Thursday, January 3, 2019

Thursday's Headlines: A defensive Trump calls a Cabinet meeting and uses it to boast, deflect and distract

 
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Today's Headlines
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The Debrief
A defensive Trump calls a Cabinet meeting and uses it to boast, deflect and distract
The session quickly became a 95-minute stream-of-consciousness defense of President Trump's administration and worldview, filled with self-aggrandizement, revisionist history and falsehoods.
Trump's 'Game of Thrones'-style poster makes cryptic cameo at Cabinet meeting
"SANCTIONS ARE COMING," the poster said.
 
As Trump's sparring partner, Pelosi respects the office but not the man
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the incoming House speaker, faces a novel challenge in balancing her esteem for the Oval Office against her contempt for its occupant.
 
No pay for agents, no courts open, no verifications: Shutdown strains immigration process
Amid the federal budget standoff, major parts of the U.S. immigration system are offline, out of order or under worsening pressure.
 
Trump rejects Democrats' plan to reopen government
After a meeting with congressional leaders ended with no resolution on President Trump's demands for border-wall funds, another meeting was set for Friday. But neither side offered any sign a deal was within reach, suggesting the partial government shutdown could continue indefinitely.
 
'Ghosted us like a bad girlfriend': Trade war with E.U. bursts distillers' dreams of growth
The Trump administration's tariffs on European steel and aluminum led to retaliatory E.U. tariffs on goods such as whiskey. But exports have become crucial for American distilleries in a crowded U.S. market.
 
Apple cuts forecast after being surprised by 'economic deterioration' in China
The tech giant now expects first-quarter revenue to come in at least $5 billion below previous expectations. Although Apple blamed conditions in China, consumers around the world aren't rushing to buy newer, pricier iPhones, one analyst said.
 
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War is complicated. Decisions about it can't be made in 280 characters.
 
Nancy Pelosi vows that House Democrats won't act like Republicans
 
The 10 worst things Trump did in 2018
 
We gave Khashoggi a platform. After his death, Saudi Arabia is blocking us.
 
What GOP senators should make their top priority
 
Trump's plan for our troops is opaque. He owes the country a better explanation.
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China lands spacecraft on the far side of the moon, a historic first
The Chang'e 4 probe is the latest in a series of missions aimed at exploring the moon and paving the way for Chinese astronauts to eventually land on the lunar surface.
 
 
The Debrief
Mitt Romney asserts his independence — and Trump's GOP critics see an opening
A scathing op-ed by the incoming senator and 2012 GOP presidential nominee is a thunderclap in the Republican Party.
 
The Fix | Analysis
Trump's bizarre history lesson on the Soviet Union, Russia and Afghanistan
President Trump said a lot of strange, untrue things after Wednesday's Cabinet meeting. 
Bohemian Rhapsody fever sweeps Japan and South Korea
Caught in a landslide of ticket sales, the movie has even opened the eyes of young Japanese and Koreans to the music of Queen and the life of Freddie Mercury.
 
Ryan Zinke wrote his parting note with a red marker
The embattled interior secretary, who famously rode to work dressed like a cowboy on horseback, departed the job Wednesday at high noon.
 
Liberal revolt threatens to derail House Democrats on their first day in charge
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) say they will oppose a leadership-proposed measure over the inclusion of fiscal rules.
 
With journalists jailed and activists in hiding, Nicaragua enters a new 'reign of fear'
President Daniel Ortega has shut down civic groups and news organizations critical of his government. 
 
Millions of Spectrum cable TV subscribers lose local stations amid Charter-Tribune dispute
The blackout affects 33 broadcast stations in dozens of U.S. markets.
 
Post Reports | Listen Now
Dysfunction junction: Why we have a 'do nothing' Congress
Paul Kane on why Congress can't function. Drew Harwell explains the disturbing use of artificial intelligence to put real-life women's faces in fake-porn videos. Plus, Sarah Kaplan on NASA making its most distant visit to an object in our solar system.
 
     
 
 
 
 

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