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View in your browser     The 10 essential reads you missed this week For the first time on Friday federal prosecutors in New York said President Trump directed his former lawyer Michael Cohen to make two illegal payments during the 2016 presidential campaign. Prosecutors in New York recommended Cohen receive “substantial” prison time for several federal crimes, despite his cooperation with ongoing law enforcement investigations, including special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe. Here's other important news of the week:   Five things to know about William Barr, Trump’s pick for Justice President Trump has picked a Washington veteran who served as the nation’s top cop under former President George H.W. Bush to be his next attorney general. Here are five key things to know about Barr from The Hill's Lydia Wheeler.     Clock ticks down on GOP Congress Lawmakers are facing an end-of-the-year traffic jam with legislation piling up and a tight schedule that leaves them little wiggle room, Jordain Carney reports.     GOP, Comey have tense day — with promise of a second date Former FBI Director James Comey was grilled behind closed doors for seven hours by House lawmakers on Friday, with a promise his testimony will be released publicly and a guarantee that he’ll return for another round of questioning, Morgan Chalfant and Jacqueline Thomsen report.     Advocates see state legislatures as next frontier for pot legalization Marijuana proponents are turning to state legislatures as the next step to expand legalization, Reid Wilson writes.     GM lobbyists go into full crisis mode over layoffs News that the iconic American automaker would be shuttering four plants in the U.S. and laying off 15,000 employees has sparked bipartisan anger in Washington and sent the company’s public relations team into crisis mode, Alex Gangitano reports.     California primary threatens to change 2020 game for Dems The changing Democratic primary calendar is prompting Democrats to ask whether early caucus and primary states will have the same cache in 2020, Amie Parnes writes.     The Memo: Trump dials down trade war — for now President Trump has hit the pause button on his trade war with China, suggesting he might be looking for a way out from an approach that critics say has hit a range of interests from the stock market to farmers in politically important states, Niall Stanage reports.     Trump admin recommends postal reforms, setting up fight with Amazon The Trump administration called on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to make sweeping reforms that could raise shipping rates for certain packages, a move that could inflame tensions with online retailers like Amazon, a frequent punching bag for President Trump, Jordan Fabian reports.     ‘Wake up, dudes’ — gender gap confounds GOP women Republican men and women are deeply divided over how to confront the results of a brutal midterm election that decimated the ranks of female GOP lawmakers in the House, Melanie Zanona writes.     Senate edges closer to rebuking Trump on Saudi Arabia Senators are closing in on a deal to defy President Trump on Saudi Arabia, as support grows for tougher action over the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Jordain Carney writes.       © Getty: French police fired tear gas and arrest hundreds of protesters at demonstrations in Paris on Saturday.   Read more from The Hill

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