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Trump tried to make the GOP border emergency fight about him. He lost anyway.; These 12 Republicans defied Trump and voted to overturn his declaration of an emergency at the border

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Inside the opulent Trump inaugural dinner designed as a glittery overture to foreign diplomats The Chairman's Global Dinner was the brainchild of inaugural committee chairman Thomas J. Barrack Jr. State, federal and congressional investigators are now looking into activities related to the committee. By Michael Kranish, Rosalind S. Helderman, Mary Jordan and Tom Hamburger · Read more Trump tried to make the GOP border emergency fight about him. He lost anyway. Twelve Republican senators joined Democrats in nullifying the emergency. By Seung Min Kim and Josh Dawsey · Read more   These 12 Republicans defied Trump and voted to overturn his declaration of an emergency at the border Many of the dozen argued that they supported Trump's border wall, but feared a dangerous precedent of allowing a president to circumvent the will of Congress. By Colby Itkowitz · Read more   Analysis Tillis's reversal sums up state of Senate Republicans — few willing to cross Trump The North Carolina senator, who is up for reelection in 2020, wrote a Washington Post op-ed last month against executive overreach. Facing political pressure, he stood with Trump. By Paul Kane · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis Power Up: Beto-mania leaves some Texas Democrats feeling jilted Some say he failed to use his star power to buoy other Democrats running in the state. By Jacqueline Alemany · Read more   Beto O'Rourke's political career drew on donations from the pro-Republican business establishment As the former congressman from El Paso seeks the presidency, his GOP ties are likely to be an issue with other Democrats. By Michael Scherer · Read more   'You're playing an invisible accordion': Trump ripped for mocking Beto O'Rourke's 'crazy' hand gestures As many noticed on Thursday, the former Texas congressman talks with his hands – a lot. By Allyson Chiu · Read more   North Korea threatens to suspend denuclearization talks with the United States Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui demanded the U.S. change its "political calculation" and drop "gangster-like" demands. By Simon Denyer · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Documents shed light on Russian hacking of Democratic Party leaders The papers from a lawsuit against BuzzFeed include a forensic analysis by a former top official in the FBI's cyber crime division. By Rosalind S. Helderman, Tom Hamburger and Ellen Nakashima · Read more   Fact Checker · Analysis Democrats engage in 'Mediscare' spin on the Trump budget Democrats misleadingly claim President Trump is cutting $850 billion from Medicare, stealing a page from the GOP playbook during the debates over Obamacare. By Glenn Kessler · Read more   'I'm an ethnic. I'm a Westerner': Rep. Rob Bishop says Green New Deal is 'tantamount to genocide' The longtime Republican lawmaker quickly added that his comments "may be an overstatement, but not by a whole lot." By Antonia Farzan · Read more   Trump and Irish leader celebrate their countries' close ties, but differences over Brexit are evident The annual ritual of the American president hosting the leader of Ireland in celebration of the intertwined history of the two countries dates to 1959, and evokes a political era of patronage and old-school Irish American pols. By Anne Gearan · 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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