Monday, January 29, 2018

Evening Edition: FBI deputy director stepping down from role amid mounting scrutiny from GOP

 
Democracy Dies in Darkness
 
 
Evening Edition
The day's most important stories
 
 
FBI deputy director stepping down from role amid mounting scrutiny from GOP
Andrew McCabe, who was named as the agency's No. 2 under FBI Director James Comey, was at the center of the political jockeying surrounding the investigation into potential coordination between Trump associates and the Kremlin.
The Fix | Analysis
A Trump spokesman's revealing comments about McCabe
Hours before the news that Andrew McCabe would leave his post, the deputy press secretary did not directly address whether President Trump regretted urging FBI Director Christopher Wray to oust McCabe.
 
The Fix: White House press secretary incorrectly claims polls show 'no one' cares about Russia probe
Multiple polls show that Americans actually do care about the Russia investigation
 
 
Military to review security guidelines after reports that fitness trackers reveal base sites
The move came as experts and Internet sleuths found more ways to use publicly available data from the fitness-tracking service Strava to identify users by name, along with the jogging routes they use in war zones such as Iraq and Afghanistan.
 
Post Live
Communication in the Trump era: A preview the State of the Union
Ahead of President Trump's address to Congress tomorrow night, influential lawmakers and plugged-in political analysts join Post reporters to assess the first year of the Trump presidency and look ahead to the legislative year.
 
It's the worst job in politics. But somebody has to do it.
For half a century, the out-of-power party has used its response to the State of the Union address to capitalize on the dregs of audience left over from the president's speech and mount its own aftershow.
 
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House Appropriations chairman to retire, giving boost to Democrats in midterms
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen comes from a New Jersey district that has long voted solidly Republican.
 
Why a White House plan to nationalize the country's 5G data networks has spurred widespread backlash
The intelligence community views network equipment made by Chinese companies with ties to Beijing as insecure, officials said. But the government has rarely taken a direct role in building such networks, making the proposal remarkably ambitious.
 
A prisoner in my own body: What it's like to have sleep paralysis
The writer woke up but realized she couldn't move. She began to panic. What was happening? Why was her body paralyzed? The issue occurs when the mind wakes up but the body remains asleep. For some people the paralysis lasts seconds, for others several minutes.
 
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Fancy Stats | Analysis
The Patriots have significantly benefited from penalty calls. That shouldn't stop in Super Bowl LII.
It's not conspiracy talk to point out that New England was awarded 50 first downs via penalty this season, the most in the league.
 
Chef José Andrés's beef with the Trumps isn't over
The superstar restaurateur tweeted Saturday night that he was not allowed into a party at a Georgetown restaurant, and that Ivanka Trump may have had something to do with the slight. Although he seemed to be over the incident by Sunday, he continued to tweet about Ivanka into Monday.
 
 
A 7-year-old boy was called a 'danger to society' and cuffed at school, his parents say
After being scolded for playing with his food, the boy "attacked the teacher by repeatedly punching her on her back," an incident report said. Once he calmed down, he was taken to the principal — and then taken into custody.
 
Constitutional | Podcast
The importance of the First Amendment
Why do Americans put so much stock in the rights to freedom of religion, free speech, freedom of the press, the right to assemble and petition the government? We can thank Jehovah's Witnesses.
 
 
     
 
 
 
 

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