Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. What it tells us that federal prosecutors have a former senior member of the Trump White House on their side. Republican leaders say their proposals will fuel investment and job creation. Critics say that the rich are the beneficiaries and that debt will weigh on growth. We asked two economists, one from each side, to make their cases. The party, which criticized the growth of the federal debt under President Barack Obama, has rallied behind a tax cut that would send it to new heights. You don’t need to be an expert in tax policy to get caught up on what the far-reaching proposal could mean. The guilty plea by President Trump’s former national security adviser brings the special counsel investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election into Mr. Trump’s inner circle. The plea raised uncomfortable questions about what the former national security adviser might be telling the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III. Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson has been dogged for months by rumors he would resign but said any White House plan for him to resign was “laughable.” As he fights claims of sexual misconduct, Roy Moore, the Republican candidate for Senate in Alabama, has vilified Gloria Allred, the lawyer representing an accuser. Michael Flynn’s guilty plea raises obvious questions: What did President Trump know? And when did he know it? The Flynn deal opens the door to charges against the president’s inner circle — and his family. Impeachment just became a lot more likely. Fa-la-la-la-la with President Merry Christmas. In which a columnist attempts to keep up with White House news. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition is irrational, bordering on messianic. The president plans to repeal protections on as much as two million acres of public land in Utah. The president is trying to appease evangelical supporters and powerful Jewish donors even as he works to avoid derailing his administration’s peace efforts. Nghia H. Pho, a software developer for the intelligence agency, admitted taking secrets that Russian hackers then stole from his home computer. Boone, who hit the home run that won the 2003 American League Championship Series for the Yankees, has never managed at any level. The university agreed to turn over confidential documents to the Justice Department, which is investigating whether it has discriminated against Asian-American applicants. After 311 people were killed in a packed mosque in a small Sinai town, residents said the attack was probably payback for their cooperation with Egyptian security forces. New highways and trains and changes in farming are opening up the country’s poorer cities and rural areas, long laggards amid China’s torrid growth. The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia is investigating Slobodan Praljak’s suicide on Wednesday in The Hague. Building more housing, more densely, could help address a widespread economic challenge. A fight over one lot in Berkeley, Calif., shows how tough that could be. Why are we all so bedazzled by the store vitrines of the season? Dark plays are fitting for a dark month, and perhaps for our national mood. These productions offer criticism, mystery, warning and hope. Dueling lawsuits by novelist Emma Cline and her ex-boyfriend involve high-profile lawyers in what has become a high-profile case. Rack of lamb, rubbed with mustard and rosemary and roasted on crushed potatoes, is a comfort-food favorite, elevated to elegance. The woman who launched a generation of copycats makes a home that’s truly inimitable. Pauline Oliveros’s “The Nubian Word for Flowers,” left unfinished at its composer’s death last year, had its premiere on Thursday in Brooklyn. More Recent Articles |
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