White House to set up panel to counter climate change consensus, officials say
White House to set up panel to counter climate change consensus, officials say The idea of an ad hoc group to reassess the government’s climate science findings represents a modified version of a plan championed by William Happer, the National Security Council’s senior director. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
Elon Musk’s highflying 2018: What 150,000 miles in a private jet reveal about his ‘excruciating’ year
Elon Musk’s highflying 2018: What 150,000 miles in a private jet reveal about his ‘excruciating’ year Tesla chief Elon Musk’s corporate jet flew more than 150,000 miles last year, or more than six times around the Earth, as he raced between the outposts of his futuristic empire during what he has called “the most difficult and painful year” of his career, according to flight records obtained by Th
Google led a multimillion-dollar tech industry lobbying blitz in 2018, records show
Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft spent a combined $64 million to shape U.S. regulations and stave off government scrutiny in 2018, according to ethics reports filed late Tuesday, an uptick in lobbying that reflects the industry’s souring political fortunes in Washington — and the policy battles still on the horizon. The tech sector’s most prolific spender was Google: It shelled out mo
Bill Gates comes to Washington — selling the promise of nuclear energy
Bill Gates thinks he has a key part of the answer for combating climate change: a return to nuclear power. The Microsoft co-founder is making the rounds on Capitol Hill to persuade Congress to spend billions of dollars over the next decade for pilot projects to test new designs for nuclear power reactors. Gates, who founded TerraPower in 2006, is telling lawmakers that he personally would invest $
Top GOP senators propose repealing estate tax, which is expected to be paid by fewer than 2,000 Americans a year
Top GOP senators propose repealing estate tax, which is expected to be paid by fewer than 2,000 Americans a year Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, speaks during a media availability after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 8, 2018 in Washington. McConnell is accompanied by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Opinion | Trump is a fraud
President Trump in the Rose Garden of the White House on Jan. 25. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) The news that President Trump’s approval rating is near historical lows brings some relief that the laws of political gravity still apply. When the president is doing a spectacularly bad job, a majority of our fellow citizens — or at least a clear majority of people contacted for the Post-ABC New
The Health 202: Coca-Cola emails reveal how soda industry tries to influence health officials
Six miles lie between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Coca-Cola’s headquarters in downtown Atlanta. But more than just geographical proximity is fueling concerns that the soda giant is exerting undue influence over the federal agency that’s supposed to protect the health of Americans. Emails sent between Coca-Cola employees and top CDC officials from 2011 to 2015 show the corpor
Japan’s half-black Miss Universe says discrimination gives her ‘extra motivation’
Ariana Miyamoto typically maintains the sort of deferential politeness you’d expect from a beauty contestant in a country that embraces formality. And yet, the biracial beauty queen — who was crowned Miss Universe Japan in March and then immediately criticized for not being Japanese enough — has signaled her willingness to fight back against racism and other traditional attitudes that have led to
Inside Trump’s shutdown turnaround
His poll numbers were plummeting. His FBI director was decrying the dysfunction. The nation’s air travel was in chaos. Federal workers were lining up at food banks. Economic growth was at risk of flatlining, and even some Republican senators were in open revolt. So on Friday, the 35th day of a government shutdown that he said he was proud to instigate, President Trump finally folded. After vowing
YouTube is changing its algorithms to stop recommending conspiracies
SAN FRANCISCO — YouTube said Friday it is retooling its recommendation algorithm that suggests new videos to users in order to prevent promoting conspiracies and false information, reflecting a growing willingness to quell misinformation on the world’s largest video platform after several public missteps. In a blog post that YouTube plans to publish Friday, the company said that it was taking a “c
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Opinion | Huawei’s surprising ties to the Brookings Institution
A woman walks by a Huawei logo at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China. (Aly Song/Reuters/File) In October 2017, the Brookings Institution, one of Washington’s most prestigious think tanks, published a report entitled “Benefits and Best Practices of Safe City Innovation.” The report included a case study praising the Kenyan capital Nairobi and the Chinese city of Lijiang for implementing new technol
Shutdown draws domestic violence shelters to the brink, imperiling life-or-death services for women
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Weeks after fleeing an abusive relationship, a 49-year-old woman was ready to move out of a shelter and into a trailer with a security deposit provided by a nonprofit organization that relies on federal funding. But the government shutdown scuttled her plans to start a new life. The Eastern Panhandle Empowerment Center this month cut all extra spending and client expenses to p
Opinion | Brand Japan is taking a hit
Correction: An earlier version of this article misspelled the name of Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso. This version has been updated. Pity Carlos Ghosn. Japanese prosecutors have denied bail to the jailed former Nissan chief executive, extending his two months in pretrial detention where he is subject to up to eight hours of interrogation a day without access to legal counsel. By wearing h
Microsoft pledges $500 million to address homelessness, affordable housing in the Seattle area
Microsoft has pledged $500 million to address homelessness and build affordable housing units in the Seattle and Puget Sound area, a region that has grown prosperous as the tech industry has swelled but is increasingly plagued by an affordable housing crisis. Half the money will be allocated to supporting low-income housing in King County, which includes Seattle and surrounding areas such as Redmo
'As long as it takes’: Los Angeles teachers go on strike in nation’s second-largest system
LOS ANGELES — Teachers in the nation’s second-largest school system walked off the job Monday, heading for rain-soaked streets amid a battle with district leaders over crowded classrooms, depleted staff and the very future of Los Angeles schools. The strike drew thousands of unionized teachers to the picket lines, where they marched in front of schools in unrelenting rain, wearing red ponchos and
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