President Trump shared video posts from a British ultranationalist, Jayda Fransen, including “Muslim Destroys a Statue of Virgin Mary!” Britain First, which believes that white Christian civilization is under threat from Islam, had been marginal. Now it has gotten an unexpected lift from the White House. Within hours of firing the “Today’’ co-anchor, the network was said to have gotten more complaints, including one involving a 2001 encounter in his office. He led the network’s highly profitable “Today” show for more than 20 years. Now, the show is in trouble — and the news division is under attack. The job of the morning-show anchor involves connecting with the viewer. Now millions of people have been suddenly told that this fake relationship is over. What did Matt Lauer, Charlie Rose and Bill O’Reilly have in common? They were encouraged to be larger-than-life characters before their sudden falls. Is this the long-awaited reckoning that the corporate news media needs? Our media columnist, Jim Rutenberg, explains. The network says it has severed all business ties with Mr. Keillor, the creator of “A Prairie Home Companion.” With the Senate on track for a final vote later this week, Republican leaders were still working to secure the votes they need to pass their tax rewrite. After an unsuccessful effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Republicans have gotten down to doing what they do best — cutting taxes. In a rambling speech in Missouri on Tuesday, President Trump criticized the rich and said the tax bill in Washington would not help people like him. An overhaul championed by President Trump and Republican leaders could reshape health care, education and social services. President Trump hoped to devote proceeds from repealing a health care mandate to helping the rich. Then came Ivanka Trump and Republican senators with other ideas. Two senators say big companies get preferential treatment over smaller businesses known as pass-throughs. But the math doesn’t back up their argument. Henry Taylor, who made two works for T magazine’s holiday issue, reflects on his art — and on the music mogul. With his nuclear ambitions apparently realized, Kim Jong-un may now be willing to negotiate. Cases decided decades ago have set an absurdly high bar for workers bringing sexual harassment lawsuits. This is no way to handle a complex piece of legislation, and the Republicans must know it. We have a failed strategy with a hopeless goal. Senators who voiced concerns about the tax bill say everything will be fine because Trump said so. Then he sold them land in the Everglades. A proposal to create hundreds of new judgeships to undo President Barack Obama’s judicial legacy is wrongheaded and based on false assumptions. “Complicit” earns top honors in 2017, and that implicates us all. Taxing free tuition would harm all graduate students, but it would be devastating for students of color. Arguing, again, about whether racism or populism made Trump president. Uncommitted senators are squandering their leverage on the tax bill. The brief interview focused on a meeting attended by a Russian ambassador and the incoming national security adviser, Michael Flynn, according to a person briefed on the investigation. Authorities in Tampa arrested the gun owner, who they said was responsible for the shooting deaths of four apparently random people in a quiet neighborhood in recent weeks. A long-awaited trade-theft trial between Waymo and Uber was delayed until next year so Waymo’s lawyers can examine evidence that surfaced in recent days. The restaurant that employed Tony Hovater, who expressed a belief that races are better off separate, said it had received threats. Britain has capitulated to the E.U., doubling its cash offer as part of exit talks. It was not the first time, analysts say, and won’t be the last. A focus on nuclear deterrence would fall short of President Trump’s promises to finally “solve” the problem with North Korea. White conservatives face tough decisions in the wake of sex allegations against Roy Moore. But black voters’ attention, and enthusiasm, could be equally important. Mainstream lawyers and law professors in China are taking a risk in speaking out against a move that they say would violate the country’s Constitution. Anti-fascist activists believe in dressing for the job they want. Right now, many think, that job is punching Nazis. On the follow-up to the 2014 album “Songs of Innocence,” the band sets out to counter the despair of 2017 with love and optimism. “The Butchering Art,” by the medical historian Lindsey Fitzharris, recounts how Joseph Lister and others introduced antiseptic practices to medicine. The comic actress makes her Broadway debut in Steve Martin’s funny, if strained, play about two couples sharing a stressful celestial evening together. What looks fresh this season? Colors that are, shall we say, slightly off. Here’s how to wear them. When you need an over-the-top, talking, moving, blinking, singing Christmas display, call Lou Nasti, maestro of the holiday lawn ornament. Mr. Shapiro’s film, with a cast that included Chevy Chase, anticipated “Saturday Night Live” by a year. But he stopped making movies before he turned 40. Gov. Jerry Brown of California will headline ClimateTECH, a new conference from The New York Times, on Wednesday night. Here’s how to watch and what to know. The writer and artist Ingrid Burrington helps us identify the physical objects that make up the internet all around us every day. Shove over, silver foxes! Cloud pharmacies will save millennial men from shame, sending trendy boxes of Viagra and hair-loss cures direct to home. The Fox News host is willing to defend Trump at all costs — and is reaching more than 13 million people a day. More Recent Articles |
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