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Saturday, May 4, 2019

The 10 essential reads you missed this week

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The 10 essential reads you missed this week
President Trump went on a tear this week, renewing his attacks on the press and voicing his confidence in U.S. relations with Russia and North Korea.

Here's other important news of the week:
 
Hirono electrifies left as Trump antagonist
In a chamber packed with loud personalities, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) is not the obvious pick to be a pillar of resistance to the Trump administration, but she has fired up the left recently, Jordain Carney writes.
 

 
Mueller fallout deepens Senate tensions
The fallout from special counsel Robert Mueller's probe is deepening fracture lines in the Senate, Jordain Carney reports.
 

 
GOP distances itself from Trump's ObamaCare attacks
Congressional Republicans don't want to talk about attacks on ObamaCare. But President Trump isn't making that easy, Peter Sullivan writes.
 

 
Trump's pursuit of infrastructure deal hits GOP roadblock
President Trump faces stiff opposition from Republicans in his desire for a massive infrastructure package, GOP lawmakers tell The Hill.
 

 
Dems turn black maternal deaths into powerful 2020 issue
Democratic presidential candidates led by Sens. Kamala Harris (Calif.) and Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) are talking about an issue that hasn’t historically received much attention on the campaign trail: the high rates of pregnancy-related deaths among black women, Jessie Hellmann reports.
 

 
Union support won't come easy for Biden
Vice President Joe Biden is casting himself as a “union man” in his pursuit of the Democratic presidential nomination, but there’s no guarantee he’ll be able to rely on the labor movement to power his primary campaign, Jonathan Easley and Max Greenwood write.
 

 
Dems go after Barr's head
Democrats outraged over Attorney General William Barr’s handling of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report are increasing their fire, threatening to hold him in contempt and even suggesting they could seek his impeachment, Mike Lillis and Cristina Marcos report.
 

 
Dems hope attacks will sideline AG
Democrats are stepping up their criticisms of Attorney General William Barr, seeking to sideline him from future decisions about investigating President Trump, Alexander Bolton writes.
 

 
Senate Dems put brakes on Trump impeachment talk
Senate Democrats are putting the brakes on impeachment chatter in the House, cautioning that lawmakers need to do more work before even thinking about moving forward on the issue, Alexander Bolton reports.
 

 
Trump gets powerful new rival in Letitia James
President Trump has a new and powerful rival in Letitia James, the first woman and the first African American to serve as New York’s attorney general, Reid Wilson writes.
 
 
 
© Getty: Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg meets with Rev. Al Sharpton in New York City.
 
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