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WASHINGTON — Representative Elijah E. Cummings, whose death on Thursday left both Republicans and Democrats mourning the loss of a lawmaker they praised as passionate and decent, will lie in state in the Capitol, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday. Mr. Cummings, a son of sharecroppers who rose to become one of the most powerful Democrats

Mr. Jeffrey, a former ambassador to Turkey who served as Mr. Pence’s interpreter in the meetings, would have been familiar with the Erdogan playbook, experts in the region said. “Jim’s got good Turkish,” Mr. Edelman said. “He would have told Pence, ‘This is what you’re in for.’” One thing that did not make the grievance

WASHINGTON — It is an extraordinary time in Washington, but it is more or less business as usual for Rudolph W. Giuliani. He is a central figure in the impeachment inquiry. He is under scrutiny by federal prosecutors. But throughout the building controversy, Mr. Giuliani has continued to represent clients, broker deals and take on