Saturday's Headlines: Trump plan to spend military funds for wall can proceed, high court says

Trump says he has deal with Guatemala to help stem flow of migrants; Adviser, son-in-law and hidden campaign hand: How Kushner is trying to help Trump win in 2020

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Trump plan to spend military funds for wall can proceed, high court says The Supreme Court justices voted 5 to 4, setting aside a lower-court ruling that said reallocating Pentagon money would violate federal law. By Robert Barnes · Read more Trump says he has deal with Guatemala to help stem flow of migrants The president said the deal would designate Guatemala as a safe third country for those seeking asylum in the United States — a concept that is facing significant legal hurdles in the Central American country. By Seung Min Kim, Kevin Sieff and Abigail Hauslohner · Read more   Adviser, son-in-law and hidden campaign hand: How Kushner is trying to help Trump win in 2020 Jared Kushner is rarely seen in the Northern Virginia campaign headquarters, but behind the scenes he signs off on everything from spending to digital initiatives to top-level hires.  By Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey · Read more   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   Capital Weather Gang Europe's heat wave is about to bake the Arctic The 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     ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions We are black, we are patriots, and we refuse to sit idly by By Clarence J. Fluker, C. Kinder, Jesse Moore and Khalilah M. Harris · Read more A conversation with Michael Bennet, from Mueller to climate change By Transcript · Read more Mitch McConnell is a Russian asset By Dana Milbank · Read more Does this presidential candidate spark joy? By Kate Cohen · Read more A $5 billion fine won't change anything at Facebook. And there's a bigger problem. By Editorial Board · Read more Unless Democrats wake up, history could repeat itself By Colbert King · Read more   ADVERTISEMENT   More News With a month of victories, Pelosi shows who holds the reins in a fractious House Democrats began July in a shambles. Now, even with the divide over impeachment, they are leaving for recess on remarkably better footing. By Mike DeBonis · Read more   Thousands defy police ban, march in Hong Kong district Thousands of protesters gathered in a Hong Kong district despite police warnings that their presence would spark confrontations with local residents. By Alice Fung and Katie Tam | AP · Read more   She must choose: Stay with her undocumented family in U.S. or live freely in Canada With President Trump ending protections for immigrants, Sadhana Singh and My Ford Noel want "a life without restrictions." But it will require a painful sacrifice. By Jessica Contrera | Photos by Bonnie Jo Mount · Read more   An Equifax hack settlement promises a $125 payout. The truth is more complicated. There's a good chance you won't actually get the full $125. Here's why. By Michael Brice-Saddler · Read more   Campaign 2020 | Analysis Take my wife joke, please! A campaign trail cliche finally bombs. Joe Biden tells wife jokes, and Beto O'Rourke had to apologize for one. Is this the election cycle that ends this routine? By Avi Selk · Read more   Sweden caught in Trump crossfire over arrest of rapper A$AP Rocky A case involving sensitive issues of race, nationality and the rule of law is now a political flash point with a president known for sowing divisions over those issues. By David Nakamura · Read more   Judge dismisses libel suit against The Post brought by Covington Catholic High School student The $250 million suit was dismissed in federal court in Kentucky on Friday. By Richard Leiby · Read more   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

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