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Trump Confronts Two Legacy-Defining Issues: Immigration and War

The president watched court arguments and is set to give address tonight
A motorcade carrying President Donald Trump departs the Supreme Court today.Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg

This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, senior domestic policy reporter Ted Mann looks at how the president is handling two issues defining his term. Sign up here. Email our editors here.

For a president notoriously bothered by rejection, Donald Trump put a lot on the line in an all-day public offensive on two issues that will help define his legacy.