Friday, August 10, 2018

Friday's Headlines: As GOP attack ads target Nancy Pelosi, Democrats get jittery about midterms

 
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As GOP attack ads target Nancy Pelosi, Democrats get jittery about midterms
Democrats are optimistic about retaking the House, but they worry that the party's polarizing leader is making it harder to win crucial swing districts. At least 27 Democratic House candidates have declined to say whether they'd support her, with many adamant about the need for a new generation of leaders.
Judge in Manafort trial admits mistake after berating Mueller's prosecutors
T.S. Ellis III's daily spats with the government's attorneys subsided Thursday as he asked jury members to ignore his outburst the day before, in which he excoriated prosecutors pursuing tax and bank fraud charges against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
 
Inside Brett Kavanaugh's finances: Nominee lives among elite but hasn't chased riches
If confirmed, the nominee would be the least wealthy person on the Supreme Court by a considerable margin.
 
Surviving Parkland: Doctors say this student's bullet wound will heal. No one can say if his mental scars will.
On Feb. 14, Kyle Laman came face-to-face with a gunman in his high school in Parkland, Fla. He was wounded in the attack that killed 17 others. He and his parents, still learning to navigate the universal trials of adolescence, now also face the lingering horror of a mass shooting.
 
Kobach recuses himself from vote counting in his primary challenge vs. Kansas governor
Vote-tallying errors have sharply cut into the lead that Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, a staunch ally of President Trump, is carrying against incumbent Gov. Jeff Colyer.
 
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'Turn the plane around': Judge halts mother-daughter deportation, threatens to hold Sessions in contempt
The woman is a plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging a Department of Justice policy change that aims to expedite the removal of asylum seekers who fail to prove their cases and excludes domestic and gang violence as justifications for granting asylum.
 
 
As fires rage statewide, a burned-out California mining town looks to rebuild
Up and down the roads of Keswick, an old mining town of 451 residents, the quiet calm of everyday life has been razed. All but two homes were burned down last month by the deadly Carr Fire.
 
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Breaking down Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's recent media blitz
The self-described "democratic socialist" keeps making statements that are false, misleading or incorrect.
 
Trump administration proposes further dismantling ACA through Medicare care-coordination program
The plan would restrict an innovation in the law intended to improve Medicare and slow spending. Health-care researchers hail the model's promise to improve quality and efficiency, but government data suggest it is not saving enough money.
 
Tennessee executes killer with controversial drugs that Sotomayor said likely inflict 'torturous pain'
Authorities used a new three-drug cocktail that includes Midazolam — a drug that is supposed to keep the person from feeling pain but has been at the center of several botched executions in which a prisoner remained conscious.
 
Army suspends discharges of foreign-born recruits who enlisted through citizenship program
The decision to halt the discharges temporarily comes amid a raft of legal actions by soldiers who enlisted through the program and have now been discharged, potentially complicating their promised path to citizenship.
 
As preseason slate opens with some protests, NFL reiterates it wants players to stand during anthem
The Eagles, Dolphins and Jaguars were among the teams with players kneeling or raising a fist. The NFL said it will not discipline players for protests while it tries to resolve its anthem policy with the players union.
 
     
 
 
 
 

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