Monday, April 29, 2019

Evening Edition: Why Vermont’s single-payer effort failed and what Democrats can learn from it

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Why Vermont's single-payer effort failed and what Democrats can learn from it
In 2011, Vermont launched the nation's first single-payer health system. Three years later, lawmakers still struggled with how to fund it. Its failure in 2014 offers lessons for Democrats today who embrace Medicare-for-all or other aspirations for universal insurance coverage.
As security officials prepare for Russian attack on 2020 presidential race, Trump and aides play down threat
The president's refusal to focus on Russia's past election interference invites more of it, analysts say.
 
Analysis
Most Americans say they won't vote for Trump next year — but will they vote at all?
A poll shows most Americans don't really like President Trump. But that won't be enough to secure a victory for Democrats.
 
Poll: Economic frustration threatens Trump's case for reelection
A Washington Post-ABC News poll found most Americans think the economy mainly benefits people already in power.
 
Post Reports | Listen Now
President Trump leans on Fox host Lou Dobbs for policy advice
Matt Zapotosky with a preview for Attorney General William P. Barr's Mueller report testimony before Congress. Manuel Roig-Franzia on Lou Dobbs's influence on President Trump. Plus, Samantha Schmidt on the ride service for K-12th-graders.
 
 
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John Singleton | 1968–2019
Director of powerful inner-city drama 'Boyz N the Hood' dies at 51
John Singleton was the first African American nominated for a best-director Oscar, for his 1991 film about life on the streets of South Central L.A.
 
Robert Downey Jr. and Marvel created a box office streak few thought was possible
As a tarnished star and the cinematically forgotten comic character, Downey and Iron Man seemed a strange pair, but somehow that made them well-suited to each other. Warning: There are spoilers inside.
 
Who dies in 'Avengers: Endgame'? Here are the four biggest spoilers.
For those of you who don't want to sit in a movie theater for three hours.
 
Amid oversight clash, Democrats pitch Trump on 'big and bold' infrastructure bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer are set to meet with the president on Tuesday, joined by other leading Democrats.
 
Analysis
Trump ridicules weather forecasters for getting it 'wrong the most' when they made a spot-on prediction
The president said forecasters were calling for a "big, big snowstorm" in Green Bay, when there was no such prediction.
 
 
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Boeing CEO faces shareholders frustrated by 737 Max response
"We don't have to have 300-plus people die every time to find out that something isn't reliable," one shareholder said.
 
Short Film
12 seconds of gunfire: The true story of a school shooting
This eight-minute animated film, a virtual reality version of which premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, follows a first-grader who is haunted by what she survived — and lost — on a school playground.
 
Should cities subsidize housing for a family making $141,000?
Middle-income housing programs in California and cities such as Washington, Boston and Philadelphia stoke debate about who deserves a government handout in light of the undeniable reality of the cost of urban living.
 
Milwaukee can't stop talking about the Bucks. The team hopes to create a dialogue about race.
The Bucks, chasing their first NBA championship since 1971, have become a source of civic pride. But the franchise has a bigger goal: healing Milwaukee's long-held racial tensions.
 
There's a new alleged Russian spy. It's a beluga whale.
No one thought that the whale, which was harassing Norwegian fisherman, was a national security alert until the fishermen saw it was wearing a harness inscribed with "Equipment of St. Petersburg," reports said.
 

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