Alabama's Roy Moore provokes mostly shrugs from his fellow Republicans; Trump just proved he doesn't understand Puerto Rico's plight by lashing out at a mayor
Populist rage simmers among the conservative base as President Trump struggles to enact his priorities. Stoked by former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon and his incendiary media platform, Breitbart News, a new wave of anti-establishment activists and contenders is emerging to plot a political insurrection that is with Donald Trump in spirit but entirely out of his — or anyone's — control.
The far-right Senate candidate, who was not President Trump's pick to win a runoff, has been known for radical views on homosexuality and 9/11. Most GOP leaders have dodged questions about his views but said they would accept him as a fellow legislator on Capitol Hill.
President Trump is facing growing — but still measured — criticism of the federal response to the devastation in Puerto Rico. So what does he do? Lash out at the mayor of a hurricane-ravaged city, naturally. He doesn't accept criticism and move on; he brings a bazooka to a knife fight — even when those wielding the knife are trying to save lives.
Carmen Yulín Cruz asked Washington to "save us from dying," and she has been vocal about the "horror" she has witnessed working nearly nonstop on the ground after Hurricane Maria.
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The author was diagnosed at age 55 with an aggressive brain tumor and given a grim prognosis. He researched "aid in dying," which allows terminal patients in certain states to receive medical help in ending their lives. Then a peculiar thing happened: He started to get better.
This is the story of Zephyrus Todd, a 16-year-old boy who prefers art to science, and knows a lot more about himself now than when people called him Sylvia and assumed he was a girl. It's about how Zeph got stuck inside Super Awesome Sylvia. And how he broke free.
"We have lines of communications to Pyongyang. We're not in a dark situation," the secretary of state said during a day-long visit to China that comes amid the escalating crisis over how to thwart Kim Jong Un's weapons program.
The independence movement can be traced back to 1714, when Philip V of Spain captured Barcelona. Since then, nationalists have consistently pursued some degree of autonomy, culminating in Sunday's vote.
People are living longer, more expensive lives, often without much of a safety net. As a result, record numbers of Americans older than 65 are working and millions of people are entering their golden years with fragile finances.
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