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The White House views the killings of black men by police across the country as local issues. They aren't.; Speaker Ryan exiting soon? 'Ludicrous' says predecessor Boehner

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Trump taps his doctor to replace Shulkin at VA, choosing personal chemistry over traditional qualifications The president announced the move on Twitter, calling his nominee, Rear Adm. Ronny L. Jackson, "highly respected." By Lisa Rein, Philip Rucker, Emily Wax-Thibodeaux and Josh Dawsey  •  Read more » The Fix • Analysis The White House views the killings of black men by police across the country as local issues. They aren't. The White House's response on this issue will continue to alienate black voters. By Eugene Scott  •  Read more »   PowerPost • Analysis Speaker Ryan exiting soon? 'Ludicrous' says predecessor Boehner Two men who know Ryan _ John Boehner and Eric Cantor _ say the speaker is too valuable to the House GOP and an early departure would cause others to quit. By Paul Kane  •  Read more »   Fact Checker • Analysis Fact-checking claims about Trump's citizenship question in the Census A citizenship question slated for the next census has itself raised big questions. We try to answer some of them and dig into the rhetoric in this debate. By Salvador Rizzo  •  Read more »   A quarter of Trump's 'highest IQ' Cabinet has been replaced The administration has a high-profile resignation or firing once every nine days on average. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Stormy Daniels's lawyer pushes to depose Trump and says Americans have been told 'a bucket of lies' The effort comes as the legal fight between Daniels and Trump has gained steam. By Frances Stead Sellers and Mark Berman  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Even on second look, Supreme Court seems stumped on gerrymandering issue There's been no clear indication on whether there's a way to find that politics so influences redistricting that rights are violated. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more »   The Fix Rick Santorum: 'I did misspeak' in telling kids to learn CPR instead of marching for gun control The former Republican senator tried to walk back his controversial comments, saying he had intended to focus on "the positive things that have come out of these mass shootings." By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   PowerPost Senate panel probes DHS handling of employees with criminal backgrounds The inquiry follows a Washington Post report on a senior official who served jail time for allegedly assaulting his wife and has said he handles a 'high volume' of classified information. By Elise Viebeck  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The Fix • Analysis Female lawmakers call on congressional leaders to address sexual harassment on Capitol Hill Political leaders have not moved swiftly on addressing sexual harassment in Congress. By Eugene Scott  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis 3 no-good explanations for Trump's lawyer floating pardons for Flynn and Manafort Was Trump involved? It would almost be better if he was. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Trump's lawyer raised possibility of pardons for Manafort, Flynn last summer John Dowd insisted Wednesday that he did not float the idea of pardons with lawyers representing the two men. By Carol D. Leonnig, Josh Dawsey and Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more »   D.C., Maryland can proceed with lawsuit alleging Trump violated emoluments clauses A federal judge's ruling is the first to find that the president can be sued for the alleged violation of the Constitution. By David A. Fahrenthold and Jonathan O'Connell  •  Read more »   The president's quiet week For now. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   PowerPost White House officials to meet with Mississippi Senate appointee who concerns the West Wing They fear that Cindy Hyde-Smith will not be able to defeat a hard-right special election opponent. By Robert Costa, Sean Sullivan and Josh Dawsey  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get The Daily 202 newsletter PowerPost's must-read morning briefing for decision-makers. Sign Up  »

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