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Top Stories Trump pressured Park Service to find proof for his crowd size claims In a phone call, President Trump expressed anger over a retweet sent from the National Park Service’s account showing side-by-side photographs of his swearing-in and Barack Obama’s, and he ordered the agency to produce additional pictures of crowds on the Mall, according to individuals with knowledge of the conversation. By Karen Tumulty and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more » White House threatens Mexico with tax to pay for wall Spokesman Sean Spicer said President Trump intends to pay for a border wall by imposing a 20 percent tax on imports from Mexico, though he later appeared to backtrack, saying it was “one idea” for funding a wall. The comment came hours after the Mexican president canceled his visit to Washington. By Joshua Partlow  •  Read more »   President’s ‘war’ with the media (and the facts) forces journalists to question their role Some journalists said they’ve recalibrated their approach to covering the White House. Others suggested journalism need not change; it just has to improve. By Paul Farhi  •  Read more »   Jared Kushner, Sean Spicer also registered to vote in two states The Washington Post has now identified five Trump family members or top administration appointees who were registered in two states during the fall election. The president has claimed without evidence that the fact that many voters are registered in two states is a sign of widespread voter fraud. By Matea Gold and Alice Crites  •  Read more »

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White House stops ads, outreach for last days of 2017 health care enrollment Supporters of the Affordable Care Act accused the Trump administration of undermining the insurance marketplaces. By Amy Goldstein  •  Read more »   These towns pushed for tough laws targeting undocumented immigrants. They all failed. Foiled by court rulings or challenges with enforcement, the experiences of several communities show how illegal-immigrant measures can leave lasting and bitter racial divisions while doing little to address the underlying forces that often determine where newcomers settle. By Chico Harlan  •  Read more »   Trump administration lays the groundwork to change U.S. role in the world As part of an “America first” vision, directives that have been drafted but not yet signed would halt all refu­gee admissions and entry into the country of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries; declare a moratorium on new multilateral treaties; and mandate audits of U.S. funding for international organizations, including the United Nations. By Karen DeYoung and Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   Trump administration to replace senior State Department diplomats When Rex Tillerson is confirmed as secretary of state, he will face an unusual leadership vacuum after several career Foreign Service officers were informed that they will not be asked to stay on. By Anne Gearan and Karen DeYoung  •  Read more »   Strong military matters more for Trump than balanced federal budget Replenishing a “really depleted” military is "much more important than anything,” the president told Fox News during a lengthy interview in which he also said he would announce his choice for a new Supreme Court justice next week. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »