Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Tuesday's Headlines: New defense by Trump’s counsel is dismissed by legal scholars, leaves White House officials baffled

 
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Today's Headlines
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
 
 
New defense by Trump's counsel is dismissed by legal scholars, leaves White House officials baffled
The brazen assertion that a president cannot obstruct justice signaled a controversial defense strategy in the Russia probe as the president's political advisers are increasingly concerned about the legal advice he is receiving.
Prosecutors say longtime Manafort colleague has 'ties' to Russian intelligence
The allegation marks the first assertion by the special counsel that a Trump campaign official had contacts with someone linked to Russia's spy services.
 
Supreme Court allows travel ban's full enforcement as challenges continue
The justices approved a request from the President Trump's lawyers to lift restrictions on the order — which bans most travelers from eight nations, most with Muslim majorities — that had been imposed by lower courts. The court gave no reason for its decision but said it expected lower-court review of the executive orders to proceed quickly.
 
Hospitals find asthma hot spots more profitable to neglect than fix 
Like other hospitals across the country, Baltimore's prestigious medical centers have done little to address the root causes of asthma attacks — solutions that are relatively easy and inexpensive. But they have collected millions to treat acutely ill Baltimore asthma patients as inpatients or in emergency rooms, records show.
 
Woman shares new evidence of relationship with Roy Moore when she was 17
Debbie Wesson Gibson, who says she dated Roy Moore in 1981, recently found a high school graduation card she says he gave her at the time and inscribed to her. Moore, who is running for the U.S. Senate in Alabama, said in a campaign appearance last week, "I do not know any of these women, did not date any of these women and have not engaged in any sexual misconduct with anyone."
 
RNC resumes support for Moore after Trump's endorsement
President Trump's backing of the Republican Senate nominee prompted the Republican National Committee and a pro-Trump super PAC to re-enter Alabama a week before voters to the polls, boosting a candidate who had been largely cut off by his party.
 
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The White House's latest fallback: Who cares if Trump colluded with Russia?
 
What is Trump so desperate to cover up?
 
Populism died on Saturday
 
Republicans had a chance to reject their inner plutocrat. They blew it.
 
A special counsel needs to investigate the FBI and Justice Department. Now.
 
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With shutdown looming, conservative Republicans trying to push back next spending deadline
Attempts to avert a government shutdown hit a snag as lawmakers pressured top GOP leaders to set a new deadline after Christmas in a bid to maintain leverage in talks with Democrats over spending levels and other year-end issues.
 
 
John Oliver grills Dustin Hoffman over sexual harassment allegations
A panel discussion featuring the HBO host and Hoffman devolved into a heated argument after Oliver asked the actor about an allegation of harassment on the set of the 1986 TV movie "Death Of A Salesman."
 
Photos from North Korea's east coast show how tough life is away from the capital
The images portray a life straight out of the 19th century as people bundled up in winter coats push bicycles over rutted dirt roads between buildings with the paint peeling off.
 
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The death of Yemen's strongman sets the stage for even more chaos
Ali Abdullah Saleh is partially to blame for Yemen's civil war after allying himself to a rebellion that unseated the weak Saudi-backed government that had replaced him.
 
Russia names Radio Free Europe and Voice of America 'foreign agents'
The move is in retaliation to a Justice Department decision that RT, previously known as Russia Today, must register as a foreign agent because of its alleged role in interfering in U.S. affairs.
 
Stephen Colbert made Billy Bush watch the 'Access Hollywood' tape — and it was awkward
The former "Today" show anchor seemed most upset during the interview as he talked about Donald Trump winning the election and facing no consequences for the tape.
 
     
 
 
 
 

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