Evening Edition: A cascade of missteps led to a messy week for the White House
Some veterans worry that Kelly's remarks elevate military-civilian divide; Q&A with Rep. Wilson: What happened on the widow's call with Trump — and reaction to Kelly's remarks
The blunders began when President Trump opted Monday for an impromptu news conference. His answers to questions about four U.S. service members who were killed in Niger prompted follow-ups that day — and deeper reporting afterward, including news that he had not sent a promised $25,000 check to a grieving military father.
The White House chief of staff, a retired four-star general whose son was killed in Afghanistan, defended President Trump by saying the public is unaware of the meaning of sacrifice.
In an interview with The Washington Post, Rep. Frederica Wilson identified several layers of "insensitivity" in the White House's handling of Trump's phone call to a soldier's widow — and the fallout since.
A White House official said the president would use personal funds to help with the mounting legal expenses related to the ongoing investigations. A former director of government ethics immediately pointed to the potential conflicts of interest.
For the most part, the people depicted in this photo essay look as if nothing out of the ordinary is happening. But the world is shifting under their feet.
George W. Bush on Thursday derided a political system corrupted by "conspiracy theories and outright fabrication." The former White House chief strategist, speaking to California Republicans, claimed the former president didn't understand what he was saying.
Advocates for students with disabilities were reviewing the changes made by the Education Department to determine their impact. One activist expressed concern over whether schools might lose federal funds for special education.
One final batch of papers related to the 1963 shooting remains unseen by the public. Longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone told conspiracy theorist Alex Jones this week that he personally lobbied President Trump to publish all of the documents.
The shootout, about 80 miles outside Cairo in the country's western desert, left at least 55 police officers and conscripts dead in one of the deadliest attacks against security forces by Islamic militants in recent memory.
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Health experts agree that raising taxes is the most effective way to reduce tobacco use. But many states — Missouri, Kentucky and Georgia among them — have not significantly increased their cigarette fees in decades, bowing to pressure from tobacco lobbyists.
The newest Supreme Court justice told a lawyers' conference he's worried that college students with unpopular views aren't "able to express themselves."
Jemele Hill returns to work on Monday; she had been sanctioned for suggesting fans could boycott advertisers and vendors associated with the Dallas Cowboys, whose owner ordered players to stand for the national anthem or be benched. She acknowledged that she "put ESPN in a bad spot."
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