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Trump administration threatens furloughs, layoffs if Congress blocks plan to eliminate personnel agency The warning of staff cuts at the Office of Personnel Management is the administration's most dramatic move yet in an escalating fight over the fate of the agency that manages the civilian federal workforce of 2.1 million. By Lisa Rein · Read more Fed raises concerns about economy slowing, suggests rate cuts are coming The president has urged the Federal Reserve to cut rates for months. By Heather Long · Read more   U.N. report reveals grisly details about Khashoggi's killing An investigator called for greater scrutiny of the Saudi crown prince and other officials in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. By Carol Morello and Kareem Fahim · Read more   Meet the N.Y. couple donating millions to the anti-vax movement Bernard and Lisa Selz are big donors to a group that has played a central role in this year's measles outbreaks. By Lena Sun and Amy Brittain · Read more   Post Reports | Listen Now Where the money went: Examining a wealthy couple's support for anti-vax groups. Carol Morello talks about the U.N. investigator's report about the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. Lena Sun on the Manhattan couple donating millions to anti-vax groups. And Rachel Siegel on new ad standards in Britain. By The Washington Post · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Judge may be willing to reexamine census citizenship question Documents found on a GOP strategist's computer led to the federal judge's decision, which comes as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on the question. By Tara Bahrampour · Read more   What is space travel like? The views are great. The bathroom breaks, not so much. The Post asked 50 astronauts to describe the marvelous and the mundane of living beyond Earth's bounds. By Christian Davenport and Julie Vitkovskaya · Read more   Booker presses Congress to seize 'historic opportunity' on reparations for slavery The New Jersey Democrat called on the country to engage in an active discussion about slavery and its implications on injustices rampant in the United States to this day. By Emily Davies and Felicia Sonmez · Read more   Navy SEAL convicted in death of Green Beret soldier investigated for contact with victim's widow at party The encounter adds a new layer of strangeness to the death of Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar, a member of 3rd Special Forces Group who was strangled in a hazing incident. By Dan Lamothe · Read more   FTC is in late stages of probe of how YouTube handles kids' content The investigation was launched after complaints that the video site failed to protect children. By Tony Romm, Elizabeth Dwoskin and Craig Timberg · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   The sky is falling for fast food, but not for Chick-fil-A. Here's why. Experts cite careful growth, strong customer service and an embrace of new technologies for the chicken chain's surge. By Laura Reiley · Read more   Mines used in tanker attack look like those shown by Iranian military, explosives expert says A U.S. Navy commander said that debris and a magnet left behind on the ship bore "a striking resemblance" to limpet mines advertised by Iranian forces. By Erin Cunningham · Read more   A local's guide to Tokyo The sprawling metropolis is so big that even lifelong residents will never really know certain neighborhoods. There is always something to uncover or a new area to explore. By Yukari Sakamoto · Read more   Trump to award Presidential Medal of Freedom to economist Art Laffer Laffer, a former top adviser to President Ronald Reagan and the father of supply-side economics, will receive the honor in a ceremony today. By Felicia Sonmez and Colby Itkowitz · Read more   EPA rolls back key Obama climate rule targeting coal plants The new carbon reduction target requires less than half of what experts say is needed to avert catastrophic warming. By Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis · Read more

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