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Report that Trump ordered Michael Cohen to lie to Congress sparks Democratic outcry Democratic leaders reacted with fury to a BuzzFeed News report that President Trump directed Cohen to lie under oath about his business interests in Russia. By Tim Elfrink · Read more Analysis Power Up: Cohen bombshell could significantly change Mueller debate And the rise of the Twitterati By Jacqueline Alemany · Read more   Analysis 14 Republican senators are on-record holding a president accountable for obstruction: Bill Clinton The 1999 votes of 14 Senate Republicans just got a bit more significant. By Philip Bump · Read more   Republican lawmaker who yelled 'go back to Puerto Rico!' apologizes to Latino colleague "I was shocked, because I often heard those kinds of comments when I was a kid growing up in Pacoima, California, where I was born and raised," Rep. Tony Cárdenas said. By Herman Wong · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   McConnell courting Pompeo to run for an open Senate seat in Kansas The effort to convince the secretary of state to jump into the race could further roil Trump's tumultuous Cabinet. By Sean Sullivan and Josh Dawsey · Read more   Analysis Tulsi Gabbard's pivot on LGBT issues not uncommon for socially conservative Democrats Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's knows she must walk away from her past stance on LGBT issues to be successful on the left. By Eugene Scott · Read more   McCarthy's challenge to Steve King after years of GOP inaction stands as first test for minority leader Most House Republicans see McCarthy as a political animal and Trump ally focusing more on repairing the party's brand than in pushing a policy agenda. By Robert Costa and Mike DeBonis · Read more   Analysis Rebuking Trump, over 130 House Republicans challenge plans to lift sanctions against Putin ally House Republicans break ranks with Trump administration and leadership to oppose Treasury plan to lift Russia sanctions By Karoun Demirjian and Jeanne Whalen · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Senate GOP mulling rules change to speed up confirmations of Trump nominees A party retreat discussed a plan to cut short debates for low-level presidential nominees. By Seung Min Kim and Paul Kane · Read more   Next step in criminal justice reform could target jobs for ex-convicts, marijuana law There's early bipartisan support for potentially expunging criminal records involving nonviolent drug offenses. By Karoun Demirjian · Read more   Clue in Mueller filing suggests Manafort kept working on topic of interest to Russia after indictment The four words of unredacted text in a new court document suggest that in February 2018, Manafort was working on a peace initiative for Ukraine. By Rosalind S. Helderman · 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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