Sunday, June 25, 2017

Evening Edition: Republicans face key week as senators waver in support for health-care bill

White House's new strategy: Blame Obama for failing to stop Russia collusion; Trump accuses Clinton of colluding with Democrats to defeat ‘Crazy Bernie Sanders’; He was supposed to be the next boxing great. A devastating bout left him trapped in his own body.; Democrats remain divided on strategy to retake the House in 2018; Obama's secret struggle to punish Russia for Putin's election assault; A black off-duty cop tried to help stop a crime. Another officer shot him.; Israeli cabinet reneges on pledge to create egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall; Tillerson urges Qatar and the Persian Gulf states to negotiate an end to rift; Video shows a teen falling off a Six Flags ride — and a crowd gathering to catch her; Body discovered at site of massive apartment blaze in Northwest Washington; How one band is trying to make it in a music industry turned upside down; Mike Pence officiates the wedding of Steve Mnuchin and Louise Linton; A grieving father buried a man he thought was his son — who turned up alive a week later;
 
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Republicans face key week as senators waver in support for health-care bill
Senate Republican leaders hope to hold a vote before the July 4 congressional recess. But addition to the five senators who have come out against the party's bill, more lawmakers have begun expressing serious reservations about the proposal, saying they would like more time to debate the plan and negotiate.
White House's new strategy: Blame Obama for failing to stop Russia collusion
Appearing on ABC's "This Week," Kellyanne Conway struck a combative tone when referencing a Post story that detailed the Obama administration's struggle to punish the Kremlin for alleged election interference.
 
Trump accuses Clinton of colluding with Democrats to defeat ‘Crazy Bernie Sanders’
The initial responses to the president's early morning tweet ranged from baffled to indignant, with some Twitter users pointing to a difference between working with one's own political party and "working with a foreign enemy."
 
He was supposed to be the next boxing great. A devastating bout left him trapped in his own body.
Prichard Colón entered the ring undefeated on Oct. 17, 2015, but a 1.5-centimeter brain bleed has left him in a vegetative state ever since, unable to talk or move. His parents have put their lives on hold to provide round-the-clock care until they can afford to place him in a rehabilitation facility permanently.
 
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Democrats remain divided on strategy to retake the House in 2018
After a string of defeats in special elections, activists across the country are pitted against Washington-based leaders and strategists about what the message and the tactical plan should be to win the 24 seats needed to control the House.
 
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Obama's secret struggle to punish Russia for Putin's election assault
In political terms, Russia's interference was the crime of the century. It was a case that took almost no time to solve and was traced to Russian President Vladimir Putin. But because of the ways President Barack Obama and President Trump handled it, the Kremlin has yet to face severe consequences. Through interviews with more than three dozen current and former U.S. officials, The Post tells the inside story of how the Obama administration handled the Kremlin's meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.
 
A black off-duty cop tried to help stop a crime. Another officer shot him.
The officer's attorney said that his client, rushing to help his comrades, was "treated as an ordinary black guy on the street."
 
Israeli cabinet reneges on pledge to create egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall
Sunday's decision to cancel plans for a new arrangement that would provide for a mixed-gender area at Judaism's holiest prayer site drew sharp criticism from liberal Jews in Israel and the United States.
 
Tillerson urges Qatar and the Persian Gulf states to negotiate an end to rift
The U.S. secretary of state said a list of 13 demands made by Saudi Arabia and its allies included some that would be "very difficult" for Qatar to meet.
 
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Video shows a teen falling off a Six Flags ride — and a crowd gathering to catch her
The girl was hospitalized in stable condition with no serious injuries, police said. It's unclear how long or why she was dangling from the gondola at the Upstate New York theme park.
 
Body discovered at site of massive apartment blaze in Northwest Washington
D.C. officials said a man was found dead in a third-floor apartment that is the likely origin of the Saturday-morning fire that displaced about 200 people from the 55-unit building.
 
How one band is trying to make it in a music industry turned upside down
For bands such as The Orwells, breaking through today means going viral and vying for attention in a system tilted toward the Drakes and Rihannas.
 
Mike Pence officiates the wedding of Steve Mnuchin and Louise Linton
The president and first lady were among the guests Saturday night at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium.
 
A grieving father buried a man he thought was his son — who turned up alive a week later
It's still unclear how Orange County, Calif., authorities became convinced that a body pulled from the bushes behind a phone store was that of Frank M. Kerrigan — a beloved brother and son, and very much alive.
 
 
     
 
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