Sunday, August 12, 2018

Evening Edition: White House counts on Kavanaugh in battle against ‘administrative state’

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White House counts on Kavanaugh in battle against 'administrative state'
Hot-button social issues such as abortion and race have so far dominated the debate about Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court, but there is no more important issue to the Trump administration than bringing to heel federal agencies and regulatory entities.
Ex-Trump aide releases recording purportedly made in White House Situation Room
Omarosa Manigault Newman's purported recording, which would constitute a serious breach of White House security, was played on NBC News's "Meet the Press."
 
'Working for one guy': Bill Shine's journey from Ailes enforcer to Trump producer
Two worlds have merged into one universe: the Fox News White House. If President Trump is running his own touch-and-go reality show from Pennsylvania Avenue, he has finally found in Shine his executive producer.
 
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Counterprotesters outnumber white supremacists as groups rally near White House
Amid heavy police presence, about two dozen participants in the Unite the Right 2 rally headed for Lafayette Square — a turnout that was far below the 400 people that organizers expected. The rally-goers were met by thousands of anti-racist protesters and activists.
 
Perspective
Online activists hit hatemongers like Alex Jones where it hurts the most — in the wallet
Sleeping Giants uses social media to publicly notify companies when their ads appear on sites whose far-right or bigoted views don't mesh with their corporate values. But while some see it as "a service to advertisers," others see a "leftist group that organizes social media mobs."
 
NASA launches solar probe, traveling closer to sun than any human-made object has before
The Parker Solar Probe could help scientists understand and protect against solar eruptions. The mission is the culmination of a half-century effort to understand our star.
 
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Taliban fighters still occupy parts of key Afghan city overrun on Friday
Most communication with the city of 250,000 was cut off, and Taliban fighters were described as attacking key government buildings and taking over homes and shops in various neighborhoods.
 
Hawaii's Democratic governor survives high-profile primary challenge
Voters favored incumbents in one of the country's bluest states, delivering a fresh blow to the Democratic Party's liberal insurgency.
 
After apparent hack, NBC reporter's Twitter account posts Trump threats and Turkish propaganda
The hackers littered Peter Alexander's account with images and videos in support of Turkey and showing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
 
 
Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered
'I wanted to be big': The legend of Cool 'Disco' Dan
In the 1980s, his name was everywhere in the nation's capital. Next month, a little more than year after his death, the graffiti artist's work will get displayed in one place he probably never would have expected: an art exhibit at the Wilson Building.
 
Your child is nervous about the new school year, which may be normal — or not
Worry can be useful, but parents need to watch to see if the anxiety rises to dangerous levels.
 
Kanye West says he wasn't 'stumped' by Jimmy Kimmel's question about Trump
The rapper, who is as well-known for his occasional social media rants, sought to clear things up on Twitter.
 
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