Analysis: Trump’s top general just undercut his ‘invasion’ claims

One of the problems with making a series of brazen and hyperbolic claims is that it can be hard to keep everyone on your team on the same page.

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Author: Aaron Blake

Business tax incentives will grow, SALT will be cut, Crapo tells senators

The Senate Finance chair pledged to fulfill a major megabill wish for members of his panel.

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Author: Jordain Carney,Benjamin Guggenheim

Trump’s top general contradicts his assessment of Putin, L.A. unrest

Gen. Dan Caine’s comments in Senate testimony were restrained but significant, perhaps allaying lawmakers’ fears he would bow to political pressure.

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Author: Abigail Hauslohner,Dan Lamothe

Senate GOP leaders plan to bigfoot Rand Paul on border security package

A standoff is brewing between leadership and fiscal hawks over how much money to spend on immigration enforcement efforts in Trump’s megabill.

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Author: Hailey Fuchs,Jordain Carney,Lisa Kashinsky

David Hogg to Exit DNC After Backlash to His Primary Plan

Mr. Hogg said he would not run again for vice chair after the party voted to remove him. Democrats have been furious at his plan to challenge the party’s sitting lawmakers in primary races.

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Author: Shane Goldmacher

New species of dinosaur discovered that ‘rewrites’ T.rex family tree

The dinosaur skeletons, found hidden in a museum collection in Mongolia, is an ancestor of the mighty tyrannosaurs.

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Author: @BBCNews

David Hogg won’t try to keep his DNC role amid dispute over Democratic primaries

David Hogg says he will not fight to hold onto his leadership role in the Democratic National Committee

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Author: Jonathan J. Cooper

David Hogg to exit Democratic National Committee after months of turmoil

Vice-chair and Parkland survivor, 25, to leave after members voted to hold elections that could have led to his ouster

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Author: Guardian staff reporter

DNC will redo party elections for David Hogg and Malcolm Kenyatta’s posts after procedural error

The DNC determined it failed to follow internal rules in its February officer election. Separately, Hogg’s plans to back primaries against incumbent Democrats stirred controversy.

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Author: Ben Kamisar

Which Party Should Be Worried About the Politics of the LA Protests?

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Author: Calder McHugh

Democrats Enter Risky Political Terrain as Protests Grip California

Scenes of unrest in Southern California, stoked by President Trump as he tries to deport more immigrants, have left Democratic leaders worried the confrontation elevates a losing issue for the party.

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Author: Shane Goldmacher

Police come under attack during third night of disorder in Ballymena

Elsewhere, a leisure centre in Larne was set on fire. | ITV National News

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Author: ITV News

Newspaper headlines: Spending Review ‘renewing Britain’ or ‘reckless splurge’

Reaction to the chancellor’s Spending Review dominates the front pages on Thursday.

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Author: @BBCNews

Girl ,16, charged with assaulting police officer amid Salford disorder

A 16-year-old girl is charged and four more have been arrested following disorder in Salford.

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Author: @BBCNews

Reeves has folded like the Tin Foil Chancellor she is

British families are at the mercy of this socialist’s lazy embrace of more borrowing and higher taxes

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Author: Mel Stride

Riots erupt in Salford as 60 masked youths burn cars and hurl bricks

A 16-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting an officer and remains in custody

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Author: Bill Bowkett

Solar Orbiter offers first glimpse of the Sun’s poles in breakthrough mission

The European Space Agency released images from the robotic Solar Orbiter spacecraft

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Author: Jabed Ahmed

NASA to silence Voyager’s social media accounts

: All about consolidation as mission mouthpieces archived in pursuit of ‘improving the experience’

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Author: Richard Speed

Whether wistful or euphoric, Brian Wilson made pop’s most overwhelmingly beautiful music

He was the Beach Boys’ resident genius, seeping melancholy into even peppy teenybopper hits. Beyond all the myths about his life, that brilliance is still intoxicating

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Author: Alexis Petridis

Brian Wilson: the Beach Boys visionary who changed music forever

The troubled musician was a genius whose work was the envy of generations of fellow artists. Fiona Sturges pays tribute, and recalls her encounter with Wilson where he told her about his fear of failure, his abusive father, and the voices in his head

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Author: Fiona Sturges