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Trump pardons conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza, suggests others also could receive clemency The president said he is also considering breaks for former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, and the author and television personality Martha Stewart. By Philip Rucker, Josh Dawsey and John Wagner  •  Read more » The Fix • Analysis 'The sky is not falling': Two major studies show election polls are not getting less accurate And the lessons poll watchers can learn heading into the 2018 midterms. By Scott Clement  •  Read more »   PowerPost • Perspective IRS chief says Trump's budget would sharply cut taxpayer service For many years under the Obama administration, Republicans controlling Congress punished the Internal Revenue Service with budget cuts that resulted in horrible service for taxpayers. Although some service was restored, the Trump administration now plans service cuts so severe that about 40 percent of calls from taxpayers seeking telephone assistance would go unanswered. IRS acting commissioner […] By Joe Davidson  •  Read more »   In a Georgia town, nine people explain their frustration and optimism on immigration OF AMERICA | A debate over deportation and a border wall, boosted by Trump, has gripped electoral politics in the state. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis White House press briefings got shorter in May for the fourth straight month The average duration was 17.6 minutes. By Callum Borchers  •  Read more »   Fact Checker • Analysis President Trump has made 3,251 false or misleading claims in 497 days As Trump nears the 500th day of his presidency, his daily average number of false or misleading claims keeps climbing. By Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo and Meg Kelly  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT PowerPost Trey Gowdy: A prosecutor and partisan at the heart of the GOP's Russia probe The South Carolina Republican made a name for himself leading the Benghazi investigation but often refuses to toe the party line. By Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis Trump disparaged pardons in the past. He's been generous with them as president. On the campaign trail, Trump disparaged past presidents for their pardons. Now he has pardoned more individuals in two years than his previous three predecessors. By JM Rieger  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis Here's a reminder of some of Dinesh D'Souza's inflammatory comments The conservative pundit has called Obama a "boy" and mocked Rosa Parks. By Eugene Scott  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT There's a wave of women running for office. What happens when they face each other? An unprecedented number of women are running for Congress — and the first hurdle that many will face is other women. By Kayla Epstein  •  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 »   The Fix • Analysis The Republican Party isn't 'taking a nap' under Trump, like John Boehner says. It's being held hostage. Lawmakers are choosing their jobs over standing up to Trump. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis Samantha Bee's vulgar Ivanka Trump insult and an unresolved question for liberals: High road or low? Liberals have to decide whether the way to take down Trump is with Trump-like insults. By Callum Borchers  •  Read more »   This is the song that defines your life (according to some random Twitter person) A tool to answer the most important question of the day. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Largest federal employees union sues Trump over 'official time' rollback A labor official said the president believes "he is above the law" in issuing an executive order to limit time federal employees spend on certain union activities. By Lisa Rein  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get The Cybersecurity 202 newsletter Your daily guide to cybersecurity policy. Sign Up  »

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