‘Everyone is nervous’: Trump muddles his message on U.S. economy
The White House’s contradictory, chaotic response to slowing growth is a product of tensions over how to handle that reality — and the president’s stubbornness on trade and his anger about economic news coverage.
Many retailers struggled in boom times. What if there’s a recession?
There is little middle ground left in the American retail industry: Companies are either doing brisk business or struggling to hang on, analysts say — a trend likely to become even more pronounced if the economy sours.
A tent encampment near downtown Austin. (Tamir Kalifa for The Post)
The Austin Resource Center for the Homeless. (Tamir Kalifa for The Post)
David Fields sits on Sixth Street in Austin. (Tamir Kalifa for The Post)
Should people have a right to sleep on city streets? Austin joins the national battle over urban homelessness.
A new city rule allows people to sleep in public, but some residents are revolting over homeless encampments.
The gun rights group severed ties with prominent Washington attorney Charles Cooper, who said that during his three decades of work for the NRA, he “adhered to the highest standards of professionalism and loyalty.”
Campaign 2020The presidential hopeful’s new $16.3 trillion climate plan would remake large sections of the U.S. economy.
A construction project will add curved hallways to reduce a gunman’s range, jutting barriers to provide cover and egress, and meticulously spaced classrooms that can lock on demand and hide students out of a killer’s sight.
Capital Weather Gang
Temperatures will climb some 20 degrees above average in spots beginning this weekend.
A support page for the titanium credit card warns that if it comes into contact with leather or denim, the interaction could cause “permanent discoloration that might not wash off.”
Supporters see the plan as a way President Trump could move the ball forward on gun control following recent mass shootings.
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Is the new Popeyes chicken sandwich really better than Chick-fil-A’s?
We tested how the new offering stacks up against the competition.
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