Monday 6 March 2017

Evening Edition: Trump signs revised travel ban aimed at withstanding legal scrutiny

Inside Trump's fury: The president rages at leaks, setbacks and accusations; Wiretapping allegations accomplished what Trump wanted — but may backfire; She begged a store not to sell her mentally ill daughter a gun. It did anyway — with a tragic result.; Republicans are considering a health-care approach they've long been against; Supreme Court sends Virginia transgender student's case back to lower court; Ben Carson compares slaves to immigrants coming to 'a land of dreams and opportunity'; Congress poised to roll back worker safety regulations; Racial bias in the jury room can violate a defendant's right to a fair trial, Supreme Court says; Republicans say they want to punish government employees who break the rules. Ryan Zinke has a test case.; Turner Classic Movies host and film historian dies at 84; Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep to star in new Pentagon Papers film ‘The Post’; Feel like you’re missing out on the stock market rally? Inch your way in.; Why a weird legal dispute about whether the Snuggie is a blanket actually matters a lot;
 
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Trump signs revised travel ban aimed at withstanding legal scrutiny
President Trump signed a new executive order that will ban travelers from six majority-Muslim nations seeking new visas from entering the United States for 90 days. The original order, which came under heavy legal scrutiny, had included a seventh country — Iraq. The new order, which takes effect March 16, provides other exceptions not contained explicitly in previous versions: for travelers from those countries who are legal permanent residents of the United States, dual nationals who use a passport from another country and those who have been granted asylum or refu­gee status.
Inside Trump's fury: The president rages at leaks, setbacks and accusations
At the center of the turmoil in the White House is an impatient president frustrated by his administration's inability to erase the impression that his campaign was engaged with Russia, to stem leaks or to implement any signature achievements. Interviews with 17 insiders offer a look at the tumultuous recent days.
 
The Daily 202 | Analysis
Wiretapping allegations accomplished what Trump wanted — but may backfire
The president believes there will be no real consequences for him if his claims turn out to be nonsense. After all, there haven't been up until now. But here are six ways the wiretapping allegations could boomerang on the president.
 
She begged a store not to sell her mentally ill daughter a gun. It did anyway — with a tragic result.
Janet Delana had called the police, the ATF and the FBI. Finally, she pleaded with a manager at the gun shop. Even so, Colby Sue Weathers — a paranoid schizophrenic — was able to buy a gun, and soon her father was dead. The large settlement Delana won from the shop could provide a legal road map for similar lawsuits around the country.
 
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Republicans are considering a health-care approach they've long been against
Drafts of the legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act will propose refundable tax credits that would hinge on earnings — which Republicans have long criticized — as well as age, according to three sources familiar with the most current thinking of the House GOP leadership.
 
Supreme Court sends Virginia transgender student's case back to lower court
The justices were scheduled to hear the case later this month. But after the Trump administration withdrew the federal government's guidance to public schools about the controversial bathroom policy, the court said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit must first reconsider the dispute between the Gloucester County school board and 17-year-old Gavin Grimm.
 
Ben Carson compares slaves to immigrants coming to 'a land of dreams and opportunity'
The Housing and Urban Development secretary's comments, made in his first official address, were broadcast live to all of HUD's regional field offices as well as to the public.
 
Congress poised to roll back worker safety regulations
The Senate is set to vote to abolish a rule that requires federal contractors to disclose and correct serious safety violations. The measure has already cleared the House.
 
Racial bias in the jury room can violate a defendant's right to a fair trial, Supreme Court says
Racist comments made by jurors during deliberations may require a review of a resulting guilty verdict, the majority of justices ruled.
 
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Republicans say they want to punish government employees who break the rules. Ryan Zinke has a test case.
On his first day in office last week, the interior secretary got a report that a top law enforcement officer sexually harassed six women.
 
Robert Osborne | 1932–2017
Turner Classic Movies host and film historian dies at 84
Osborne, a genial ambassador for an otherwise vanished era in filmmaking, had been the principal host of the cable channel since its founding in 1994.
 
The Reliable Source
Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep to star in new Pentagon Papers film ‘The Post’
Steven Spielberg will direct, Hanks will play The Post's larger than life executive editor Ben Bradlee and Streep will play Katharine Graham, the newspaper's publisher.
 
Feel like you’re missing out on the stock market rally? Inch your way in.
Investors have not been this bullish about stocks in about 30 years, a recent survey finds. But people looking to buy stocks should come up with a plan.
 
Wonkblog | Analysis
Why a weird legal dispute about whether the Snuggie is a blanket actually matters a lot
The Snuggie case and others like it show how companies may go to great lengths to avoid the barriers governments impose on imported products. The blanket with sleeves gets taxed at a lower rate than if it were classified as apparel.
 
 
     
 
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