Thursday, March 1, 2018

Evening Edition: Dow closes down sharply after Trump imposes new steel, aluminum tariffs

 
Democracy Dies in Darkness
 
 
Evening Edition
The day's most important stories
 
 
Dow closes down sharply after Trump imposes new steel, aluminum tariffs
The planned tariffs — 25 percent for foreign-made steel and 10 percent for aluminum — are primarily aimed at China but will also hit U.S. allies. President Trump's announcement disappointed GOP congressional leaders and invited legal challenges and retaliation by the country's trading partners. Investors appeared shaken by the news.
Capital Weather Gang
Dangerous storm targeting Northeast could topple records
The storm will lash the Northeast with destructive coastal flooding, wind and heavy snow on Friday and Saturday. The National Weather Service is predicting a life-and-death situation along the coast.
 
Putin claims Russia has nuclear arsenal capable of avoiding missile defenses
Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country plans to bolster its arsenal with nuclear-powered cruise missiles capable of hitting any point on the globe. In a speech, he warned that Moscow would mobilize an immediate response to any nuclear attack on it or its allies.
 
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Questions linger about how Melania Trump, a Slovenian model, scored 'the Einstein visa'
In 2001, the future first lady was granted a green card in the elite EB-1 program, which is reserved for people with "extraordinary ability." That year, only five people from Slovenia obtained legal residency in the United States under the program, according to the State Department.
 
Perspective
Hope Hicks believed in Donald Trump. Why is that so hard to accept?
There's a mostly liberal narrative that has formed around the outgoing White House communications director — the same one that has formed around several women in the president's inner circle. The narrative is that these women do not want to be there. Why are so many people so unwilling to take their actions at face value?
 
After uproar over first-class travels, EPA's Pruitt says he plans to fly coach
Security officials recommended Administrator Scott Pruitt begin flying first class to create "a buffer" between him and the public following confrontations last year.
 
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The Fix | Analysis
Why did Kushner even take reported meetings with potential investors?
The behavior of the president's senior adviser and son-in-law has raised more concerns that he's using the White House for personal gain.
 
Provocative images show Russian trolls sought to inflame debate over climate change and Dakota pipeline
The Facebook posts underscore how the Russian campaign of social media manipulation went beyond the 2016 president election, congressional investigators reported.
 
'March For Our Lives' gun-control rally bumped from Mall by 'talent show'
A permit application for the March 24 event showed the Mall will be used for filming by "a student group at a local educational institution." The film crew's plans listed equipment such as two tables, two bikes and jump ropes.
 
 
Man accused of sending vile letters with 'suspicious white powder' to Trump Jr., Sen. Stabenow
Daniel Frisiello, 24, is also accused of sending threatening messages and powder to Sen. Debbie Stabenow and at least three others.
 
Perspective
Why you should stop trying to lose weight
The numbers game works for some people, but most of us need a more personal approach to health.
 
D.C.'s famed cherry blooms are predicted to peak earlier than normal this year
For the third year in a row, it appears that the unofficial start to spring will come early for Washington.
 
 
     
 
 
 
 

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