Saturday 3 June 2017

Saturday's Headlines: Democrats see political opportunity in Trump’s decision to exit Paris climate accord

Paris withdrawal is the visceral expression of Trump's worldview; Nunes-led House Intelligence Committee asked for 'unmaskings' of Americans; How 'the Energy Capital of the Nation' regained its optimism in the Trump era; Kellyanne Conway's husband takes himself out of running for Justice Department job;
 
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Democrats see political opportunity in Trump's decision to exit Paris climate accord
The Democratic base, already strongly against President Trump, needs little incentive to oppose him. But Democrats expect that his decision to leave the climate deal can be a recruiting tool for their candidates.
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Paris withdrawal is the visceral expression of Trump's worldview
The president's decision was cast as a reversal of the economic disadvantages from global treaties that he has railed against for decades.
 
Nunes-led House Intelligence Committee asked for 'unmaskings' of Americans
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) has cast the "unmasking" U.S. individuals and organizations in classified reports as an abuse of powers by the Obama administration. But the panel he leads requested five to six such unmaskings between June 2016 and January 2017, according to a tally by U.S. spy agencies.
 
How 'the Energy Capital of the Nation' regained its optimism in the Trump era
Hope is blooming among the residents of Wyoming's coal country. Once on the fringes, their jobs had become the centerpiece of President Trump's American mythology. "I'm back to work," one resident said. "It's real. Did Trump do it all? I don't think so. But America voted in a man who was for our jobs."
 
Kellyanne Conway's husband takes himself out of running for Justice Department job
President Trump had considered George Conway to lead the civil division, which defends the administration's policies in court. But Conway, a private lawyer specializing in corporate issues. said that he could not accept the job because of the timing.
 
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Advertisers pressed to take sides as America's political divide deepens
Subaru and dozens of other companies have faced pressure to abandon the shows of MSNBC's Rachel Maddow and Fox News' Sean Hannity as partisan activists on both sides target advertisers to force changes in opinion programs.
At home, GOP senators voice doubts about passing a health-care bill
The pessimism expressed by Sens. Richard Burr of North Carolina and Jeff Flake of Arizona came as their Republican colleagues sought to temper expectations about how aggressively the Senate can go after the Affordable Care Act.
Perspective
Seventh grader, far ahead of peers, punished for taking so many courses
One parent found his public school system, although helpful at first, eventually reacted to his daughter's fast pace as if the child had violated the dress code.
Election in heartland of ruling party shows where Mexico may be headed
Even if his handpicked candidate loses Sunday's vote in the most populous Mexican state, left-wing populist Andrés Manuel López Obrador has solidified his own status as the top anti-establishment presidential contender.
Republican Sen. Burr orders return of 'CIA torture' report to Congress
The move by Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr came after the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal calling for the release of the report, which detailed the brutal detention of terrorism suspects. But Democrats called foul, charging that Burr intends to bury the document.
Battling the racial roadblocks to joining the legalized marijuana trade
The South's first black college football player has teamed with a young, white industry pioneer to help minorities enter the field of cannabis dispensaries and the more profitable growing operations currently dominated by white men.
Capital Weather Gang
This storm in Mexico is probably what the end of the world would look like
You can see the entire base of the supercell thunderstorm spin around a funnel cloud in a video from Chihuahua.
 
     
 
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