Politics A.M.: Attorney general may withdraw from Mueller report hearing over terms of his testimony, House Democrats say

April 29, 2019

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Attorney general may withdraw from Mueller report hearing over terms of his testimony, House Democrats say

The dispute centers on whether the House Judiciary Committee's lawyers would be allowed to question William P. Barr after lawmakers do so, congressional aides say.

By Karoun Demirjian and Ellen Nakashima · Read more

Biden picks up endorsement of firefighters union as he courts labor

The International Association of Fire Fighters is the first major labor group to announce its backing of a Democrat in the crowded 2020 presidential race.

By John Wagner · Read more

Analysis

Power Up: Trump's handling of illegal immigration is a weakness headed into 2020

The finding is part of a new Washington Post/ABC News poll out this morning.

By Jacqueline Alemany · Read more

Joe Biden's big test: To overcome the same problems that doomed his first two presidential campaigns

The former vice president, harmed by his words and his campaign's failures, has never gotten past the first voting contest before bowing out.

By Matt Viser · Read more

Populist economic frustration threatens Trump's strongest reelection issue, Post-ABC poll finds

A clear majority of Americans, including large shares of Democratic and independent voters and a significant slice of Republicans, think the economy mainly benefits people already in power.

By Seung Min Kim and Scott Clement · Read more

Analysis

Trump claims he's the greatest hostage negotiator ever. So why did he make it harder to bring Americans home?

The "cheif hostage negotiator" doesn't seem to understand how American policy works.

By Danielle Gilbert · Read more

Analysis

President Trump has made more than 10,000 false or misleading claims

In just seven months, President Trump doubled the number of claims he made in the first 20 months of his presidency

By Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo and Meg Kelly · Read more

As Trump stands by Charlottesville remarks, rise of white-nationalist violence becomes an issue in 2020 presidential race

The president continued to defend his response to the deadly 2017 white-supremacist rally after it was featured in Joe Biden's announcement video.

By Felicia Sonmez and Ashley Parker · Read more

Congress returns to confront impeachment, infrastructure and much more

House Democratic leaders are trying to keep lawmakers focused on their legislative agenda, not on impeaching President Trump.

By Mike DeBonis and Erica Werner · Read more

Analysis

The Trailer: Elizabeth Warren has a theory on how to win, and lots of plans

In this edition: The Warren "plan" campaign, Julián Castro on the trail, and the Trump campaign's rose-goggled electoral map.

By David Weigel · Read more

Trump says ending family separation practice was a 'disaster' that led to surge in border crossings

The president told Fox News that crossings have gone up 'ten times' since the practice ended while government data says there has been a sixfold increase.

By Kimberly Kindy, Nick Miroff and Maria sacchetti · Read more