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From Epstein to Obama, Trump’s Washington Is Consumed by Competing Conspiracies

President Trump is trying to divert attention from the Epstein conspiracy theory with a new-and-improved one about Barack Obama and treason.

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Mr. Trump brought much of this on himself by encouraging dark views of the government that he derides as the “deep state,” views that prove hard to dispel now that the supposed deep state answers to him.
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Agriculture Department to Move Most Remaining Washington Workers Out of City

The employees More than half of the agency’s 4,600 Washington employees will be spread across five regional hubs. The agency is also shuttering regional offices of the U.S. Forest Service.

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Brooke L. Rollins, the agriculture secretary, said workers will be relocated.
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Heavy Rains in Washington Area Flood Roads and Prompt Water Rescues

More than five inches fell in some suburbs of the capital. The authorities in Maryland rescued dozens of people, including some who were stranded in their cars.

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Flooding on Sligo Creek Parkway in Silver Spring, Md.
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Rubio and China’s Top Envoy Vie for Influence in Asia Over Trump’s Tariffs

Secretary of State Marco Rubio wants to bolster ties with Asia to counter Beijing’s power, but President Trump’s tariff threats have nations asking why they should align with Washington.

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Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister, at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Friday.
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Rubio and China’s Top Envoy Vie for Influence in Asia Over Trump’s Tariffs

Secretary of State Marco Rubio wants to bolster ties with Asia to counter Beijing’s power, but President Trump’s tariff threats have nations asking why they should align with Washington.

© Pool photo by Mandel Ngan

Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister, at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Friday.
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