Saturday, November 3, 2018

Saturday's Headlines: Trump’s election-eve border mission puts military in partisan crosshairs

 
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Trump's election-eve border mission puts military in partisan crosshairs
The president's decision to send as many as 15,000 troops to the southern border has drawn unusual and blunt criticism from former military leaders that reflects the strain he has put on one of America's most important norms: the tradition of an apolitical military.
Army assessment of caravans undercuts Trump's rhetoric
Only a "small percentage" of the Central Americans moving north are likely to reach the border, military planners say.
 
Caravans gain legitimacy in the eyes of possible migrants
The caravan heading for the U.S. border has underscored the potential benefits of large groups for migrants, such as increased safety and shared resources.
 
Judge rules against Brian Kemp over Ga. voting restrictions days before gubernatorial election
The state must change its procedures to make it easier for some people flagged under the state's restrictive "exact match" law to vote, a federal judge ruled, dealing a blow to Kemp, the GOP gubernatorial candidate and secretary of state.
 
Obama urges Georgians to reject GOP 'lies' by voting for Kemp opponent Stacey Abrams
The former president told supporters at an Atlanta rally that Stacey Abrams is "the most experienced, the most qualified candidate" for Georgia governor.
 
Supreme Court won't block suit by young people seeking to force federal action on climate change
The plaintiffs want to compel the government to scale back fossil-fuel extraction.
 
As questions linger about the Pittsburgh mass-shooting suspect, details emerge from his early life
While the suspected attacker's online postings were hate-filled, he was forgettable offline, people say.
 
High court lets trial proceed on census citizenship question
The Supreme Court refused to delay an upcoming trial in which a number of states and civil rights organizations allege there was an improper political motive in Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
 
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Saudi Arabia still has many questions to answer about Jamal Khashoggi's killing
 
Trump says nothing in the face of Saudi Arabia's outrageous lies
 
We have no excuses now. Our eyes are wide open.
 
The wolves of hate are loose. No one is safe.
 
Stacey Abrams embraces progressive politics. Even in her romance novels.
 
The University of Maryland's self-inflicted fiasco
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Trump administration appears in no hurry to judge Saudi Arabia for Khashoggi killing
While President Trump has demanded the truth and all options are said to be on the table, he has repeatedly emphasized that business as usual with Saudi Arabia is what he has in mind.
 
 
Judge denies Trump request to stay emoluments suit, could allow plaintiffs to seek details on hotel's foreign customers
A U.S. district judge in Greenbelt, Md., denied the Justice Department's request that he pause the case alleging that the president is violating the Constitution by continuing to do business with foreign governments.
 
After GOP's 2018 tax cut plans fell apart, immigration filled the campaign void
President Trump and some other Republicans have made a hard pivot away from economics and into nationalism to energize the conservative base ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections.
 
Severe weather expected on Election Day as a major storm develops in central and eastern U.S.
An energetic pattern may deliver Election Day tornadoes as well as other hazards.
 
Long-shot GOP hopefuls turn to Trump properties for fundraising boost
Four of the candidates who spent the most at the venues owned by the president were Republicans who face steep odds on Tuesday.
 
Trump concedes GOP could lose control of House
At a West Virginia rally, Trump said that Democrats will "eradicate our progress."
 
Perspective: 5 tips to avoid being insufferable on Wednesday, no matter who wins
There are going to be winners and losers from the election. Can you withhold your snarky comments?
 
No indication Saudi sisters found dead and bound with duct tape in NYC were killed, authorities say
Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea said the sisters had said they were abused by family members and sought asylum on those grounds. He said sources in Virginia told detectives that "they would rather inflict harm on themselves than return to Saudi Arabia."
 
Where Bezos's jet flies most — and what it might say about Amazon's HQ2 winner
Flight records of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos's private jet suggest he has not been to more than half of the 20 finalists for its HQ2 since the list was announced in January. That doesn't bode well for those cities' chances, experts say.
 
Alec Baldwin arrested and charged with assault after parking spot dispute, police say
The New York Police Department said a 49-year-old man was punched in the face and that Baldwin, who has had run-ins with the law before, was arrested shortly before 2 p.m.
 
After Jordan McNair's death, U-Md. football team grieves, plays and leads
For Johnny Jordan and Ellis McKennie, two of Jordan McNair's closest friends, the past five months have been filled with intense grief that has turned into an equally strong commitment to honor their lost teammate.
 
     
 
 
 
 

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