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VA nominee considers withdrawing as new allegations emerge of drinking, wrecking government vehicle In the two-page summary of interviews conducted by the Democratic staff of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, Ronny L. Jackson also stands accused of a "pattern" of handing out medications with no patient history, prescribing medications to himself, and contributing to a hostile work environment with "a constant fear of reprisal." By Amy Gardner, Josh Dawsey and Seung Min Kim  •  Read more » The Fix • Analysis The zigzagging political allegiances of Kanye West From "Bush doesn't care about black people" to praising President Trump's "dragon energy." By Marwa Eltagouri  •  Read more »   Monkey Cage • Analysis Why gerrymandering is going to get even worse The House now seesaws between highly polarized parties — and so every seat is seen as critical. By Richard Pildes  •  Read more »   Fact Checker • Analysis Rand Paul's claim that cutting $13 billion a year would balance the budget The Kentucky senator makes it sound as if balancing the budget is easy. But he's using fuzzy math. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   Supreme Court's conservative justices appear to back Trump's authority for travel ban They are reviewing whether the measure is meant to protect or to fulfill anti-Muslim campaign promises. By Robert Barnes, Ann E. Marimow and Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis Trump's past comments about pleading the Fifth look pretty ominous now Trump suggested innocent people don't plead the Fifth. Then his lawyer, Michael Cohen, did it. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT PowerPost Tester's scrutiny of Trump's VA choice offers political peril and opportunity Republicans have targeted the Montana Democrat in a state Trump won handily in 2016. Tester has been a contradiction, embracing Trump at times while defying him at others. By Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   Michael Cohen to invoke Fifth Amendment right in Stormy Daniels case President Trump's personal attorney told a federal judge that he would invoke his constitutional right not to incriminate himself in a lawsuit brought by the adult entertainer. By Emma Brown and Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more »   Trump needed new lawyers for Russia probe. He found them at a tiny Florida firm. Jane and Martin Raskin, husband and wife, are former federal prosecutors who were hired after meeting the president at Mar-a-Lago. Now they could help determine Trump's fate. By Michael Kranish  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis Kanye West's late registration of support for Trump has his fans watching the throne The Trump-West interaction, explained in 60 Kanye song titles. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   PowerPost Republicans got a win in Arizona — but it just made them more nervous Party leaders warned incumbents against complacency and urged them to brace for the worst in November's midterm elections. By David Weigel and John Wagner  •  Read more »   Rapper Kanye West calls Trump 'my brother' — 'very cool!' Trump responds West visited the soon-to-be president in Trump Tower after the 2016 election. More recently, he has mused about running for president himself. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Giuliani reopens negotiations about presidential interview with Mueller, but cautions special counsel that Trump remains resistant The president is 'extremely opposed' to the idea of sitting down with the special counsel, according to an adviser. By Robert Costa and Carol D. Leonnig  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis The lengthy list of allegations against Ronny L. Jackson, annotated They are mere allegations, but it is quite the list. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Analysis Democrats don't mind the Syria strike but hate what Trump is doing on Syria Sixty-five percent of Democrats who support the Syria strikes disapprove of the president's Syria policy. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get The Cybersecurity 202 newsletter COMING SOON | Your daily guide to cybersecurity policy. Sign Up  »

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