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Inside the 'adult day care center': How aides try to control and coerce Trump
Some White House aides spend a significant part of their time devising ways to rein in the impetuous president, angling to avoid outbursts that might work against him, according to interviews with 18 aides, confidants and outside advisers.
By Ashley Parker and Greg Jaffe  •  Read more »
Trump hints he might try to get Bannon to back off, as he seeks to project unity with McConnell
At a joint news conference, the president and the Senate majority leader played down reports of friction between them.
By Sean Sullivan  •   Read more »
Criticized for not commenting on service members killed in action, Trump falsely says Obama did even less
To make the gap between the troops' deaths and his contacting the families seem less egregious, President Trump suggests that calls are particularly difficult, claiming that his predecessors avoided them as a result.
By Philip Bump  •   Analysis   •   Read more »
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Trump to declare opioid crisis next week; says he'll be 'looking into' drug czar nominee Marino
The president's comments came as Democrats reacted sharply to the report that found Rep. Tom Marino (R-Pa.) was the chief advocate for the measure that hobbled the Drug Enforcement Administration. Trump also said he would have a "major announcement probably next week" about how his administration plans to tackle opioid addiction in the United States, calling it a "massive problem."
By Ed O'Keefe, Scott Higham and Lenny Bernstein  •   Read more »
Why this investigation has Washington's attention
A Washington Post and "60 Minutes" investigation underscores the power of the drug industry to change laws at the height of the opioid epidemic. And Washington is listening.
By Amber Phillips  •   The Fix   •   Read more »
Rep. Marino: Drug czar nominee and the opioid industry's advocate
The Pennsylvania congressman from an opioid-ravaged district has been a big defender of drug companies.
By Scott Higham and Lenny Bernstein  •   Read more »
 
Did President Obama know bill would strip DEA of power?
The new law undermined the DEA's efforts to stanch the flow of pain pills as the opioid crisis worsened.
By Scott Higham and Lenny Bernstein  •   Read more »
Scientists detect gravitational waves from a new kind of nova, sparking a new era in astronomy
Some 130 million years ago, in a galaxy far away, the smoldering cores of two collapsed stars smashed into each other, creating a "kilonova" and causing an explosion that sent a burst of gamma rays streaming through space and rippled the very fabric of the universe. In August, those signals reached Earth.
By Sarah Kaplan and Ben Guarino  •   Read more »
Does breast-feeding really decrease my cancer risk?
Nursing has been linked to a reduced risk of breast cancer in both pre- and post-menopausal women. But "it gets complicated from here," one expert said.
By Erin Blakemore  •   Read more »
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The Fix • Analysis
Trump almost took responsibility for his failing agenda. Then, he said, 'I'm not going to blame myself.'
"I'll be honest: They are not getting the job done," he said, referring to Congress. This is quite a different tune than Donald Trump sang when President Barack Obama was in the same situation in his first two years.
By Aaron Blake  •   Read more »
The first Chechen man to be tortured for being gay tells his story publicly
Human rights activists and journalists say that up to 100 people, mainly young gay men, were caught up in what has been called a "gay pogrom" carried out by police and officials in the Russian republic of Chechnya.
By Andrew Roth  •   Read more »
 
AirAsia crew set off panic during rapid descent, passengers say
The flight from Australia to Indonesia experienced a problem midflight: "Hostesses started screaming: 'Emergency, emergency.'"
By Eli Rosenberg  •   Read more »
PowerPost • Analysis
Swing-state Democrats offer a middle ground on Affordable Care Act
Sens. Tim Kaine and Michael Bennet propose something less dramatic than Bernie Sanders's "single-payer plan" — reflecting the difficulty of the issue for congressional candidates.
By Paul Kane  •   Read more »
 
For Amazon's next headquarters, D.C. pitches four of its trendiest neighborhoods
Amazon launched a bidding war among North American cities last month when it announced that it plans to develop a second headquarters large enough to accommodate 50,000 workers.
By Jonathan O'Connell  •   Read more »
Wonkblog • Analysis
White men rule the business world — and they feel left out of efforts to increase diversity
Despite being on top in business, politics, academia and other fields, men surveyed said they do not feel included in the dialogue about the changing workplace.
By Danielle Paquette  •   Read more »
     
 
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