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." -- Two former top staffers to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell lobbied for an aluminum mill project in Kentucky backed by a close ally of Vladimir Putin. From Politico: "The disclosure comes as Democrats are pushing the Trump administration to review Rusal's $200 million investment in the Kentucky

firm where Bates and Dunn work, and McConnell's office declined to comment on whether they had done so. -- The Kremlin announced that Trump called Putin to offer U.S. help with fighting Siberian wildfires. From Reuters: "The Kremlin said the two leaders had spoken by phone at Washington's initiativ

ral regions to declare states of emergency. ... 'President Putin expressed his sincere gratitude for such an atte

ll project in Kentucky backed by a close ally of Vladimir Putin. From Politico: "The disclosure comes as D

ed most of his rivals on the debate stage. He looked weak. Biden becomes debate night target as candidates go on the attack BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: Joe Biden didn't just defend himself in Detroit on Wednesday night. He went after Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Julian Castro, Kirsten

ed interest in leading the Agriculture Department." • China finally congratulated Biden for his win. (Eva Dou) • Other leaders, including Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un, still have not done so. (Rick Noack) • The lawyer for Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse, a teenager charged with kil

ou) • Other leaders, including Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un, still have not do

n. (Eva Dou) • Other leaders, including Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un, still have

hington Post The Daily 202 Intelligence for leaders. Presented by Partnership for America's Health Care Future i.Jame By James Hohmann 5 I with Mariana Alfaro Hohma ! Email Charles Koch congratulates Biden and says he wants to work together on `as many issues as possible' Billionaire industrialist Cha

than France,' Trump said." -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a pair of bills. One requires all c

depicted France as the beneficiary of American largesse. 'I would say that nobody needs NATO more than France,' Trump said." -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a pair of bills. One requires all consumer electronic devices sold in the country to be pre-installed with Russian software. Another will re

law will help Russian IT firms compete with foreign companies, which dominate Russia's mobile phone market, Reuters reported. Another law signed by Putin Monday is a bill that gives the government the right to register bloggers, journalists and social media users as foreign agents. The bill is an ex

he's been largely sidelined over the past year as the United States negotiated directly with the Taliban. (Rafiq Maqbool/AP) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: In 1776, Abigail Adams wrote a letter to her husband as the colonists prepared to declare independence. "And. by the way, in the new

depicted France as the beneficiary of American largesse. 'I would say that nobody needs NATO more than France,' Trump said." -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a pair of bills. One requires all consumer electronic devices sold in the country to be pre-installed with Russian software. Another will re

law will help Russian IT firms compete with foreign companies, which dominate Russia's mobile phone market, Reuters reported. Another law signed by Putin Monday is a bill that gives the government the right to register bloggers, journalists and social media users as foreign agents. The bill is EFTA00

than France,' Trump said." -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a pair of bills. One requires all c

Capitol earlier this year with Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.). (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: MANCHESTER, N.H. - Both of New Hampshire's House members endorsed launching an impeachment inquiry against President Trump on Frida

l numbers and full-throated support of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia increased. But on Wednesday,

ance and Mr. Salvini's continued denials led the questions to taper off, even as Mr. Salvini's poll numbers and full-throated support of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia increased. But on Wednesday, BuzzFeed News published audio that seemed to confirm the Italian report's version of the meeting. The record

confirm the Italian report's version of the meeting. The recording was the second to come to light in just months that appeared to reveal how Mr. Putin has actively sought to destabilize the European Union by boosting nationalist, populist parties like the League. ... For now, in Italy, where Mr. S

no regrets, Acosta and Pelosi are not sorry Acosta: 'Today's world treats victims very, very differently' BY JAMES HOHMANN with Joanie Greve and Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: Sorry, not sorry. We've entered an era of no regrets. "I have no regrets about anything," Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters yeste

l numbers and full- throated support of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia increased. But on Wednesday,

nance and Mr. Salvini's continued denials led the questions to taper off, even as Mr. Salvini's poll numbers and full- throated support of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia increased. But on Wednesday, BuzzFeed News published audio that seemed to confirm the Italian report's version of the meeting. The record

confirm the Italian report's version of the meeting. The recording was the second to come to light in just months that appeared to reveal how Mr. Putin has actively sought to destabilize the European Union by boosting nationalist, populist parties like the League. ... For now, in Italy, where Mr. S

no regrets, Acosta and Pelosi are not sorry Acosta: 'Today's world treats victims very, very differently' BY JAMES HOHMANN with Joanie Greve and Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: Sorry, not sorry. We've entered an era of no regrets. "I have no regrets about anything," Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters yester

IVVVI V VI VI VVIVVI ItIVI I IIVt JI 1 . • Former senator Russ Feingold (D-Wis.): "Senators have a duty to keep an open mind on impeachment." Vladimir Putin attends his annual news conference in Moscow on Thursday. (Pavel Golovkin/AP) THE LATEST ON THE UKRAINE AFFAIR: -- Russian President Vladimir Puti

o overturn the results of the 2016 election. "The party that lost the election, the Democratic Party, is trying to achieve results by other means," Putin told reporters at the Kremlin. He likened Trump's impeachment to the Mueller probe, which Putin downplayed as being meritless. Putin observed that

ave a duty to keep an open mind on impeachment." Vladimir Putin attends his annual news conference in Mosco

ed five hallmarks of Trump's governing style 'Maybe he's looking up': Trump implies the late Rep. John Dingell might be in hell BYE HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: In the Age of Trump, even the extraordinary has become ordinary. After he was impeached 21 years ago today, Bill Clinton spoke on th

joins the 'losers' of presidential history." • Former senator Russ Feingold (D-Wis.): "Senators have a duty to keep an open mind on impeachment." Vladimir Putin attends his annual news conference in Moscow on Thursday. (Pavel Golovkin/AP) THE LATEST ON THE UKRAINE AFFAIR: -- Russian President Vladimir Putin

o overturn the results of the 2016 election. "The party that lost the election, the Democratic Party, is trying to achieve results by other means," Putin told reporters at the Kremlin. He likened Trump's impeachment to the Mueller probe, which Putin downplayed as being meritless. Putin observed that

ve a duty to keep an open mind on impeachment." Vladimir Putin attends his annual news conference in Mosco

sed five hallmarks of Trump's governing style 'Maybe he's looking up': Trump implies the late Rep. John Dingell might be in hell BY HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: In the Age of Trump, even the extraordinary has become ordinary. After he was impeached 21 years ago today, Bill Clinton spoke on the

f defense in charge of policy toward Russia, Ukraine and neighboring countries under [Obama]. She was an early critic of Trump's relationship with [Putin]." Page 16651 EFTA00046162 SOCIAL MEDIA SPEED READ: Trump responded to North Korea's attacks on Biden, while managing to insult the former vice

ld signs that read "We Vape! We Vote!" outside President Trump's rally in Dallas on Oct. 17. (Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: President Trump is spurning the women who have his ear to side with male advisers as he kowtows to a pressure campaign orchestrated

er testifies 'The report is my testimony': Mueller would not provide Congress new information BYLINE TEXT BY JAMES HOHMANN with Joanie Greve and Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: Bob Mueller thought his public statement last month could get him out of testifying before Congress about his 448-page report and 22

report: "The president is slated to meet at the Group of 20 summit in Osaka with key allies and adversaries — including China's Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin, Japan's Shinzo Abe, Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman and India's EFTA00021223 --- PAGE BREAK --- Narendra Modi — as he seeks to clinch an elu

— including China's Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin, Japan's Shinzo Abe, Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin

ersaries — including China's Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin, Japan's Shinzo Abe, Saudi Arabia's Mohamm