Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Tuesday's Headlines: Trump demands brevity when he consumes top-secret intelligence

White House plan would minimize civil rights efforts; Even Angela Merkel’s political rivals are on her side against Trump; Onetime American ally who was toppled from power in U.S. invasion of Panama dies; A factory in Kentucky could be where Trump finally draws the line on trade;
 
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Trump demands brevity when he consumes top-secret intelligence
The president likes to pore over visuals — maps and videos as well as "killer graphics," as CIA Director Mike Pompeo phrased it. Yet there are signs that he might not be retaining all the information he is presented, fully absorbing its nuance or respecting the sensitivities of the information and how it was gathered.
White House plan would minimize civil rights efforts
The push to cut budgets for civil rights divisions across Cabinet departments reflects the view within the Trump administration that Obama officials exceeded their authority in policing discrimination on the state and local level.
 
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Even Angela Merkel’s political rivals are on her side against Trump
After the German chancellor suggested that the era of Europe's reliance on the U.S. may be ending, her chief challenger offered support and called Trump's treatment of Merkel "unacceptable."
 
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Onetime American ally who was toppled from power in U.S. invasion of Panama dies
Gen. Manuel Noriega led the Panamanian Defense Forces from 1983 until President George H.W. Bush ordered the invasion on Dec. 20, 1989. He spent more than 22 years imprisoned on drug-dealing and conspiracy convictions.
 
A factory in Kentucky could be where Trump finally draws the line on trade
Century Aluminum in Hawesville, Ky., makes a metal the military needs to keep service members safe from explosions. But using national security to insulate an industry would be among the most dramatic — and risky — moves in the president's trade agenda, which seeks to limit what he regards as unfair foreign competition.
 
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A Republican called ICE on protesters in the Texas capitol. Then lawmakers started to scuffle.
Video of the altercation shows lawmakers pushing and yelling, and both Democrats and Republicans accused each other of threatening violence as tension escalated after Rep. Matt Rinaldi demanded that protesters be deported.
Snubs and slights are part of the job in Trump's White House
Aides serve a president who demands absolute loyalty — but who does not always offer it in return. Trump prefers a management style in which even compliments can come laced with a bite, and where enduring snubs and belittling jokes, even in public, is part of the job.
Syria's bloodiest battle is yet to come — and 1 million civilians are at risk
The stakes will be high in Idlib, a crowded rebel-held area along the border with Turkey that has become a dumping ground for militants who have refused to surrender to the Syrian government.
This Senate staffer could change the course of the health-care debate
Elizabeth MacDonough, the low-profile Senate parliamentarian, will decide whether Republicans can follow through with their plans to overhaul Obamacare.
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The debate over Confederate monuments shows how far the U.S. has to go
The statues are a visceral reminder of a project that lasted long after the Confederacy was defeated.
Bulldozers have become more crucial — and more vulnerable — in the fight against the Islamic State
Despite the presence of drones, GPS-guided artillery and U.S. jets, the best way forward is still behind a mobile wall of steel that can clear obstacles better than other equipment.
This woman's sexual discrimination case against D.C. has lasted 27 years
The former prison secretary said in a sworn affidavit that her supervisor repeatedly asked her out, told her she had "a nice derrière" and remarked in front of another worker that she "could have anything she wants if she does the right thing."
 
     
 
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