Thursday, November 30, 2017

Evening Edition: Senate GOP tax bill would add $1 trillion to deficit, report says, contradicting White House promise

 
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Senate GOP tax bill would add $1 trillion to deficit, report says, contradicting White House promise
The White House had promised that the plan would pay for itself, and several Senate Republicans have said they would be hesitant to support a bill that adds to the deficit, creating a potential hurdle for GOP leaders as they seek to pass the measure by Friday.
White House readies plan to oust Rex Tillerson at State
The embattled secretary of state would be replaced by CIA Director Mike Pompeo, who has become one of President Trump's most loyal and politically savvy members of the national security team, administration officials confirmed. The plan is expected to be set in motion over the next few weeks.
 
Pelosi, other top Democrats call on Conyers to resign over sexual harassment allegations
Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.), the longest-serving member of Congress, is accused of mistreating female aides over two decades. He has been hospitalized for a stress-related illness, a family spokesman said.
 
 
Al Franken accused of groping again — this time by an Army veteran
"When he put his arm around me, he groped my right breast. He kept his hand all the way over on my breast," Stephanie Kemplin told CNN.
 
If North Korea fires a nuclear missile at the U.S., how could it be stopped?
The United States has a $40 billion system designed to destroy the missile in space. What's unknown is whether it will succeed. Here's how the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system works.
 
Britain furious, Trump unapologetic as fallout swells from anti-Muslim videos 
Prime Minister Theresa May blasted President Trump for crossing a line by sharing inflammatory videos from the fringe anti-Muslim group Britain First on his Twitter page — and then warning May to essentially mind her own business and focus on Islamist terrorism instead of him.
 
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Trump blasted Theresa May on Twitter. Unfortunately, he got the wrong woman.
The president wrote to the wrong Theresa May, and Twitter users caught it.
 
Dow smashes through 24,000 as markets hit new highs
Markets responded positively to good news about the U.S. and world economies and reports that Republicans were making progress on President Trump's legislation to reduce corporate taxes.
 
Russell Simmons exits his companies following a new sexual misconduct allegation
The Def Jam Recordings co-founder said his recollection of an evening in 1991 differs from screenwriter Jenny Lumet's account, which was published by the Hollywood Reporter.
 
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Perspective
Why don't women talk about harassment? They are afraid to lose their jobs.
There are many factors that keep a woman quiet. But chief among them is money. They fear losing their ability to make a living. And we shouldn't judge them for this decision.
 
Project Veritas operative's effort to infiltrate The Post dated back months, extended to other news outlets
Jaime Phillips's attempt to insinuate herself into reporters' social circles in Washington and New York makes clear that the efforts to discredit The Post went further than one false claim to reporters about U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore.
 
The Trumps created their own 'official family' Christmas ornament
Status symbol alert: the Trumps will be giving away the gold baubles as gifts.
 
 
'Bully' caught on video sucker-punching man with cerebral palsy sentenced to prison
"You are a coward," the judge told Barry Robert Baker Jr., who was sentenced to three to six years behind bars for the assault that drew widespread condemnation after a video of it went viral.
 
Kennedy Center Honors
Lionel Richie can't slow down, and we're all the richer for it
Richie has coped with scandal and stage fright, health scares and changing fashions. And yet he is not just still here, he's the rare pop legend who transcends genre, race, even time, an icon capable of retaining his core audience while adding their kids.
 
 
     
 
 
 
 

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