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View in your browser     The 10 essential reads you missed this week Republicans are setting their sights on top Obama-era officials as they seek to move on from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation and plan their own probe into the 2016 election. Here's other important news of the week:   Trump unleashes on critics in fiery glimpse of 2020 campaign President Trump this week unleashed on his critics and celebrated his "vindication" from the investigation into Russia's election interference in his first campaign rally since special counsel Robert Mueller concluded his work, Brett Samuels reports.     Buttigieg shows signs of emerging from the Democratic pack Pete Buttigieg, the relatively unknown mayor of South Bend, Ind., is showing signs that he could emerge as a serious contender in the 2020 race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Amie Parnes writes.     GOP faces tough battle to become 'party of health care' Republicans face an uphill battle in their bid to fulfill President Trump's prophecy that the GOP will become "the party of health care," Max Greenwood writes.     The Memo: Mueller, health care set the stage for 2020 Two huge developments in recent days will reverberate all the way to Election Day 2020, according to political insiders on both sides of the aisle, Niall Stanage reports.     Pelosi, Dems look for upside to Mueller report Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) delivered a clear message to her troops this week: Don’t let the report from special counsel Robert Mueller get you down, Cristina Marcos and Mike Lillis write.     Trump admin awards $1.7 million grant to anti-abortion clinics The Trump administration announced this week it would award a $1.7 million family planning grant to a chain of crisis pregnancy centers that oppose abortion and don’t offer contraceptives, while at the same time cutting funds to some Planned Parenthood affiliates, Jessie Hellmann reports.     Democrats to move on from Green New Deal Democrats are putting the Green New Deal in the rearview mirror, but they’re not abandoning climate change legislation, Miranda Green writes.     McConnell sets stage for 'nuclear option' to change rules on judges Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) filed a procedural motion to set up a rules change in the Senate next week that will speed up votes to confirm President Trump’s nominees to federal district courts and some executive branch positions, Alexander Bolton reports.     GOP senators blindsided by Trump on ObamaCare Republican lawmakers were caught completely off guard by President Trump’s renewed push to repeal and replace ObamaCare and privately complain it’s a dumb political strategy heading into the 2020 election, Alexander Bolton writes.     GOP zeroes in on Schiff House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) has become a prime target for Republicans following the conclusion of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, Olivia Beavers and Morgan Chalfant write.       © Getty: President Trump has threatened to close the U.S-Mexico border next week.   Read more from The Hill

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