Saturday, March 10, 2018

Evening Edition: The GOP’s messages don’t seem to work in Pennsylvania. Is that a warning sign?

 
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@PKCapitol | Analysis
The GOP's messages don't seem to work in Pennsylvania. Is that a warning sign?
Republicans are trying to keep a House seat in Tuesday's special election, but even if the party narrowly wins, that would be a red flag for the midterms. Some Republicans are privately bracing for defeat, and even optimists contend that a slim victory should signal how strong the head winds are going into November.
The Take | Perspective
This is the presidency Trump promised: Ad hoc and impulsive
If his actions on tariffs and North Korea have done anything, they have reinforced his pledge to not be conventional. He demonstrated that he has no fixed ideology or convictions — although hostility to long-standing U.S. trade policy might be the one area of consistency.
 
In tweets, Trump claims support by China and Japan for summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un
The president's characterization of conversations with leaders is missing some complex context, experts say.
 
 
'Let them call you racists': Steve Bannon delivers rhetoric-filled speech in France
"I came to Europe as an observer and to learn," the former top White House aide said during a surprise visit to the far-right National Front's conference.
 
As the FBI college basketball probe continues, is it cleaning up the sport or wasting time?
The men's basketball tournament is about to tip off under a cloud. The FBI's ongoing investigation into the shadow economy surrounding the sport continues, threatening to tarnish legacies, end careers and send coaches and athletic apparel officials to prison.
 
Analysis: March Madness winners and losers
In another 18 hours, nearly everything about this year's field of 68 will be known.
 
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Once silent, Stormy Daniels speaks loudly with lawsuit targeting Trump  
Those who know her say they aren't surprised by how she has dealt with a confidentiality agreement. She is viewed as ambitious and resilient in the porn industry, where she rose from actress to director of dozens of films.
 
The Calif. veterans home was a peaceful place for healing. Then a former patient returned with a rifle.
An idyllic home for veterans dealing with post-traumatic stress was shaken and in mourning after a former patient took three women captive, later killing them and himself.
 
Brown University cancels plans to display Rosa Parks house
The university was to feature the structure in an exhibit on the civil rights era, but the school has since learned that whether Parks lived in the home is in dispute.
 
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The Fix | Analysis
A felon pleaded his case on 'Fox & Friends.' Days later, Trump pardoned him.
Former Navy sailor Kristian Saucier's ordeal had been on Donald Trump's radar even before a TV appearance in which he said there are different rules for people like Hillary Clinton.
 
MS-13 is 'taking over the school,' a N.Y. teen warned before she was killed
The Trump administration has waged a crackdown on MS-13. Nowhere has this effort been more intense than in Suffolk County, N.Y., where police say the gang has slain 27 people since 2013. Educators struggle with a sobering question: What to do when the gang isn't just in your community, but in your classrooms?
 
'The Colombian brand already has a mystique': Nation looks to supply the world with legal marijuana
A fast-rising number of corporations seek to leverage the "made in Colombia" label in a country that continues to be a hotbed for illicit drugs — including, famously, cocaine.
 
 
Virginia conditionally agrees to give Metro $154 million a year in permanent additional funding
But Maryland and the District also must act to provide similar new aid to the transit agency.
 
Capital Weather Gang
Daylight saving time starts this weekend. Here's how things would change if we got rid of it.
At 2 a.m. Sunday, clocks spring forward one hour.
 
 
     
 
 
 
 

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