Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Wednesday's Headlines: Leading contender to be Trump’s Supreme Court pick faces scrutiny from social conservatives

 
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Leading contender to be Trump's Supreme Court pick faces scrutiny from social conservatives
The squabbling among Republicans over the conservative bona fides of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh highlights the challenges facing the president as he races to meet his self-imposed July 9 deadline for picking a successor to retiring Justice Anthony M. Kennedy.
'Abolish ICE' demands from Democrats draw sharp White House rebuke
Calls to dismantle the federal immigration enforcement agency have divided Democrats and triggered an onslaught of criticism from Republicans, led by President Trump and the White House.
 
Trump likens immigration enforcement to 'liberating a town' in combat
In meandering remarks, the president also praised professional golfers and touted the margin of his election victory in West Virginia.
 
Why your pool's lifeguard is more likely to be a senior citizen
Across the country, older adults and retirees are climbing into the lifeguard chair as fewer young people seek what was once a rite-of-passage summer job for high schoolers and college students.
 
With blunt talk and compelling stories, viral videos turn unknown female candidates into political sensations
In a year when a record number of women are running for political office — often in their first campaigns — many are overcoming disadvantages in cash and name recognition with well-produced online videos that tell their personal stories.
 
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I'm from the border. The news is getting it wrong.
 
The fight against Trump is a battle for freedom
 
Roe v. Wade might not be doomed after all
 
Trump's neo-isolationism won't work
 
Of course this is who we are. But who do we want to be?
 
Hold the champagne on North Korea, President Trump
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Thai officials give trapped boys diving lessons, pump water from cave as they put together rescue plan
New videos show the boys in apparently good spirits, introducing themselves to the camera, with their palms pressed together in the traditional Thai greeting.
 
 
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Did Obama give citizenship to 2,500 Iranians during the nuclear deal talks?
The allegation, tweeted by President Trump, appears to have originated with an Iranian politician who has criticized the nuclear deal.
 
Catholic priest placed on leave after throwing mourners out of a funeral
A video appears to show the Rev. Michael Briese exploding at mourners waiting in the sanctuary for a funeral, feet away from an open casket. He reportedly told them to "get the hell out of my church."
 
The Fourth of July White House concert used to be a sea of stars. For Trump, it's a drought.
"American Idol" contestants (not winners), a classical pianist and a singer best known in the early 2000s round out the entertainment for this year's celebration on the South Lawn.
 
Alan Dershowitz says 'friends on Martha's Vineyard' are shunning him for defending Trump
The famed lawyer and Harvard professor wrote that some people have ostracized him because of his unrelenting defense of President Trump's civil liberties.
 
A bride gave bone marrow to save a stranger's baby. The child lived — and was her flower girl.
Hayden Hatfield donated her bone marrow to help Skye Savren-McCormick fight a rare form of childhood leukemia. Their families stayed in touch, and when Hatfield married, she wanted the 3-year-old by her side at the wedding.
 
     
 
 
 
 

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