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Trump surprises Republicans — and pleases Democrats — with push to revive health-care battle; Obama, Pelosi stress pragmatism as Democrats seek to move past Mueller report

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Adam Schiff, under fire from GOP, doubles down on claim of Trump-Russia collusion The California Democrat, who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, maintains he's seen evidence of collusion even as the attorney general said the special counsel found no criminal conspiracy. By Karoun Demirjian · Read more Trump surprises Republicans — and pleases Democrats — with push to revive health-care battle In the wake of the Trump administration's move to strike down Obamacare, neither the White House nor Republicans in Congress have offered new replacement plans. By Toluse Olorunnipa and Seung Min Kim · Read more   Obama, Pelosi stress pragmatism as Democrats seek to move past Mueller report The party appeared eager Tuesday to pivot to issues of greater concern to voters, including health care and fair pay. By Rachael Bade, Mike DeBonis and John Wagner · Read more   GOP legislator prays to Jesus for forgiveness before state's first Muslim woman swears in Some of her colleagues are calling it an offensive, divisive and Islamophobic display immediately before the Pennsylvania House swore in its first Muslim woman. By Reis Thebault · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis The Trailer: 2020 has its candidate for people who hate politicians In this edition: Meeting the Yang Gang, the Democrats' ACA lifeboat, and the Green New Deal denouement. By David Weigel · Read more   Joe Biden on Anita Hill: 'To this day, I regret I couldn't come up with a way to get her the kind of hearing she deserved' The former vice president and potential 2020 candidate apologized again for his handling of Hill's sexual harassment allegations against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in 1991. By Felicia Sonmez · Read more   Brett Kavanaugh the new player as Supreme Court returns to partisan gerrymandering Liberal justices think it is a threat, and conservatives wonder whether courts have a role in policing it. By Robert Barnes · Read more   A senator's argument against the Green New Deal: A machine gun-toting Ronald Reagan riding a velociraptor Republican Sen. Mike Lee's visual aids also included references to "Star Wars," the Aquaman comics and the fourth installment of "Sharknado." By Allyson Chiu · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Fact Checker · Analysis Did eight Democratic candidates 'boycott' the AIPAC conference? The vice president says eight "boycotted" the annual conference of the pro-Israel group. But whether that is accurate turns on definitions. By Glenn Kessler · Read more   Analysis Trump seems to inflate the price tag for Puerto Rico's recovery to deny funding Puerto Rico's recovery It's not the only Puerto-Rico-related figure that the president tries to massage. By Philip Bump · Read more   Trump complains to senators that Puerto Rico is getting too much hurricane relief funding Aid for Puerto Rico has long been a fixation for Trump, who has asked advisers how to reduce money for the island and signaled that he won't support any more assistance beyond food stamp funds.  By Seung Min Kim, Josh Dawsey and Paul Kane · Read more   Durbin and Graham introduce bill to protect 'dreamers' The legal status of undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children has been a major flash point in the immigration debate. By Colby Itkowitz · 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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