Thursday, March 30, 2017

Evening Edition: Trump vows to fight hard-line House conservatives in midterm elections

North Carolina lawmakers, facing economic pressure, vote to repeal transgender bathroom law; Paul Ryan, Marco Rubio may have been targets of Russian social media campaigns; White House invites House and Senate intelligence committee leaders to review new documents; Disabled or just desperate? Rural Americans turn to disability as jobs dry up.; Israel set to approve first new West Bank settlement in 20 years; Former South Korean president arrested in corruption probe; Federal judge in Hawaii extends order blocking Trump administration's travel ban; How Mars lost its atmosphere, and why Earth didn’t; How Trump’s children (and their spouses) are still tied to the White House; A panty liner triggers a TSA pat-down just one step removed from a pap smear; McDonald's just announced one of its biggest menu changes in years; Mike Pence doesn't dine alone with other women — and everyone was shocked; Why more and more restaurants in D.C. are offering half portions;
 
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Trump vows to fight hard-line House conservatives in midterm elections
The president effectively declared war against the House Freedom Caucus, a powerful group of hard-line conservative Republicans who blocked the health-care bill, threatening to "fight them" and Democrats in the 2018 elections. Trump's threat comes as GOP leaders are bracing for a month of potential infighting over spending priorities.
North Carolina lawmakers, facing economic pressure, vote to repeal transgender bathroom law
The decision to repeal the bill came more than a year after it became law, a period in which major companies, sports leagues and entertainers abandoned the state because of the legislation.
 
Paul Ryan, Marco Rubio may have been targets of Russian social media campaigns
Experts also told the Senate Intelligence Committee that the president's actions are helping Russian propaganda succeed.
 
White House invites House and Senate intelligence committee leaders to review new documents
The offer comes as the White House faces questions about whether two of its staffers provided information to the House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes.
 
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Disabled America
Disabled or just desperate? Rural Americans turn to disability as jobs dry up.
Across large swaths of the country, disability has reshaped scores of mostly white, almost exclusively rural communities, where as many as one-third of working-age adults live on monthly disability checks, according to a Post analysis. The increases have been worse in working-class areas, worse still in communities where residents are older, and worst of all in places with shrinking populations and few immigrants.
 
Israel set to approve first new West Bank settlement in 20 years
The move faces fierce opposition from Palestinians and contradicts a request from President Trump for the Israeli government to "hold back" on settlement activity until an understanding is reached between the two governments.
 
Former South Korean president arrested in corruption probe
Prosecutors had asked for an arrest warrant to detain Park Geun-hye over concerns that she might destroy evidence.
 
Federal judge in Hawaii extends order blocking Trump administration's travel ban
U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson issued the longer-lasting hold on the ban just hours after hearing arguments. The Justice Department had asked him to narrow his ruling.
 
How Mars lost its atmosphere, and why Earth didn’t
The MAVEN spacecraft, a robotic probe launched by NASA in 2013, found that much of the Martian atmosphere was violently scraped away by solar wind.
 
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Analysis
How Trump’s children (and their spouses) are still tied to the White House
With news that Ivanka Trump is officially joining the White House staff, here's a look at how the rest of his family will remain linked to his administration.
 
Perspective
A panty liner triggers a TSA pat-down just one step removed from a pap smear
Evelyn Harris, a 65-year-old retiree, filed a complaint about the invasive search but was told it was legitimate. The incident raises the question: At what point are we sacrificing our freedoms by giving into our fears?
 
Wonkblog | Analysis
McDonald's just announced one of its biggest menu changes in years
By next year, the chain's burgers will contain fresh — rather than frozen — beef patties.
 
The Fix | Analysis
Mike Pence doesn't dine alone with other women — and everyone was shocked
The fact that this kind of arrangement was so foreign and unthinkable to some people in this country reinforces what separate worlds we live in.
 
Why more and more restaurants in D.C. are offering half portions
Smaller dishes can be good for health-conscious diners and also help restaurants reduce food waste.
 
 
     
 
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