Monday, March 27, 2017

Monday's Headlines: Trump taps Kushner to lead overhaul of government using business ideas

White House weighs deeper U.S. military role in Yemen war; Trump shifts blame for health-care collapse to the far right; Scott Pelley is pulling no punches on the nightly news — and people are taking notice; Chairman and Trump ally: Rep. Devin Nunes's actions raise concerns about Russia inquiry ;
 
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Today's Headlines
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
 
 
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Trump taps Kushner to lead overhaul of government using business ideas
The White House Office of American Innovation, which will report directly to President Trump, will be staffed by former business executives and is designed to infuse fresh thinking into Washington, and create a lasting legacy for a president still searching for signature achievements. The office represents an expansion of the far-reaching influence of Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser.
White House weighs deeper U.S. military role in Yemen war
The defense secretary's request to lift Obama-era restrictions on aid to Persian Gulf states would mark a significant shift in U.S. policy, and also be a clear signal of the Trump administration's intention to move more aggressively against Iran.
 
Trump shifts blame for health-care collapse to the far right
The president's attack on conservative interest groups and the GOP's right flank serves as a warning shot that he will not hesitate to publicly pressure those in his party he views as standing in the way.
 
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Scott Pelley is pulling no punches on the nightly news — and people are taking notice
The CBS anchor has set himself apart in covering the Trump administration by abandoning careful neutrality in favor of pointed truth-telling.
 
Chairman and Trump ally: Rep. Devin Nunes's actions raise concerns about Russia inquiry
One of the president's most tenacious defenders, the California Republican at the head of an impartial probe into Russia's interference in the 2016 election has at times used his position as chair of the intelligence committee in ways that seem aligned with the interests of the White House.
 
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South Korean prosecutors seek arrest warrant for former president
The request cited concerns that Park Geun-hye, who was impeached earlier this month in connection with a corruption and influence-peddling scandal, might destroy evidence.
Are laws that allow dying patients to try experimental medications a lifeline — or false hope?
Thirty-three states have passed "right-to-try" legislation, which gives the desperately ill access to medications not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Now, for the first time, calls for a federal law is gaining traction, and Vice President Pence is among its supporters.
Russian police arrest opposition leader, hundreds more in nationwide anti-corruption protests
By Sunday evening, riot police had hauled in more than 700 demonstrators in central Moscow. Alexei Navalny, one of the first to be detained, had called for the protests in the wake of allegations that the prime minister has amassed goods worth more than $1 billion.
Day after new pro-Beijing chief chosen, Hong Kong police move to arrest activists
Carrie Lam had vowed to heal divisions, but critics say the decision to charge nine leaders of the 2014 pro-democracy campaign will only inflame them.
Some in Japan want the ability to launch strikes against a hostile North Korea
As North Korea continues to fire missiles into the Sea of Japan, several ruling party lawmakers in Tokyo are arguing that the technically pacifist nation must acquire the weaponry to fight back.
 
     
 
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