Monday, November 27, 2017

Monday's Headlines: Official sues Trump to block his pick for head of consumer watchdog agency

 
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Today's Headlines
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
 
 
Official sues Trump to block his pick for head of consumer watchdog agency
Leandra English called herself the "rightful acting director" of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a lawsuit seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent President Trump from appointing White House budget director Mick Mulvaney to the position. The tussle over who will run the agency began Friday when the outgoing director named English as his temporary replacement.
Congress confronts jam-packed agenda with shutdown deadline looming
Bitter partisan divides over spending, health care and immigration threaten to set up an impasse with government funding set to expire on Dec. 8. Leaders of both parties are set to meet Tuesday with President Trump in a summit that could smooth the path — or inflame simmering fights.
 
Senate GOP tax bill hurts the poor more than originally thought, CBO analysis finds
The new Congressional Budget Office study shows large, harmful impacts to families earning $30,000 or less from the Senate GOP tax bill by 2019, and by 2027 those earning $75,000 or less would be worse off.
 
The jihadist plan to use women to launch the next incarnation of ISIS
For months, terrorism officials have been expecting a wave of returnees from the caliphate. But not this one: hundreds of wives and mothers of the fighters, a disturbing number of whom appear to have embraced the group's ideology and remain committed to its goals.
 
Allegations against Roy Moore create awkward choice for suburban women in Alabama
Both campaigns are pushing to win over a potentially critical group: white women who typically support the GOP but have become uneasy about Moore.
 
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Opinions
 
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Putin's proposal for Ukraine is another trap for Trump
 
The Supreme Court's privacy precedent is outdated
 
The fates of 700,000 'dreamers' hang in the balance. This should not be hard for Congress.
 
Dad jokes on Twitter should not disqualify a judge from the federal bench
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BREAKING NEWS
Britain's Prince Harry announces his engagement to actress Meghan Markle
The prince announced the engagement to the American actress in a statement issued by Kensington Palace. The two became engaged in London earlier this month, and the wedding is set for next spring.
 
 
Yellowstone's grizzly bear population rebounds, creating challenges, fears
After being saved from the brink of extinction, grizzly bears are spreading far beyond Yellowstone National Park. That's raising uneasy questions among ranchers, conservationists and others in the region: Can people and the bears coexist?
 
Ivanka Trump to promote working women in India amid questions about those who make her clothes
Her fashion brand, which Trump continues to own, has refused to identify what factories in India produce her goods or what the conditions are for workers there.
 
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The most cutting-edge gifts for the techie in your life
You probably have a go-to person for all your technology needs. So how can you give them something they'll appreciate? Before you do your cyber Monday shopping, here are suggestions to delight people always at the front of tech trends and products.
 
Medical Mysteries
An itch he had dismissed turned out to be cancer. Now he runs a support group.
The extremely rare, invasive cancer called extramammary Paget's disease can be fatal. Stephen Schroeder felt isolated during his grueling treatment, so he went public with his case. Now he hears regularly from people who say his story made them realize they were not alone.
 
     
 
 
 
 

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