The Post Most: Playbook to kill tax overhaul already written before bill's debut

The Finance 202: Playbook to kill tax overhaul already written before bill's debut; The other huge scandal Mueller brought to light this week; New reporting deals another big blow to Trump's dangerous Russia spin

Democracy Dies in Darkness     Most popular right now   GOP tax plan would shrink mortgage interest benefit, slash corporate tax rate Proposals would impact almost every American By Damian Paletta  •  Read more » PowerPost • Analysis The Finance 202: Playbook to kill tax overhaul already written before bill's debut SALT and 401(k) fights stand as testaments. By Tory Newmyer  •   Read more »   Opinion The other huge scandal Mueller brought to light this week Trump "hires the best": a bartender, a cabana boy and a Meineke muffler salesman. By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   The Plum Line • Opinion New reporting deals another big blow to Trump's dangerous Russia spin The Russian sabotage effort may have been far more extensive than previously known. By Greg Sargent  •   Read more »   Cosmic rays reveal mysterious void in Egypt's Great Pyramid A rain of tiny particles called muons revealed a hole within the wonder. 'They really hit pay dirt,' one physicist said. 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