Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Few independent analyses project anywhere near the rosy forecasts offered by the president’s top economic advisers. House lawmakers approved the tax overhaul after a parliamentary snag required them to hold a second vote on the bill, clearing the way for President Trump to sign it. President Trump will enter his second year in office with a major legislative achievement, which Republicans will try to sell to voters in midterm elections. Donor-advised funds allow taxpayers to donate money and take a tax deduction in the same year, then pay the money to selected charities over time. A former deputy in President Enrique Peña Nieto’s party is one of several people suspected in an embezzlement scheme intended to lift the party in state elections. The General Assembly is to vote on Thursday on a resolution that would condemn President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The decision by Mr. al-Hussein, high commissioner for human rights, appeared to reflect tensions over his criticism of the Trump administration. Vice President Mike Pence planned to meet with Christian leaders in the Middle East but several canceled after President Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Congress mandated in 2008 that all passenger rails have automatic-breaking systems. And yet preventable, deadly accidents keep occurring. The Children’s Health Insurance Program is in limbo while Republicans rejoice at a tax cut of more than $1 trillion for the rich. Verbal harassment and rape are both wrong, but there’s a difference. Paul Ryan gets what he wanted. The president and his allies in the news media and the Republican Party are overthrowing the rule of law and the truth. President Trump’s National Security Strategy articulates an “America First” vision that may only make America weak. Republicans are in a mad dash to emancipate us from the welfare state — no time for the niceties of deliberation. There aren’t many, but they do exist. Our judges find themselves in the ghastly business of the minute machinery of death — how we prick and poke, slice and cut, and poison the condemned. Barring a crushing defeat for the separatists, any other outcome is unlikely to vanquish the independence drive completely and may usher in new uncertainty. The deal for a controlling stake of Wenner Media values the company at $100 million. Jann Wenner, Rolling Stone’s founder, will stay on as editorial director. Several women complained that the celebrated artist, known for his outsize portraits, asked them to pose naked and made inappropriate sexual comments. The escape, the second in just over a month by a North Korean soldier across a heavily guarded border, led to gunfire on both sides. A panel of judges agreed to count a challenged ballot for the Republican incumbent, so control of the House of Delegates may be decided in a drawing. The ability to aim a message at a particular audience has been a crucial marketing tool, but may be at odds with laws against bias in hiring. Moscow is seeking to block U.S. trials of cybercriminals by trying to extradite them to Russia for crimes allegedly committed years before. Victims of abuse by Catholic priests in the Boston Archdiocese say they are still angry that Cardinal Bernard F. Law was never brought to justice for his role in the church’s cover-up. With its needles falling rapidly, Rome’s official Christmas tree is a sorry sight. They call it Spelacchio, or Mangy. Hundreds of thousands of tourists fly to Lapland to see Finland’s “official Santa.” Many come from lands like China, with no Christmas traditions. Video games are facing a fight for attention. So game studios are turning to film and television writers to help craft narratives for their titles. The film has the ingredients of a splashy good time — the charismatic Hugh Jackman, for one — but it fast becomes a standard-issue holiday biopic. “Get Out,” his docu-horror-thriller-comedy about race in America, was the movie of the year. What will he show us next? Incredible comebacks, unbelievable shots and memorable performances in 2017. Some of 2017’s greatest hits, which took us from Rockaway Beach to the Dior archives. “The Varieties of Religious Experience” is a generous and endlessly insightful book about human nature. More Recent Articles |
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