age, though the entire process remained fluid and there was confusion among Republican aides about when a deal might be reached," per Erica Werner, Seung Min Kim and Jeff Stein. • Ascena Retail Group, the conglomerate behind women's apparel brands Ann Taylor, Lane Bryant and Catherines, filed for bankruptcy

ficer — the real-world limitations to and the sensitivities associated with sharing certain information, even with members of Congress," Young told Seung Min Kim, referring to the closed- door briefing on Wednesday that left Lee and Paul seething. "But I left there feeling as though it would've been a lot mor