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The villain and the naif: Miller and Kushner on a potential collision course in Trump's border crisis; If Trump has his way, this major federal agency is on the way out

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Twelve days of chaos: Inside the Trump White House's growing panic to contain the border crisis The president has blamed others for spiking immigration numbers. His housecleaning at DHS shows a realization that he is facing an existential political threat. By David Nakamura, Josh Dawsey and Seung Min Kim · Read more The villain and the naif: Miller and Kushner on a potential collision course in Trump's border crisis As Kushner seeks to appeal to his father-in-law's dealmaker persona, Miller represents the president's id — reaffirming Trump's hard-line impulses on immigration policy. By Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey and Robert Costa · Read more If Trump has his way, this major federal agency is on the way out If the administration succeeds at dismantling the Office of Personnel Management, the closure could be a blueprint for shuttering other departments. By Lisa Rein and Damian Paletta · Read more Mnuchin, Waters engage in angry exchange with cameras rolling on Capitol Hill "I believe you are supposed to take the gravel [sic] and bang it," he said. By Damian Paletta and Erica Werner · Read more   Mnuchin reveals White House lawyers consulted Treasury on Trump tax returns, despite law meant to limit political involvement The law allowing Congress to request returns was designed to exclude the White House from the decision-making process. By Damian Paletta · Read more   ADVERTISEMENT   Fact Checker · Analysis Trump digs in on false claim that he stopped Obama's family separation policy We're running out of Pinocchios for this claim. By Salvador Rizzo · Read more   Analysis Power Up: Gary Cohn says Trump's proposed cuts to Social Security would be 'political suicide' Trump's former top economic adviser wants to overhaul the federal retirement program. By Jacqueline Alemany · Read more A Texas bill would make it possible to put women to death for having abortions Though it faces steep odds, the measure earned a hearing amid a larger legislative push in GOP-controlled states for new restrictions on abortion rights, in a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade. By Isaac Stanley-Becker · Read more Analysis The Trailer: The British left has some ideas (and warnings) for the Bernie movement In this edition: What the U.S. left is learning from the U.K., AIPAC goes after Bernie Sanders, and white guys make a presidential primary comeback. By David Weigel · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   'Are you serious?': John Kerry's climate change credentials challenged by GOP lawmaker The former secretary of state testified on Capitol Hill for a hearing on the issue. By Colby Itkowitz · Read more Trump shared a campaign video with 'The Dark Knight Rises' music. Warner Bros. yanked it from Twitter. It's not the first time the president has dipped into controversial online backwaters for Twitter fodder. By Kyle Swenson · Read more Bernie Sanders says he'll release 10 years of his tax returns by Monday The presidential hopeful had previously been vague on the timing. By Sean Sullivan and Colby Itkowitz · Read more Analysis More migrants were stopped at the border in March than in any month since 2007 The number of family members stopped was more than the total apprehensions in all but five months in the past decade. By Philip Bump · 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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