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House Democrats sue for Trump's tax returns Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has denied multiple requests for the records, which the president refused to release during the 2016 presidential campaign. By Jeff Stein and Rachael Bade · Read more A secret Facebook group for border agents was rife with racism and sexism. Now DHS is investigating. Posts on the private group included racist, sexist and sexually violent memes about immigrants and officials such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). By Eli Rosenberg, Robert Moore, Mike DeBonis and Katie Mettler · Read more   Ocasio-Cortez says dispute with agents started after one tried to take a 'stealth selfie' The congresswoman's office called the report an "inaccurate depiction of events." By Katie Mettler · Read more   Women's World Cup U.S. defeats England, 2-1, to secure a spot in World Cup final The defending champions were without co-captain Megan Rapinoe, one of the tournament's leading scorers. But her replacement, Christen Press, scored the game's first goal, and the deep American team won its 11th straight World Cup match, a record. By Jacob Bogage · Read more   Post Reports | Listen Now As the tear gas clears, a turning point in Hong Kong's protests Shibani Mahtani explains how Hong Kong's demonstrations are at a crossroads. Plus, Luisa Beck on how people's tours of concentration camps are colored by present-day anxieties. And Hannah Sampson on why you're not alone in the "Mile Cry Club." By The Washington Post · Read more   ADVERTISEMENT White House gives tickets to Trump's Fourth of July extravaganza to GOP donors The awarding of tickets to donors and political appointees prompted Democratic lawmakers to question whether the celebration violates federal ethics rules. By Juliet Eilperin, Dan Lamothe and Josh Dawsey · Read more   Campaign 2020 | Analysis Some bad — and some even worse — poll news for Sanders Two new polls suggest Sanders is dropping into fourth place — both nationally and in Iowa. But that might not be the worst of it. By Aaron Blake · Read more   Campaign 2020 Trump advisers pursue Democratic ideas for lowering drug prices as campaign looms Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar has reversed his opposition to ideas traditionally reviled by most Republicans and the drug industry. By Yasmeen Abutaleb, Josh Dawsey and Laurie McGinley · Read more   Midwestern farmers' struggles with extreme weather are visible from space Extreme weather means that from space, the farm belt is more brown belt right now. By John Muyskens, Laris Karklis and Andrew Van Dam · Read more   German defense minister picked as first female European Commission president Wrangling for the position and other senior posts is always complex, but this year's negotiations reflected an increasingly divided Europe. By Quentin Ariès and Michael Birnbaum · Read more   The Fix | Analysis Trump sounded off on homelessness during Fox News interview Even as the president talks about doing something at the federal level about homelessness, his budgets have called for the elimination of the organization that coordinates the federal response to the problem. By Aaron Blake · Read more   A 6,800-mile path plunges into darkness in a total eclipse of the sun Day turns to night along a stretch of the South Pacific and Chile and Argentina. By Matthew Cappucci · Read more   At church, on Easter, the Sri Lanka attackers destroyed families. Now survivors must learn to live alone. The bombings, which killed more than 260 people, traumatized Sri Lanka, shattering lives and the nation's sense of security. By Joanna Slater · Read more   ADVERTISEMENT Recommended for you Get the Morning Mix newsletter A fresh mix of unexpected stories that will be the talk of the morning, delivered every weekday. Sign Up

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