Friday, August 25, 2017

Evening Edition: Hurricane Harvey reaches Category 3; Texas governor urges evacuations

 
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Hurricane Harvey reaches Category 3; Texas governor urges evacuations
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said at a news conference that people may think they can ride out the initial storm surge, but "what you don't know and what nobody else knows right now is the magnitude of flooding that will be coming." Harvey is on track to be the strongest hurricane to strike the United States in 12 years.
Hurricane Harvey upgraded to Category 3 storm
Destructive winds and a devastating storm surge are also likely.
 
Trump's focus on Hurricane Harvey intensifies
The president faces his first big test of emergency management response a dozen years after Hurricane Katrina hobbled a Republican predecessor.
 
Fed chair Yellen rejects Trump's approach to Wall Street regulation
Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen offered a forceful defense of broad new banking regulations enacted after the 2008 financial meltdown, saying the rules safeguard the economy against another crisis and rejecting assertions from President Trump and top aides that they should be rolled back. Her speech comes as Trump considers whether to reappoint her to a four-year term as head of the U.S. central bank.
 
Trump considers backing away from Strange in heated Alabama Senate runoff
The president has no plans to formally withdraw his endorsement of Sen. Luther Strange, but he is considering being less engaged in Strange's race against Roy Moore. The move underscores the frayed relationship between Trump and Senate Republicans.
 
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Trump slams another GOP senator, warning Bob Corker: 'Tennessee not happy!'
The president taunted the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman on Twitter after Corker publicly questioned the president's stability and competence.
 
Religious leaders plan rally in Washington as a moral rebuke to Trump
The rally, organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton, will include a prayer vigil and ceremony in which more than 1,000 religious leaders from multiple faiths will "recommit to being at the forefront of social justice and civil rights." It will occur on the 54th anniversary of the March on Washington.
 
The Fix • Analysis
John Kelly, the pro-Trump media could be coming for you next
As the White House chief of staff tries to filter out articles from the likes of Breitbart and Infowars, those websites will fight back.
 
Wonkblog • Analysis
With the debt ceiling, President Trump is playing with fire
It wouldn't just crater the U.S. economy. It would take the rest of the world's financial system with it.
 
Treasury Department now says Mnuchin viewed eclipse from lawn, not roof, of Fort Knox
Treasury officials rejected the notion that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin traveled there for the eclipse, noting that the trip was planned for earlier in the month but postponed when the Senate delayed its recess.
 
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Trump administration slaps new financial penalties on the Venezuelan government
An executive order bars dealings in new bonds or stocks issued by Venezuela and the state-owned oil company. A statement issued by the White House said, "These measures are carefully calibrated to deny the Maduro dictatorship a critical source of financing to maintain its illegitimate rule."
 
French President Macron has spent $30,000 on makeup services in just 3 months
The revelations only added to a growing sentiment that Emmanuel Macron has gone too far in cultivating what some see as a kinglike persona.
 
My husband is a good father and a decent guy — overall. He cheated on me. Do I stay?
The Post's advice columnist takes your questions about the strange train we call life.
 
What James Cameron gets right — and so tiresomely wrong — about 'Wonder Woman'
The "Avatar" director stoops to a bit of "camsplaining," which only underscores the brilliance of Patty Jenkins's cinematic achievement.
 
 
     
 
 
 
 

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