Thursday, June 23, 2016

Thursday's Headlines: House GOP votes to go home for July 4 recess in bid to thwart sit-in

5 things the sit-in will change. And the one thing it won't.; Things to bring to a House sit-in: iPhones, snacks and pink-striped pillows; Confident. Incorrigible. Bully. Little Donny was a lot like Donald Trump.; Who does Donald Trump listen to? Other Trumps.; British voters head to polls for historic vote on E.U.;
 
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House GOP votes to go home for July 4 recess in bid to thwart sit-in
House Republicans voted early Thursday morning to send members home for the holiday recess after a 16-hour protest on the chamber floor staged by Democrats seeking votes on gun control measures. The sit-in began early Wednesday as Democrats called for action to be taken following the mass shootings in Orlando.
5 things the sit-in will change. And the one thing it won't.
A number of those talking and writing about the sit-in insisted that the high-profile moment marked a major turning point in the political fight over gun control.
Things to bring to a House sit-in: iPhones, snacks and pink-striped pillows
Members who led the effort said it was never all that organized and that was partly why they felt it worked so well.
 
Confident. Incorrigible. Bully. Little Donny was a lot like Donald Trump.
Reporting for The Post's forthcoming biography shows a young Trump left an indelible impression in his prosperous Queens neighborhood. "He had a reputation for saying anything that came into his head," a schoolmate recalls.
 
Who does Donald Trump listen to? Other Trumps.
The presumptive Republican nominee's three oldest children and son-in-law — who have virtually no political experience — are so deeply involved in his campaign that they often act as gatekeepers and strategists.
 
British voters head to polls for historic vote on E.U.
Surveys show that they are almost evenly divided over whether the country should exit the European Union.
 
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A German woman said she was raped. Then she was fined $27,000.
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Orlando attack video shows Mateen firing at those already wounded
Footage from inside the Pulse nightclub shows Omar Mateen firing at people, stopping to reload and then shooting again those who were already wounded, officials said. "He was making sure anybody who was shot was dead," one official said.
Governor’s threat could end food stamps in Maine: Recipients on ‘a steady diet of Mars Bars and Mountain Dew’
Gov. Paul LePage had wanted to bar Maine residents from using food stamps to buy unhealthy food. When federal officials rejected his proposal to institute such a rule statewide, LePage reacted angrily.
Ryan rolls out a policy agenda House Republicans can use in November
The speaker hopes it will bolster the bare-bones proposals offered by presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Rep. Chaka Fattah offers resignation after conviction
The Democratic congressman from Pennsylvania offered his resignation from the House effective Oct. 3, following his conviction on charges of racketeering, fraud and money laundering. House Speaker Paul Ryan called on Fattah to resign immediately.
Trump's top example of foreign experience: A Scottish golf course losing millions
The GOP candidate has feuded with locals for years, elbowed his way through the planning process, shattered relationships with elected leaders and sued the Scottish government over his struggling Aberdeen resort.
Clinton makes case for 'progressive' economic reforms in North Carolina
The presumptive Democratic nominee used a second speech in the state to pledge to make the largest investment in U.S. jobs since World War II and to remind voters of a long list of her prescriptions to bolster the middle class.
Trump campaign says it raised an astounding $2 million in 12 hours
Raising such a huge sum in such a short period would make Trump's pitch for donations one of the most successful in American politics. according to veteran fundraisers
The world’s longest-serving president just appointed his son as VP
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