Saturday, May 18, 2019

Saturday's Headlines: Trump risks credibility as his policy veers between threats and inaction

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Trump risks credibility as his policy veers between threats and inaction
President Trump has said that there is no inconsistency in his administration's messaging but that the image of incoherence can be useful.
Acting DHS secretary threatened to quit after White House aide Stephen Miller tried another shakeup, officials say
In what one Trump aide likened to an "immigration knife fight," Kevin McAleenan threatened to quit over a plan by Miller to derail the appointment of Mark Morgan as the new director of ICE.
 
Trump administration tells judge Congress did not deny border wall funds when it refused to appropriate money
Opponents of the wall, who are challenging the president's emergency declaration in court, claim the administration acted illegally when it repurposed money.
 
Melania Trump's parents would have struggled to come to U.S. under Trump's immigration plan
The first lady, who immigrated from Slovenia in 1996 for modeling, likely brought her parents over through a family unification process that Trump wants to limit.
 
Meet South Africa's 'born free' generation
Nelson Mandela once dreamed of a rainbow nation. Twenty-five years later, the generation of South Africans born in the post-apartheid era continues to struggle with its legacy.
 
There's a third superpower adding to the U.S.-China trade drama: Amazon
Small and mid-sized businesses — which buy from China and sell to big retailers — are absorbing the cost of the tariffs as they struggle to get those retailers to budge on prices.
 
U.S. reaches deal with Canada, Mexico to lift steel and aluminum tariffs
The agreement clears a major obstacle to congressional approval of President Trump's new North American trade deal.
 
 
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Mnuchin rejects Democrats' subpoena for Trump's tax returns
The Ways and Means Committee had given Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig until 5 p.m. on Friday to hand over the documents.
 
Uber rang in its IPO with champagne and mimosas. Then the hangover began.
The booze-filled benders — which led one employee to hand in her resignation and a party to be shut down — reminded some of a more toxic culture under former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.
 
One way out: Pastors in Brazil converting gang members on YouTube
Gang leaders say the only way to leave the business alive is to convert to Christianity. So a popular televangelist memorializes a gang member's embrace of the ancient articles of faith using the most modern of tools.
 
Australia holds elections with Labor Party looking to regain power
Polls gave Labor a lead before Saturday's voting with climate change and China's rise on the minds of voters.
 
A GOP Missouri lawmaker used the phrase 'consensual rape' in abortion debate. He says he misspoke.
State Rep. Barry Hovis, a former police lieutenant, said most of the sexual assault cases he handled in his law enforcement career were "date rapes or consensual rapes."
 
Horse dies at Pimlico after finishing race on the day before Preakness
Congrats Gal, a 3-year-old filly, suffered what veterinarians suspect was a heart attack during the eighth race on Friday.
 
Brooks Koepka makes history as Tiger Woods misses the cut at PGA Championship
Koepka's 36-hole score of 128 after his 63 on Thursday and his 65 on Friday became the lowest in the history of all golf majors.
 
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