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Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Trump ousts Tillerson, will replace him as secretary of state with CIA chief Pompeo The move brings major changes as the United States deals with delicate foreign policy efforts such as possible outreach to North Korea. By Ashley Parker, Philip Rucker, John Hudson and Carol D. Leonnig  •  Read more » HUD Secretary Carson's wife weighed in on redecorating effort, new emails show Staff sought out used furniture in department's basement while ordering new dining set By Juliet Eilperin and Jack Gillum  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis What Pennsylvania's too-close-to-call special election can tell us about Democrats' chances to take back the House Could a Democrat win deep in Trump country on Tuesday? By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   Despite pledge to 'drain the swamp,' Trump has shown little interest in beefing up the Federal Election Commission The president campaigned against the influence of big donors, but has yet to make moves to remake the agency that enforces campaign finance rules. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   Fact Checker • Analysis Does the Palestinian Authority pay $350 million a year to 'terrorists and their families'? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Palestinians pay $350 million a year to terrorists. But that's a very fuzzy number. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   Monkey Cage • Analysis The Pennsylvania special election was another great night for the Democratic Party The margin between Lamb and Saccone is about 20 points more favorable to Lamb than the 2016 presidential election results in this district. By John Sides  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT House election too close to call with candidates separated by couple hundred votes Conor Lamb's campaign gave Democrats a shot in this slice of Trump country in southwest Pennsylvania. Both parties focused on the race as a harbinger for the midterms. By David Weigel and Elise Viebeck  •  Read more »   PowerPost Surging Democrat takes House special election down to the wire Conor Lamb's campaign gave Democrats a shot in this slice of Trump country in southwest Pennsylvania. Both parties focused on the race as a harbinger for the midterms. By David Weigel and Elise Viebeck  •  Read more » Pennsylvania vote shows that Trumpism has its limits — even in Trump country The president went all in for the GOP candidate, who may have failed to secure a win in the reliably Republican district. By Robert Costa  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT PowerPost Democrats distance themselves from Hillary Clinton's 'backward' claim The former presidential candidate created headlines from India. Republicans seized on the comments and sought to use them against red-state Senate Democrats. By Michael Scherer  •  Read more »   In first California visit, Trump visits border-wall prototypes, blasts Gov. Jerry Brown The president said Gov. Jerry Brown was doing "a terrible job" and also denounced the state's sanctuary cities. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   PowerPost Intel panel Republicans seem to back away from finding that Russia was not trying to help Trump The apparent turnaround came as Democrats excoriated the GOP report as a political gift to the White House and 'not a serious work.' By Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   Don't be seduced by the artificial drama of election-night returns What if the Super Bowl were broadcast like election night? By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Visiting California, Trump says Gov. Jerry Brown is doing a 'terrible job' "They have the highest taxes in the United States. The place is totally out of control," the president said, after recent criticism from Brown and other California Democrats. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   After Tillerson, embattled VA secretary could be next, Trump's advisers say President is considering Energy Secretary Rick Perry to replace Veterans Affairs chief David Shulkin. By Lisa Rein and Josh Dawsey  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get The Energy 202 newsletter Your daily guide to the energy and environment debate. Sign Up  »         Share Politics:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Politics or because it is included in your subscription. Manage my email newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe from Politics Privacy Policy | Help ©2018 The Washington Post  |  1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071