Evening Edition: Trump’s extraordinary tweetstorms mark an unsettling start to 2018
Trump rages on against White House tell-all, calling it 'a work of fiction' and blaming weak libel laws This year is shaping up to be a clash of GOP idealists vs. realists
In a White House marked by a string of high-level comings and goings, there remains but one constant. That is the disorder at the center, perpetrated by a president who continues to break the norms of his office. It's the reason this year could eclipse the previous one for political turbulence.
In an early-morning tweetstorm prompted after questions of his mental fitness raised by Michael Wolff's "Fire and Fury," the president said he is a "very stable genius." During a short and wide-ranging news briefing from Camp David, Trump referred to the author as a "fraud."
Republicans notched one big agenda item on taxes, and veteran lawmakers believe now is the time to sell those tax cuts rather than launch another high-risk bid — like cutting Medicare and social programs — that could blow up in their faces.
Wayne Cooper, 70, was dying of liver disease. His daughter, Patricia, volunteered a portion of her liver for transplant: "It wasn't even a choice. It's my dad. Of course I'm going to do this." But they had already been turned away from at least one program, which considered their case too risky.
The Virginia native was an Olympian in 2014 and finished just off the podium at the U.S. championships. She said she is "absolutely furious" about the judging that didn't advance her to next month's Winter Games.
Some nominations have languished for months — even as President Trump's party controls Congress. Legal analysts say the delays are more significant than others in recent memory.
The longtime chancellor has what many regard as a last shot to cobble together a coalition and ward off an embarrassing electoral do-over that could see her lose her grip on power.
NASA said that Young died Friday night in Houston following complications from pneumonia. He was the only astronaut to go into space as part of the Gemini, Apollo and space shuttle programs. Young was the ninth man to walk on the moon.
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