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

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• Over decades in business, entertainment and now politics, President Trump has approached America’s racial, ethnic and religious divisions opportunistically — not as wounds to be healed, but as openings to achieve his goals, without regard for adverse consequences.

• Chinese investment in the United States has plummeted by nearly 90 percent since Mr. Trump took office, affecting markets from Silicon Valley to Manhattan.

• For more than two years, Democrats have hoped that Robert S. Mueller III would show the nation that Mr. Trump is unfit for office. On Wednesday, in back-to-back hearings with the former special counsel, that wish could face its final make-or-break moment.