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Labor pick cut deal with billionaire =ccused of having sex with minors President Trump is a witness in a lawsuit over how =ederal prosecutors — including Alexander Acosta, a former U.S. =ttorney in Miami who is Trump's secretary of labor nominee 44=94 handled the accusations against billionaire Jeffrey =pstein. By Marc Fisher • Read more =table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" =tyle="border-collapse: collapse:" class="">

Trump tells GOP critics of health-care bill: =E2t4I'm gonna come after you' The president stormed Capitol Hill to sell the health-care =verhaul, using both charm and admonishment to make his case, reassuring =kittish members that they would gain seats in Congress if the bill =assed. Rep. Harold Rogers, a supporter of the bill, said of the =resident's remark: "Oh, he was kidding around. I =hink." By =ike DeBonis, Kelsey Snell and Robert Costa • Read =ore »

Gorsuch says attacks on federal judges are =E24' disheartening' and 'demoralizing' Under questioning, Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch reiterated =hat he had told senators in private — that he is offended by =ttacks like the ones leveled by President Trump against federal judges =ho have ruled in cases involving him.

By Robert Barnes and Ed O'Keefe • Read=more »

Trump's budget targets rural development =rograms that provide a quiet lifeline As a political statement, Trump's budget proposal =elighted many small-government conservatives. But voters in =entucky's Appalachia, an area that supports the president, =orry that vital community programs that enhance job prospects and keep =owns afloat might suffer.

By =ose A. DelReal • Read=more »

Yazidis who suffered genocide are =teeing again, but this time not from the Islamic State At a strategic crossroads between Syria, Turkey and Iraq, the =raditional Yazidi heartland has become a flash point for Kurdish =olitical rivalries. "We feel like a toy in the hands of the =oliticians," a Yazidi religious sheikh said. By Loveday Morris =nbsp;• Read =ore *

Opinions

Susan Rice: When the White House twists the =ruth, we are all less safe
By =usan E. Rice • Read =ore »
Good-golly Gorsuch may turn out to be a rascal =n the bench

By =ana Milbank • Read =ore »

President Trump's sanest =ecision

By =athleen Parker • Read=more »

Trump has no idea how to grow =egetables

By =arrison Keillor • Read =ore »

Reality is creeping =nto the Trump show

By =avid Ignatius • Read =ore »

The Trump =dministration's attack on the Chesapeake Bay

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North Korean missile =xplodes seconds after launch The attempted missile launch =omes at a time of heightened tensions in the region, with the U.S. and =outh Korea conducting joint military exercises and the Trump =dministration clearly signaling it is prepared to use force to stop the =im regime.

By Anna Fifield =nbsp;• Read =ore »

Trump's 'big, =eautiful wall' at U.S.-Mexico border will require him to take =ig swaths of other people's land The wall will cost a lot more =E244 politically and economically — than the president has =ublicly acknowledged.

Trump will need to wield the power of government =o forcibly take private properties, including those belonging to his =upporters.

By Tracy Jan =nbsp;• Read =ore »

As Ivanka Trump'= White House role expands, her company is sued for unfair =ompetition

A San Francisco clothing retailer says President =rump, his daughter and his aides have leveraged the presidency to =romote products from Ivanka Trump's brand.

By Matea Gold =nbsp;• Read =ore »

As White House seeks distance, former Trump =ampaign chairman faces new corruption allegations A Ukrainian lawmaker claimed documents show Paul Manafort =ttempted to hide payments he received from a political party with ties =o Russia. Manafort has denied assisting Russia in election hacks and a =pokesman called the new Ukraine allegations =E244,baseless."

By =osalind S. Helderman, Andrew Roth and Tom Hamburger =nbsp;• Read=more »

Tillerson, NATO look for new date for meeting =ith foreign ministers

The effort came after news that Secretary of State =ex Tillerson would miss a NATO summit meeting and later travel to =ussia. As officials tried to schedule a new meeting, all sides insisted =hat Tillerson meant no disrespect in deciding to skip the April 5 =athering.

By Karen DeYoung =nbsp;• Read==ore »

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