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PowerPost Ryan losing grip on House GOP conference as midterms approach Some are agitating for new Republican leadership, but there is no clear alternative to Ryan that could win support of all factions. By Mike DeBonis  •  Read more » Monkey Cage • Analysis North Korea says it's dismantling its nuclear test site. How significant is that? Dismantling North Korea's test site is a positive step. But it is only the first one toward creating a safer Korean Peninsula. By Or Rabinowitz  •  Read more »   U.S. judge demands FBI agent's presence as Manafort asks to toss evidence in Mueller probe Prosecutors defend searches of ex-Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort's Va. condo and storage unit By Spencer S. Hsu  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Fact Checker • Analysis The Trump administration's bogus spin that it obtained $2 billion for 'school safety' Vice President Pence and President Trump have offered a figure on school-safety that's based on very fuzzy math By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   Democratic voters reject tradition, choosing outsiders in their quest to regain power Fresh faces with compelling life stories beat out candidates with deeper political pedigrees in Democratic primaries across several southern states. By Michael Scherer and David Weigel  •  Read more »   The Fix Trump admitted he attacks press to shield himself from negative coverage, 60 Minutes reporter says Lesley Stahl, a correspondent on "60 Minutes," made the disclosure on Monday during a live interview with Judy Woodruff of PBS NewsHour, drawing a stunned silence from the audience. By Eli Rosenberg  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT 'We need Republicans': Trump makes midterms appeal to social conservatives at antiabortion gala The president ramps up campaigner-in-chief persona to energize voters who will be vital in this fall's elections. By Seung Min Kim  •  Read more »   Ahead of planning meeting in Singapore, Trump suggests N. Korea summit could fall through Officials from Kim Jong Un's regime failed to show up for a similar session earlier this month. By David Nakamura, Carol D. Leonnig, John Hudson and Ashley Parker  •  Read more »   A one-time business associate of Michael Cohen known as New York's 'Taxi King' has agreed to cooperate with federal investigators Evgeny Freidman pleaded guilty Tuesday to state tax fraud. By Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more »   PowerPost • Analysis Republicans wanted a weak speaker. They've succeeded, and then some. "A Pledge to America" may not have cured legislative dysfunction, but it certainly has hobbled GOP House speakers ever since. By Paul Kane  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis A big shoe drops in the Mueller probe, as the Taxi King flips Michael Cohen's business partner appears to have gotten a very sweet deal. That should frighten both Cohen and President Trump. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   PowerPost • Perspective Do federal staffing shortages facilitate opioid smuggling? Many of the opioids fueling the epidemic are smuggled in through ports of entry, where understaffing is an issue. By Joe Davidson  •  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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