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‘Go grab that record’: How Trump’s high school records were hidden

by MARC FISHER The Washington Post March 5, 2019March 6, 2019

Former officials recall a scramble set off in 2011 when wealthy Trump supporters put pressure on them to give them Trump’s transcripts.

Health, Nation & World, Politics

AMA, Planned Parenthood file suit against Trump over abortion funding

by david crary associated press March 5, 2019March 5, 2019

The administration’s new rule would prohibit family planning clinics funded by the federal Title X program from making abortion referrals.

Nation & World, Politics

White House rejects Democrats’ request for docs on security clearance process

by rachael bade washington post March 5, 2019March 6, 2019

White House Counsel Pat A. Cipollone said in a letter the request for the information was “without legal support, clearly premature, and suggests a breach of the constitutionally required accommodation process.”

Nation & World, Politics

Clinton says she won’t run for president again

by associated press March 5, 2019March 5, 2019

But the former secretary of state said she would continue to speak out publicly on issues.

Nation & World, Politics

Who’s getting document requests from House Democrats in new Trump probe

by MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press March 5, 2019March 5, 2019

The House Judiciary Committee sent letters to 81 people asking a flurry of questions about Trump’s activities before and after he was elected president.

Op-eds, Opinion

Kathleen Parker: Trying to look like a tough guy, Trump caves to strongmen

by Kathleen Parker The Washington Post March 5, 2019March 4, 2019

His taking Kim ‘at his word’ about Otto Warmbier’s torture and death is just the latest example of the president’s gullibility.

Nation & World, Politics

Republicans try to limit defections, criticism of Trump emergency declaration

by Erica Werner, Jacqueline Alemany and John Wagner washington post March 4, 2019March 4, 2019

The Senate is likely to vote to overturn the president’s declaration of a national emergency, but the White House is seeking to limit that number.

Nation & World, Politics

House Democrats launch sprawling new probe of possible misdeeds by Trump

by Rachael Bade, Karoun Demirjian, Ellen Nakashima and Philip Rucker The Washington Post March 4, 2019March 5, 2019

The Judiciary Committee sends more than 80 document requests to family members, business associates and political confidants of the president as it probes potential obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power.