Saturday 22 April 2017

Saturday's Headlines: Democrats recruit political newcomers eager to ride anti-Trump wave in 2018

Official downplays Trump's 'big announcement' on tax reform as 'broad principles and priorities'; Trump says 'we're in good shape' as shutdown deadline looms; 'The mission was to bring down Bill O'Reilly': The final days of a Fox News superstar; The U.S. has 25 million reasons to refrain from a military strike on North Korea;
 
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Democrats recruit political newcomers eager to ride anti-Trump wave in 2018
Democrats hope to take advantage of grass-roots anger at President Trump to groom candidates to chip away at Republicans' control. The party needs to flip 24 seats to retake the House and hopes to combine a groundswell of interest with organizing heft.
Official downplays Trump's 'big announcement' on tax reform as 'broad principles and priorities'
The president's statement indicated he is trying to accelerate one of his most ambitious campaign promises — though specifics remain undetermined — and it caught many aides off guard. A White House official said although an announcement is coming, it will be broad.
 
Trump says 'we're in good shape' as shutdown deadline looms
The president downplayed prospects of a federal shutdown a day after a White House official said he hopes to use budget negotiations to force Democrats to back funding for a border wall and other Trump priorities.
 
'The mission was to bring down Bill O'Reilly': The final days of a Fox News superstar
The accusations against Bill O'Reilly added to the drumbeat of scandal that has shaken America's most watched cable news network over the past year: In just 10 months, the channel saw its CEO and most popular anchor resign and some of its talent head to competitors.
 
The U.S. has 25 million reasons to refrain from a military strike on North Korea
Kim Jong Un's regime could retaliate by unleashing its conventional weaponry lined up on the demilitarized zone that has separated the two Koreas for about seven decades. That weaponry is reliable and could devastate South Korea's populous capital.
 
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Casualty toll exceeds 100 in Taliban attack on Afghan army base
The attack on the 209th Corps base in Afghanistan's Balkh province included a suicide bombing and an hours-long gun battle, officials said.
Sessions to 'sanctuary cities': Comply with immigration crackdown or lose funds
The attorney general demanded proof from nine jurisdictions that they are complying with a law on sharing information with federal authorities about undocumented immigrants.
Saudi Arabia plans a future beyond oil
Faced with a crash in crude oil prices that began in 2014, the world's premier petro-state has a vision for economic reinvention that includes selling a chunk of its crown jewel, the state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco.
Study suggests six-hour workdays could improve health, productivity
A 23-month experiment in Sweden found that nurses were happier and more energetic working six hours a day instead of eight hours.
Bangkok is about to lose one of the things people love most about it
Thailand's government plans to clear the capital's main drags of all street-food stalls. But the plan has drawn fire from eaters, chefs and the thousands of vendors who sell such delicacies as spicy shrimp soup and silky noodles.
Oversight Committee jockeying heats up in wake of Chaffetz retirement announcement
Reps. Jim Jordan and Michael R. Turner are considered front-runners for chairman of the powerful House committee when Jason Chaffetz surrenders the gavel, which Republicans expect in the coming weeks.
Paris officials identify small-time crook as gunman apparently inspired by ISIS
Karim Cheurfi, a 39-year-old of Algerian descent who was born in the Paris suburbs, was identified as the gunman in the deadly attack on police officers. President Trump predicted the assault would boost the candidacy of Marine Le Pen before Sunday's presidential vote.
 
     
 
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