Good Tuesday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today.

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• A trade war that seemed to be on the brink of ending now looks like it will go on: President Trump, angry that China was retreating from its commitments, will reportedly increase tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods on Friday morning. The decision appears to be a political calculation that staying tough on China will be a better proposition in the 2020 campaign.

• Chinese intelligence agents acquired hacking tools developed by the National Security Agency and repurposed them to attack American allies and private companies in Europe and Asia, raising questions about the United States’ expensive and dangerous digital arsenal.

• The House Judiciary Committee has set a Wednesday vote to hold Attorney General William P. Barr in contempt of Congress after he failed to turn over an unredacted Mueller report.