Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Evening Edition: White House lawyers consulted Treasury on Trump’s tax returns, Mnuchin says

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White House lawyers consulted Treasury on Trump's tax returns, Mnuchin says
Democrats are asking for six years of President Trump's returns, using a federal law that says the treasury secretary "shall furnish" return information upon the request of House or Senate chairmen. The process is designed to be walled off from White House involvement.
Trump denies he's planning to resume family-separation policy
President Trump also blamed President Barack Obama for the chain-link enclosures for underage migrants, widely derided as "cages," that exacerbated a backlash last spring.
 
Exit polls in Israel election show mixed results, but Netanyahu may be in stronger position
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rival, Benny Gantz, have both claimed victory.
 
Outlook | Perspective
Can a president be too old? That's a question several 2020 candidates will face.
The author, himself well into his 70s, discusses the challenges of tackling the world's most arduous job as a septuagenarian, an age when most people struggle with reasoning, memory, multitasking and the ability to learn.
 
Lori Loughlin and 15 other parents face additional charges in college admissions scandal
The parents were charged in a second, superseding indictment with conspiring to commit fraud and money laundering in the alleged scheme, which became a symbol of the influence of money on high-stakes college admissions.
 
 
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House Democrats cancel budget vote as liberals demand more domestic spending
The move underscored divisions in the caucus between liberal and more moderate members, as well as the difficulties party leadership faces in finding outcomes acceptable to both groups.
 
Texas Tech will stop using race in med school admissions after Trump administration pressure
The action is the first of its kind under Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The department has investigations underway into the use of race in admissions at Yale and Harvard.
 
Hikes on Medicare drug premiums could be delayed until after 2020 elections
The Trump administration is seeking to avoid a political land mine created by banning drug rebates until after President Trump's reelection bid.
 
YouTube streamed a House hearing on online hate. The comments were so hateful that YouTube shut them off.
A congressional hearing streamed live on YouTube quickly served to illustrate the problem Silicon Valley faces after anonymous users of the site began posting attacks on the basis of race and religion.
 
 
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Parkland suspect pens love letters about fathering children — and naming them after guns, report says
In love letters to online admirers whom he has reached from prison, Nikolas Cruz looks to the future.
 
New York City declares public health emergency amid measles outbreak and orders mandatory vaccinations
At least 285 people have contracted measles in the city since September, mostly in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood.
 
Barr says release of Mueller report is likely 'within a week'
Attorney General William P. Barr also told members of a House panel that he will color-code the information that is redacted to explain why various material is being veiled.
 
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Mayor Pete Buttigieg on a religious left revival
Toluse Olorunnipa on the staffing turmoil within the Department of Homeland Security. Sarah Pulliam Bailey on likely presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg's faith. Plus, Emily Yahr and Bethonie Butler on "Old Town Road."
 

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