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Sprint, T-Mobile get approval for $26 billion merger from Justice Dept. ; Nadler says he's going to court to enforce Mueller-related subpoenas

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Trump struggles to achieve 3 percent economic goal as growth slows The U.S. economy appears to have peaked in the middle of last year and is now performing similarly to the end of the Obama era. By Heather Long · Read more Sprint, T-Mobile get approval for $26 billion merger from Justice Dept. The green light from the government's antitrust watchdogs removes a significant federal hurdle that had been standing in the way of the two telecom giants. By Tony Romm · Read more   Nadler says he's going to court to enforce Mueller-related subpoenas The House Judiciary Committee chairman said his panel is considering how to respond to President Trump, "including the possibility of articles of impeachment." By John Wagner, Kayla Epstein and Colby Itkowitz · Read more   Campaign 2020 'Beau's flipping in his grave': Biden friends say Harris's attacks betray her friendship with his son Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) and Beau Biden were good friends. She says that's separate from her critique of his father and 2020 opponent Joe Biden. But the Biden circle is angry. By Chelsea Janes · Read more   ADVERTISEMENT Post Reports | Listen Now Not your neurotypical romance novel: The appeal of Helen Hoang Lisa Bonos on an author working to make the romance genre more inclusive of people on the autism spectrum. And Travis M. Andrews on why you should stop pretending to like outdoor concerts. By The Washington Post · Read more   E-cigarettes spawn a form of teen addiction that worries doctors, parents and schools As products like Juul skyrocket in popularity, pediatricians report seeing teens who behave less like tobacco users and more like patients with substance-abuse disorders. By Moriah Balingit · Read more   Trump golf course in the Bronx lost money last year, city documents show The president's company has blamed the loss on an "inadequate" city gas pipe, but New York disputes that. By David Fahrenthold · Read more   'It snuck up on us': Scientists stunned by 'city-killer' asteroid that just missed Earth This asteroid wasn't one that scientists had been tracking, and it had seemingly appeared from "out of nowhere," one astronomer told The Post. By Allyson Chiu · Read more   Capital Weather Gang Europe's heat wave is about to bake the Arctic Record heat is shifting toward Scandinavia, and eventually into the Arctic, where it could supercharge the sea and land ice melt season. By Andrew Freedman · Read more   Setbacks on asylum restrictions could hurt Trump's immigration deal with Mexico While crossings at the southern border are dropping, the White House has vowed to continue its fight to tighten U.S. asylum rules. By David Nakamura, Seung Min Kim and Maria Sacchetti · Read more   ESPN's Jimmy Pitaro wants to stay out of the culture wars. Is that possible? The network's president has sought to cultivate an image of sports as an almost childlike escape from the real world. But recent criticism from TV host Dan Le Batard underscores the difficulty of sticking to sports. By Ben Strauss · Read more   Chat Transcript What do you do when a friend ends a friendship? The advice columnist takes your questions about the strange train we call life. By Carolyn Hax · Read more   ADVERTISEMENT Recommended for you Get the 5-Minute Fix newsletter A must-read cheatsheet on the latest in politics that can be read in 5 minutes or less, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Sign Up

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