The MSNBC host Rachel Maddow disclosed information from President Trump’s 2005 tax return on Tuesday night. Speaker Paul D. Ryan cited the Congressional Budget Office’s forecast for a $337 billion cut in the deficit to try to gain the backing of G.O.P. conservatives. Lower insurance prices were a silver lining for Republicans in the C.B.O. report, but the plan would effectively cover fewer older Americans. Mr. Gorsuch, President Trump’s Supreme Court pick, represented the mogul Philip F. Anschutz as an outside counsel and has links to other executives at his companies. Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, said he was confident the Justice Department would bolster Mr. Trump’s unproven accusation about his predecessor. A potential agreement to sell a stake in a New York skyscraper would be extremely lucrative for the family of Jared Kushner, and could protect the Chinese buyers from scrutiny. Numerous top aides to President Trump don’t bring the typical expertise to their positions. They do bring fidelity to Mr. Trump. Mr. Donovan, a longtime Goldman banking and investment management executive, has been named to be the deputy to Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin. In a time of populist policy making and popular anger, the central bank faces a renewed struggle over its independence. The president hosted Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia for lunch at the White House, moving to forge a closer relationship with the kingdom. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Theaster Gates salvages architectural elements embedded with history, like a church roof and a gym floor, and turns them into fine art. Take a 360° stroll through his exhibit at the National Gallery of Art. The Chicago artist Theaster Gates, who has a new show at the National Gallery, makes works from castoff objects, revitalizing his neighborhood with their sale. Solve a bite-size crossword in just a few minutes. In the major coastal cities of the Northeast, fears of a record-setting blizzard dissolved into a slushy mix of rain, snow and sleet. Take in a 360° view of the city as it is blanketed with snow. Tuesday was initially supposed to be the beginning of the peak bloom for cherry blossoms. Instead, the capital is covered in snow. Canceled flights, slow business and runaway ponies were all part of a snow day that covered the Northeast. A lawsuit contends that the main ingredient in Roundup, the world’s most widely used weed killer, can cause cancer. Enough has changed on the ground that even if Turkey were to revoke its deal with the European Union to curb migration, people would probably stay put. Restrictions on religious garments are allowed as long as they are applied to employees of all faiths, the European Court of Justice found. Six years after the Arab Spring, the country’s democracy activists live under constant threat of prison — or worse. Zachary Fardon, the United States attorney for Northern Illinois, made a fiery plea for law enforcement changes to address rising violence in Chicago. Prosecutors say a well-connected military contractor in Singapore traded luxury travel, lavish gifts and prostitutes for inside intelligence in a widening scandal. Nationalists seem convinced that they would win a new referendum, thanks largely to Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. Mr. Fillon is facing several corruption allegations, mainly that his wife and two of his children were paid with taxpayer funds as parliamentary aides for no-show jobs. The gay meet-up app Grindr releases a new set of 500 patented emoji, including bear, otter and handcuffs. Ms. Sledge rose to stardom along with her three sisters in the late 1970s in the family quartet Sister Sledge. Khalid Adem, an immigrant who lived in the Atlanta area, served 10 years for using scissors to perform the banned procedure on his 2-year-old daughter. Harrison Browne, a transgender man in the National Women’s Hockey League, is planning to retire at the end of the season to undergo a physical transition. Institutions like the American Museum of Natural History and the Musée de la Grande Guerre in France are experimenting with telepresence creatures. More Recent Articles |
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