Monday, January 8, 2018

Evening Edition: Mueller indicates he will likely seek interview with Trump as part of Russia probe

 
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Mueller indicates he will likely seek interview with Trump as part of Russia probe
Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has raised the likelihood with the Trump legal team that his office will seek an interview with the president. The special counsel's team could interview Trump within weeks on some limited portion of questions, a person close to the president said. Mueller brought up the issue of interviewing Trump during a late December meeting with the president's lawyers.
200,000 Salvadorans may be forced to leave U.S. as protected status ends
The Trump administration said it will terminate the provisional residency permits of Salvadorans who have lived in the country since at least 2001, leaving them to face deportation unless they obtain a green card by Sept. 9, 2019.
 
'We will lose practically everything': Salvadorans in U.S. are devastated by decision
Salvadorans are the largest group with the immigration status, and the impact of taking it away would be wide-ranging — from Washington to Los Angeles and in the Central American nation itself.
 
 
BREAKING NEWS
Trump-appointed regulators reject plan to rescue coal and nuclear plants
In a binding ruling, the independent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected a proposal by Energy Secretary Rick Perry that would have boosted coal and nuclear energy over natural gas and renewables in competitive electricity markets.
 
Oprah could run. Oprah could win. Is America going insane or just coming to its senses?
Oprah Winfrey's barnstorming speech at the Golden Globes electrified much of the populace that disapproves of her fellow television personality, President Trump. The viability of a Winfrey campaign, the day after the awards show, at least, seemed capable of uniting both ends of the political spectrum.
 
Oprah's campaign-sounding awards speech, annotated
Winfrey has conspicuously leaned into the idea of running for president. Sunday sure seemed like a test run.
 
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Mitt Romney was 'treated successfully' for prostate cancer
The former Massachusetts governor and 2012 Republican presidential nominee is widely expected to mount a run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated at the end of this year by Utah's Orrin Hatch.
 
Controversy over tell-all Trump book has fueled record sales, publisher says
As Henry Holt & Co. stands up to legal threats from President Trump's lawyers, the publisher reported that Michael Wolff's "Fire and Fury" has become the company's fastest seller ever.
 
The Fix | Analysis
How to attack the media like Stephen Miller, in 3 easy steps
White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller went head to head with CNN host Jake Tapper in a Sunday morning interview. During the exchange, he didn't answer questions, then acted like Tapper wouldn't let him answer the questions.
 
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Perspective
At the Golden Globes, a night of powerful symbolism. Now, for the substance.
With #MeToo and Time's Up, Hollywood is grappling with sexual politics during awards season. Does that mean real change is coming?
 
Supreme Court cites juror's racist comments in allowing Ga. death-row inmate to appeal
Keith Tharpe can challenge his death sentence, justices say, after one of his jurors gives an affidavit in which he questions whether black people have souls.
 
She told the teen she'd 'see her in hell,' then she stabbed her. Now, she's guilty of an MS-13 murder.
Venus Romero Iraheta, left, was a main player in the torture and killing of Damaris A. Reyes Rivas, which generated national headlines and came to symbolize the resurgence of MS-13 in the Washington region.
 
 
Google, Twitter face new lawsuits alleging discrimination against conservative voices
A Google engineer who was fired over a controversial memo filed a lawsuit claiming that the technology giant discriminates against white men and conservatives. Hours later, a suit was filed against Twitter by a conservative publisher who was banned from the platform in 2015.
 
A sexist troll attacked Sarah Silverman. She responded by helping him with his problems.
The comedian wrote a series of sympathetic and compassionate tweets that the Twitter user said changed his outlook on life.
 
 
     
 
 
 
 

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