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Justice Department calls for inquiry after Trump demands probe into whether FBI 'infiltrated or surveilled' his campaign The rapid move by the Justice Department comes as officials hope to avert a larger showdown over a confidential source. By Matt Zapotosky, Robert Costa and David Nakamura  •  Read more » PowerPost 'Just pure frustration': How months of inaction led 20 Republicans to take a stand on immigration Centrist Republicans are on the verge of forcing a debate on legalizing dreamers that GOP leaders have long sought to sidestep. By Mike DeBonis  •  Read more »   Monkey Cage • Analysis Congress is about to loosen the reins on the banking industry. Here's why. Congress tightens regulations after a crisis -- and loosens them again when the public is no longer watching. By Christopher Mitchell  •  Read more »   PowerPost • Perspective Trump's opioid strategy 'missing in action' as 115 people die every day Had White House aides appeared at a recent congressional hearing, they would have been called to explain the absence of a long overdue strategy. By Joe Davidson  •  Read more »   PowerPost Democrats' newest midterm pitch: A crackdown on corruption With questions about pay-to-play politics swirling around the Trump administration, Democrats are set to unveil anticorruption proposals Monday billed as "A Better Deal for Our Democracy." By Mike DeBonis  •  Read more »   Monkey Cage • Analysis Will toughness on Iran help Trump with North Korea? Here are three reasons to doubt it. Leaders aren't necessarily sending the signals they think they're sending. By James H. Lebovic  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Fact Checker • Analysis Are human-smuggling cartels at the U.S. border earning $500 million a year? Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen earned headlines with her estimate but there's less than meets the eye. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   RNC paid nearly half a million dollars to law firm representing Hope Hicks and others in Russia probes The latest disclosure by the Republican National Committee adds to the mounting legal fees associated with the Russia investigations. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Anu Narayanswamy  •  Read more »   Michael Flynn pleaded guilty. Now his supporters are trying to exonerate him. The largely social-media-based effort has, at times, put Flynn's advocates, and occasionally Flynn, at odds with his own legal team, which believes that any public attention to Flynn's case is not helpful as he awaits sentencing. By Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Police video shows harrowing escapes from last year's California wildfires A daily roundup of news from across the nation. Read more » Trump says he will call for Justice Department to probe whether FBI surveilled his campaign for 'political purposes' Trump said he would "demand" that the department look into whether any such requests were made by "people within the Obama Administration!" By Matt Zapotosky, Robert Costa and David Nakamura  •  Read more »   Confusion and squabbling undermine Trump's steps forward on the world stage From North Korea nuclear negotiations to China trade talks, old habits of conflict and contradiction stymie the president's reach for triumphs. By Philip Rucker and Ashley Parker  •  Read more »   Michael Cohen payments put spotlight on New York investment firm linked to Russian billionaire The head of Columbus Nova, which paid Trump's personal lawyer $500,000 to bring in new investors, also contributed to Trump's inaugural committee and the Republican National Committee. By Rosalind S. Helderman, Michael Kranish and Steven Mufson  •  Read more »   Trump, South Korean leader commiserate over upcoming summit The president sought Moon Jae-in's interpretation of North Korea's shift to a harder-line position on denuclearization. By David Nakamura and Carol D. Leonnig  •  Read more »   Oliver North, incoming NRA chief, blames school shootings on 'culture of violence' "Taking away the rights of law-abiding citizens" won't solve the problem, said the man best known for his role in the Iran-contra scandal. By Frances Stead Sellers and Michael Scherer  •  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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