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House Democrats restarting effort to obtain Trump’s tax returns

House Democrats have asked the Supreme Court to put its ruling last week on President Trump’s financial records into effect — so they can restart their effort to access the documents in lower courts. Douglas Letter, the top lawyer for the House of Representatives, urged the court in a filing Monday to immediately put its

Trump Says He ‘Aced’ Cognitive Test, but White House Won’t Release Details

President Trump on Thursday volunteered to Sean Hannity, the Fox News host, that he “very recently” took a test at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center measuring his mental acuity and “aced” it, but the White House would not say when he took it or why.Mr. Trump boasted that his success on the test surprised

Inside Jared Kushner’s Unusual White House Role

Jared Kushner’s White House office is a shrine to his own influence. Gold-framed accolades from his father-in-law hang on the walls, written in thick black Sharpie in President Donald Trump’s spiky hand. To Jared, Great job on Mexico. Thanks DAD, reads one. A limestone replica of the plaque marking the move of the U.S. embassy…

House Passes Bill to Restore Key Parts of Voting Rights Act

(WASHINGTON) — The Democratic-controlled House approved a bill Friday that would restore key sections of the Voting Rights Act that once required officials in all or parts of 15 mostly Southern states to receive federal approval before making changes to the voting process. The bill would amend the 1965 law to impose new obligations on…

Syria, White House, Opioids: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.Oct. 16, 2019(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest.ImageCredit...T.J. Kirkpatrick for The New York Times1. President Trump lashed out on Syria.Mr. Trump essentially washed his hands of the Turkish assault on the United States’ Kurdish allies,…