The 96 hours that brought down Milo Yiannopoulos
Self-described troll and conservative writer Milo Yiannopoulos resigned from Breitbart News on Feb. 21, but his far-right speeches and provocative comments aren't going anywhere. (Peter Stevenson/The Washington Post) Before Milo Yiannopoulos gained (and lost) a Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) invitation, a book deal and a job, the now-former Breitbart News writer had already said and written many offensive things. That’s his appeal to the people who admire and elevate him..>> view originalTrump administration poised to change transgender student ...
The Trump administration plans to roll back protections for transgender students, reversing federal guidance that required the nation’s public schools to allow children to use the bathrooms and locker rooms that matched their gender identities. In a letter to the nation’s schools, administration officials plan to say they are withdrawing guidance issued by the Obama administration that found that denying transgender students the right to use the bathroom of their choice violates federal prohibi..>> view originalFour memorials damaged with graffiti over holiday weekend
Cleanup continues at the Lincoln Memorial on Tuesday after it was marred with graffiti. The writing is covered by the white sheet on the wall. (Perry Stein/The Washington Post) The Washington Monument and the World War II, Lincoln and D.C. War memorials were damaged by graffiti over the holiday weekend. U.S. Park Police and National Park Service officials said the four sites had graffiti markings that were similar in nature and not considered to be political or racial. The vandalism was sc..>> view originalWhite House unleashes federal agents against illegal immigrants
Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly officially unleashed federal agents this week to begin arresting and deporting more illegal immigrants, unshackling the handcuffs the Obama administration had imposed and putting millions of people in the country without authorization at risk.Officials waved aside immigrant rights groups’ warnings of quick mass deportations and said the biggest changes, including making illegal immigrants wait in Mexico for their cases to be decided, will take time.But t..>> view originalTwo more North Koreans wanted in connection with killing of Kim ...
SEOUL — Malaysian police are searching for a diplomat and an airline employee, taking to eight the number of North Koreans suspected in the involvement in the brazen, public assassination of the half brother of the reclusive nation’s leader. In the latest twist in a plot straight out of a movie, an attempted break-in was reported at the hospital morgue where Kim Jong Nam’s body is being held — against North Korea’s wishes. Photos from the scene showed heavy security around the hospital, with ..>> view originalTrump's America will be on vivid display at annual conservative ...
The conservative movement in America now belongs to President Trump. Thousands of activists will arrive in Washington this week for an annual gathering that will vividly display how Trump has pushed the Republican Party and the conservative movement toward an “America first” nationalism that has long existed on the fringes. “Every movement that gets dusty or sclerotic relies on an infusion of energy from the bottom up,” said White House counselor Kellyanne Conway. “It also takes a transformativ..>> view originalPruitt to EPA employees: 'We don't have to choose' between jobs ...
Director of Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt was sworn in by Justice Samuel Alito on Feb. 17 after the U.S. Senate confirmed him over the objections of Democrats and environmentalists worried he will gut the agency. (Reuters) In his first full work day as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt made clear Tuesday that he intends to step back from what he sees as the agency’s regulatory overreach during the Obama administration. Pruitt, who spent year..>> view originalRiots erupt in Sweden's capital just days after Trump comments
On Feb. 20, riots broke out in a predominantly immigrant neighborhood in the northern suburbs of Stockholm. The riot comes two days after President Trump implied that immigrants had perpetrated a recent spate of violence in Sweden. (Jason Aldag, Max Bearak/The Washington Post) Just two days after President Trump provoked widespread consternation by seeming to imply, incorrectly, that immigrants had perpetrated a recent spate of violence in Sweden, riots broke out in a predominantly immigr..>> view originalRomar's Future at Washington Could Be Tied to Recruits
Headed into the final couple weeks of the regular season, Washington basketball coach Lorenzo Romar's tenure at his alma mater has never seemed so ...>> view originalNationals to sign Matt Wieters to two-year deal
Catcher Matt Wieters played his first eight seasons and hit his first 117 home runs with Baltimore. (Evan Habeeb/USA Today Sports) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with catcher Matt Wieters on a two-year deal on Tuesday, one that allows the 30-year-old to opt out after this season and hit free agency again next winter, and therefore amounts to a one-year deal with the possibility for a second. The deal is not official, as it is pending a physical to be held We..>> view original
Monday, March 27, 2017
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