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After ridiculing spy chiefs, Trump insists they're 'on the same page' about threats; Power Up: Trump and Pelosi harden stances on immigration standoff

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Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey joins the 2020 presidential race The business-friendly Democrat, a former mayor of Newark, has served in the Senate since 2013. By Chelsea Janes and David Weigel · Read more After ridiculing spy chiefs, Trump insists they're 'on the same page' about threats The president, who earlier said his top intelligence officials were ignorant about world affairs, now claims they were "misquoted" after a public congressional hearing that was carried live on television. By Shane Harris · Read more   Analysis Power Up: Trump and Pelosi harden stances on immigration standoff Happy Groundhog Day. By Jacqueline Alemany · Read more   Republicans seize on liberal positions to paint Democrats as radical Multiple voices are speaking for the Democratic Party, and Republicans are seeking to portray them all as too far left for voters. By Matt Viser · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Fact Checker · Analysis No, Amnesty International does not say 60 percent of migrant women in Mexico have been raped A statistic often cited today turns out to be based on interviews from 25 years ago, with the original source of information saying something far different. By Glenn Kessler · Read more   Mitch McConnell reportedly promised to 'crush' Joe Manchin 'like a grape.' He had a tasty comeback. Once again, West Virginian politics prompted some social media trolling. By Kyle Swenson · Read more   Trump predicts failure by congressional committee charged with resolving border stalemate Republicans suggested the president should stay out of their negotiations, advice Trump seemed determined to ignore. By Erica Werner, Seung Min Kim and John Wagner · Read more   Democrats send messages on immigration, jobs and shutdown with State of the Union guests Two immigrants who worked at Trump Organization properties without legal authorization will attend President Trump's prime-time speech Tuesday. By Elise Viebeck · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Senate rebukes Trump's plan to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria, Afghanistan The vast majority of Republican senators voted to support Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's measure declaring that ISIS and al-Qaeda remain serious threats. By Karoun Demirjian · Read more   Analysis The Trailer: Sherrod Brown says Democrats can have it all. Can they? In this edition: Sherrod Brown takes an all-of-the-above approach, Pete Buttigieg makes an appeal to millennials and Americans are predictably divided on Russian electoral interference. By Felicia Sonmez · Read more   Trump enters the 2020 election cycle with a massive fundraising lead over Democrats The latest figures bring his total fundraising haul to more than $129 million, a record amount for a sitting president at this point in the election cycle. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Anu Narayanswamy · Read more   Bloomberg builds an all-star political team — and he might not even run If the former New York mayor forgoes a presidential run, his organization could power Democrats. By Robert Costa · 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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