Friday, 3 February 2017

Evening Edition: Trump signs order to begin rolling back Wall Street regulations

Trump expected to deal blow to rule meant to protect retirement savers; About 60,000 visas revoked due to travel ban, State Dept. says; Travelers previously blocked by ban are arriving in U.S. through Boston; White House issues sanctions targeting Iran's ballistic missile program; President Trump likes to move fast. The public isn’t thrilled.; Eric Trump's business trip to Uruguay cost taxpayers $97,830 in hotel bills; Bannon film outline warned U.S. could turn into 'Islamic States of America'; Kellyanne Conway’s claim of a ‘Bowling Green massacre’; A closer look at the uprising that threatens DeVos's nomination; Daily 202: Customers push more businesses to back away from Trump; Lockheed Martin, Pentagon announce F-35 contract deal that shaves $728 million in costs; Man attacks French soldier with knife near the Louvre; prime minister calls it 'terrorist in nature'; Trump’s D.C. hotel is promising government and military discounts, but good luck getting them; A special warfare unit was spotted flying a Trump flag in public. Now the Navy is investigating.; 'My guardian angel': He was homeless when they took him in. He became like family to them.; Think Tom Brady needs another Super Bowl win to secure his legacy? Think again.; A Texas boy found a rattlesnake in a toilet. Then a snake catcher found 23 more.; How do I respond to a divorce announcement from friends?; Can Trump bar refugees and suspend visas from majority-Muslim nations?;
 
Evening Edition
The day's most important stories
 
 
Trump signs order to begin rolling back Wall Street regulations
"We expect to be cutting a lot out of Dodd-Frank," President Trump said of the 2010 financial overhaul legislation that forced banks to take steps to prevent another financial crisis, including yearly "stress tests." The move addresses another one of his campaign promises.
Trump expected to deal blow to rule meant to protect retirement savers
The long-awaited regulation is intended to cut down on conflicts of interests in investing advice, such as when a broker may be paid by a third party for recommending a particular product.
 
About 60,000 visas revoked due to travel ban, State Dept. says
The figure contradicts a number cited by a Justice Department attorney, who said in a federal court hearing that the ban affected 100,000 people. The hearing centered on the case of two Yemeni brothers who arrived Saturday at Dulles International Airport in Virginia and were quickly put on a return flight to Ethiopia.
 
Travelers previously blocked by ban are arriving in U.S. through Boston
It's unclear how they're doing it. But their entry to the United States suggests leeway in Trump's order.
 
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White House issues sanctions targeting Iran's ballistic missile program
The sanctions are the first action taken by the Trump administration since the vow to put Iran "on notice." The sanctions were imposed on several Iranian officials and entities involved in procurement of material for the missile testing, which the administration said was not part of the 2015 nuclear deal.
 
President Trump likes to move fast. The public isn’t thrilled.
Almost half of those polled (47 percent) said Trump is "moving too fast to address the major problems facing the country today."
 
Eric Trump's business trip to Uruguay cost taxpayers $97,830 in hotel bills
Although the Trumps have pledged a division between business and government, they will nevertheless depend on the publicly funded protection granted to the first family as they travel the globe promoting their brand.
 
Bannon film outline warned U.S. could turn into 'Islamic States of America'
The outline shows how Stephen Bannon, a decade before he became a strategist for President Trump, sought to issue a warning about the threat posed by radical Muslims as well as their "enablers among us."
 
Kellyanne Conway’s claim of a ‘Bowling Green massacre’
A top White House aide was on her way to a four-Pinocchio rating when she tweeted that she meant to say "Bowling Green terrorists." We explore what actually happened in the Kentucky case.
 
A closer look at the uprising that threatens DeVos's nomination
President Trump's pick for education secretary faces a groundswell of opposition.
 
Daily 202: Customers push more businesses to back away from Trump
But are the boycotts going too far?
 
Lockheed Martin, Pentagon announce F-35 contract deal that shaves $728 million in costs
The deal brings the per-plane cost of the stealth fighter jets to below $95 million for the first time.
 
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Man attacks French soldier with knife near the Louvre; prime minister calls it 'terrorist in nature'
French media reported that the suspect shouted "Allahu akbar," or "God is great" in Arabic, as he charged at the soldier.
 
Trump’s D.C. hotel is promising government and military discounts, but good luck getting them
The hotel's booking calendar shows "no availability" for government and military employees from now through the end of February 2018, which is as far as the calendar goes.
 
A special warfare unit was spotted flying a Trump flag in public. Now the Navy is investigating.
The display went viral after it was posted online by upset motorists. The Navy has since confirmed that the convoy was from a special warfare unit.
 
'My guardian angel': He was homeless when they took him in. He became like family to them.
"As long as my husband and I have been married," Sarah Alexander said, "there has always been Wilbert."
 
Think Tom Brady needs another Super Bowl win to secure his legacy? Think again.
Many around the league already think Tom Brady has cemented his place as the NFL's all-time greatest quarterback, win or lose.
 
A Texas boy found a rattlesnake in a toilet. Then a snake catcher found 23 more.
The 4-year-old only saw the head at first, and tried to flush it, said his father.
 
How do I respond to a divorce announcement from friends?
The advice columnist takes your questions about the strange train we call life.
 
'Can He Do That?'
Can Trump bar refugees and suspend visas from majority-Muslim nations?
This podcast episode looks at whether Donald Trump's executive order was within the bounds of presidential power. Plus, Marc Fisher, Post reporter and author of "Trump Revealed," weighs in on how Trump's personality drives his decision making. A new installment of our series on Trump and the presidency is available every Friday.
 
 
     
 
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