Monday, December 3, 2018

Evening Edition: Bush makes his last journey to Washington

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Bush makes his last journey to Washington
The body of former President George H.W. Bush arrived at Joint Base Andrews to begin several days of Washington tributes and all the solemn pomp befitting a nation's fallen leader.
Sully, Bush's service dog, to take one last journey with the former president
"Mission complete," said Jim McGrath, the Bush spokesman who shared a photo of the service dog's mournful stance.
 
'A self-proclaimed sock man': This is the final pair Bush will wear.
Bush was known for his vibrant socks. He once wrote, "The louder, the brighter, the crazier the pattern — the better."
 
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Post Reports | Listen Now
Prime Suspect, Part 1: An affair. The mob. A murder.
One September morning a Post reporter gets a call with new information about a murder she covered 30 years ago. Plus, how climate change became a partisan issue in the United States.
 
A federal agent was the prime suspect in his girlfriend's death. So why wasn't he ever arrested?
In 1986, ATF agent Artie Cunn was leading what police called a "double life." Then his girlfriend turned up dead. Cunn denied any role in the slaying, and no arrests were made. But Margaret Yeatman's family yearned for justice.
 
Trump's skepticism of climate science echoes across GOP
The Republican Party, whose leaders once largely accepted the reality of climate change, is following the lead of a doubtful president.
 
 
Congressional leaders, White House agree to put off shutdown deadline to Dec. 21
They agreed to extend a government funding deadline by two weeks, setting up the possibility of a shutdown showdown just before Christmas. But lawmakers are no closer to resolving their differences over billions in funding for President Trump's border wall.
 
Analysis
Trump says he's secured an 'incredible' trade deal with China. But little has changed.
President Trump claims that there have been real breakthroughs with Beijing on issues such as agriculture and cars. But China's readout of the meeting with Xi Jinping is much different.
 
The Fix: Trump uses an unfortunate phrase while touting China talks
In a tweet, Trump suggested the trade war truce could lead to a "BIG leap forward" for China. The "Great Leap Forward" was a communist program linked to tens of millions of deaths.
 
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Trump says Michael Cohen deserves a 'full and complete' sentence after guilty plea
The president took to Twitter to weigh in on the fate of his onetime loyalist and lawyer.
 
The Fix | Analysis
GOP-held state legislatures in Wisconsin and Michigan try to limit new Democratic governors' powers
The moves in both states have drawn comparisons to Republicans' efforts in North Carolina in 2016.
 
 
Max Rose came to Congress to do big things. First, he has to do dumb things.
The congressman-elect and other House freshmen discovered they still have a lot to learn about Washington during freshman orientation.
 
Michelle Obama swore when criticizing Sheryl Sandberg's 'lean in' mantra, and the Internet lost it
The former first lady said the belief that women can always "have it all" is "a lie" and voiced an unexpectedly frank rebuke of the embattled Facebook official.
 
 
Khashoggi friend sues Israeli firm over hacking he says contributed to the journalist's murder
The firm's software gave the Saudi government access to sensitive conversations he had with the journalist, the suit alleges.
 
Perspective
The digital-media bubble is bursting. That's hurting a generation of promising young journalists.
The demise of Mic, a site focused on news for millennials, epitomizes a sad, predictable trend.
 
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