Trump’s Shift on Migrant Families, and More Political Stories This Week
This week, the country was consumed with the plight of migrant children being detained and separated from their parents. Here’s what happened in Washington and at the southern border — and some links to other political news if you want to read further….
Netflix Fires Chief Communications Officer Over Use of Racial Slur
The executive used the slur twice — the second time while talking with black employees who were helping him deal with the fallout from the first time he used it, a company memo said.
Crying Toddler in Photo at Border Is Still With Her Mother, Father Says
The girl in the widely published photo was detained in President Trump’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy but was not separated from her family.
Companies Get First Tariff Waivers, but Many More Are Left in Limbo
The Trump administration has begun granting a handful of exclusions from its steel and aluminum tariffs, but the slow, opaque process still has nearly 20,000 applications waiting.
Lobsters, Small-Batch Whiskey and Trump’s Trade War
Business owners who are the targets of other nations’ retaliatory tariffs are worried now that President Trump’s offensive will wind up hurting them.
News Analysis: President Trump, Deal Maker? Not So Fast
After 17 months in office, President Trump has yet to seal many major deals on trade, security, health care, immigration or gun control.
She Wanted You to See a Family, Not Just a Pregnant Man
The photographer Jackie Molloy followed Tanner and David for a year and a half, during which time she took some 20,000 pictures.
Black Dolls Found in Nooses at San Francisco Construction Site, Workers Say
Three elevator operators said in a complaint that their co-workers used threats of violence and racial slurs to try to drive them off the job.
Rebecca Parris, Jazz Singer, Is Dead at 66
In a four-decade career, Ms. Parris, hailed as Boston’s first lady of jazz, recorded 10 albums and performed with Dizzy Gillespie and Gary Burton.
Is North Korea a Nuclear Threat or Not? The President Now Says It Is
An extension of a national emergency over the threat came days after President Trump announced that “everybody can now feel much safer” after his meeting with Kim Jong-un.
Trump Strikes Somber Tone in Immigration Policy Defense
President Trump accused Democrats and the news media of not paying attention to stories of Americans whose loved ones were killed by undocumented immigrants.
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