Monday, October 22, 2018

Evening Edition: Mnuchin meets with Saudi crown prince despite outcry over government’s role in Khashoggi’s death

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Mnuchin meets with Saudi crown prince despite outcry over government's role in Khashoggi's death
The U.S. treasury secretary's meeting with Mohammed bin Salman illustrated how the White House is retaining close ties with the embattled Middle Eastern leader despite a growing international outcry.
Video appears to show Saudi suspect wearing Khashoggi's clothing
The Saudi government long denied that it killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi and said he walked out of its consulate after visiting on Oct. 2. The body double appeared to be an attempt to back up that claim, but the cover story fell apart because the video clearly reveals flaws, according to a diplomat familiar with the matter.
 
Kushner declines to say whether he believes Saudi account of killing
President Trump's son-in-law and White House adviser said he has advised Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to be "fully transparent."
 
 
European leaders press for answers on Khashoggi killing
Germany called for suspending arms sales to Saudi Arabia, and others may soon push for "targeted sanctions" as well.
 
'There has to be a transition at some point,' Pelosi says about Democratic leadership
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi walked a fine line when asked about her future as the top leader of House Democrats.
 
'It doesn't matter.' 'We'll see.' The Trump Doctrine is sounding more fatalistic every day.
Most presidents maintain that things matter — life, words, people. So what to make of this president's rhetorical trope?
 
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Campaign 2018
'It doesn't feel relevant to me': Despite rising interest in the midterms, many Americans don't plan to vote this year
Montgomery County often has one of the lowest voting rates in Tennessee — a state that often has one of the lowest rates in the country. Some residents cite skepticism and disillusionment as reasons for declining to cast ballots.
 
Trump vows to reduce foreign aid as migrant caravan grows
The president took aim at Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador after authorities failed to halt a group headed for the U.S. border.
 
The Antarctic ice warbled to itself for centuries. Then the song went flat.
The discordant song told the stories of cold winds and shifting snow dunes. But in January 2016, the hum faded to something like a dial tone for two of the warmest weeks on record for the polar continent.
 
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Perspective
The point we're missing about 'BBQ Becky' and her sisters
By hashtagging the 911-calling ladies of 2018, we're downplaying the true legacy of racism.
 
Capital Weather Gang
Powerful East Coast storm may develop Friday into the weekend
The storm may form as a strong cold front combines with the remnants of Category 5 Hurricane Willa, which is about to hit Mexico's west coast.
 
As Trump administration weighs move to define gender as strictly biological, a reckoning for a transgender Republican
Jordan Evans, believed to be the lone openly transgender elected Republican, said she was "distraught" over news.
 
 
Mueller examines conflicting accounts as scrutiny of Roger Stone and WikiLeaks deepens
Investigators are said to be poring over the Trump adviser's public comments and alleged private assertions that he made in 2016 suggesting he had a way to reach WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
 
'Halloween' crushed the box office — and here's how Jamie Lee Curtis made history
The highly anticipated horror sequel, a follow-up to the 1978 classic, raked in $77.5 million over the weekend.
 
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