Saturday's Headlines: Trump signs massive spending bill, but not before a little drama
Analysis: Bad bill is Congress's fault, says the dealmaking swamp-drainer; With a new law in place, all sides are claiming victory in the tipping wars; Trump issues order...
Democracy Dies in Darkness
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President Trump began the day tweeting he might veto the package but signed the bill in the afternoon, saying he was swayed by the gains for the military. The five hours of confusion highlighted his desire to continue to be seen as an outsider.
A fisherman and his wife wanted a better education for their teenage son and young daughter, so they fled the country. Now, the father has learned to drive, the mother washes clothes in a washing machine, and the children use the Internet and play cellphone games. But the defectors were also discovering how expensive life in the South can be.
Like President Trump, the newly named national security adviser has traded insults with North Korean leaders, earning the label the "envoy of evil" and "rude human scum" from Kim Jong Il. But with a decades-long career, Bolton differs with the president on the knowledge he brings to his job.
Although school gunfire remains extremely rare, it has spread fear across the country and led to lockdowns and active-shooter drills that have changed the way kids grow up. In a year-long analysis, The Post examines the widespread damage done by this uniquely American crisis.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the effort on the eve of the March for Our Lives anti-gun-violence rally. The proposed rule is expected to encounter legal challenges.
The now-embattled firm aggressively courted organizations on the right for work on the 2014 midterms with pitches about its "psychographic" profiling that relied in part on Facebook data.
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The president's intervention to seemingly derail the megaproject — a rail tunnel and bridge connecting New Jersey and Manhattan — was less about its merits and more about who was in control.
Police confirmed they had been found, with no signs of traumatic injury, in the condominium where they were staying in Tulum, a popular destination for those looking to explore Mayan ruins or snorkel in limestone sinkholes.
"Every classroom has been equipped with a five-gallon bucket of river stone," the superintendent said. "If an armed intruder attempts to gain entrance into any of our classrooms, they will face a classroom full students armed with rocks."
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