Saturday, September 22, 2018

Saturday's Headlines: Senate panel to give Kavanaugh accuser more time to decide whether to testify

 
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Senate panel to give Kavanaugh accuser more time to decide whether to testify
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) capped an extraordinary late-night back-and-forth by giving Christine Blasey Ford one more day to respond to his offer for her and Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh to testify before his panel next week.
Kavanaugh ally denies communicating theory with White House or nominee; Ford says he looked at her LinkedIn page
Ed Whelan declined to answer further questions about his tweets or views on Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination process, which has been upended by the allegation of assault decades ago.
 
'100 Kegs or Bust': Kavanaugh friend, Mark Judge, has spent years writing about high school debauchery
The high-court nominee's accuser says Mark Judge was there and should have to testify. Judge says he does not remember the party and never saw his buddy behave like that.
 
Georgetown Prep president writes letter urging respect
The letter from the Rev. James R. Van Dyke came after several days of news reports that described a culture of excessive drinking, drug use and alleged sexual assault and misbehavior at the Bethesda school during the 1980s when Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh was a student there.
 
'The storm itself is not our biggest problem. Our problem is what comes next.'
Hurricane Florence came and went. But many riverfront towns in North Carolina are just now experiencing the menace that has mounted steadily: water. Long after the winds and the rains, the river rises relentlessly out of its banks, lapping over curbs and through doorways.
 
Mexico's next president could be on a collision course with Trump over immigration
Stopping migrants and asylum seekers through tougher enforcement is a priority for the Trump administration. Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his team have a different take.
 
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China cancels trade talks with U.S. as new Trump tariffs loom
Chinese officials canceled the planned negotiations after President Trump announced he would impose new levies on another $200 billion in Chinese imports, effective Monday.
 
 
FEMA administrator will reimburse government, won't face charges from internal probe into misuse of vehicles
William "Brock" Long will be allowed to remain in his job, according to statements from Long and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who appeared to be aiming to overcome a tense feud.
 
Trump signs veterans spending bill, but shutdown threat remains
Averting an Oct. 1 shutdown would require the president to sign a short-term spending bill awaiting action in the House, which would punt a fight over his border wall into December.
 
Several killed, at least 20 injured in attack on military parade in Iran
The attack by several gunmen is a rare assault on Iran's military forces.
 
Federal judge compels Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to be deposed in suit challenging citizenship question
States charge that Wilbur Ross added the census question to discriminate against immigrant communities.
 
Review
Glenstone, the country's newest must-see museum, is meticulous and quietly spectacular
The Maryland museum's curated views of the outdoors present nature as visual haiku — while the interior feels uncannily like an architectural rendering.
 
Unsatisfied: Meet the people who have reservations about 'Hamilton'
The musical has won scads of awards and is hailed as a landmark. Who are the few poor souls who don't actually love this thing?
 
     
 
 
 
 

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