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President Trump pressured Democrats by taking punishing actions no previous administration ever took during a shutdown. Read full article

Robert Harshbarger Jr. pleaded guilty in 2013 to health care fraud and distributing a misbranded drug. His wife, Diana Harshbarger, is a member of Congress. Read full article

The president said the assertions behind a judgment that he sexually abused and defamed the writer were “implausible” and “unsubstantiated.” Read full article

The agreement prompted a backlash within the party, not only against the Democratic defectors who supported it, but against Senator Chuck Schumer, the leader who did not. Read full article

The Supreme Court chose not to revisit a case involving same-sex marriage. The number of married same-sex couples has doubled in the last 10 years. Read full article

More than a dozen people were hurt and will be evaluated at a hospital. Air travel has been hampered in recent days by the government shutdown. Read full article

A restless Democratic base is seething at older leaders in Washington. Read full article

The travel turmoil led some fliers to embark on time-consuming detours as they monitored talks in Washington to end the government shutdown. Read full article

Melissa Perez, 46, swung a hammer in their direction and appeared to be in distress in her home when the officers arrived, officials said. Read full article

Parents of campers and counselors who died in the July 4 Texas floods said the camp leadership did little before mounting “a hopeless ‘rescue’ effort from its self-created disaster.” Read full article