Howard Stern. At 65, the self-proclaimed "King of All Media" is pleased to have mastered the art of interviewing. Looking back on his shock-jock days, he cringes: "I don't know who that guy is." By Geoff Edgers · Read more   GOP senators raise alarms, criticize Trump on trade war Some Republican lawmakers expressed growing concern that President Trump's escalating trade war with China is hurting their constituents in rural America. By Damian Paletta, Erica Werner and Taylor Telford · Read more   Campaign 2020 As 2020 field swells, Democrats may struggle to choose a nominee and message With close to two dozen candidates, the party's hopefuls are finding it increasingly difficult to strategize, stand out and make their case. By Michael Scherer · Read more   Georgetown moves to expel two students in aftermath of admission scandal "Knowingly misrepresenting or falsifying credentials in an application can be cause for rescinding the admission of the student and dismissal from Georgetown," the university said in a statement. By Nick Anderson · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Perspective One news anchor decided to put more women on air. Now his idea has gone global. BBC's 50:50 project rights the gender balance when it comes to reporters and experts. By Margaret Sullivan · Read more   Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered A mystery illness killed a boy in 1969. Years later, doctors learned what it was: AIDS. Robert Rayford died nearly a decade before the country's first known AIDS cases, changing the narrative about the epidemic. By Steve Hendrix · Read more   An alleged war criminal is on trial in Virginia. He may have been your Uber driver. Yusuf Abdi Ali is accused of torturing a Somali man who was considered a dissident in the 1980s. By Marisa Iati · Read more   Analysis 10 early observations on the 2019 NFL rookie class DK Metcalf, Dwayne Haskins and Devin Bush are among the rookies who impressed during minicamps. By John Clayton · Read more

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