Why Washington can't fix the new housing crisis
Donald Trump campaigned on restoring the “American dream,” a 1931 metaphor for economic success that has become political shorthand for homeownership. But as president, Trump faces a unique challenge delivering on that promise: The country is in the grip of a new kind of housing crisis that Washington has virtually no power to solve.The crisis is a shortage of houses. Nationally, the inventory of homes for sale has been shrinking for 24 straight months, stoking bidding wars for even the lowlie..>> view originalGeorgetown brick house was home to Washington insiders
(Photo by HomeVisit) The circa 1808 home was once three houses. Many stories have been told about the history of the red brick house in Georgetown. Some say it was once a saloon, a chimney factory and a gathering place for holy rollers. Whether any of that is true is hard to prove. What is known is that the home was once three houses, part of what was known as the “Twenty Buildings.” The name came from the width of the houses along Volta Place at that time. Built between 1804 and 1808, they..>> view originalFox Business host Charles Payne suspended amid sexual ...
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President John F. Kennedy at his 1961 meeting with Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev. (AP) President Kennedy was furious with himself. The young U.S. commander in chief had just ended two days of meetings in Austria in June 1961 with the far more battle-tested Soviet premier. John F. Kennedy was departing the Soviet Embassy in Vienna, leaving photographers wondering why his smile had vanished, and got into his car with his spokesman, Pierre Salinger, and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. As they ..>> view originalFederal ethics chief who clashed with White House announces he ...
(Monica Akhtar,Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post) The director of the independent Office of Government Ethics, who has been the federal government’s most persistent critic of the Trump administration’s approach to ethics, announced Thursday that he is resigning nearly six months before his term is scheduled to end. Walter M. Shaub Jr. repeatedly challenged the Trump administration, publicly urging President Trump to fully divest from his business empire and chastising a senior Trump advis..>> view originalPolice, protesters skirmish in Hamburg as G-20 makes city site of ...
HAMBURG — German security forces clad in riot gear clashed with protesters on the eve of the Group of 20 summit here, using water cannons and pepper spray to clear an anti-capitalist march in which a militant group with anarchist sympathies had a prominent presence. The skirmish followed an hour-long standoff adjacent to Hamburg’s harbor, where protesters were attempting to move from a public square toward the downtown conference center where Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, is hosting fo..>> view originalHere's what's at stake when Trump finally meets Putin
(David Filipov,Jason Aldag/The Washington Post) HAMBURG — President Trump finally sits down with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, and though the square knot-shaped logos decorating this Hanseatic port city say this is the Group of 20, the U.S.-Russian summit on the sidelines is the meeting that has seized the world’s attention. Syria, Ukraine and the battle against terrorism will no doubt come up when the two presidents hold their first face-to-face talks, a planned 35-minut..>> view originalA town hall in Kansas shows Republican struggles with health-care bill
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Nationals Park, before the game. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post) Two events were held at Nationals Park Thursday night. The first was a rain delay that lacked much in the way of rain, and it was an abomination, a self-inflicted black eye and a disrespectful affront to thousands of fans. That the Nats screwed up is obvious: Their decision-making was suspect (much of the delay was conducted without benefit of a tarp, a crucial clue that something was amiss); their communication was inadeq..>> view originalDelta says passenger attacked flight attendant, forcing flight to turn ...
(iStock photo) Delta Air Lines Flight 129 from Seattle to Beijing turned back within one hour of takeoff Thursday night after a passenger reportedly attacked a flight attendant in the first class cabin. Several passengers helped subdue the alleged attacker until the plane returned to Seattle, Sea-Tac Airport spokesperson Perry Cooper told The Washington Post. “The passenger was restrained onboard and was removed from the flight by law enforcement without further incident when the aircraft a..>> view original
Thursday, August 10, 2017
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