Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Evening Edition: Trump signs executive orders seeking to revive controversial oil pipelines

Fury and power struggle mark Trump's first days in office; Sean Spicer uses repeatedly debunked citations for Trump's voter fraud claims; FBI Director James Comey to stay on in Trump administration; HHS nominee skirts questions about impact of executive order on ACA; Is Trump ready for war in the South China Sea?; Trump just forfeited in his first fight with China; Oscar nominations: The diversity is impressive. Now time for a long-lasting reset.; Israel approves huge expansion of settlements in response to Trump presidency; USDA researchers ordered to stop publishing news releases, other documents; Trump's first four-Pinocchio rating as president; Activists planning to disrupt inauguration were infiltrated by conservative group; After collapse during speech, Minn. Gov. Mark Dayton announces he has prostate cancer; Pentagon still scrambling to understand if hiring freeze includes civilian personnel; In a community of million-dollar homes, a fight over a $500 mailbox ends in court; 5 Diets, Week 3: A bumpy road on Whole30, Weight Watchers and Buddha's Diet; The 5-ingredient recipe is the culinary equivalent of fake news ;
 
Evening Edition
The day's most important stories
 
 
Trump signs executive orders seeking to revive controversial oil pipelines
The move to breathe new life into the Dakota Access and Keystone XL projects is the latest step in the new president's effort to dismantle Obama administration policies. It was unclear how President Trump's orders would restart the projects or expedite environmental reviews. The White House did not immediately release text of the orders. The Keystone order could undo a major decision by former president Barack Obama, who had said the project would contribute to climate change.
Fury and power struggle mark Trump's first days in office
The turbulence and competing factions that were a hallmark of Trump's campaign have been transported to the White House. Nearly a dozen senior officials and other Trump advisers and confidants, some of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity, describe private conversations and moments.
 
Sean Spicer uses repeatedly debunked citations for Trump's voter fraud claims
The White House press secretary claimed the president believes millions voted illegally in the presidential election, based on studies that were presented to him. Then Spicer cited a Pew study that does not support this claim.
 
FBI Director James Comey to stay on in Trump administration
Comey, who is under investigation for his handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe, has told people he has been asked to stay in his post in the Trump administration, people familiar with the matter said.
 
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HHS nominee skirts questions about impact of executive order on ACA
In a contentious hearing, Tom Price said that no Americans would be worse off under the president's executive order to ease rules under the Affordable Care Act.
 
Is Trump ready for war in the South China Sea?
The White House spokesman's comments were widely interpreted as doubling down on remarks by the secretary of state nominee, who said the U.S. would not allow China access to islands in the area.
 
Trump just forfeited in his first fight with China
Donald Trump acts like he's getting tough on China, but one of his first acts was a total capitulation.
 
Oscar nominations: The diversity is impressive. Now time for a long-lasting reset.
After complaints about underrepresentation, African American filmmakers break records. Is that enough?
 
Israel approves huge expansion of settlements in response to Trump presidency
The approval of 2,500 housing units in the Jewish settlements in the West Bank comes just two days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with President Trump, who has signaled more accommodating policies toward Israel.
 
USDA researchers ordered to stop publishing news releases, other documents
The order raised concerns that the Trump administration was trying to influence distribution of their findings, leaving USDA officials scrambling to clarify the memo.
 
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Trump's first four-Pinocchio rating as president
In a meeting with business leaders, the president claimed he was a "very big person" on the environment who has "received awards" on the subject. We found no facts to support this claim.
 
Activists planning to disrupt inauguration were infiltrated by conservative group
D.C. police confirmed that secret video recordings made by a group called Project Veritas led to the arrest of one man and foiled an alleged acid attack at the DeploraBall in downtown Washington.
 
After collapse during speech, Minn. Gov. Mark Dayton announces he has prostate cancer
The governor fainted while giving his State of the State address Monday night.
 
Pentagon still scrambling to understand if hiring freeze includes civilian personnel
Defense Department officials say they still do not know whether the civilian workforce, which makes up about 35 percent of the 2.1 million civil servants in the federal government, are exempt from Trump's executive order.
 
In a community of million-dollar homes, a fight over a $500 mailbox ends in court
A mailbox mandate angered members of a Bowie area community into launching a seven-year fight that finally ended when a Prince George's County judge delivered an order that their homeowners' association overstepped its bounds.
 
5 Diets, Week 3: A bumpy road on Whole30, Weight Watchers and Buddha's Diet
Halfway through the month, The Post dieters hit some roadblocks — but pushed through.
 
The 5-ingredient recipe is the culinary equivalent of fake news
Some recipes labeled that way really work, but more often they're fraught with problems. How simple does cooking have to get?
 
 
     
 
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