Saturday, April 6, 2019

Evening Edition: Trump toughens rhetoric on border, but quick solutions remain elusive

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Trump toughens rhetoric on border, but quick solutions remain elusive
President Trump's public indecision in the past week — reversing a threat to close the border and withdrawing his nominee to lead immigration enforcement — revealed an administration roiling with internal divisions over how to address a problem Trump promised to solve.
Trump administration nearly doubles H-2B guest visa program, which brings many Mexican workers
The number of visas expected to be granted this year is the highest since 2007, when George W. Bush was president.
 
Years of turmoil, complaints led Southern Poverty Law Center to fire founder Morris Dees
Dees's ouster last month marks a stunning fall for a man who had built a reputation over more than a half-century as a leader in the fight for equality. He denies any wrongdoing.
 
@PKCapitol | Analysis
Pelosi outlines a path to victory for House Democrats in 2020 — and guarantees it
After three months in a majority marked by divisions, the House speaker boldly insisted the party can win again if lawmakers raise millions of dollars and stick to a moderate message.
 
Pete Buttigieg will test voters' tolerance for a gay presidential candidate
The mayor of South Bend, Ind., will almost certainly have to navigate anti-gay sentiment as his 2020 campaign continues. And while his rise is electrifying many in the gay community, others wonder whether the focus on his sexuality undermines the idea that such issues shouldn't matter.
 
 
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The Take | Analysis
Generational challenges lie ahead for Biden and Buttigieg
For Pete Buttigieg, it's whether he is ready to be president. For former vice president Joe Biden, it's whether he's too old-school for the America of today.
 
Obama says he worries about 'rigidity' among liberal Democrats
The former president expressed concerns about the "circular firing squad" that can form over "purity on the issue," during speech in Berlin.
 
Ernest F. 'Fritz' Hollings | 1922–2019
Longtime senator from South Carolina dies at 97
Hollings served 38 years in the Senate and, earlier as governor, oversaw the orderly desegregation of schools.
 
Dozens have fallen ill during a five-state E. coli outbreak, and nobody knows where it's coming from
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has yet to pinpoint the source to a specific food item, grocery store or restaurant chain.
 
 
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Fires burn 3 black churches in southern Louisiana. Authorities say it's 'suspicious.'
Authorities have not determined a cause for the fires or established a connection, but they are treating them as crime scenes.
 
Fired Democratic aide admits to 'doxing' Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham and other GOP senators
Angry over his termination and the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, Jackson Cosko also threatened to leak information after a staffer caught him using a computer in his former boss's office, according to his plea agreement.
 
Survivors of Hurricane Michael in the Florida Panhandle fear they have been forgotten
Charitable donations have been modest, likely because the fast-moving storm was overshadowed by floods and wildfires elsewhere. And partisan battles have prevented Congress from passing a long-term relief bill for Michael and other disasters.
 
NCAA Tournament
Virginia basketball is entering the Final Four 'with a smile on our face'
The top-seeded Cavaliers have embraced a sense of balance, relaxed but focused, in the NCAA tournament run that has come a season after their historic upset loss.
 

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