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Ivanka Trump, Michael Flynn, Emmanuel Macron: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing | Ivanka Trump, Michael Flynn, Emmanuel Macron: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing |
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(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) | (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) |
Good evening. Here’s the latest. | Good evening. Here’s the latest. |
1. Here’s a rundown of the Trump administration’s day. | |
The president dropped his demand for immediate funds for a border wall, easing the passage of a spending bill by Friday to avert a government shutdown. | |
Financial markets soared on reports that President Trump aims to cut corporate taxes. The Nasdaq passed 6,000 for the first time. | |
And Mr. Trump spoke forcefully at a Holocaust remembrance ceremony, a possible reset of his relations with the Jewish community. | And Mr. Trump spoke forcefully at a Holocaust remembrance ceremony, a possible reset of his relations with the Jewish community. |
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2. Now, the setbacks: A federal judge blocked the administration from cutting funds for “sanctuary cities.” | |
Lawmakers from both parties said Michael Flynn, the president’s first national security adviser, may have violated the law by not disclosing his business dealings with Russia. | Lawmakers from both parties said Michael Flynn, the president’s first national security adviser, may have violated the law by not disclosing his business dealings with Russia. |
And Ivanka Trump drew hisses at a conference in Berlin when she defended her father’s treatment of women and called him a “tremendous champion” of families. | And Ivanka Trump drew hisses at a conference in Berlin when she defended her father’s treatment of women and called him a “tremendous champion” of families. |
There’s more on the border wall and the budget in our Daily podcast and in our latest edition of Right and Left: Partisan Writing You Shouldn’t Miss. | There’s more on the border wall and the budget in our Daily podcast and in our latest edition of Right and Left: Partisan Writing You Shouldn’t Miss. |
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3. France honored Xavier Jugelé, the police officer killed in the attack on the Champs-Élysées last week. His partner, above, gave a moving eulogy. | 3. France honored Xavier Jugelé, the police officer killed in the attack on the Champs-Élysées last week. His partner, above, gave a moving eulogy. |
The two presidential candidates, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, attended the ceremony at Paris police headquarters. | The two presidential candidates, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, attended the ceremony at Paris police headquarters. |
Our Interpreter columnists came up with an interesting analogy for Western populism: entering its awkward teenage years, meaning able to have an influence on the household but too young to run it. | Our Interpreter columnists came up with an interesting analogy for Western populism: entering its awkward teenage years, meaning able to have an influence on the household but too young to run it. |
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4. North Korea’s decision to hold only artillery drills for national celebrations, not a nuclear test, did not end fears of a military confrontation. | 4. North Korea’s decision to hold only artillery drills for national celebrations, not a nuclear test, did not end fears of a military confrontation. |
The U.S. strengthened its show of force, adding a submarine armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles to the naval exercises it’s conducting with South Korea. North Korea is holding three U.S. citizens. | The U.S. strengthened its show of force, adding a submarine armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles to the naval exercises it’s conducting with South Korea. North Korea is holding three U.S. citizens. |
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis are scheduled to brief the entire Senate on North Korea at the White House on Wednesday. | Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis are scheduled to brief the entire Senate on North Korea at the White House on Wednesday. |
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5. We visited Flint, Michigan, where the water’s supposed to be safe now, but poverty and violence persist. | 5. We visited Flint, Michigan, where the water’s supposed to be safe now, but poverty and violence persist. |
The city’s long-standing problems have grown worse because of the tainted water crisis, which poisoned residents and eroded the city’s reputation and property values. | The city’s long-standing problems have grown worse because of the tainted water crisis, which poisoned residents and eroded the city’s reputation and property values. |
“I feel like Flint is falling,” said Anthony Johnson, above. “It just keeps on falling.” | “I feel like Flint is falling,” said Anthony Johnson, above. “It just keeps on falling.” |
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6. Today’s energy jobs are in solar, not coal. | 6. Today’s energy jobs are in solar, not coal. |
Solar has more jobs across the country, and the relatively new industry continues to add capacity. Above, a solar power-generating site in Nevada. | Solar has more jobs across the country, and the relatively new industry continues to add capacity. Above, a solar power-generating site in Nevada. |
And a new report found that nearly half of the nation’s largest corporations have set their own emissions reduction targets — even as the government moves away from them. | And a new report found that nearly half of the nation’s largest corporations have set their own emissions reduction targets — even as the government moves away from them. |
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7. The yogurt maker Chobani filed a lawsuit against the radio host Alex Jones, above, and the site Infowars for posting what it called false reports about the company and its owner. | 7. The yogurt maker Chobani filed a lawsuit against the radio host Alex Jones, above, and the site Infowars for posting what it called false reports about the company and its owner. |
Hamdi Ulukaya, the founder of Chobani, has been a target of threats from right-wingers who say he employs too many refugees. | Hamdi Ulukaya, the founder of Chobani, has been a target of threats from right-wingers who say he employs too many refugees. |
Reports on InfoWars alleged that the company’s factory in Idaho was connected to a 2016 child sexual assault and a rise in tuberculosis cases. | Reports on InfoWars alleged that the company’s factory in Idaho was connected to a 2016 child sexual assault and a rise in tuberculosis cases. |
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8. The 111-year-old Matthews Opera House is one of the South Dakota institutions that depends on the National Endowment for the Arts. Above, its cast rehearsed for “Hamlet.” | 8. The 111-year-old Matthews Opera House is one of the South Dakota institutions that depends on the National Endowment for the Arts. Above, its cast rehearsed for “Hamlet.” |
The state voted largely for Trump, but it’s a prime recipient of arts funding that he wants to eliminate. | The state voted largely for Trump, but it’s a prime recipient of arts funding that he wants to eliminate. |
“As much as the people here like this, I’m not sure they would see it if it cost $80,” one theatergoer said. | “As much as the people here like this, I’m not sure they would see it if it cost $80,” one theatergoer said. |
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9. In Indonesia, a palm oil company responsible for rain forest destruction helped purchase part of an island in Borneo for an orangutan sanctuary. | 9. In Indonesia, a palm oil company responsible for rain forest destruction helped purchase part of an island in Borneo for an orangutan sanctuary. |
That enabled at least 200 animals — all refugees of development — to be freed. | That enabled at least 200 animals — all refugees of development — to be freed. |
But it also left environmentalists queasy about providing a cloak of respectability to a company that destroys orangutan habitats. | But it also left environmentalists queasy about providing a cloak of respectability to a company that destroys orangutan habitats. |
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10. Finally, embrace your failures. | 10. Finally, embrace your failures. |
That’s the ethos of the Museum of Failure, which will open in Sweden in June. | That’s the ethos of the Museum of Failure, which will open in Sweden in June. |
The museum will showcase products that flopped, like the Rejuvenique mask, above, which was marketed as a facial toning system — all to prove that innovation requires failure. | The museum will showcase products that flopped, like the Rejuvenique mask, above, which was marketed as a facial toning system — all to prove that innovation requires failure. |
Have a great night. | Have a great night. |
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Photographs may appear out of order for some readers. Viewing this version of the briefing should help. | Photographs may appear out of order for some readers. Viewing this version of the briefing should help. |
Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. | Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. |
And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing, posted weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Weekend Briefing, posted at 6 a.m. Sundays. | And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing, posted weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Weekend Briefing, posted at 6 a.m. Sundays. |
Want to look back? Here’s last night’s briefing. | Want to look back? Here’s last night’s briefing. |
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