Monday 22 October 2018

Politics A.M.: Will there be a ‘rainbow wave’? 4 things to know about LGBTQ candidates running for office this year.

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Will there be a 'rainbow wave'? 4 things to know about LGBTQ candidates running for office this year.
Sure, they're running for office . . . but how many will win?
PowerPost • Perspective
Medicaid 'absolutely' saved her life, says patient now fighting to expand it
A government study says almost two-thirds of low-income adults in states that did not expand Medicaid had "unmet medical needs."
 
Monkey Cage • Analysis
Here's one way to end partisan gerrymandering: Don't break up Zip codes
Keeping Zip codes together would help citizens find their representatives — and make it hard to gerrymander.
 
 
Power Up: Trump presses on immigration while Washington and world talk Khashoggi
It's a parallel world.
 
Trump's comfort zone this year: Smaller venues and rapturous fans in places where he remains popular
The president has mostly stayed away from the suburban battlegrounds that will determine control of Congress in November.
 
Analysis
Trump's claim of jobs from Saudi deals grows by leaps and bounds
Trump said Saudi military deals will add 450,000 U.S. jobs. Then it was 500,000, and even 600,000. None of those numbers are remotely credible.
 
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Inside the Saudis' Washington influence machine: How the kingdom gained power through fierce lobbying and charm offensives
The strength of the Saudi operation is now being tested amid a global condemnation of the killing of Washington Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
 
Trump signals opposition to nuclear waste site in Nevada despite his budget proposals to fund it
The president told a reporter he "would be very inclined to be against" storing the waste near Yucca Mountain. His administration has designated $120 million for the project.
 
Special counsel examines conflicting accounts as scrutiny of Roger Stone and WikiLeaks deepens
Prosecutors are closely examining both Stone's public comments and alleged private assertions in 2016 suggesting he had a way to reach WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to people familiar with the probe.
 
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Analysis
The Trailer: The 2020 Democrats are already battling for the black vote
In this edition: The campaign for black voters begins, Nevada starts turning out, Joe Biden endorses a "big city rapper," and Democrats rediscover the power of panic.
 
The 'sniveling coward' and the 'maniac' are now allies, as Trump stumps for Cruz
A Houston campaign rally culminates the tempestuous, on-again-off-again relationship between the president and the Texas senator who once opposed him.
 
John Kelly has 'hissy fits' and is hurting White House morale, Scaramucci says
In an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," the former White House communications director took aim at Kelly, who fired Scaramucci last year after just 11 days on the job.
 
 
Trump prizes strength, but the world may see weakness in reluctance to confront Saudis
For Trump, little is more important than appearing to project toughness. The challenge now is that his waffling public response to the Oct. 2 killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi could make him look soft.
 
Durbin says Democrats should agree with Trump when he's right, fight him when he's wrong
In an interview on "Meet the Press," the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate gave his blessing to members of his party who are embracing President Trump in competitive races.
 
 
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