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Despite porn stars and Playboy models, white evangelicals aren't rejecting Trump. This is why.; IRS, punished under Obama by GOP, still feels the sting

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Trump's legal team remains in disarray as new lawyer will no longer represent him in Russia probe Conflicts of interest have been cited as the reason, and the president is now left without a traditional criminal defense attorney. By Josh Dawsey, Carol D. Leonnig and Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more » Monkey Cage • Analysis Despite porn stars and Playboy models, white evangelicals aren't rejecting Trump. This is why. For Trump supporters, making America great again means making America Christian again. By Andrew L. Whitehead, Joseph O. Baker and Samuel L. Perry  •  Read more »   PowerPost • Perspective IRS, punished under Obama by GOP, still feels the sting You'd think there'd be enough room in a $1.3 trillion spending plan to fund all the folks needed to bring in the money. But maybe not, especially if a Republican controlled Congress feels like the Internal Revenue Service isn't ready for a full reprieve from the woodshed. By Joe Davidson  •  Read more »   Monkey Cage • Analysis Does President Trump actually have the power to ban bump stocks? The new regulation came — surely coincidentally — just before the massive March for Our Lives. By Andrew Rudalevige  •  Read more »   Unlike those in the resistance, certain career officials' stars have risen under Trump Some civil servants who were out of sync with the Obama White House are now wielding key influence — at times helping to undo policies they opposed in previous years. By Juliet Eilperin and Dino Grandoni  •  Read more »   Fact Checker • Analysis President Trump's claim that China caused 60,000 U.S. factories to close Trump says the United States has lost 6 million manufacturing jobs because of China. Economists say he's onto something but shoots wide of the mark. By Salvador Rizzo  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The Fix • Analysis Five takeaways from Stormy Daniels's '60 Minutes' interview The porn star who claims to have had an affair with President Trump continues to play coy about evidence. By Callum Borchers  •  Read more »   Trump may be preparing to make more administration personnel changes Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin "likely to depart the Cabinet very soon," Trump confidant says. By John Wagner and Josh Dawsey  •  Read more »   Why Republicans are now bragging about their investments in education They've changed their tune in response to a backlash after years of tight budgets and a focus on tax cuts. By Michael Scherer  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Federal budget deal includes $4.6 billion to combat opioid epidemic The new amount triples spending in fiscal 2017. But some say it's still not enough. By Geoff Mulvihill  •  Read more » Rick Santorum: Students should learn CPR, not seek gun laws The former senator added that students could work to stop bullying or respond themselves to a shooter. By Associated Press  •  Read more » PowerPost Facing unfriendly new map, Pennsylvania GOP congressman won't seek reelection Rep. Ryan Costello (R-Pa.) won't seek reelection this year, complicating the party's chances of holding a seat in the Philadelphia suburbs after a court decision struck down a GOP-friendly map. "It's the most difficult decision I can recall having to make," Costello told MSNBC's Kasie Hunt on Sunday night. "I have an 8-month old. I have a 4-year […] By David Weigel  •  Read more »   PowerPost After March for Our Lives, students and senators take aim at NRA Student activists and Democratic senators dominated the airwaves a day after nationwide rallies calling for stricter gun-control laws. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   Trump, first lady will be 1,000 miles apart when Stormy Daniels appears on '60 Minutes' The White House says Melania Trump is staying in Florida, sticking to a spring break tradition. By John Wagner and Josh Dawsey  •  Read more »   Supreme Court rule: (Other) justices shouldn't conduct independent research Sotomayor looked at the website of a party in a clinic case. Kennedy took exception. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the 5-Minute Fix newsletter Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. Sign Up  »

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