U.S. NEWS - Last Generation Network News - WEDNESDAY, MAY 3rd 2017

U.S. NEWS - Last Generation Network News - WEDNESDAY,  MAY 3rd 2017

Trump's 'good shutdown' tweet sullies spending-plan agreement

Washington Post - ‎42 minutes ago‎
Just when a congressional spending agreement provided federal employees reason to breathe a sigh of relief, here comes another Trumpism to take their breath away.
Trump, in Wake of Deal to Avoid a Shutdown Now, Calls for One Later
Senate positions to block ambitious California retirement savings effort
Is Trump right that pre-existing conditions are covered in the GOP health care bill?
President Trump Wants a Government Shutdown
Opinion: Trump's kleptocracy could be turning the US into a banana republic
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State charges still possible for Baton Rouge officers

Washington Post - ‎52 minutes ago‎
BATON ROUGE, La. - The Justice Department's decision not to charge two white Baton Rouge police officers in the shooting death of a black man may not be the final legal chapter in a case that reverberated far beyond Louisiana's capital.
Alton Sterling's family angry at reports saying officers won't be charged in his death
Baton Rouge, James Comey, 'Brexit': Your Wednesday Briefing
Justice Department will not charge Baton Rouge officers in fatal shooting of Alton Sterling
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Trump is learning — and sometimes mislearning — the lessons of the presidency

Washington Post - ‎10 minutes ago‎
As Howard J. Kittell gave President Trump a tour of former president Andrew Jackson's Hermitage plantation in Nashville a couple of months ago, the two discussed the seventh president's military career, his controversial marriage, his image as a “tough ...
Trump's Jackson-Civil War revisionist history: Darcy cartoon
A man who is tragically unfit to be president
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Ex-Officer Who Shot Walter Scott Pleads Guilty in Charleston

New York Times - ‎12 hours ago‎
Michael T. Slager, right, arriving at court in Charleston, S.C., in December. Credit Chuck Burton/Associated Press. CHARLESTON, S.C.
A look at high-profile police shootings
White ex-officer pleads guilty in black man's slaying
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Trump goes home for a New York minute

CNN - ‎1 hour ago‎
(CNN) Donald Trump, a man who for decades was synonymous with New York City, will return to Manhattan for the first time as President on Thursday.
Congress Allocates $120 Million for Trump Family's Security Costs
Congress set aside $120 million to protect Trump and his family
NYC to get reimbursed for Trump Tower security in budget deal
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This poll number might be the worst one yet for President Trump

Washington Post - ‎44 minutes ago‎
Throughout the 2016 campaign, there was one mainstay when it came to reasons to vote for Donald Trump: Change. Even as people questioned his temperament and experience and policies, they believed he would change Washington.
Trump's diplomatic style on dealing with dictators is making heads explode
Trump Should Be Held to Account for His Promises
Why did Trump win? New research by Democrats offers a worrisome answer.
Don't lose your focus, Democrats
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Kansas City Archdiocese Cutting Ties With Girl Scouts Over 'Troubling Trends'

NPR - ‎16 hours ago‎
The Archdiocese of Kansas City says it is severing its years-long relationship with Girl Scouts in nearly two dozen Kansas counties because the organization promotes materials "reflective of many of the troubling trends in our secular culture.
Why avoiding the Girl Scouts is a 'sane, balanced' move
Kansas City Archdiocese parts ways with Girl Scouts because it reflects 'troubling trends'
Statement - Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Kansas archdiocese severs ties with Girl Scouts and urges end to cookie sales
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While in White House, Trumps remained selling points for 'very special' Philippines project

Washington Post - ‎13 hours ago‎
Investors looking to buy a condo at Trump Tower in the Philippines would have found, until this week, some high-powered video testimonials on the project's official website.
Trump's Soft Spot for Strongmen Harms US Image, Say Critics
Mellman: Trump honors a serial killer
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More rains to hit Missouri after deadly weekend flooding

CNN - ‎3 hours ago‎
(CNN) A new round of rain will pound Missouri on Wednesday, paralyzing a region already suffering from bulging rivers and deluged streets following deadly flooding last week.
More rain means more worry in flooded parts of Midwest
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Marches, sit-ins and arrests at May Day protests

Washington Post - ‎May 1, 2017‎
PORTLAND, Ore. - Thousands of labor and immigrant rights activists took to the streets Monday for a wave of protests in conjunction with May Day, a day that sparks protests annually among progressives but which took on a sharper edge this year over ...
On May Day, Protesters Take to the Streets Nationwide
Dems observe May Day as immigrant day of action
Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States
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