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Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill, speaks to the media following a town hall meeting on Wednesday in Hillsboro, Mo. Up for re-election in 2018, she plans eight town hall meetings across Missouri this week.

Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill, speaks to the media following a town hall meeting on Wednesday in Hillsboro, Mo. Up for re-election in 2018, she plans eight town hall meetings across Missouri this week.

Senate Democrats’ Fundraising Jumps

Riding a wave of grass-roots enthusiasm, several Senate Democrats up for re-election in 2018 posted strong fundraising takes in the first quarter, amassing big war chests of campaign cash. 99

Trump’s Companies Benefit From Campaign Funds

President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and joint party committees continued to direct funds to his companies in the first quarter of the year, paying close to $500,000 to Trump-owned hotels, golf clubs and restaurants. 257

Health-Law Impasse Puts Squeeze on Congress

As efforts to overhaul the Affordable Care Act limp along, lawmakers, particularly centrist Republicans, are getting an earful from constituents during the current recess. 459

Trump’s Sanctuary City Order Faces First Test in Court

President Donald Trump’s order to pull funds from cities that refuse to assist in U.S. immigration enforcement faced its first test Friday in a federal courtroom in San Francisco. 76

Trump Will Nominate Ex-Lawmaker Scott Garrett to Head Export-Import Bank

President Donald Trump said he would nominate former congressman Scott Garrett, who has supported closing the U.S. Export-Import Bank, to head the credit agency.

U.S. Treasury Stops Short of Calling China a Currency Manipulator

The Treasury sharply criticized China’s exchange-rate policies, though it stopped short of labeling the Asian trade giant a currency manipulator, as President Donald Trump said he would do while running for office.

U.S., Afghan Forces Assess Damage to ISIS From Massive Bomb

Force were on the ground assessing the damage caused by a nearly 22,000-pound American bomb that targeted an Islamic State cave-and-tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan. 989