Saturday, January 14, 2017

Evening Edition: Trump said he’d do a lot — fast. Expectations, meet reality.

'I will give you everything': 282 of Trump's campaign promises; Trump will break the mold. Always expect the unexpected.; Obama is not going quietly into the last week of his presidency; Returning to Mekong Delta, John Kerry finds a man who tried to kill him ; Cancer survivor who once opposed health-care law challenges House speaker on its repeal; Fact Checker: Sanders claims '36,000 people will die yearly' if Obamacare is repealed; Trump hits back hard after John Lewis questioned his legitimacy as president; Police tackled and beat a black man suspected of stealing a car. It was his.; After meeting with Trump, Lockheed Martin CEO says cost of F-35 will likely be 'significantly' lower; 'Terrain denial strikes' are part of strategy to fight Islamic State in Iraq; A father confused liquid nicotine for medicine, then gave his 6-year-old a toxic dose; Heated protests derail event with Breitbart editor, 'Pharma Bro' ; Canadians will see Super Bowl ads live for the first time — and the NFL is livid; Citing backlash, singer Jennifer Holliday pulls out of Trump inauguration concert; Choice of painting that will hang at Trump's inaugural luncheon stirs controversy ; With $90 million raised, Trump's inaugural team is ready to party;
 
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Trump said he'd do a lot — fast. Expectations, meet reality.
The incoming commander in chief imagines a presidency of vision and velocity, but his big-ticket items cannot be done by presidential edict. They'll need consensus on Capitol Hill, emerging from a deliberative process that takes time and the navigation of a labyrinth of constituencies and special interests.
'I will give you everything': 282 of Trump's campaign promises
The president-elect made dozens of sweeping promises that voters expect him to fulfill.
 
Trump will break the mold. Always expect the unexpected.
He remains determined to litigate through Twitter and other means every grievance and slight no matter whether large or small, presidential or not. He always wants the last word.
 
Obama is not going quietly into the last week of his presidency
With a flurry of speeches and interviews, the 44th president is trying to stake out a legacy that is imperiled by his successor.
 
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Returning to Mekong Delta, John Kerry finds a man who tried to kill him
In 1969, a young Navy lieutenant commanded a Swift boat that was ambushed. Kerry raced ashore to pursue and kill one of the attackers — earning a Silver Star in the process. Now back in Vietnam as secretary of state, Kerry came face to face with a former guerrilla who once hid in the grass.
 
Cancer survivor who once opposed health-care law challenges House speaker on its repeal
The owner of a small business in Arizona confronted Paul Ryan at a town hall this week: "I am standing here today alive" only because of an early Affordable Care Act program that offered coverage to people with preexisting medical problems.
 
Fact Checker: Sanders claims '36,000 people will die yearly' if Obamacare is repealed
The senator from Vermont earned Four Pinocchios for resorting to fuzzy math to come up with a scary figure.
 
Trump hits back hard after John Lewis questioned his legitimacy as president
The president-elect tweeted that the longtime congressman and civil rights icon from Atlanta "should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart (not to......mention crime infested)."
 
Police tackled and beat a black man suspected of stealing a car. It was his.
The dash-cam video shows a half-hour encounter with a doctoral student at Northwestern University.
 
After meeting with Trump, Lockheed Martin CEO says cost of F-35 will likely be 'significantly' lower
Marillyn Hewson said the Bethesda-based company is close to a deal that would create 1,800 jobs in Texas related to the Joint Strike Fighter program.
 
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'Terrain denial strikes' are part of strategy to fight Islamic State in Iraq
In recent weeks, the number of advisers from the U.S.-led coalition assisting Iraqis has increased, and airstrikes used to disrupt deadly car bombs have intensified.
 
A father confused liquid nicotine for medicine, then gave his 6-year-old a toxic dose
Researchers say the incident in Oregon illustrates the dangers that e-cigarettes pose to children.
 
Heated protests derail event with Breitbart editor, 'Pharma Bro'
A mass of protesters showed up on the campus of the University of California at Davis Friday shortly before Milo Yiannopoulos and Martin Shkreli were supposed to speak.
 
Canadians will see Super Bowl ads live for the first time — and the NFL is livid
A change in broadcast regulations means the prospect of lower ad revenue for the league.
 
Citing backlash, singer Jennifer Holliday pulls out of Trump inauguration concert
The Broadway star had said she would perform at the concert "for the people," and said that singing on the Mall was a tribute to Marian Anderson, who "paved the way for me to sing as a black American." But after her fans begged her to reconsider, she cancelled her performance. The Tony Award winner had previously sung for Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and both Presidents Bush.
 
Choice of painting that will hang at Trump's inaugural luncheon stirs controversy
George Caleb Bingham's 1855 painting "The Verdict of the People," which historians say depicts the public's reaction to a likely proslavery candidate's election victory, was chosen by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) in July without knowledge of who would be elected.
 
With $90 million raised, Trump's inaugural team is ready to party
Plans include a free concert on the Mall —featuring country star Toby Keith and 1990s band 3 Doors Down — and 30,000 guests at the three official balls.
 
 
     
 
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