The archive of all headlines from April 24, 2017, organized by time of publication.
Supporters in Paris chant ‘Macron President’ after the self-styled liberal progressive outsider reaches 7 May run-off
Normally, France picks its leaders from one of two parties, the Socialists or the Republicans. This time, in an unprecedented field of 11 candidates, the traditional left and right have been shunted aside. NATION
The White House is urging lawmakers to make progress on a high-profile issue like healthcare or tax reform – or at least to avoid the disruption and embarrassment of a federal government shutdown on Friday, a day before President Trump marks his first 100 days in office. EUROPE
The White House is urging lawmakers to make progress on a high-profile issue like healthcare or tax reform – or at least to avoid the disruption and embarrassment of a federal government shutdown on Friday, a day before President Trump marks his first 100 days in office. ASIA
Emmanuel Macron, a political novice, and Marine Le Pen, a far-right firebrand, are headed to a runoff vote next month.The result was a full-throated rebuke of France’s traditional mainstream parties in the country’s most consequential election in recent history.
The president's hopes for a tangible win before the symbolic milestone appear snagged in a battle over his efforts to get Congress to provide up to $5 billion for a massive and hugely expensive wall on the Southwest border. L.A. Now
Supporters in Paris chant ‘Macron President’ after the self-styled liberal progressive outsider reaches 7 May run-off. Macron topped Sunday’s first round with 23.9% of votes, ahead of Le Pen with 21.4%
The detention raises the total number of Americans known to be held in North Korea to three and potentially deepens animosities between Washington and Pyongyang at an already tense moment. NATION
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Supporters in Paris chant ‘Macron President’ after the self-styled liberal progressive outsider reaches 7 May runoff. Macron topped Sunday’s first round with 23.9% of votes, ahead of Le Pen with 21.4%
Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron polls 23.75%, ahead of far-right leader Marine Le Pen on 21.53%, as both go through to runoff on 7 May
It’s one of several sets of 'twin cities' along the border where deep economic, social, political and family ties belie the idea that the border should be a fortress. L.A. Now
Letter from pressure groups says the US Chamber of Commerce’s campaigning against climate change legislation and for tobacco products is at odds with companies’ stance
Meet the Press
It’s one of several sets of 'twin cities' along the border where deep economic, social, political and family ties belie the idea that the border should be a fortress. School in Calexico draws majority of its students from across the border
As Trump approaches 100 days in office, we survey the resistance movement’s biggest moments so far, key groups and challenges ahead
Mayor Eric Garcetti, like most civic leaders in California, inherited crippling pension promises made by his predecessors, and there’s little he can do to lower that cost in the near future. ESSENTIAL WASHINGTON
Trump’s First 100 Days
The pro-European Union Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Front, are headed to a runoff vote next month.The result was a full-throated rebuke of France’s traditional mainstream parties in the country’s most consequential election in recent history.
Trump’s First 100 Days
The fire at a Los Angeles apartment complex caused millions of dollars in damage, melted freeway signs and shrouded downtown in smoke.Video shows man at Da Vinci apartment site at time of fire, source says
The fire at a Los Angeles apartment complex caused millions of dollars in damage, melted freeway signs and shrouded downtown in smoke.
Trump’s insistence on border wall funding jeopardises spending deal as Schumer says ‘If the president stepped out of it’ budget could be done by Friday
Marine Le Pen, one of the two candidates to advance to a runoff, condemned calls to unite against her and support her rival, the centrist Emmanuel Macron.A coalition of mainstream parties has allied against Ms. Le Pen, and not a single rival party has called for its voters to support her.
Trump’s First 100 Days
Trump’s First 100 Days
There was palpable relief in Europe’s mainstream parties at the success of the centrist Emmanuel Macron in the first round of the French presidential election.The uphill battle of Marine Le Pen’s National Front suggests that far-right populism has not fully crystallized electorally in Europe.
Trump’s insistence on border wall funding jeopardises spending deal as Schumer says ‘If the president stepped out of it’ budget could be done by Friday
Trump’s First 100 Days
Cooler heads are likely to prevent a government shutdown over the issue, but the president's signature campaign promise remains a political divide.Trump's tax announcement is unlikely to provide many details
Cooler heads are likely to prevent a government shutdown over the issue, but the president's signature campaign promise remains a political divide.