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Saturday, April 21, 2018

The 10 essential reads you missed this week

 
 
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The 10 essential reads you missed this week

 

James Comey towered over the week with the release of his memoir and memos he wrote as FBI director. In the meantime, a lot of other news also happened.
 
K Street keeping busy and making big money under Trump
Despite his promises to “drain the swamp,” lobbyists are winning big under President Trump, writes Megan R. Wilson.

 
McCarthy or Scalise for Speaker? Maybe neither
Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) are considered frontrunners in the House Speaker race, but some want to throw out the entire House leadership team, reports Scott Wong.
 

 
Supreme Court about to take up Trump’s travel ban
Lydia Wheeler breaks down what the Supreme Court is considering after a number of iterations and challenges to President Trump’s so-called travel ban.
 

 
House and Senate Republicans fight over election cash 
Senate Republicans are questioning whether the Republican National Committee’s No. 1 priority should be keeping the House majority in the midterms, reports Alexander Bolton.
 

 
Lawsuits challenge citizenship question on 2020 census
Several states and civil rights organizations are filing lawsuits against the Trump administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the census, reports Lydia Wheeler.
 

 
Former first lady Barbara Bush dies at 92
Known as The Enforcer, the former first lady and mother of a president died on Tuesday, reports Luis Sanchez.

 
EPA using regulatory memos to change the way US handles emissions 
President Trump’s administration has been quietly revamping EPA policies on air pollution, reports Timothy Cama.

 
Haley doesn’t back down amid White House spat
United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley fought back against the White House this week, fueling speculation about her future political aspirations, reports Jordan Fabian.

 
Young Republican lawmakers want influence over GOP message
Republican lawmakers under the age of 40 want to make their presence known in the party and are looking for ways to seize more power, report Juliegrace Brufke and Melanie Zanona.  
 

 
17 million members of Generation Z are eligible to vote this November
The generation of students who have become political activists are likely to make an impact in the midterms, reports Reid Wilson.
 

 
 
© Greg Nash: Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) brought her newborn daughter Maile to the Senate on Wednesday.
 
 
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