Sunday, April 28, 2019

Evening Edition: White House relents, will allow official to testify to Congress after contempt threat

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White House relents, will allow official to testify to Congress after contempt threat
The de-escalation came after an appeal from Rep. Jim Jordan, one of President Trump's fiercest defenders, to stop blocking a former White House official from facing House Oversight Committee questioning on security clearances.
Analysis: Trump's bid to strong-arm Congress may be a sign of weakness
As House Democrats investigate nearly every aspect of his life, Trump may have resorted to suing Congress because he thinks he has no other choice.
 
DEVELOPING
At least four people injured in shooting at California synagogue
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department responded to reports of an active shooter at the synagogue just before 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Police have confirmed that a man has been detained for questioning.
 
NRA leader Oliver North ousted after CEO Wayne LaPierre accused him of extortion threat
LaPierre said earlier this week that North was trying to oust him by threatening to release "damaging" information.
 
Hard-line views made Lou Dobbs a Fox powerhouse. Now he seems to be shaping Trump's border policy.
The relationship between the bombastic president and the cranky Fox Business Network anchor has become an object of curiosity and amusement. But it is also something much more profound.
 
 
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A Sri Lankan town grew suspicious of the newcomers. Then came mayhem as police closed in.
At least 15 people, including six children, were killed in bomb blasts and gunfire. Police believe the explosions were triggered deliberately — the final violent acts of a group whose hideout had bombmaking items and backpacks.
 
Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered
'Worth the fight': Kansas abortion ruling stuns advocates
Kansas's abortion protections are now stronger than ever, a reversal for a state known for antiabortion extremism, such as "The Summer of Mercy" in 1991 and the murder of abortion provider George Tiller in 2009.
 
The U.S. government is memeing, and it's getting kind of dark
The Consumer Product Safety Commission's first social media specialist is transforming banal safety messaging into weird tableaus of astronaut babies and malevolent washing machines.
 
A car barreled into eight people in California. Police say the driver was targeting Muslims.
Isaiah Peoples was charged with eight counts of attempted murder. The attack left seven injured, including a 13-year-old in critical condition.
 
 
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Samantha Bee lays into Trump at 'Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner'
The alternative event featured a robot version of White House press secretary Sarah Sanders; a sensual, slow-jam ode to the "Grey Lady"; and Robert De Niro calling the president "a relentless, unrepentant scumbag."
 
Washington may be first state to let human bodies be turned into mulch
Human composting, its supporters say, is an eco-friendly option at a time when traditional burials are falling out of fashion — and ahead of a death boom predicted by the Census Bureau.
 
Critic's Notebook
Her 'God Bless America' is a classic. Her racist songs, a scandal. Should she be banned from the ballpark?
Black opera singers weighed in on the controversy over Kate Smith, who recorded one of the oldest versions of one of the country's most beloved songs.
 
Voraciously | Pizza Week
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Whether you want thick and pillowy, thin and crispy or even gluten-free, we can help.
 

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