Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Evening Edition: CIA director alerted FBI to pattern of contacts between Russian officials and Trump campaign associates

The Fix: The three most damaging paragraphs from the latest report; Coats declines to comment on Post report at Senate committee hearing; Fox News retracts controversial story on Seth Rich’s death and alleged WikiLeaks contact; Suspect identified in attack that killed 22 in Manchester as ISIS claims responsibility; An 8-year-old was separated from her family after the attack. She never made it out.; Three seconds of silence, then a scream: How the attack unfolded; Perspective: I was at the Ariana Grande concert when a bomb exploded. Here's what I saw.; Trump's budget proposes dramatic changes to federal government, slashing safety net programs; Analysis: Trump's 'balanced' budget relies on $2,062,000,000,000 in mystery money; It's not just programs for the poor; Trump's budget calls for vast changes to government; Graphic: What Trump's budget cuts from the social safety net; Analysis: How Trump's budget helps the rich at the expense of the poor; Analysis: Trump to poor Americans: Get to work or lose your benefits; Palestinians welcome Trump's talk of peace but offer lessons in two-state demands; Duterte declares martial law on southern Philippine island of Mindanao; A Chinese student praised the 'fresh air of free speech' at U-Md. Then came the backlash.; Suave actor who held the James Bond role the longest dies at 89; A neo-Nazi converted to Islam — and killed 2 roommates for ‘disrespecting’ his faith, police say; We believe you can fry: How to make the best doughnuts you'll ever eat;
 
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CIA director alerted FBI to pattern of contacts between Russian officials and Trump campaign associates
Describing a previously undisclosed high-level conversation between Washington and Moscow, John Brennan testified that in a phone conversation with the head of Russia's domestic spy service he said that "American voters would be outraged by any Russian attempt to interfere in the election."
The Fix: The three most damaging paragraphs from the latest report
Among the accusations from those on the inside: Trump doesn't care or doesn't know about the rules. He's abusing his power in a Nixonian way. He's deliberately trying to muddy the waters
 
Coats declines to comment on Post report at Senate committee hearing
The director of national intelligence said it would be inappropriate to discuss conversations with the president.
 
Fox News retracts controversial story on Seth Rich’s death and alleged WikiLeaks contact
The network published a problematic article last week that the Democratic National Committee staffer made contact with WikiLeaks before he was shot and killed in Washington.
 
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Suspect identified in attack that killed 22 in Manchester as ISIS claims responsibility
Manchester police named the suspected attacker as 22-year-old Salman Abedi but declined to provide other details. A senior European intelligence official said the attacker was a British citizen of Libyan descent.
 
An 8-year-old was separated from her family after the attack. She never made it out.
Saffie Rose Roussos was one of 22 people killed in the Manchester attack.
 
Three seconds of silence, then a scream: How the attack unfolded
Eyewitness accounts, police statements, photos and video footage paint a picture of a grisly scene of chaos and gore in which the glee of music fans — many of them teenagers, some younger still — turned to horror.
 
Perspective: I was at the Ariana Grande concert when a bomb exploded. Here's what I saw.
COLUMN | This college student heard the sound and immediately saw everybody's reactions of fear and panic. He said he had no choice but to run for the nearest exit.
 
Trump's budget proposes dramatic changes to federal government, slashing safety net programs
Some of these programs — including Medicaid and the modern version of food stamps — provide benefits to up to a fifth of all Americans. The $4.094 trillion budget proposal for the fiscal year that begins in October marks the president's first exercise in spelling out how he wants the government to change.
 
Analysis: Trump's 'balanced' budget relies on $2,062,000,000,000 in mystery money
But fiscally conservative lawmakers, particularly in the House, found a lot to praise in Trump's budget plan, which would balance the budget within 10 years.
 
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It's not just programs for the poor; Trump's budget calls for vast changes to government
Dozens of smaller budget cuts would amount to a major realignment of the government's role in society.
 
Graphic: What Trump's budget cuts from the social safety net
 
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Analysis: How Trump's budget helps the rich at the expense of the poor
His budget would reduce the resources available to the poor, while cutting taxes on the rich.
 
Analysis: Trump to poor Americans: Get to work or lose your benefits
Budget proposes strict new work requirements to limit eligibility for food stamps
 
Palestinians welcome Trump's talk of peace but offer lessons in two-state demands
In the West Bank, the U.S. president is again reminded of the Palestinians' demands over Jerusalem.
 
Duterte declares martial law on southern Philippine island of Mindanao
The Philippine president issued the decree in response to fighting in Marawi City, where militants linked to the Islamic State were battling security forces.
 
A Chinese student praised the 'fresh air of free speech' at U-Md. Then came the backlash.
A student group at the University of Maryland that remains loyal to the Communist Party quickly produced a video showing blue skies in their home towns in China.
 
Roger Moore | 1927–2017
Suave actor who held the James Bond role the longest dies at 89
The British leading man often defined his acting through a raised eyebrow and a quip.
 
A neo-Nazi converted to Islam — and killed 2 roommates for ‘disrespecting’ his faith, police say
Police later found bomb-making equipment, explosive substances and neo-Nazi propaganda in the Florida apartment shared by four men.
 
We believe you can fry: How to make the best doughnuts you'll ever eat
A great glazed doughnut is best eaten fresh. So here's how to make a perfect batch at home.
 
 
     
 
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