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U.S. officials said aid to El Salvador helped slow migration. Now Trump is canceling it. The number of Salvadorans caught at the U.S. border fell by more than half from 2016 to 2018. By Kevin Sieff · Read more Massive disaster relief bill stalls in Senate over Puerto Rico dispute Trump says Democrats are "blocking funding and relief for our great farmers" as his rivals demand more aid for Puerto Rico. By Erica Werner and Jeff Stein · Read more Trump hits out at 'crazed and incompetent' Puerto Rican leaders after disaster bill fails President Trump called Puerto Rico's leaders "incompetent or corrupt" and argued against more funding for Hurricane Maria relief. By Tim Elfrink · Read more   Trump punts vote on health-care bill until after next year's elections Congressional Republicans showed little appetite for a fight during campaign season on a politically perilous issue. By John Wagner · Read more   ADVERTISEMENT   Fact Checker · Analysis Mick Mulvaney's nonsensical math on Obamacare The acting White House chief of staff claimed that more people paid an Obamacare penalty than gained under the law. That's false. By Glenn Kessler · Read more   Border surge pressures Democrats to craft their own immigration solutions — not just oppose Trump Julián Castro, former San Antonio mayor, is the first of the party's presidential candidates to offer an immigration plan. By Michael Scherer · Read more He dunked a crucifix in his own urine. His next artistic subject: Donald Trump. Andres Serrano's latest exhibition, "The Game: All Things Trump," opens April 11 in Manhattan. It features more than 1,000 objects associated with the president. By Isaac Stanley-Becker · Read more   An artist is threatening to sue Steve King for his 'civil war' meme — unless King apologizes "The point is to hold people accountable for the things they post — especially when you're a public figure," the artist's attorney said. By Reis Thebault · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Second woman alleges that Joe Biden touched her inappropriately The woman, Amy Lappos, told the Hartford Courant that Biden pulled her close and rubbed noses with her at a 2009 fundraiser in Connecticut. "I thought he was going to kiss me on the mouth," she said. By Felicia Sonmez and Elise Viebeck · Read more Analysis Power Up: NATO comes to Trump's Town And it's six months since Jamal Khashoggi disappeared. By Jacqueline Alemany · Read more   The Fix · Analysis Mitch McConnell's never-ending quest to make Merrick Garland sick to his stomach Democrats have indeed blocked Trump's nominees. Complaining about "historic obstruction" post-Merrick Garland takes some chutzpah. By Aaron Blake · Read more Today's WorldView · Analysis Trump has a Russia problem in Venezuela The Kremlin's tacit intervention in support of the Venezuelan regime draws parallels to Syria and failed U.S. red lines. By Ishaan Tharoor · 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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