Politics A.M.: Potentially damaging information in Mueller report ushers in new political fight

Michael Cohen wants House Democrats to keep him out of prison; White House maneuvers to block release of Trump's tax returns

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(AFP/Getty Images) Potentially damaging information in Mueller report ushers in new political fight Members of the special counsel's team have voiced frustration with the limited information the attorney general has released from the still-confidential report. By Ashley Parker, Ellen Nakashima, Devlin Barrett and Carol D. Leonnig · Read more Michael Cohen wants House Democrats to keep him out of prison President Trump's former attorney says he can still be an asset in their investigations. By Rosalind S. Helderman and Colby Itkowitz · Read more   White House maneuvers to block release of Trump's tax returns Democrats defend the request for six years of Trump's taxes, as both sides eye a likely court fight. By Erica Werner, Damian Paletta and Jeff Stein · Read more Analysis Power Up: Mar-a-Lago receptionist or counter-espionage agent? Former spies weigh in "I don't think a receptionist can be expected to do the work a case officer," said the head of the International Spy Museum. By Jacqueline Alemany · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   'I'm agnostic': Pelosi questions whether Medicare-for-all can deliver benefits of Obamacare In an interview with The Washington Post, the House speaker also wondered whether the proposal embraced by several presidential candidates would be too expensive. By Paul Kane and Rachael Bade · Read more   Analysis The Trumps were once one of many immigrant families in the working-class Bronx An immigrant-owned deli now occupies the ground floor of the building where Trump's father was likely born. By Philip Bump · Read more Fact Checker · Analysis Schumer's claim that 'blue slips' were a 'longstanding requirement' for judicial nominees Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) gets his history wrong. By Glenn Kessler · Read more   Joe Biden's long-running no apology tour hits the #MeToo era The potential presidential candidate has made it a habit to hold firm and refuse to apologize, even as other politicians publicly regret past wrongs By Matt Viser · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   'Look what I did to her sons': Trump says he understands why Barbara Bush didn't like him The former first lady's dislike for Trump is revealed in a new biography. By Colby Itkowitz · Read more Tucker Carlson floats a theory: What if Trump is secretly trying to sink his own reelection bid? The Fox News host also asked, "How did we wind up with a country in which feminists do science?" By Isaac Stanley-Becker · Read more   Trump nominates Jovita Carranza to run the Small Business Administration Carranza, now the U.S. Treasurer, worked as the deputy administrator of SBA during the George W. Bush administration. 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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