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Jan 9, 2018
Trump praises spending earmarks, and Capitol Hill again erupts in debate - The Washington Post
Trump praises spending earmarks, and Capitol Hill again erupts in debate - The Washington Post: The president’s extemporaneous tribute injected new momentum into a quiet effort to restore earmarks after seven years of dormancy.
Netanyahu's son Yair Netanyahu brags about prostitutes, $20 billion deal for friend's dad in strip club rant - The Washington Post
Netanyahu's son Yair Netanyahu brags about prostitutes, $20 billion deal for friend's dad in strip club rant - The Washington Post: The ribald conversation is the latest blow against the prime minister's oft-criticized family.
A new self-inflicted wound from the Trump administration - The Washington Post
A new self-inflicted wound from the Trump administration - The Washington Post: By expelling tens of thousands of Salvadorans, the administration gains nothing.
China’s fingerprints are everywhere - The Washington Post
China’s fingerprints are everywhere - The Washington Post: The White House has a plan to combat Beijing’s influence operations.
Justice Dept. scrambles to jam prison cellphones, stop drone deliveries to inmates - The Washington Post
Justice Dept. scrambles to jam prison cellphones, stop drone deliveries to inmates - The Washington Post: Officials are looking to technology to address the safety issues.
Justice Dept. scrambles to jam prison cellphones, stop drone deliveries to inmates - The Washington Post
Justice Dept. scrambles to jam prison cellphones, stop drone deliveries to inmates - The Washington Post: Officials are looking to technology to address the safety issues.
Chinese women reveal sexual harassment, but #MeToo movement struggles for air - The Washington Post
Chinese women reveal sexual harassment, but #MeToo movement struggles for air - The Washington Post: Sexual harassment is common in the media and on campus and Chinese women face resistance if they complain, but a handful have been brave enough to speak out.
Interior puts grants worth hundreds of millions of dollars through political review - The Washington Post
Interior puts grants worth hundreds of millions of dollars through political review - The Washington Post: The new system aims to “promote the priorities” of the Trump administration and Interior Secreatary Ryan Zinke.
What teens wish their parents knew about social media - The Washington Post
What teens wish their parents knew about social media - The Washington Post: I’ve interviewed middle school and high school students about secrets they wish parents knew about their online use, but don’t necessarily want to tell them. These are three of the secrets students shared.
The Daily 202: Trump systematically alienates the Latino diaspora — from El Salvador to Puerto Rico and Mexico - The Washington Post
The Daily 202: Trump systematically alienates the Latino diaspora — from El Salvador to Puerto Rico and Mexico - The Washington Post: The president’s nativism may cost Senate seats in Arizona and Nevada, as well as several House seats across the Sun Belt. But the bigger problem is the long-term damage to the GOP.
Net neutrality activists are celebrating as Democratic senators clear key hurdle to voting against the FCC - The Washington Post
Net neutrality activists are celebrating as Democratic senators clear key hurdle to voting against the FCC - The Washington Post: The resolution faces long odds, but supporters want to force lawmakers to take a position.
Trump urges Congress to pass ‘bill of love’ to protect ‘dreamers’ but reiterates demand for border wall - The Washington Post
Trump urges Congress to pass ‘bill of love’ to protect ‘dreamers’ but reiterates demand for border wall - The Washington Post: The president met with a bipartisan group of Congress members at the White House.
Trump to attend World Economic Forum in Switzerland, a gathering synonymous with wealth and power - The Washington Post
Trump to attend World Economic Forum in Switzerland, a gathering synonymous with wealth and power - The Washington Post: The gathering will place Trump deep in the belly of a European-flavored elite group that has openly scorned the U.S. president as boorish or reckless.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle get raucous welcome in visit to Brixton - The Washington Post
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle get raucous welcome in visit to Brixton - The Washington Post: The couple visited a community radio station in the multiethnic London neighborhood of Brixton.
Steve Bannon’s spectacularly Trumpian implosion - The Washington Post
Steve Bannon’s spectacularly Trumpian implosion - The Washington Post: Being the honey badger only works when you're president, apparently.
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