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'I think you mean that, too': Trump's aides struggle to defend, explain his foreign policy statements Trump's worldview has been boiled down to a mantra lacking labels and ideology: It is what Trump says it is. By Anne Gearan and Robert Costa · Read more GOP senators face a test of allegiance to Trump as vote on emergency declaration nears Republicans are weighing whether to support President Trump's national emergency for a wall that is unpopular with the broader public, or buck the president and risk repercussions from the GOP base. By Seung Min Kim and Erica Werner · Read more   N.Y. regulators subpoena Trump's insurance broker as probes multiply The cascading inquiries into President Trump's campaign, administration and businesses have harmed his ability to work with Democrats, Trump said. By David A. Fahrenthold, Rachael Bade and John Wagner · Read more   Former Trump adviser says he does not plan to cooperate with House Judiciary inquiry Former campaign aide Michael Caputo says he plans to resist testifying in the panel's probe. By Rosalind S. Helderman and Rachael Bade · Read more   GOP lawmakers wore pearls while gun violence victims testified. Activists were outraged. The implication was clear, critics said: These politicians thought gun-control activists were "clutching their pearls" in overwrought and self-righteous outrage — and, specifically, female outrage. By Reis Thebault · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   The Fix · Analysis The extensive effort to bury Donald Trump's grades Last week, Michael Cohen revealed that he threatened academic institutions not to release Donald Trump's school records. Turns out, he might have undersold it. By Aaron Blake · Read more   'Grab that record': How Trump's high school transcript was hidden After Trump demanded that Obama release his academic records, military academy officials say they were told to hand over Trump's. By Marc Fisher · Read more   Payments to corporation owned by Ocasio-Cortez aide come under scrutiny An attorney for Saikat Chakrabarti, chief of staff to the New York congressman, said he did not benefit from any of the funds. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee · Read more   Analysis The Trailer: Democrats aren't worried about 'electability.' Why not? In this edition: The "electability" ruse, the first 2020 super PAC controversy, and a Democratic brawl over AIPAC. By David Weigel · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   The Fix · Analysis Melania Trump defends her husband by lecturing the media on their 'trivial stories' The first lady held a townhall on the opioids crisis. By Colby Itkowitz · Read more   Trump vowed to leave Syria in a tweet. Now, with a Sharpie, he agreed to stay. In about-face from December, Trump "100%" endorses view that a small U.S. force is needed to protect military gains. By Anne Gearan and Karoun Demirjian · Read more   Fact Checker · Analysis Hillary Clinton's claims about voter suppression in Georgia and Wisconsin Clinton looks back at 2016, and gets a lot wrong about Wisconsin and Georgia. By Salvador Rizzo · Read more   Analysis Power Up: Despite Trump's efforts, Senators won't let Khashoggi killing go But the punishment may not fit the crime. By Jacqueline Alemany · Read more   Recommended for you Get the Technology 202 newsletter Your daily guide to the intersection of technology and politics. Sign Up

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