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White House, Democrats dig in as fears of partial shutdown intensify "This is a very fundamental issue," White House adviser Stephen Miller said Sunday, referring to President Trump's border wall. By Jeff Stein and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more » New report on Russian disinformation, prepared for the Senate, shows the operation's scale and sweep The report, a draft of which was obtained by The Washington Post, is the first to study the millions of posts provided by major technology firms to the Senate Intelligence Committee. By Craig Timberg and Tony Romm  •  Read more »   Power Up: Trump tweets and Giuliani spins as investigations mount It was an epic and confusing Sunday. By Jacqueline Alemany  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Today's WorldView • Analysis Trump sparks a debate over the future of American power Two years of a tumultuous presidency have intensified Washington's angst over the U.S's place in the world. By Ishaan Tharoor  •  Read more »   'Crisis level': Republican women sound warning after election losses Rep. Elise Stefanik has launched an effort to help Republican women in primaries after the election cut the number of House GOP women by almost half as female voters spurned the party. By Elise Viebeck and Felicia Sonmez  •  Read more »   'Over my dead body': Giuliani dismisses prospect of Trump interview with Mueller Giuliani also criticized former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, calling him a "serial liar." By Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Robert Mueller is the most unknowable man in Washington The special counsel is omnipresent and absent, inescapable but elusive. By Roxanne Roberts  •  Read more »   Saudi Arabia 'rejects' U.S. Senate resolution blaming crown prince for Khashoggi killing  The Senate measure was a sweeping condemnation of the crown prince's policies as well as a rebuke to President Trump. By Kareem Fahim  •  Read more »   Analysis The Trailer: A Texas judge calls the 2020 campaign to order In this edition: A Texas judge blows up the 2020 race, Tom Perez scraps with Democrats who don't want a new data operation, and an Iowa poll gives us a little clarity on the next primary. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   Sen. Susan Collins on GOP primary in 2020: 'I see nothing wrong with challengers' The senator from Maine declined to endorse the president's 2020 reelection bid. By Jeff Stein  •  Read more »   Fact Checker • Analysis The most popular fact checks of 2018 Six of the most read fact checks were about President Trump, which should not be a surprise given how he dominates the news. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   SNL imagined a world without Trump as president. Trump was not amused. Trump called the show a "Democratic spin machine." By Michael Brice-Saddler  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the Technology 202 newsletter Your daily guide to the intersection of technology and politics. Sign Up  »

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