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Fact Checker •  Analysis How Trump bobs and weaves to avoid the truth In '60 Minutes' interview, the president resorted to his favorite moves to sidestep facts By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more » Power Up: White House talks politics of anger in the 2018 midterms Pompeo set to meet with Saudis on Khashoggi. By Jacqueline Alemany  •  Read more »   Sign up to get the Power Up newsletter in your inbox tomorrow. It's your guide to tracking the fast-moving news cycle in President Trump's Washington. ADVERTISEMENT Trump sending Pompeo 'immediately' to meet Saudi king over missing journalist After a call with the Saudi king, Trump says "rogue killers" might have played a role in journalist's disappearance.  By Kareem Fahim, John Wagner and Souad Mekhennet  •  Read more »   Today's WorldView • Analysis Trump joins Saudi Arabia's Khashoggi coverup As the Saudi story surrounding Jamal Khashoggi collapses, the president is still bending in Riyadh's direction. By Ishaan Tharoor  •  Read more »   Judge throws out Stormy Daniels's defamation lawsuit against Trump The adult film actress is also ordered to pay the president's legal fees. By Elise Viebeck  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT In dust-up with Elizabeth Warren, President Trump shows he's pulling the strings in the Democratic presidential contest The Massachusetts senator responded to months of "Pocahontas" gibes from Trump, but the reaction took away from discussion of the 2018 races. By Matt Viser  •  Read more »   'I've never registered for any political party': Mattis responds after Trump calls him a Democrat The defense secretary said he has never spoken to President Trump about leaving his position, nor did he see the interview in which Trump called called the retired general "sort of a Democrat." By Paul Sonne  •  Read more »   How a change in U.S. abortion policy reverberated around the globe One of President Trump's first executive orders requires groups to pledge to have no role in promoting abortion — or forgo U.S. health funding. The policy has created a wave of uncertainty for aid-dependent countries. By Max Bearak and Carol Morello  •  Read more » Trump tops $100 million in fundraising for his own reelection The president raised more than $18 million last quarter through three committees. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Anu Narayanswamy  •  Read more »   Analysis Hillary Clinton's willful misunderstanding of the #MeToo movement Lewinsky "was an adult," Clinton told CBS correspondent Tony Dokoupil in an interview that aired Sunday. By Eugene Scott  •  Read more »   Minnesota Senate candidate Karin Housley compared Michelle Obama to a 'chimp' in 2009 In a Facebook post, Housley said that a chimpanzee from a 1951 film "stood up straighter than Michelle. Uh-oh, someone is going to make a comment." By Felicia Sonmez  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get The Trailer newsletter News and insight on political campaigns around the country, from David Weigel. 435 districts. 50 states. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings. Sign Up  »

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