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Ronny Jackson withdraws as Trump's nominee to lead Veterans Affairs
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Ronny L. Jackson, President Trump's embattled nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, withdrew from consideration Thursday amid mushrooming allegations of professional misconduct that raised questions about the White House vetting process Ronny Jackson withdraws as VA secretary nomineeWhite House Withdraws Jackson Nomination for VA Chief Amid CriticismTrump VA pick withdraws nomination |
Portrait of the South, Served Up One Waffle House Order at a Time
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NASHVILLE — In the South, there sometimes seems no place more omnipresent than Waffle House, with its yellow-and-black signs surfacing near interstate exits, dotting night life districts and showing up in wealthy suburbs and run-down rural towns alike From Parkland to Waffle HouseWaffle House shooting hero James Shaw Jr. raises more than $150000 for victimsWaffle House reopens amid tears and solemn remembrance |
Donald From DC Calls in to Fox and Friends
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Subscribe to The Atlantic's Politics & Policy Daily, a roundup of ideas and events in American politics. Updated on April 26 at 10:21 a.m.. President Trump isn't great at avoiding trouble. On Thursday alone, his nominee to lead the Department of Trump airs grievances in revealing Fox interviewTrump confirms Cohen represented him in 'crazy Stormy Daniels deal' during Fox interviewThe Daily 202: Michael Cohen will take the Fifth. Trump has said innocent people don't do that. |
Lawmakers from both parties quickly tell Scott Pruitt he has to address damaging reports
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This post has been updated. With his leadership at the Environmental Protection Agency increasingly on the line, Administrator Scott Pruitt appeared on Capitol Hill Thursday morning for tough grillings, as immediately became clear with the first Scott Pruitt, Under an Ethics Cloud, Faces Lawmakers TodayLawmakers grilling EPA chief Scott Pruitt at 'highly charged' hearingEmbattled EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt tells Congress he has "nothing to hide" as he defends his conduct |
Long, tortured hunt for Golden State Killer leads to arrest of ex-cop
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He slipped in through backdoors and windows in the dark. First he struck in the foothills east of Sacramento, raping at least 46 women, before he began killing and headed south. From 1978 to 1986, he killed 12 people in attacks ranging from the Suspect in Golden State Killer case was a recluse, neighbors sayCalifornia Today: After Three Decades, Finally, an ArrestGolden State Killer's victims look to heal after suspect's capture |
Trump denies that he told Comey he didn't stay overnight in Moscow
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(CNN) President Donald Trump denied on Thursday that he told former FBI Director James Comey that he didn't spend a night in Moscow, saying, "Of course I stayed there." "He didn't write those memos accurately. He put a lot of phony stuff. For instance Trump says he stayed overnight in Moscow during 2013 tripTrump Says He Did Stay Overnight In Moscow, Claims James Comey Lied In MemoJames Comey is getting his own comic book |
Stressed over final exams? This Utah university has a 'cry closet' for students
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University of Utah students on the brink of tears during finals week have a space to let it all out. The university's library has a "Cry Closet" now available for "stressed out students," a statement on the closet's door reads. "The space is meant to 'Cry Closet' Installed for Finals at University of Utah'Cry Closet' arrives at University of Utah for finals weekUniversity installs 'cry closet' in library for students during exam time |
Judge rules New York City bar can refuse service to Trump supporter wearing MAGA hat
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A Manhattan judge ruled Wednesday that kicking a Trump supporter out of a bar does not violate the law – because the law does not protect against political discrimination. Greg Piatek of Philadelphia claims he was refused service and then eventually Judge rules bar was allowed to kick out Trump supporterJudge: Bars are allowed to throw out Trump supportersTrump worshiper kicked out of bar for wearing MAGA hat sees religious discrimination suit tossed |
Arizona schools close as thousands of teachers protest for more pay, school resources
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In Arizona, school's out -- at least for now. Thousands of educators are seeing red Thursday as they descend upon the state Capitol to demand additional school funding and more money for teacher and staff salaries. The #RedForEd walkouts will leave What The Teachers Are Asking ForTeachers in Arizona and Colorado Plan to Walk Out for Funding and Pay RaisesRats, Mold, And Rotting Books: These Conditions Are Why Arizona Teachers Went On Strike Today |
In travel ban test, Supreme Court may not hold Trump's words against him
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Washington (CNN) For much of President Donald Trump's first year, lower court judges frustrated his efforts to impose a travel ban on certain Muslim-majority countries, condemning it as discrimination based on nationality or religion and stitching Whatever the Supreme Court decides on the law, Trump's Muslim ban is bad policyThursday round-upTrump's travel ban likely to be upheld, justices indicate |