Saturday, June 15, 2019

Saturday's Headlines: As war fears loom, Trump’s Iran policy, arms deals face challenges in Congress

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As war fears loom, Trump's Iran policy, arms deals face challenges in Congress
Lawmakers are planning moves to restrain the president's options when it comes to challenging Iran militarily and arming Tehran's regional enemies, but they face significant political hurdles.
U.S. steps up efforts to show Iran carried out tanker attacks
Accusations from Washington and Tehran heightened concerns about military conflict.
 
Ship owner contradicts U.S. account of attack
The Japanese crew thinks the tanker was hit by flying objects, not a mine.
 
For now, Hong Kong leader backs off bill on extraditions to mainland China
After days of street protests, Hong Kong's government said it will suspend a measure that would allow fugitives to be sent to mainland China.
 
He never expected to be a single dad. Then a gunman in Virginia Beach made him one.
Patrick Gallagher's wife, Tara, was among the 12 victims of a May 31 mass shooting. Now he must parent their toddler son without her.
 
Campaign 2020
In Democrats' first debates, here's what the lopsided lineups could portend
The Democratic National Committee divided the field into two groups Friday for the debates in Miami on June 26 and 27.
 
The Fix: Trump's internal polls and his team's response paint bleak image
After denying the polls existed, the Trump team now admits they do. But it's something else they say that is more telling.
 
Body-camera ban spurs Atlanta police to pull out of federal task forces. Will others follow?
Federal agents have never worn body cameras, but local police want to provide transparency to their communities and are pushing feds to allow cameras in nonsensitive situations.
 
 
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Opinions
Jeffrey Epstein's scandal points to a rot in the American justice system
What nation isn't obsessed with ensuring growth? New Zealand.
Marriage equality in Taiwan is a landmark move for the rest of the world
In order to beat Trump, Democrats must practice modesty
It's been a rough week for D.C. Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey DeWitt
Trump has made my political science students skeptical — of the Constitution
 
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Inside the NRA's finances: Deepening debt, more spending on legal fees — and cuts to gun training
The gun rights group's 2018 financial report, obtained by The Washington Post, portrays the longtime political powerhouse as spending faster than its revenue rose. Together, the NRA and five affiliated groups ended the year $10.8 million in the red.
 
A deadly deer disease is spreading. Could it spread to people?
The formal name of the ailment is chronic wasting disease. But its effects on deer, elk and other cervids — weight loss, stumbling, listlessness and certain death — have inspired a creepier colloquial name: zombie deer disease.
 
Two Parisian bookstores, side by side, wage a culture war
While one shop showcases the works of proto-fascist thinkers and convicted Holocaust deniers as a form of "resistance" against "dominant leftist thought," the Anglophone bookseller next door will have none of it.
 
Sen. Collins to oppose Trump judicial nominee over record opposing gay rights
The Maine Republican, who faces reelection next year, criticized Matthew Kacsmaryk's "alarming bias against LGBTQ Americans."
 
Is cowardice a crime? Scot Peterson's failure leads to complex questions.
Because he signed up to be a hero, the deputy sheriff who was recently charged with felonies for his inaction during last year's shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School will always be a coward in the eyes of many.
 
'Dire situation for Hollywood': Movie industry feels pain from trade dispute between U.S. and China
As the United States ups the stakes in a trade war, there are growing signs that Beijing is retaliating against the U.S. entertainment business, which has become increasingly reliant on the Chinese market.
 
Income for Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner fell in 2018, new financial disclosures show
The couple's income losses are the latest sign of troubles suffered by the family business under the Trump presidency.
 

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