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Trump dictated son's misleading statement on meeting with Russian lawyer; A timeline of the explosive lawsuit alleging a White House link in the Seth Rich conspiracy; Trump aides’ stunning cry for help: Admitting the president misled the American people; President Trump is now directly implicated in trying to cover up the Russia scandal; 'Goodbye, Mooch': Late-night comedians bid farewell to Anthony Scaramucci; Ivanka Trump is part of the problem; The Daily 202: John Kelly proves he can manage up on his first day as chief of staff; Trump is clueless about health care. Republicans are worse.; President who? The GOP learns to ignore Trump.; The best advice I could have given to John Kelly: Don't do it!; Trump’s lawyer repeatedly denied Trump was involved in Trump Jr.’s statement. But he was.; Another conservative House Republican calls on Mueller to resign; State Department considers scrubbing democracy promotion from its mission; The Mooch takes a fall of biblical proportions; GOP leaders say it's time for Senate to move on from health care; Inmates in Alabama jailbreak did not need a weapon to escape. They had peanut butter.   Democracy Dies in Darkness     Most popular right now   Most Read Trump dictated son's misleading statement on meeting with Russian lawyer Some advisers are worried that the president's direct involvement leaves him needlessly vulnerable to allegations of a coverup. By Ashley Parker  •  Read more » Politics •  Analysis A timeline of the explosive lawsuit alleging a White House link in the Seth Rich conspiracy The suit claims that a wealthy Trump supporter asserted that the president reviewed a later-debunked Fox News story. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   The Fix •  Analysis Trump aides’ stunning cry for help: Admitting the president misled the American people They say the president was directly responsible for that misleading statement about Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer. The fact that they admit this shows how worried they are. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   The Plum Line •  Opinion President Trump is now directly implicated in trying to cover up the Russia scandal A blockbuster story shows him personally crafting a misleading statement. By Paul Waldman  •  Read more »   'Goodbye, Mooch': Late-night comedians bid farewell to Anthony Scaramucci "He said he was gonna fire everybody," Stephen Colbert said, "And I gotta admit, he delivered." By Samantha Schmidt  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinion Ivanka Trump is part of the problem Far from being a moderating force on her father, the president's daughter is not part of the solution. By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   PowerPost •  Analysis The Daily 202: John Kelly proves he can manage up on his first day as chief of staff Getting Trump to fire Scaramucci fits with a career of speaking truth to power. By James Hohmann  •  Read more »   Wonkblog •  Perspective Trump is clueless about health care. Republicans are worse. The president never had a health care plan, but his party somehow came up with even less. By Matt O'Brien  •  Read more »   Right Turn •  Opinion President who? The GOP learns to ignore Trump. Trump loses the ability to intimidate. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Read more »   Opinion The best advice I could have given to John Kelly: Don't do it! His new role as White House chief of staff will place him at odds with the president's instincts. By John Podesta  •  Read more »   Also Popular in Politics   The Fix •  Analysis The White House was shocked — shocked, I tell you — by Anthony Scaramucci’s potty mouth Yet again, those around Trump seem to forget who they work for. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more » •   Analysis | The GOP’s ‘tremendous powers of denial’: Breaking down Sen. Jeff Flake’s case against Trump •   New White House Chief of Staff Kelly flexes muscle on first day; Scaramucci fired •   Analysis | A final indignity: Scaramucci got punked by an email prankster posing as Priebus •   Anthony Scaramucci removed as White House communications director Also Popular in Opinions   The most dangerous man in Washington Mick Mulvaney has the potential to instigate a global crisis within a matter of months. By Catherine Rampell  •  Read more » •   Am I my Mooch’s keeper? •   Lamest. Administration. 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Facebook stopped her from sharing it. •   S.C. utilities halt work on new nuclear reactors, dimming the prospects for a nuclear energy revival •   White House opioid commission to Trump: ‘Declare a national emergency’ on drug overdoses •   HBO is hacked, and Game of Thrones episodes may have leaked out Also Popular in Technology •   HBO is hacked, and Game of Thrones episodes may have leaked out •   Google’s new program to track shoppers sparks a federal privacy complaint •   Why Sprint wants a merger with Charter so badly •   Analysis | Apple is pulling VPNs from the Chinese App Store. 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