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House Democrats face a long path to getting Trump's tax returns before 2020 election; The war inside Palantir: Data-mining firm's ties to ICE under attack by employees; 'People were always so welcoming, so kind, so helpful.' And then the president arrived.; Do you know how to tip in America? Take our quiz.; Why is the Amazon burning?; White House scraps plan to seek return of unspent foreign aid; Sen. Tom Cotton says he mentioned buying Greenland to Trump, Danish ambassador; White House considers new project seeking links between mental health and violent behavior; Is the new Popeyes chicken sandwich really better than Chick-fil-A's?; A federal agency seized raccoons caged during 100-degree heat. Then senior Trump officials stepped in.

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.       (Jabin Botsford/The Post) Trump, frustrated by unpopularity with Jews, thrusts Israel into his culture war The president's words about Jews magnify his transactional approach to politics and his miscalculation that his support for Israel should automatically translate into electoral support from Jewish Americans. The Debrief | By Philip Rucker ● Read more » House Democrats face a long path to getting Trump's tax returns before 2020 election House Democrats face internal divisions over whether they could have moved faster to secure the president's financial records. By Jeff Stein, Rachael Bade and Jacqueline Alemany ● Read more » The war inside Palantir: Data-mining firm's ties to ICE under attack by employees The company provides digital profiling tools to the federal government as it carries out President Trump's increasingly controversial immigration policies. By Douglas MacMillan and Elizabeth Dwoskin ● Read more » 'People were always so welcoming, so kind, so helpful.' And then the president arrived. From a community divided by xenophobic chants, Griff Witte explains what the president's rhetoric can do on the ground. Jeff Stein on the aging problem in the U.S. And Andrew Freedman on the record-breaking number of fires in the Amazon. Post Reports | Listen Now ●  By The Washington Post ● Read more » ADVERTISEMENT Do you know how to tip in America? Take our quiz. We had etiquette experts shed light on gratuities for bellhops, hotel housekeeping, an airport shuttle driver who unloads bags and more. By The Way | A Post Travel Destination ●  By Natalie Compton ● Read more » Why is the Amazon burning? The region is home to some of the wettest land on earth, soaked in more than 400 inches of rain each year. So how can it burn? And why are wildfires — blazes that spewed so much smoke this week that they turned the Sao Paulo day into night — growing? Visual Story ●  By Terrence McCoy ● Read more »   White House scraps plan to seek return of unspent foreign aid After pressure from Capitol Hill, the Trump administration backed off a proposal that drew criticism from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers. By Josh Dawsey, Carol Morello and John Hudson ● Read more » ADVERTISEMENT Sen. Tom Cotton says he mentioned buying Greenland to Trump, Danish ambassador The revelation came a day after President Trump called off a trip to Denmark because, he said, the country's leader was not interested in selling Greenland to the United States. By Felicia Sonmez ● Read more » White House considers new project seeking links between mental health and violent behavior Supporters see the plan as a way President Trump could move the ball forward on gun control following recent mass shootings. By Jacqueline Alemany ● Read more » Is the new Popeyes chicken sandwich really better than Chick-fil-A's? We tested how the new offering stacks up against the competition. Perspective ●  By Maura Judkis ● Read more »   A federal agency seized raccoons caged during 100-degree heat. Then senior Trump officials stepped in. After an appeal from an industry group, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and senior USDA officials intervened and ordered officials to return the raccoons. By Karin Brulliard and William Wan ● Read more » We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Post Most for the most popular and interesting stories of the day, from politics to opinions to world news, to keep you in the know. In your inbox, every day. Sign up »

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