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Trump's national security advisers warned him not to congratulate Putin. He did it anyway. The president did not heed written instructions from his national security team asking him to take a tougher tone with the Russian leader By Carol D. Leonnig, David Nakamura and Josh Dawsey  •  Read more » The Fix • Analysis Trump went way off-script on his Putin call — reinforcing the peril of the looming Kim Jong Un meeting Trump again proves he has no message control, even ignoring an ALL CAPS note telling him not to congratulate Putin. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   PowerPost Spending deal nears finish, with some funds for border wall but none for N.Y. tunnel project Congressional negotiators are expected to release a final bill later Wednesday. By Mike DeBonis and Erica Werner  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis 3 women. 1 day. 3 growing predicaments for Trump. In just a few hours Tuesday, three women's cases against Trump lurched forward. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Fact Checker • Analysis Questions raised about study that links undocumented immigrants to higher crime We look at a controversial study that found undocumented immigrants bring higher crime. Do its numbers add up? By Salvador Rizzo  •  Read more »   PowerPost Illinois primary: Democratic congressman, GOP governor fend off ideological challengers Seven-term Rep. Daniel Lipinski led by fewer than 2,000 votes over liberal challenger Marie Newman when the race was called. By David Weigel and Elise Viebeck  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Monkey Cage • Analysis Democrats are contesting more state legislative seats than they have in decades. These two graphs show their transformed chances. By Steven Rogers  •  Read more »   Republican National Committee spent big at Trump properties in February, filings show The Republican National Committee spent roughly $271,000 at President Trump's private businesses in February. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   GOP candidate suggests shooting House Democrat who touted his low NRA rating Carl B. Nett made the threat on Twitter on Tuesday after Rep. John Yarmuth boasted about his F rating from the NRA. Nett later apologized. By Eli Rosenberg  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT PowerPost Ben Carson defends purchase of new $31,000 set: 'The dining room table was actually dangerous' Carson said the decision to replace the furniture was a "facilities" issue and not a decorating one. By Eli Rosenberg  •  Read more »   Monkey Cage • Analysis U.S. companies are pressuring their workers on how to lobby and vote Corporate managers think this new approach is more effective than PAC contributions. By Alexander Hertel-Fernandez  •  Read more »   In GOP pep talk, Trump says a Democratic Congress would mean 'radical' policies The president sought to buck up members of his party increasingly anxious about losing seats in the November midterm elections. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Republican leaders say Trump won't fire Mueller, Democrats say that's wishful thinking House Speaker Paul Ryan says he's been assured Mueller's firing is not under consideration. By Seung Min Kim  •  Read more »   Bannon oversaw Cambridge Analytica's collection of Facebook data, according to former employee The data-science firm, where Stephen K. Bannon served on the board, tested the power of anti-establishment messages later central to President Trump's campaign. By Craig Timberg, Karla Adam and Michael Kranish  •  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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