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ting the 245th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps.... The president met privately with Vice President Pence for lunch and with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in the afternoon. ... It was Biden who offered the first public condolences to the families of the service me

akers are at work on a spending package to forestall a government shutdown." • Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), the dean of the House, tested positive. (Colby Itkowitz) • Trump campaign adviser Corey Lewandowski and Republican National Committee chief of staff Richard Walters also tested positive, bringing this l

dcast players. Welcome to the Daily 202, PowerPost's morning briefing for decision-makers. Sign up to receive the newsletter. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands and exchanges goodbye kisses with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir at the airport in Jeddah on June 24. (Jacquelyn Martin/AFP/Gett

like Mike Kelly, you can't be from any place else but Ireland," Kelly replied, adding that it does not offend him. Kelly said in a statement to our Colby Itkowitz that his broader point was lost. (Vice posted the audio of the five-minute interview, so you can judge for yourself.) Subscribe on Amazon Echo, Go

ich allegedly served as a conduit for the Russians to disseminate hacked emails of Hillary Clinton campaign officials. Mueller said he agrees with Mike Pompeo's characterization of WikiLeaks as a "hostile intelligence service." Trump said "I love WikiLeaks" at a rally in the fall of 2016. His son Don Jr. t

oed three different resolutions that would've stopped several arms sales benefiting Riyadh and the United Arab Emirates. From Karoun Demirjian and Colby Itkowitz: "The sales would replenish part of the Saudi arsenal that lawmakers say has been used against civilians in Yemen's civil war. Many lawmakers also

ich allegedly served as a conduit for the Russians to disseminate hacked emails of Hillary Clinton campaign officials. Mueller said he agrees with Mike Pompeo's characterization of WikiLeaks as a "hostile intelligence service." Trump said "I love WikiLeaks" at a rally in the fall of 2016. His son Don Jr. tw

toed three different resolutions that would've stopped several arms sales benefiting Riyadh and the United Arab Emirates. From Karoun Demirjian and Colby Itkowitz: "The sales would replenish part of the Saudi arsenal that lawmakers say has been used against civilians in Yemen's civil war. Many lawmakers also

ast night from Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale's appearance. Hale, the top career official at Foggy Bottom, revealed that Mike Pompeo spoke with Giuliani by phone on March 28 and March 29 as officials in the department tried to get a statement of support for then-Ambassador Marie

Whether we are born here or seek refuge here, there's a place for us all. We must remember it's not my America or your America. It's our America." (Colby Itkowitz) -- White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney told Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday" that Trump's tweets had "zero to do with race," and Wa

ved, despite the opposition of some of the administration's most hard-line officials. National Security Adviser John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had advocated ending the waiver, which allows Russia, China and Europe to participate in Iran's civil nuclear program, as permitted under the 2015

044118 war crimes case against Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher, who was acquitted of charges that he murdered a wounded Islamic State fighter in Iraq. Colby Itkowitz reports: "Trump had intervened on Gallagher's behalf, having him removed from solitary confinement in March while awaiting trial. As the military

ived. despite the opposition of some of the administration's most hard-line officials. National Security Adviser John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had advocated ending the waiver. which allows Russia, China and Europe to participate in Iran's civil nuclear program, as permitted under the 2015

uted the war crimes case against Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher, who was acquitted of charges that he murdered a wounded Islamic State fighter in Iraq. Colby Itkowitz reports: "Trump had intervened on Gallagher's behalf, having him removed from solitary confinement in March while awaiting trial. As the military