Sponsored by SEIU | Trump affirms support for NATO but says member nations ‘must pay what they owe’; These first-generation Chinese Americans are loudly opposing sanctuary laws; How much is Donald Trump’s travel and protection costing, anyway?; Trump’s camp made three big promises to donate money to charity. What happened?; Trump doesn’t have time to read — but if you do, here’s what he recommends; Trump backs changes to GOP health bill as House leaders eye vote next week; Here is your endlessly nerdy NCAA bracket for political obsessives; The Daily 202: Blocked travel ban raises the stakes for Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearing; For the Record: White House budget director did not say Meals on Wheels did not show results; Why mandatory vaccinations are critical, visualized; This is how to get rid of gerrymandered districts;
 
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Trump stands by wiretapping allegations, tells German leader they have ‘something in common perhaps’
The president also declined to apologize to Britain for speculation about its involvement.
Trump affirms support for NATO but says member nations ‘must pay what they owe’
The two western leaders met for the first time after sparring from afar.
 
These first-generation Chinese Americans are loudly opposing sanctuary laws
Here’s why Chinese Americans in the Maryland suburbs are the strongest voices against proposals to protect undocumented immigrants.
 
How much is Donald Trump’s travel and protection costing, anyway?
It's almost certainly not millions of dollars a day.
 
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Trump’s camp made three big promises to donate money to charity. What happened?
Little information has been released about the presidential salary, his company’s foreign-government profits, or excess inauguration funds.
 
Trump doesn’t have time to read — but if you do, here’s what he recommends
A review of books he's looked at over the past two years.
 
Trump backs changes to GOP health bill as House leaders eye vote next week
The changes could help the measure pass the House as early as next week.
 
Here is your endlessly nerdy NCAA bracket for political obsessives
How the games would have ended up using 2016 metrics.
 
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The Daily 202: Blocked travel ban raises the stakes for Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearing
Allies urging Trump to ignore court orders – a la Andrew Jackson
 
For the Record: White House budget director did not say Meals on Wheels did not show results
The White House budget director's comments on Meals on Wheels have been misinterpreted.
 
Why mandatory vaccinations are critical, visualized
An interactive visualization of “herd immunity.”
 
This is how to get rid of gerrymandered districts
Independent redistricting commissions aren't as tempted as state legislators to stack the deck.
 
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