Wednesday 26 April 2017

Evening Edition: Trump’s dramatic tax overhaul calls for sharply lower rates for individuals, businesses

What the tax proposal means for the rich, for the world and for you; When a judge quotes Sean Spicer, it's not a good sign for the White House; No, Newt Gingrich doesn't work for Trump. But he's sure happy to tell you what it's like.; Trump considers order that would start process of withdrawing from NAFTA; Freedom Caucus endorses latest Republican plan to revise Obamacare; FCC set to undo Obama-era net neutrality rules; Trump calls national monuments a 'massive federal land grab'; Ann Coulter speech at UC Berkeley canceled, again, amid fears for safety; North Korea's Special Operations forces are numerous and mysterious; Jonathan Demme was the last of the great journeyman directors; Humans reached the Americas far earlier than thought, according to new study; As ESPN announces massive layoffs, Ed Werder and Jayson Stark are let go; A restaurant called to confirm my Open Table reservation — and then canceled when I didn't pick up right away;
 
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Trump's dramatic tax overhaul calls for sharply lower rates for individuals, businesses
The proposal — a one-page outline that leaves key details incomplete — would also eliminate key tax breaks. It would reduce the number of income tax brackets from seven to three, and lower the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 15 percent.
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What the tax proposal means for the rich, for the world and for you
The White House plan included no legislative text or detailed outline, but instead a brief statement on how Trump plans revamp of the tax code, leaving many unanswered questions.
 
When a judge quotes Sean Spicer, it's not a good sign for the White House
The 49-page ruling focused largely on an all-too-familiar theme for the young administration: the consequences of bragging and bluster by Trump and top administration officials.
 
No, Newt Gingrich doesn't work for Trump. But he's sure happy to tell you what it's like.
In a time when everyone is trying to figure out what's going on in the mind and administration of our president, the former House speaker — who hasn't held an elected office since 1999 — has become one of the hottest dial-a-quotes around for reporters and TV hosts.
 
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Trump considers order that would start process of withdrawing from NAFTA
The president is considering notifying Canada and Mexico that he is starting the process to withdraw the United States from the three nations' North American Free Trade Agreement, three people familiar with the process said.
 
Freedom Caucus endorses latest Republican plan to revise Obamacare
The influential group of House conservatives, whose votes are seen as necessary to pass the latest GOP proposal, rallied behind the plan after it was endorsed by two leading conservative advocacy groups.
 
FCC set to undo Obama-era net neutrality rules
Tech companies and Internet providers are poised for another dramatic showdown as the head of the Federal Communications Commission revealed a plan for rolling back his predecessor's rules mandating a free and open Internet.
 
Trump calls national monuments a 'massive federal land grab'
The president signed an executive order directing Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to review national monuments created since 1996, a move he said would "end another egregious use of government power."
 
Ann Coulter speech at UC Berkeley canceled, again, amid fears for safety
A speech planned for Thursday, possibly in a public plaza on Berkeley's campus, was canceled. "Everyone who should be for free speech has turned tail and run," the conservative commentator said.
 
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North Korea's Special Operations forces are numerous and mysterious
An assessment of those forces will likely come up today when the Trump administration hosts an unusual White House briefing for lawmakers about North Korea's military capabilities.
 
Critic's Notebook
Jonathan Demme was the last of the great journeyman directors
The director, who died today, swung regularly between the worlds of documentaries and narrative features — from "Silence of the Lambs" to "Stop Making Sense" — and embodied the best principles of each, which in turn nourished his work in both.
 
Humans reached the Americas far earlier than thought, according to new study
Ancient bones and stones in California could blow open the debate about human settlement of the Americas 100,000 years before they were supposed to have arrived. But many experts say such an extraordinary claim needs far stronger evidence.
 
As ESPN announces massive layoffs, Ed Werder and Jayson Stark are let go
When the names started to trickle out it became clear that ESPN's reporting ranks were especially devastated by the cuts, as a number of well-respected journalists who worked mostly for ESPN.com — as opposed to the network's on-air personalities — announced they were being let go.
 
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A restaurant called to confirm my Open Table reservation — and then canceled when I didn't pick up right away
Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema entertains your dining questions, rants and raves.
 
 
     
 
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