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ng.- Mitch McConnell walks to his Senate office earlier this year. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) -- Follow the money: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) had quarterbacked the effort on Capitol Hill to lift sanctions on Russia's largest aluminum producer, a company that soon afterward backed

m producer, a company that soon afterward backed the creation of the first new aluminum-rolling mill in the U.S. in nearly four decades — built in McConnell's home state. Tom Hamburger and Rosalind S. Helderman report: "In January, as the Senate debated whether to permit the Trump administration to lift

Hong Kong protest movement is facing a tipping Page 12920 EFTA00043431 point as demonstrators seek the sympathy of the international community. Gerry Shih and Timothy McLaughlin report: "After late-night mob scenes marred a demonstration that paralyzed this city's airport, protesters on Wednesday iss

s killed.' The president later tweeted that intelligence reports indicated that China's government 'is moving troops to the Border with Hong Kong.- Mitch McConnell walks to his Senate office earlier this year. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) -- Follow the money: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R- K

um producer, a company that soon afterward backed the creation of the first new aluminum-rolling mill in the U.S. in nearly four decades — built in McConnell's home state. Tom Hamburger and Rosalind S. Helderman report: "In January, as the Senate debated whether to permit the Trump administration to lift

HE NEW WORLD ORDER: -- The Hong Kong protest movement is facing a tipping point as demonstrators seek the sympathy of the international community. Gerry Shih and Timothy McLaughlin report: "After late-night mob scenes marred a demonstration that paralyzed this city's airport, protesters on Wednesday issu

Democrat from West Virginia who has sought to develop bipartisan gun-control measures, has gone mostly cold, according to Capitol Hill aides. ... [Mitch] McConnell has rebuffed calls to bring the Senate back to Washington to deal with the issue, and his advisers acknowledged that he is unlikely to act without

to bring the Senate back to Washington to deal with the issue, and his advisers acknowledged that he is unlikely to act without Trump's leadership. McConnell has told advisers that he would push legislation only if the president were fully on board." -- Meanwhile, Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) co-sponsored th

- A British consular official was detained by Chinese authorities while returning from a trip to China, the British government said. EFTA00046784 Gerry Shih reports: "Simon Cheng, a 28-year-old trade and investment officer at the consulate, planned to attend a technology conference in the border city of

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emiautonomous status for at least three more decades." -- China slammed Hong Kong judges after they ruled that demonstrators could wear face masks. Gerry Shih, Tiffany Liang and David Crawshaw report: "The central government's Hong Kong affairs office said that Monday's judgment 'blatantly challenged the

he reelection campaigns for Trump and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R- Ky.) are selling "Back-to-Back Supreme Court

versity." -- Politicizing the judicial branch and further eroding the legitimacy of the Supreme Court, the reelection campaigns for Trump and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R- Ky.) are selling "Back-to-Back Supreme Court Champs" T-shirts that include references to Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. From Felicia Sonmez:

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versity." -- Politicizing the judicial branch and further eroding the legitimacy of the Supreme Court, the reelection campaigns for Trump and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) are selling "Back-to-Back Supreme Court Champs" T-shirts that include references to Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. From Felicia Sonmez:

T-shirts that include references to Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. From Felicia Sonmez: "The black T-shirt features the silhouettes of Trump and McConnell on the front and the names of Gorsuch and Kavanaugh on its sleeves. It is available to supporters who make a donation of $35 or more through a join

'Les Miserables' THE NEW WORLD ORDER: -- Protesters reoccupied the Hong Kong airport today, disrupting flights for a second day of demonstrations. Gerry Shih and Timothy McLaughlin report: "After mass cancellations the previous evening, flights had been gradually returning to normal throughout Tuesday,

mong Democratic lawmakers about whether articles of impeachment should include obstruction of justice allegations detailed in Mueller's report." — Mitch McConnell said he still "can't imagine a scenario" that would lead to Trump's conviction in the Senate. "I can't imagine a scenario under which President Tru

egations detailed in Mueller's report." — Mitch McConnell said he still "can't imagine a scenario" that wou

semiautonomous status for at least three more decades." — China slammed Hong Kong judges after they ruled that demonstrators could wear face masks. Gerry Shih, Tiffany Liang and Crawshaw report: "The central government's Hong Kong affairs office said that Monday's judgment 'blatantly challenged the autho

The Big Idea The budget deal shows how unserious the GOP is about deficits in the Trump era President Trump, accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, visits the Capitol in March for a lunch with the Republican caucus. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) BY HOHMANN with Mariana Mara THE BIG IDEA

ile suspending the federal debt ceiling until after both men's 2020 reelection fights. It also illustrates how hollow so much of the rhetoric from McConnell, Trump and other Republicans was during Barack Obama's presidency. Discretionary spending is growing at a faster clip under Trump EFTA00047226 t

as a cover for testing ballistic missile technology." -- Chinese officials are literally burning books that diverge from Communist Party ideology. Gerry Shih reports: "The book-burning incident, with all its dark historical precedents from this country and Nazi-era Germany, has heightened alarm at a time

in spending, debt ceiling negotiations I As Swalwell drops 2020 bid, Steyer readies a plunge he initially said he wouldn't make I Dems push to make McConnell their 2020 boogeyman I Trump delivers energy speech to tout his environmental policies I Barr says Trump has an executive path to add citizenship qu

ren: How a Democrat can win over a never-Trumper. > Cocaine Mitch: Democrats want to flip the script on Republicans by using Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as the poster boy for next year's congressional elections in the same way Republicans have repeatedly and successfully "posterized" Pelosi,

as a cover for testing ballistic missile technology." -- Chinese officials are literally burning books that diverge from Communist Party ideology. Gerry Shih reports: "The book-burning incident, with all its dark historical precedents from this country and Nazi-era Germany, has heightened alarm at a time

t from West Virginia who has sought to develop bipartisan gun-control measures, has gone mostly cold, according to Capitol Hill aides. ... [Mitch] McConnell has rebuffed calls to bring the Senate back to Washington to deal with the issue, and his advisers acknowledged that he is unlikely to act without

Al I It.1,1. -- A British consular official was detained by Chinese authorities while returning from a trip to China, the British government said. Gerry Shih reports: "Simon Cheng, a 28-year-old trade and investment officer at the consulate, planned to attend a technology conference in the border city o