President Trump continued to falsely blame congressional Democrats for what he decried as a “horrible and tough” situation. But Trump is empowered to immediately order border agents to stop separating families as a result of his “zero tolerance” enforcement policy.
Fact Checker
Analysis The president and top administration officials falsely claim that U.S. laws or court rulings force them to separate families.
In a dramatic escalation in the countries’ trade fight, President Trump warned that he was prepared to hit China with another $200 billion in import taxes unless Beijing agrees to a host of sweeping concessions.
Summer Zervos, left, the Beverly Hills Hotel and President Trump. (AFP/Getty Images; AP; Jabin Botsford/The Post)
Records of Donald Trump’s stays at the hotel's exclusive bungalows have been subpoenaed in a defamation lawsuit brought by former “Apprentice” contestant Summer Zervos — the first legal action to open the president’s private life to discovery.
At 94, the combat hero, former Senate majority leader and GOP presidential candidate salutes aging veterans at the D.C. memorial he campaigned to get built. He welcomes them as they come, bus after bus, wheelchair after wheelchair, to see their country’s monument to their sacrifice.
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Republicans plan to grill Michael E. Horowitz about missteps by former FBI director James B. Comey and other bureau officials during the 2016 investigation of Hillary Clinton. It will be Horowitz’s second day of testimony on the Hill.
The North Korean leader’s visit, which comes about a week after the Trump-Kim summit, serves as a reminder of Beijing’s critical role in East Asian diplomacy and its close ties to Pyongyang.
Joshua Adam Schulte was charged under the Espionage Act in connection with the leak last year of a collection of tools that the agency used for spy operations overseas.
The rapid uptake of the intravenous version helped it grow into a $300 million-a-year drug. But pills that costs pennies might work just as well.
Voraciously
The demographic is also more likely to select the lowest percentage when presented with tipping options at fast-casual restaurants or on an Uber app, according to a new survey from CreditCards.com.
World Cup 2018
Perspective One writer dreaded working and living in Moscow for almost six weeks. But the Russian capital has proven to be the vibrant heart of this soccer celebration, erasing any doubts about why Russia was chosen to host the World Cup.
(Iman Al-Dabbagh For the Washington Post)
