Friday, March 31, 2017

Evening Edition: Navy defies Congress to promote former SEAL commander

Does the White House really want Flynn to get immunity? ; Analysis: Why Flynn might be seeking immunity; The White House is in deep legal trouble, according to Trump's own standards; What we know so far about the Trump team's ties to Russian interests; How Trump's threats against the Freedom Caucus may backfire; ‘We are in a trade war,’ Trump’s commerce secretary says after stern German warning; The gap between Republicans' and Democrats' views of African Americans just hit a new high; This unassuming California congressman is out-tweeting Trump, and it's making him a political star; E.U. to Britain: We're in control of Brexit talks, not you; Dylann Roof will plead guilty to murder for Charleston church massacre, avoiding second death-penalty trial; Julian Assange's asylum is at stake when Ecuador votes Sunday; After ‘classy’ N.C. restaurant bans kids, critics fume — and reservations surge; The next face of poverty could be yours; I'm in love with a farmer, but I'm not sure I can move into an old farmhouse with his stepmom;
 
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Navy defies Congress to promote former SEAL commander
A retroactive promotion, back pay and a bigger pension have been granted to 33-year veteran Brian Losey, whom lawmakers forced to retire last year after multiple investigations found he had retaliated against whistleblowers. The dispute represented a rare public challenge by senior military leaders to congressional oversight of the armed forces and left lingering resentment on both sides.
The Fix | Analysis
Does the White House really want Flynn to get immunity?
The president tweeted that his former national security adviser "should ask for immunity." But at Sean Spicer's daily briefing, the press secretary danced around the specifics, saying the White House wants to do what it takes for Flynn to testify to congressional investigators, deflecting the issue of immunity.
 
Analysis: Why Flynn might be seeking immunity
The government isn't going to simply give immunity just to hear a confession. That's not how such agreements work anyway; prosecutors grant immunity only once they know what information the person has.
 
The Fix | Analysis
The White House is in deep legal trouble, according to Trump's own standards
In an early-morning tweet, President Trump said Michael Flynn should cut a deal because the entire thing is "a witch hunt" that ostensibly won't lead anywhere. Trump used to have a very different take on immunity deals.
 
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Analysis
What we know so far about the Trump team's ties to Russian interests
Congress and U.S. intelligence agencies are scrutinizing connections between the Kremlin and the Trump campaign as they investigate evidence that Russia interfered in the 2016 election.
 
The Daily 202 | Analysis
How Trump's threats against the Freedom Caucus may backfire
The president is choosing the stick over the carrot to battle the conservative group that he blames for the failure of the health bill and that he says is an obstacle to other policy initiatives. Rather than cower, principled movement conservatives wore the attacks as badges of honor. And they pledged to never back down.
 
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‘We are in a trade war,’ Trump’s commerce secretary says after stern German warning
Germany's foreign minister said the Trump administration is taking a "dangerous step" after the Commerce Department announced a tariff on imports of foreign steel.
 
The Fix | Analysis
The gap between Republicans' and Democrats' views of African Americans just hit a new high
The biggest yawning gap between Democrats and Republicans is on the issue of motivation and willpower, according to the new General Social Survey.
 
This unassuming California congressman is out-tweeting Trump, and it's making him a political star
Ted Lieu said he "felt hopeless for many weeks after the election." Then he reached for his phone. And the barbs he's thrown have caught the far right's attention.
 
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E.U. to Britain: We're in control of Brexit talks, not you
Britain will have little choice but to follow Brussels's timeline for talks as E.U. officials vow to drive a tough bargain that won't allow the U.K. to claim a better deal than the one it had before.
 
Dylann Roof will plead guilty to murder for Charleston church massacre, avoiding second death-penalty trial
The self-described white supremacist was sentenced to death earlier this year for the 2015 attack in South Carolina, during which nine black parishioners were gunned down at Bible study.
 
Julian Assange's asylum is at stake when Ecuador votes Sunday
With polls virtually tied, one of the two presidential candidates has vowed to evict the WikiLeaks founder from the country's embassy in London.
 
After ‘classy’ N.C. restaurant bans kids, critics fume — and reservations surge
It's hard to say whether child bans are officially a restaurant industry trend, but they're no longer particularly unusual.
 
Color of Money | Perspective
The next face of poverty could be yours
The story of a Pulitzer-winning book critic who lived in privilege and died poor is a stark lesson for everyone who is financially comfortable at the moment.
 
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I'm in love with a farmer, but I'm not sure I can move into an old farmhouse with his stepmom
The advice columnist takes your questions about the strange train we call life.
 
 
     
 
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