Friday, July 14, 2017

Evening Edition: Russian American lobbyist was at Trump Jr.’s meeting with Russian lawyer

Trump's children complicate damage-control efforts; Analysis: Here's why Trump won't get impeached this year; JPMorgan CEO: 'It's almost embarrassing being an American'; Lessons in disaster: A top Clinton adviser searches for meaning in a shocking loss; 2 men, including suspect who confessed, charged in slayings of 4 men in Pennsylvania; Head of ISIS in Afghanistan killed in drone strike, U.S. officials say; Silicon Valley firm is compiling a blacklist of venture capitalists accused of harassing women; Trump just gave his most epic handshake yet; Trump wants victories, but he isn't selling the GOP agenda to voters; How Ivanka Trump's fashion line collides with her father's 'America First' agenda; Jared Kushner is set to address congressional interns next week; I'm worried my in-laws will judge me for the foods I eat;
 
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Russian American lobbyist was at Trump Jr.'s meeting with Russian lawyer
Rinat Akhmetshin confirmed that he was in the room for a June 2016 meeting between President Trump's oldest son and a Kremlin-connected attorney. His presence adds to the number of people at the Trump Tower gathering that emerged this week as the clearest evidence to date of interactions between Trump campaign officials and Russia.
The Daily 202 | Analysis
Trump's children complicate damage-control efforts
The president's embrace of a kind of nepotism that's historically been more common in banana republics than the first world continues to backfire on him.
 
Analysis: Here's why Trump won't get impeached this year
Impeachment takes the form of a trial, but it isn't one. It's a political vote by politicians, all of whom would like to themselves avoid the fate of being thrown out of office.
 
JPMorgan CEO: 'It's almost embarrassing being an American'
Jamie Dimon has emerged as one of Wall Street's most prominent voices in Washington, and he just bluntly expressed his frustration with political gridlock.
 
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Lessons in disaster: A top Clinton adviser searches for meaning in a shocking loss
Jake Sullivan, who was set to be Hillary Clinton's national security adviser, says he sometimes feels like a "ghoulish reminder" to friends of an election that shook the Washington establishment like no other in decades.
 
2 men, including suspect who confessed, charged in slayings of 4 men in Pennsylvania
Prosecutors charged Cosmo Dinardo with two dozen counts and filed similar charges against a second man. Dinardo confessed to his role in killing the four men, whose disappearance set off an intensive search. Prosecutors said the victims were shot after meetings that centered on marijuana deals.
 
Head of ISIS in Afghanistan killed in drone strike, U.S. officials say
A Pentagon statement said that other Islamic State members were also killed in the July 11 operation in Kunar Province and said that it "will significantly disrupt the terror group's plans to expand its presence in Afghanistan."
 
Silicon Valley firm is compiling a blacklist of venture capitalists accused of harassing women
The industry, marred from scandals, is searching for answers, but some legal experts are wary of the proposed solutions.
 
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The Fix | Analysis
Trump just gave his most epic handshake yet
The two world leaders looked like best buddies — and then it got weird.
 
Trump wants victories, but he isn't selling the GOP agenda to voters
Although the president routinely proclaims his desire for political wins, he has yet to make a full-throated case to the country about legislation that Congress is pursuing and has spent a modest amount of time attempting to twist arms in the House or Senate.
 
How Ivanka Trump's fashion line collides with her father's 'America First' agenda
The first daughter talks about improving the lives of working women. Her father urges companies to "buy American." But her fashion line's practices clash with those principles – and are out of step with industry trends.
 
Jared Kushner is set to address congressional interns next week
The talk by the president's son-in-law comes as his participation in a June 2016 meeting with a lawyer tied to Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as a Russian American lobbyist, has heightened scrutiny over the Trump campaign's dealings with Russia.
 
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