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Some lawmakers expressed concern that a rift among White House advisers could imperil the deal at a final stage of negotiations. (Damian Paletta. Erica Werner and Yasmeen Abutaleb) 3. A federal judge said he is skeptical that there is enough evidence to convict Michael Flynn's former business partner of

ghting. "The detente is expected to continue next week, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) tentatively scheduled to meet Thursday with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D- N.Y.)," Mike DeBonis reports. "The leaders of the House Democratic Caucus and three ideological subcaucuses — the Congressional Progressive Cau

dget and debt deal are unlikely to include many — if any — actual spending cuts, even as the debt limit is lifted for two years. Damian Palette and Erica Werner report: "The agreement appeared likely to mark a retreat for White House officials who had demanded major spending cuts in exchange for a new budg

rse than `lock her up.- • Charlie Sykes for America magazine: "Dante, Trump and the moral cowardice of the G.O.P." Page 13942 EFTA00044453 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), a target of racist rhetoric from Trump. speaks to reporters. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) -- A Louisiana police officer posted a comment on h

dget and debt deal are unlikely to include many — if any — actual spending cuts, even as the debt limit is lifted for two years. Damian Paletta and Erica Werner EFTA00044480 report: "The agreement appeared likely to mark a retreat for White House officials who had demanded major spending cuts in exchange

y 'send her back' is even worse than 'lock her up.- • Charlie Sykes for America magazine: "Dante, Trump and the moral cowardice of the G.O.P." Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), a target of racist rhetoric from Trump, speaks to reporters. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) -- A Louisiana police officer posted a comment on h

was rejected. Instead, negotiators agreed to $77 billion in accounting changes that probably wouldn't constrain any future spending," Paletta and Erica Werner report in their story on the deal. "But the deal locked in more spending for the military, something Trump has tried to make a hallmark of his firs

as the first time a Russian military plane had violated its airspace, and experts said the incident complicated simmering regional tensions. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) hold a news conference last week at the Capitol. (J. Scott Ap

ters) PERSONNEL IS POLICY: -- Mick Mulvaney is building a fiefdom as acting White House chief of staff. Seung Min Kim, Lisa Rein, Josh Dawsey and Erica Werner interviewed 32 White House aides, current and former administration officials, lawmakers, and legislative staffers for an in-depth exploration of

's deportation policy — a policy designed to set up an immigration restructuring compromise that never happened." Page 17940 EFTA00047451 Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) listen during a House Oversight and Reform Committee meeting in February. (J. Scott

47495 PERSONNEL IS POLICY: -- Mick Mulvaney is building a fiefdom as acting White House chief of staff. Seung Min Kim, Lisa Rein, Josh Dawsey and Erica Werner interviewed 32 White House aides, current and former administration officials, lawmakers, and legislative staffers for an in-depth exploration of

rious at the administration's deportation policy — a policy designed to set up an immigration restructuring compromise that never happened." Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) listen during a House Oversight and Reform Committee meeting in February. (J. Scott

ny Hoyer's plans were met with bipartisan protest. (Mike DeBonis and Karoun Demirjian) 9. Tiffany Caban, a liberal public defender backed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, declared victory in the Queens district attorney Democratic primary. Caban had a lead of just over 1,000 votes over her closest challenger with 99

of migrant children in U.S. custody, which were added to secure passage amid bubbling anger over Trump's handling of the crisis. Mike DeBonis and Erica Werner report: "The 230-to-195 vote, largely along party lines, followed a flurry of last-minute negotiations among Democrats who said they have been horr