Representative Frederica S. Wilson said John F. Kelly, the president’s chief of staff, lied by suggesting she had taken credit for obtaining funding for a federal building in Miami. To some, John F. Kelly, President Trump’s chief of staff, expanded an ever-growing gulf between the all-volunteer military and the public it serves. In his new memoir “An American Family,” Khzir Khan, who spoke so movingly at the 2016 Democratic convention, writes about patriotism and his love of America. Nigerien officials have said that a convoy gave chase to Islamic militants who later returned to ambush them, but American troops say they didn’t pursue the militants before the attack. A move to reduce contribution limits would almost certainly prompt a vocal backlash from middle-class workers who save heavily in such retirement accounts. America’s approach to global trade hangs in the balance as top advisers spar over fulfilling the president’s get-tough promises Senator Joe Donnelly of Indiana may be the most vulnerable Democratic incumbent. He has to walk a fine line in a state that President Trump won by almost 20 points. An 18-month study of more than 2,000 officers in Washington found that those with cameras used force at about the same rate as those without. Regional leaders are taking notice as the almost nightly rallies have prompted businesses to close and the cancellation of concerts. Dozens of investigators are digging through the debris of the Northern California fires to determine what sparked the blazes. Some vineyards were wiped out by devastating wildfires. But many, plus hotels, parks and restaurants, are reopening. Winemakers in Northern California feel they dodged the worst, but have short-term worries about the grapes. With an argument as weak as it is brazen, the administration is fighting an undocumented immigrant who wants to end her pregnancy. Some have asserted that President Trump is simply continuing Obama-era immigration policies. But it sure doesn’t feel like it in Texas. By cutting an insurers’ subsidy, the president may accidentally save many Americans money on health insurance. Robert Zimmer, head of the University of Chicago, makes the educator’s case for free speech. Being a person is terrible. And griping about it is the purest, most soothing form of protest there is. This is what happens when men who feel entitled to control women get power. The Democratic Party has scarcely begun a serious reckoning with its defeat last year. It lives still in a coastal echo chamber of identity politics and Trump-bashing. Nearly 50 years ago, the senator called for sensible restrictions on firearms — laws we’re still largely waiting to see. At a panel discussion, former secretaries of state Condoleezza Rice and Madeleine K. Albright coached President Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations. The agency says it won’t accept individual tax returns that don’t meet requirements under the Affordable Care Act. The decision to restart two stalled projects reverses a campaign promise by President Moon Jae-in and disappoints supporters seeking a phaseout of nuclear power. The Federal Reserve began to reduce its bond holdings this month. Janet Yellen, the Fed’s chairwoman, said it is making “good progress.” A new crop of mega-philanthropists — from Soros to Gates to Koch — eclipses old guard, changes the rules and courts controversy. The prospects for opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas exploration are better than they have been in years. Amazon’s handling of accusations of sexual harassment involving Roy Price, who ran its movie and television operations, has set off confusion, debate and finger-pointing. Bob Weinstein long operated in the shadow of his sibling, but is now scrambling to hold their company together while facing an uncertain future of his own. A gruesome crime in Guyana has threatened a tightly knit immigrant community in Queens, pitting Hindu against Muslim, rich against poor, and cousin against cousin. How to make a super-size apple pie that will survive more than one sitting. New designs are partly a backlash to wide-open floor plans and include a “palette of places,” meaning that people don’t sit in just one spot. Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Memory is a reconstruction, not a photographic recording. Our brains — unlike computers — are forever rerecording those memories. Go behind the scenes at Christie’s New York as workers prepare for the Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art auction with goods worth millions of dollars. A part-time archivist in Madison, N.J., found a signature on the back of a sculpture, setting her off on an investigation to confirm it was a genuine Rodin. The star of truTV’s “At Home With Amy Sedaris” talks about her cupcake rules, the magic of cheese balls and why her entertaining days are behind her. Part of the artist’s current solo at James Cohan’s Chinatown space, “August,” reads as nasty condescension. Hamidreza Pejman, an Iranian entrepreneur, has poured his money into an exhibit space that he hopes will lift Tehran’s art scene to a global level. A trip to Italy with a dead smartphone resulted in some predictable withdrawal pains, but also provided welcome respite from the clutter of information. More Recent Articles |
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