Trump officials to revoke California’s power to set auto emissions standards
The move sets up a major court fight with the nation’s most populous state. Thirteen states and the District of Columbia have vowed to adopt California’s stricter standards if they diverge from the federal government’s, as have several automakers.
Trump says homeless people hurt the ‘prestige’ of Los Angeles, San Francisco
In the two largest cities in California, the president said, people are living on the “best highways, our best streets, our best entrances to buildings.”
Israeli election leaves both major parties well short of a majority, exit polls indicate
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party appeared tied or narrowly trailing its main rival, the Blue and White party — a result that would likely mean weeks of uncertainty.
Pompeo making spur-of-the-moment trip to Mideast as Iran rules out talks
The secretary of state will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates amid concerns that tensions could spiral into a military conflict.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) speaks to more than 20,000 supporters during a campaign event in New York City’s Washington Square Park Monday. (REX)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) takes the stage to address supporters at a rally Monday in New York. (AP)
President Trump arrives at a rally in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Monday night. (George Etheredge/Bloomberg)
Campaign 2020‘The lines keep getting longer’: Crowd size takes center stage in 2020 race as Warren event rivals Trump
The scale of audiences is now a potentially meaningful metric of electability — one that can translate into volunteers, donors and, as candidate Donald Trump demonstrated in 2016, actual momentum.
(Al Drago/Bloomberg)
The former Trump campaign manager's attitude infuriated Democrats, who chided him for being disrespectful during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his testimony in the Mueller probe.
The president's announcement banning almost all flavored vaping products stunned the industry, even big companies like Juul that have nurtured relationships with policymakers to gain influence.
Campaign 2020The former vice president and the Vermont senator clashed in separate appearances before Philadelphia AFL-CIO members, making their case directly to the working-class voters expected to play a significant role in the primaries.
Cokie Roberts
1943–2019 Roberts, who won three Emmy Awards in a long career at NPR and ABC News, was inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame and named a “living legend” by the Library of Congress in 2008.
Capital Weather Gang
Analysis The president’s science adviser is a meteorologist, but he did not attend the storm briefings. With additional storms spinning in the Atlantic, this gap could hamper preparedness and response efforts.
Among the banned items: baggy clothing (“pants must be worn at the waist”), hats worn backward or sideways, and work and construction boots. Choptank says it is just following the standard set by neighboring restaurants.
Several prominent comedians, including SNL alums Rob Schneider and Norm Macdonald, slammed the NBC comedy show for reversing course on Gillis, who had just been hired.
(The Washington Post)
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Border fence construction could ruin archaeological sites, National Park Service finds
At least 22 archaeological sites in Arizona’s Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument could be imperiled as President Trump’s border barrier goes up, according to an internal report.
(Drew Lytle)
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The completely correct guide to getting off a plane
It may be news to some passengers, but shouting and shoving are not among experts’ etiquette suggestions.
(Courtesy of Karen Gibbs)
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Kamala Harris grew up in a mostly white world. Then she went to a black university in a black city.
When anyone challenges her racial identity, the presidential candidate points to her four years at Howard University.
