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PowerPost In Southern California, Democrats play the blame game as House races loom Activists and candidates fear that Democrats may cost themselves a place on the ballot in key races, endangering the national effort to take control of the House By David Weigel and Amy Gardner  •  Read more » Monkey Cage • Analysis These are the four largest protests since Trump was inaugurated In March, the student walkouts protesting gun violence involved the largest number of recorded locations in a single-day protest in U.S. history. By Jenna Arnold, Kanisha Bond, Erica Chenoweth and Jeremy Pressman  •  Read more »   Romney reveals his 2016 choice for president: His wife, Ann Until this week, the candidate for Senate in Utah had not said who got his write-in vote in the race between Donald Trump in Hillary Clinton. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Monkey Cage • Analysis Poor people die younger in the U.S. That skews American politics. If you're sick — or dead — you can't get politically involved. That tilts the playing field toward the "haves." By Javier M. Rodriguez and Cristian Capotescu  •  Read more »   Monkey Cage • Analysis Does separating families at the border discourage immigration? Here's what the research says. Such policies may instead encourage migrants to take more dangerous routes or hire human traffickers to get them across the border. By Anna Oltman  •  Read more »   Fact Checker • Analysis CHIP, CHIMPs and Trump's budget-rescission request: a guide to the debate Is President Trump targeting children's health care? Are Democrats crying wolf? Here's what's really going on in the budget game. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump tweets regret for picking Jeff Sessions, but advisers say he's unlikely to fire him The president renewed his complaint about the attorney general's recusing himself from the Russia investigation. By Matt Zapotosky, Josh Dawsey and Robert Costa  •  Read more »   Friends of Paul Manafort launch legal defense fund, citing expense of fighting Mueller prosecution The new fund, whose trustees have not been identified, promises to maintain the confidentiality of its donors. By Spencer S. Hsu  •  Read more »   'Nothing that could be more terrifying': Sarah Sanders chokes up when boy asks her about school shootings Sanders, a mother of three young children, looked momentarily taken aback at his question, but answered swiftly. By Anne Gearan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The Fix • Analysis Sanders gave an emotional non-answer to a child reporter who asked about guns in schools Benje Choucroun, 13, asked about specific steps to prevent shootings. The White House press secretary said a commission will hold a meeting. By Callum Borchers  •  Read more »   Analysis Avenatti demands the release of 'Trump tapes' that may not involve Trump — and may not exist Parsing Michael Avenatti's newest allegations. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   PowerPost Trump publicly praises Indiana Democrat he recently attacked as 'Sleepin' Joe' Sen. Joe Donnelly, whom Republicans are targeting in November, was invited to a White House bill signing ceremony. By John Wagner and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis Trump's Roseanne response downplays the significance of racism — again It's the inescapable conclusion of his tweet. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Judge sets endpoint for review of seized Cohen files, rebukes Avenatti's 'publicity tour' The attorney for Stormy Daniels had sought to join the case, in which investigators are poised to get access to more than 1 million items related to Trump's lawyer. By Philip Bump and Mark Berman  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the 5-Minute Fix newsletter Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. Sign Up  »

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