The orders would make it easier to fire poor performers, sharply curtail the time federal employees can be paid for union work and direct agencies to negotiate tougher union contracts. The largest federal employee union said the orders “strip federal employees of their decades-old right to representation at the worksite.”
President Trump said he had allowed ZTE Corp. to remain open despite fierce bipartisan opposition from lawmakers who have warned that the embattled Chinese telecommunications giant should be severely punished for breaking U.S. law.
The worst-case scenario of sliding into open armed conflict in the two theaters at once would strain the military to a degree few Americans could fathom, experts say.
Mohamed Salah was saluted by Liverpool fans as he exited the club’s Premier League finale this month. (Action Images/Reuters)
Mohamed Salah kicks the ball during a Liverpool team training session at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine. (AFP/Getty Images)
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates with the Golden Boot after a match. (Action Images/ Reuters)
The Egyptian soccer star will enter Saturday’s Champions League final and next month’s World Cup as the subject of adoration by his recently adopted English city. “He’s like the beacon of hope, to most of Egyptians, Muslims, Arabs, because everyone wants to be like Salah in his field.” said one student from Cairo who is studying in Liverpool.
Results from two exit polls suggested nearly 70 percent voted in favor of rolling back the Eighth Amendment to the Irish constitution, one of the strictest abortion laws in the developed world.
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As Europe’s new privacy law takes effect, Facebook and other big companies scramble to comply, underscoring how the European Union has stepped in to lead where Washington has failed.
The announcement came moments before “die-in” protests organized by 18-year-old gun-control activist David Hogg began at several Publix supermarkets.
(Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)
Perspective
Nardyne Jefferies believes people need to know what gun violence looks like.
NBA Playoffs
Eastern Conference Finals James played all but two minutes and showed no signs of the fatigue from Game 5 in carrying Cleveland back to Boston with another performance for the ages.
A letter to faculty says the board of trustees for the University of Southern California would replace C.L. Max Nikias. Calls for Nikias’s resignation followed an investigation that found a school gynecologist conducted inappropriate pelvic exams and made offensive remarks.
As the once-powerful movie mogul was arraigned on felony charges, including first-degree rape, the moment offered an opportunity for the public to confront the rare entertainment figure to face criminal charges and by extension to confront the culture of abuse and privilege he came to represent.
Analysis
Two new reports reveal how unstable life remains for a large number of people. Here’s a rundown of the key findings.
The dead animal’s canine teeth were too short, the front paws were tiny for a wolf, and the claws on those paws were too long. The ears were too big as well, experts told The Washington Post, and the coat was wrong. This was no wolf.
(Andrew Quilty for The Post)
