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Donald Trump in the late 1990s helped lobby New York City officials to drop a proposal to require expensive fire sprinklers in older apartment buildings, including his Fifth Avenue condominiums at Trump Tower, according to a safety expert involved in the debate.

"Trump ‘Did Not Want Sprinkler Protections’ in His Fifth Avenue High-Rise, Former Safety Official Says" is from the April 09, 2018 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Kyle Swenson and narrated by Sam Scholl.

North Korea on Tuesday condemned the U.N. Security Council’s decision to impose tougher sanctions and doubled down on its warning that the United States would “suffer the greatest pain” it has ever experienced for leading the effort to ratchet up economic pressures on the reclusive nation.

"North Korea Lashes out Over ‘Vicious’ U.N. Sanctions" is from the September 12, 2017 World section of The Washington Post. It was written by Michelle Ye Hee Lee and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Broadcaster and model Leeann Tweeden said Thursday that Al Franken “forcibly kissed” and groped her during a USO tour in 2006, two years before the Minnesota Democrat’s election to the U.S. Senate — prompting Franken to apologize and call for a Senate ethics investigation into his actions.

"'Al Franken Kissed and Groped Me Without My Consent,’ Leeann Tweeden Says. The Senator Apologized." is from the November 16, 2017 U.S. section of The Washington Post. It was written by Amy B. Wang, Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Lindsey Bever and narrated by Sam Scholl.

First came the flood of social-media posts from former and current congressional employees who were sexually harassed on the job. Then came more than 1,500 names of former congressional staffers urging Congress to fix the problem.

"Training is ‘First Step’ in Stopping Sexual Harassment in The House, Lawmakers Say" is from the November 14, 2017 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Michelle Ye Hee Lee and narrated by Sam Scholl.

North Korea’s powerful nuclear test earlier this month may have been even stronger than first reported, equivalent to roughly 17 times the strength of the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima, according to a new analysis by a U.S. monitoring think tank.

"North Korea Nuclear Test May Have Been Twice as Strong as First Thought" is from the September 13, 2017 World section of The Washington Post. It was written by Michelle Ye Hee Lee and narrated by Sam Scholl.

President Trump’s speech on the administration’s still-somewhat-vague tax plan, delivered in Indianapolis on Sept. 27, was filled with many of his favorite, inaccurate claims. For instance, he repeatedly says he is offering the “largest tax cut in our country’s history,” a dubious claim when properly measured as a percentage of the nation’s gross domestic product. Here’s a sampling of other inaccurate claims — and one case in which he appears to have adjusted his language because of our previous fact checks.

"Fact-Checking President Trump's Tax Speech in Indianapolis" is from the September 28, 2017 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Just eleven donors injected $1 billion into U.S. political races in the past eight years through super PACs, the big-money entities that have given wealthy contributors a powerful way to influence elections.

"Eleven Donors Plowed $1 Billion into Super PACs Since 2010" is from the October 26, 2018 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Michelle Ye Hee Lee and narrated by Jenny Hoops.

New radar satellite images show the Sept. 3 nuclear test by North Korea was powerful enough to sink a roughly 85-acre area on the peak of a mountain above the tunnels where the test likely took place.

"North Korea’s Latest Nuclear Test Was so Powerful It Reshaped the Mountain Above It" is from the September 14, 2017 World section of The Washington Post. It was written by Michelle Ye Hee Lee and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Amazon.com founder and chief executive Jeffrey P. Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie Bezos, are making their first major political contribution with a $10 million gift to a super PAC focused on electing veterans to public office.

"Jeff Bezos Donates $10 Million to Veteran-Focused Super PAC in First Major Political Venture" is from the September 05, 2018 Business section of The Washington Post. It was written by Rachel Siegel ,Michelle Ye Hee Lee and John Wagner and narrated by Sam Scholl.

As Democrats get organized for the 2020 election, one major obstacle is becoming starkly clear: President Trump’s $100 million head start.

"‘A Well-Oiled, Fully Weaponized Battle Station’: Trump Reelection Campaign Has $100 Million Head Start over Democrats" is from the October 16, 2018 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Michelle Ye Hee Lee and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Phil Bredesen, the Democratic candidate in the U.S. Senate race in Tennessee, said Friday that he would support Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh’s nomination for the Supreme Court, after weeks of demurring and being attacked by Republicans over his equivocation.

"Democratic Senate Candidate in Tennessee Phil Bredesen Says He Would Support Kavanaugh’s Confirmation" is from the October 05, 2018 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Michelle Ye Hee Lee and narrated by Jenny Hoops.

President Trump lashed out at the Koch brothers Tuesday, saying their conservative political funding and policy network has “become a total joke in real Republican circles” and is “highly overrated.”

"‘A Total Joke’: Trump Lashes out at Koch Brothers After Political Network Slams White House" is from the July 31, 2018 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Michelle Ye Hee Lee and John Wagner and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Top officials with the donor network affiliated with billionaire industrialist Charles Koch this weekend sought to distance the network from the Republican Party and President Trump, citing tariff and immigration policies and “divisive” rhetoric out of Washington.

"Koch Group Condemns ‘Divisiveness’ and ‘Lack of Leadership’ in Washington" is from the July 29, 2018 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Michelle Ye Hee Lee and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Groups aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) together raised $22.9 million in the second quarter of 2018 and entered the third quarter with nearly $44 million in cash on hand, according to figures provided by the groups and Federal Election Commission records filed Friday evening.

"Big Money Is Flowing into the 2018 Fight for the U.S. Senate" is from the July 20, 2018 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Anu Narayanswamy and narrated by Sam Scholl.

SEOUL — In the tug-of-war between the United States and North Korea over the tentative summit in Singapore, South Korean President Moon Jae-in is the man in the precarious middle, trying to broker a high-stakes meeting between two unconventional leaders.

"South Korea’s President Moon Is the Man in the (Very Precarious) Middle" is from the May 28, 2018 World section of The Washington Post. It was written by Michelle Ye Hee Lee and narrated by Sam Scholl.