The president used Twitter to taunt Ms. Brzezinski and her MSNBC co-host, Joe Scarborough, referring to them as “low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe.”
The remarks spawned a backlash that spanned the industry’s usual divides, drawing condemnation even from within the bulwarks of the Trump-friendly news media.
President Trump once enjoyed a friendly relationship with the two hosts, but as his Twitter attack on Ms. Brzezinski shows, that has changed.
A Congressional Budget Office analysis showing a 35 percent decrease after two decades created a fresh challenge for Republican leaders trying to muster support for their repeal bill.
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
Thursday: Chatting with the president of Y Combinator, pondering a Republican candidate for governor, and plans for an aquarium in Fresno.
Freed by the Supreme Court, the president issued an executive order partially reviving his travel ban on refugees and visitors from six mostly Muslim countries.
The White House would not say whether the issue of Russia’s meddling in last year’s election would be directly addressed at the meeting.
The German chancellor predicted “very difficult” talks with the United States on climate and trade at next week’s Group of 20 gathering in Hamburg.
The sanctions on a Chinese bank, a company and two citizens follow the death of Otto Warmbier, a U.S. student who was imprisoned by North Korea.
The House passed bills to crack down on undocumented immigrants and cut funding for sanctuary cities, but the Senate is likely to resist the measures.
Dr. Jerome M. Adams was appointed health commissioner by Vice President Mike Pence when he was governor, and helped address an H.I.V. outbreak there.
The move, a planned voluntary departure by Josh Pitcock, is the first major internal change in the office of Vice President Mike Pence.
The pope spoke of committees to safeguard children, tribunals to try bishops and a “zero tolerance” policy for offending priests. It hasn’t quite worked out that way.
At the start of the peak tourist season, a strike has left the Greek capital choked with garbage. For a country desperate for income, the timing couldn’t be worse.
Islamic State militants have carried out nearly 1,500 attacks in cities in Iraq and Syria that were liberated from its control, according to a new study.
The Federal Reserve’s passing grade for all 34 institutions, the first all-clear since tests began, will have major consequences. The first: Surging bank stocks.
President Trump has taken credit for a surging market this year. But tech stocks, the Fed and the president himself could change that picture.
Chris Olmstead, 73, remembers her success as a teenage swimming star when she watches Katie Ledecky, 20, a five-time Olympic champion.
On Nov. 14, 1960, Ruby Bridges desegregated the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. Hear from Ruby’s teacher about that year and visit the school — in the past, present and in 360 video. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo also pledged to direct an additional $1 billion for capital improvements to the system, which has been plagued with accidents and delays.
R. Seth Williams, elected in 2009 as the city’s first black district attorney, faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for accepting gifts from businesspeople in return for legal help.
Laws sought by Trump administration officials and some politicians would overhaul how the United States vets deals, especially ones with technological and military ramifications.
The newspaper’s copy editors and reporters sent separate letters to top managers outlining their concerns over the imminent elimination of a stand-alone copy desk.
The British authorities on Thursday asked regulators to further examine 21st Century Fox’s deal for the European satellite giant.
Professor Berger was known for his work in what is called the sociology of knowledge — understanding how humans experience everyday reality.
Scott McPherson’s 1991 Off Broadway hit about duty to self and to others makes its Broadway debut in a very different world.
A federal panel concluded that the majority owners of 650 Fifth Avenue violated sanctions against Iran and laundered money through a shell company for an Iranian bank.
The authorities said that four other people at the Big Bend Power Station suffered life-threatening injuries from burns at the coal plant.
An advertisement for the National Rifle Association featuring Dana Loesch has become this week’s latest flash point for partisan anger.
Scientists developed a model to predict the spread of pin-tailed whydahs, and found they could strain native bird species in California, Texas and elsewhere.
“The Art of Spider-Man” at the Society of Illustrators in New York features one superfan’s collection of original Marvel artwork.
The deaths of 96 people became a flash point in the public debate over class, poverty and government’s responsibility to its citizens.
After a $75 million face-lift, the John Anson Ford Amphitheater, the lesser-known neighbor of the famous Hollywood Bowl, is ready for its close-up.
Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig revisit their familiar characters, but the goings-on show signs of wear even as the energy level escalates.
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