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Tuesday, 12 February 2019

Politics A.M.: Lawmakers reach tentative deal to avert shutdown

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Lawmakers reach tentative deal to avert shutdown

The agreement came as Democrats dropped some of their demands to limit immigration detention. The plan includes $1.375 billion for border fencing — compared to the $5.7 billion sought by President Trump — and the president's support for the deal was uncertain.

By Erica Werner, Damian Paletta and Sean Sullivan · Read more

Americans view Mueller as more credible than Trump, but views of his probe are scattered

A new Washington Post-Schar School poll finds that people trust Mueller's version of the facts by a 56 percent to 33 percent margin.

By Scott Clement and Matt Zapotosky · Read more

Trump, O'Rourke rallies encapsulate fierce debate over illegal immigration, border security

The president and a potential Democratic challenger held dueling rallies on in El Paso.

By Philip Rucker, Toluse Olorunnipa and Jenna Johnson · Read more

'No crisis exists': El Paso officials tell Trump to stop the falsehoods about their border city

"The County of El Paso is disillusioned by President Trump's lies regarding the border and our community," they said ahead of Trump's visit.

By Eli Rosenberg · Read more

Former White House aide Cliff Sims sues Trump after attack over tell-all book

Sims penned an insider account about his time in the White House. His lawsuit comes after Trump's lawyers began arbitration proceedings, and the president attacked him on Twitter.

By Josh Dawsey and Felicia Sonmez · Read more

Analysis

Power Up: Trump rallies for wall in Texas as lawmakers agree to something less in Washington

The deal immediately failed the Hannity test.

By Jacqueline Alemany · Read more

Firestorm over 'anti-Semitic tropes' in Omar tweets exposes Democrats' deep divisions

Comments by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) sparked a clash at a moment when Republicans are using unequivocal support for Israel as a political litmus test.

By Mike DeBonis and Rachael Bade · Read more

Trump and the GOP are accused of anti-Semitism double standard after piling on Ilhan Omar

Trump, as a candidate for president, told Jewish donors that they expected control in exchange for their dollars, in a statement that aligns with the GOP's vilification of George Soros.

By Isaac Stanley-Becker · Read more

Analysis

One out of 3 Americans say wearing blackface on Halloween is acceptable, Pew survey finds

A slight majority — 53 percent of Americans — said they thought it was generally unacceptable for a white person to darken their skin for Halloween, Pew reported.

By Eli Rosenberg · Read more

Neomi Rao, Trump's nominee for D.C. appeals court, apologizes for past writing on date rape

Rao's commentary as a Yale student drew criticism from Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, among others.

By Seung Min Kim · Read more

Fact Checker · Analysis

Does a full-time U.S. worker at McDonald's make just $7,000?

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) claimed the typical worker at McDonald's made well below the minimum wage. But a full-time worker in the United States actually makes about $20,000.

By Glenn Kessler · Read more

7 questions about Trump's use of illegal workers at his golf courses

The Post has documented how the president's company has benefited for more than 15 years from the same kind of illegal labor he denounces.

By David A. Fahrenthold and Joshua Partlow · Read more

Trump, the first president in a century with no dog, explains why: 'I don't have any time.'

"I wouldn't mind having one, honestly, but I don't have any time," Trump said at a Monday night rally in El Paso. "How would I look walking a dog on the White House lawn?"

By Antonia Farzan · Read more