Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Evening Edition: Election results suggest ground is shifting beneath GOP

 
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Evening Edition
The day's most important stories
 
 
PowerPost • Analysis
Election results suggest ground is shifting beneath GOP
Republicans — unsure about what they can do to appeal to voters — are wondering how much of a down-ballot effect President Trump's unpopular administration will have on them next year.
PowerPost • Analysis
Democratic wins are stinging repudiation of Trump one year after his election
Led by Ralph Northam's victory in Virginia, Tuesday was the best day for Democrats politically since former president Barack Obama won reelection in 2012.
 
Her opponent used male pronouns to describe her. He refused to debate her. Last night, Danica Roem made history.
The race against longtime incumbent Del. Robert G. Marshall, who once called himself the state's "chief homophobe," turned ugly when he and his supporters produced ads disparaging Roem's transgender identity. But in the end, that tactic failed.
 
 
The shifts in Virginia that handed Trump an embarrassing defeat
Turnout from the D.C. suburbs surged and Ralph Northam also did much better with most demographic groups than Hillary Clinton in 2016.
 
GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch says election losses could complicate tax reform
Hatch and other Republican leaders seeking to overhaul the tax code face head winds from a new $74 billion hole in their plan and political fallout from state and local election losses on Nov. 7.
 
AT&T and antitrust officials have discussed selling off CNN in the telecom's mega-deal for Time Warner
The fate of the news channel, oft criticized by President Trump, remains the most explosive element of the proposed acquisition.
 
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Trump strikes at heart of North Korean regime with speech 
If there is one thing that Kim Jong Un has shown that he cannot tolerate, it's personal criticism. President Trump directly addressed his 33-year-old nemesis — calling him a "dictator" running a "twisted regime" — using words that may cut deeper than his previous remarks on Kim.
 
U.S. judge issues gag order in Manafort-Gates Russia probe case
A federal judge says the ban is needed to ensure jurors are not prejudiced by public comments.
 
White House implements Cuba policy restricting travel and trade
Starting Thursday, most individual visits to Cuba will no longer be allowed, and U.S. citizens will again have to travel as part of a licensed group, accompanied by a group representative. Americans will also be barred from staying at a long list of hotels, and patronizing restaurants, stores and other enterprises.
 
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Texas gunman's iPhone could reignite FBI-Apple feud over encryption
Federal officials and the company have shied away from open confrontation since a 2016 standoff over the locked and encrypted iPhone of the San Bernardino gunman led to a major court battle.
 
Inside Betsy DeVos's efforts to shrink the Education Department
Just two positions requiring Senate confirmation have been filled, 350 workers have been shed since December, and other employees are being offered buyouts. Current and former officials are concerned that the reductions will compromise the department's ability to perform key functions.
 
The Fix • Analysis
Donna Brazile is walking back her claim that the Democratic primary was 'rigged'
Although she won't admit it, the former interim chair of the Democratic National Committee seems to feel a twinge of regret for making such a strong accusation.
 
 
LiAngelo Ball, two other UCLA players released on bail after shoplifting arrest in China
The athletes have reportedly been accused of stealing sunglasses from a Louis Vuitton store and could face as many as three to 10 years in prison if convicted.
 
Is it possible to dine at a tasting menu restaurant without feeling uncomfortably full?
Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema entertains your dining questions, rants and raves.
 
 
     
 
 
 
 

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