Sunday, January 14, 2018

Evening Edition: Hopes for immigration deal fade as Trump declares DACA ‘probably dead’

 
Democracy Dies in Darkness
 
 
Evening Edition
The day's most important stories
 
 
Hopes for immigration deal fade as Trump declares DACA 'probably dead'
The president used Twitter to accuse Democrats of killing the agreement to protect "dreamers." And debate continued over what was said in a bipartisan immigration meeting last week. The Post reported that Trump referred to "shithole countries," but one GOP participant in the discussions said the profanity was not spoken. "He did not use that word," Sen. David Perdue of Georgia said.
New fears among GOP that Democrats could win big in midterm races
The concern about November has grown so acute that President Trump received what one congressional aide described as a "sobering" presentation last weekend about the difficult midterm landscape.
 
White House claims Wall Street Journal misquoted Trump about his relationship with North Korea's Kim
The Journal reported that the president said, "I probably have a good relationship with Kim Jong Un." The White House claims the president said "I'd" instead of "I." Both sides have released audio clips from the interview.
 
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Medical Mysteries
Doctors said his back pain wasn't serious. Then this 20-year-old was unable to walk.
He had a dull pain near his right shoulder blade that had dogged him for months. His family physician figured he pulled a muscle or injured a disk. But he couldn't shake the sense that something was very wrong, and his dad had to carry him into an ER.
 
Perspective
False alarm in Hawaii revealed an abdication of leadership by Trump
The president should have responded quickly to reassure Americans. He still has not directly addressed what happened Saturday, though the White House put out a statement making clear that the incident was the fault of Hawaii officials.
 
Here's what to do in case of a nuclear attack
Preparation is key, but if there are only moments to spare, try to get underground.
 
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Death toll in Southern California mudslides rises to at least 20
Four people remain missing after last week's flash floods, according to fire officials.
 
Meet the 24-year-old appointed to help lead Trump's drug policy office
The appointment and remarkable rise of Taylor Weyeneth provides insight into the administration's political appointments and the troubled state of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
 
Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered
Martin Luther King Jr. met Malcolm X just once. The photo still haunts us with what was lost.
A brief interaction between the two leaders on Capitol Hill would continue to be analyzed by scholars long after each was assassinated.
 
 
Man arrested after allegedly threatening to kill Steelers players, fans during NFL playoff game
The San Antonio man allegedly threatened to kill himself after a mass shooting during today's game at Heinz Field.
 
Video shows Turkish passenger plane teetering above the Black Sea
Authorities have not said what caused the plane to skid off the runway after it landed. The plane's 162 passengers, two pilots and four cabin-crew members all got out of the aircraft safely.
 
'Trump saying something racist isn't exactly news anymore,' SNL laments
Was it even possible for the show to do its job, or was parody defeated by the cumulative surreality of Oprah 2020, the Bannon implosion and whether to censor language attributed to the president?
 
 
     
 
 
 
 

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