Friday 18 May 2018

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Gina Haspel confirmed as CIA chief despite scrutiny of her role in interrogation program
A career CIA operative, she is the first woman to head the spy agency.
Monkey Cage • Analysis
Teachers' unions may not raise pay — but they do bolster the Democratic Party
Teachers have helped sustain the liberal coalition.
 
PowerPost • Perspective
Pay freeze, retirement cuts trump discussion of president's management agenda
Even President Trump can have a decent thought now and then. Take his President's Management Agenda, which outlines ideas to improve the federal government.  The chapters cover general themes that any administration could endorse, such as "Improving Customer Experience with Federal Services," "Getting Payments Right" and "Sharing Quality Services." Decorated with color photos of happy […]
 
 
Fact Checker • Analysis
Comey's claim he didn't tell Congress that FBI agents thought Flynn was not intentionally lying
The former FBI director's claim is rebutted by contemporaneous records kept by the House and Senate.
 
'Bigger than Watergate': Trump joins push by allies to expose role of an FBI source
The dispute pits the president and the GOP chairman of the House Intelligence Committee against the Justice Department and intelligence agencies.
 
The Fix
Kellyanne Conway hears 'Laurel' but says she's willing to tell others 'Yanny' in White House video
The video begins with Ivanka Trump — she of the "laurel" camp — and includes appearances by deputy press secretary Raj Shah, Vice President Pence, and President Trump.
 
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Lawyer who threatened to call ICE about Spanish speakers is now target of complaint
Two New York officials identified the man in the video as lawyer Aaron Schlossberg and submitted a formal complaint that accused him of misconduct for his rant.
 
White House, House GOP leaders reopen talks on immigration
The election-year uprising by Republican moderates forced Ryan and the White House to revive talks on the divisive issue. It was unclear if any compromise could secure the votes.
 
Canadian firm in talks to bail out troubled Kushner building
The company rescuing the Manhattan tower says its Qatari money won't go into the project started by Trump's son-in-law.
 
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Probe of leaked banking records related to Michael Cohen expands after New Yorker report
The Treasury Department's inspector general will examine the uncorroborated allegation that records were removed from a government database of suspicious transactions.
 
PowerPost
'Year of the Woman Candidate'?: Democratic voters have welcomed a surge of women running.
It's unclear, though, whether the forces propelling them will lead to wins in November.
 
PowerPost • Analysis
'He stood up for civility:' Tributes for ailing McCain a tacit contrast with Trump
Documentary shows Republican senator, who is battling brain cancer, admitting mistakes and asking for forgiveness. But McCain says he has no regrets.
 
 
Trump offers reassurance that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un would remain in power under nuclear deal
The president's statement, in which he contradicted his national security adviser, appeared aimed at ensuring that Pyongyang does not pull out of the Singapore summit in June.
 
The Fix • Analysis
Trump is getting briefed on North Korea — by the media
Leave it to Trump to drop any pretense of special insight into Kim Jong Un's thinking and to flat-out say that his administration is "just reading stories like you are."
 
PowerPost
John Fetterman, Pittsburgh's socialists, Trump-district Democrats: Some winners from this week's elections
The main story lines out of Tuesday's four-state primary night were about the Democrats. The victory of Kara Eastman in Nebraska's 2nd  congressional District was seen as a "tea party moment" for a party that had, up to then, held off any surprises from the left. The defeat of Pennsylvania Democrats John Morganelli and Rachel […]
 
 
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