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Matt McClain / The Washington Post Trump signs directive to start border wall with Mexico, ramp up immigration enforcement The president renewed a vow that Mexico will pay for the wall as he signed new immigration directives. By David Nakamura  •  Read more » Stephen Bannon was registered to vote in two states — despite his efforts to take himself off the rolls in Florida Bannon's situation shows how easily out-of-date registrations can linger on the books. By Matea Gold and Alice Crites  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   They wanted to write a game plan. Instead, Hill Republicans are spending the week deflecting questions about President Trump. At their annual policy retreat, which began Wednesdayin Philadelphia, GOP lawmakers were on the defensive about Trump’s statements about voter fraud, immigration and interrogation. By Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Everything you want to know about the Trump Cabinet confirmation hearings, votes Prepare for a busy couple of weeks. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »

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Federal hiring freeze will be waived for VA jobs with ‘public safety’ missions, agency says The Department of Veterans Affairs said Wednesday it will continue to hire doctors, nurses and other caregivers in short supply. By Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Here’s how to leak government documents to The Post And why you should be cautious in doing so. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Lawmakers in both parties rebuke Trump’s homeland security plans and calls for vote fraud investigation House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said, “I frankly feel very sad” that Trump claims voter fraud. A top Republican calls the ban on enhanced interrogation techniques “settled law.” By Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   Congressional investigations into alleged Russian hacking begin without end in sight The probes could deepen the rift between the new president and both the intelligence community and congressional Republicans. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »

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Republicans in Minnesota, Virginia propose changes to their electoral college rules They want electoral votes split by congressional districts instead of being awarded statewide. By David Weigel  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   At their annual retreat, Hill Republicans want answers. Will Trump give them? Looming over the gathering in Philadelphia are questions about policy details, how much of their agenda Trump will support — how much leverage they actually have with the president. By Mike DeBonis, Robert Costa and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   Trump’s initial approval ratings are setting new, unhappy records Democrats view his job performance 81 points worse than they did Obama's. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   The problem with thinking that California went for Clinton thanks to illegal votes A look at who voted in California shows that new Latino voters were a tiny part of the electorate. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »