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Mississippi governor appoints Cindy Hyde-Smith to the Senate — and draws a backlash from the White House The choice of the state Agriculture and Commerce commissioner, and former Democrat, was not warmly embraced in the party. By Sean Sullivan and Josh Dawsey  •  Read more » 'Trump blew it': The president missed his best chance yet to get funding for his border wall  Trump blamed Democrats for the stalemate in an early morning tweet Thursday. By Seung Min Kim  •  Read more »   PowerPost Joe Biden talked about beating up Donald Trump — again. The president is not impressed. "He would go down fast and hard, crying all the way," Trump tweeted about Biden. "Don't threaten people Joe!" By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis Two-thirds of Americans say Trump is a bad role model for children. That's still better than Bill Clinton. From Lewinsky to Zervos. By Emily Guskin  •  Read more »   Monkey Cage • Analysis How election forecasts confuse Americans — and may lead them not to vote at all Did overconfident forecasts contribute to Hillary Clinton's loss in 2016? By Solomon Messing  •  Read more »   Fact Checker • Analysis President Trump's claim that California has the 'highest taxes in the United States' Many readers from California complained that the president is way out of line in criticizing their tax burden. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT PowerPost Here's what Congress is stuffing into its $1.3 trillion spending bill The draft bill runs 2,232 pages, and we're going through it so you don't have to. By Mike DeBonis, Ed O'Keefe and Erica Werner  •  Read more »   Trump's attorneys say they will appeal while women's rights lawyers raise money for the president's accusers A day after a New York judge allows a defamation case against Trump to move forward, attorneys continue to seek funds to help female accusers. By Frances Stead Sellers  •  Read more »   PowerPost House approves 'right-to-try' bill giving seriously ill patients access to experimental drugs Opponents argued the bill would allow bad actors to exploit vulnerable patients using treatments with largely unknown effectiveness and side effects. By Elise Viebeck  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT PowerPost • Analysis How Senate Republicans could cause trouble for Trump's latest Cabinet nominees The White House has complained of Democratic obstruction and delaying tactics. But for Pompeo and Haspel, GOP votes will be crucial. By Paul Kane  •  Read more »   PowerPost Congressional negotiators reach deal on $1.3 trillion spending bill ahead of Friday government shutdown deadline Congressional negotiators are expected to release a final bill later Wednesday. By Mike DeBonis and Erica Werner  •  Read more »   PowerPost Republican Rick Saccone concedes defeat to Conor Lamb in Pennsylvania special election Lamb could be sworn in next month after the tight race in the district Trump won by 20 points. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   Cambridge Analytica CEO's claim about role in Trump's campaign raises questions Alexander Nix, suspended by firm, told The Post in 2016 that he was not allowed to advise Trump as a foreigner. By Michael Kranish  •  Read more »   PowerPost 'It's taken partisanship to a place it's never been.' Inside the House Intelligence Committee. Political infighting risks eroding trust between Congress and the intelligence community. By Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   'Elected to lead, not to proofread': Typos, spelling mistakes are commonplace in Trump's White House Among the many casualties of Washington's protocols in the Trump era has been a lack of rigor to the accuracy of the printed word. By David Nakamura  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     The Health 202 Your daily guide to Washington's health-care debate. Sign Up  »

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