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"If the president changes his mind, he is still welcome," White House Correspondents' Association President Jeff Mason said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

White House press leader: Trump ‘still welcome’ to attend annual dinner

Eddie Scarry · February 27, 2017 12:53 pm

President Donald Trump shakes hands with National Governors Association Chair Democrat Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, during a dinner reception for the annual National Governors Association winter meeting Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Washington Secrets

Trump set to remake FEC, name all commissioners

Paul Bedard · February 27, 2017 12:26 pm

Twitter mocks Oscars best picture flub, compares it to 2016 election

Daniel Chaitin, HoaiTran Bui · February 27, 2017 6:45 am

Celebrities made more than a fashion statement at the Academy Awards show. (AP Photos)

The 15 most political Oscar moments of 2017

HoaiTran Bui, Kyle Feldscher, Daniel Chaitin · February 27, 2017 6:15 am

The Labor Department nominee had a notable career as a civil rights lawyer and advocate for minorities. (AP photo/Alan Diaz)

Acosta’s record supporting minorities at Justice raises questions about immigration enforcement

Sean Higgins · February 27, 2017 5:01 am

Not allowing citizens to sue the government over permits for projects that could affect them limits due process, one activist said.

Energy and Environment

Bill targets environmental lawsuits that block infrastructure projects

Kyle Feldscher · February 27, 2017 5:01 am

he growing dispute between the power companies and states has much to do with the rapidly changing U.S. electricity grid, where older nuclear power plants are becoming too expensive to operate in an electricity market dominated by low-cost natural gas.

Energy and Environment

FERC sidelined while energy subsidy fight rages

John Siciliano · February 27, 2017 5:01 am

Rep. Todd Young has introduced the —œInvesting in Student Success Act of 2017—? in order to facilitate an alternative model of financing education. ( Jim Avelis/The Tribune-Star via AP)

Sen. Todd Young’s tuition plan: ‘Pay your way through school, after school’

Joel Gehrke · February 27, 2017 5:01 am

Chris Campbell is majority staff director for the Senate Finance Committee. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Congressional staffer profile: Chris Campbell’s role in Trump’s agenda

Joel Gehrke · February 27, 2017 5:01 am

It's an odd way to "beat China" by matching China's self-destructive behavior with subsidies to China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Chinese investments spark bipartisan bills to reform secret oversight panel

Susan Ferrechio · February 27, 2017 5:01 am

A source on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee said the White House has not submitted any names to fill the 10 jobs below Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin that will require confirmation.

Trump’s Cabinet secretaries wait for White House to fill jobs

Sarah Bedford · February 27, 2017 5:01 am

Though he has yet to unveil a sweeping plan to dismantle one of Tom Wheeler's signature accomplishments, net neutrality, Ajit Pai has already begun to weaken what his Republican colleague, Michael O'Rielly, warned would be the commission's "unmitigated power over the Internet." (James MacDonald/Bloomberg)

Ajit Pai adopts a ‘light touch’ leading Trump’s FCC

Daniel Chaitin · February 27, 2017 5:01 am