Ahead of a final vote, Senate Republicans scrambled to make changes to their proposal in order to address concerns that it would balloon budget deficits. The Republican effort to undo the requirement that people get insured would unleash sales of cheaper policies offering little coverage. The latest landmark — Dow 24,000 — reflects optimism about rising profits and lower taxes, and a seeming imperviousness to unsettling news. The tax legislation hurtling through Congress this week seems almost tailor-made to benefit the president, despite his claims that the bills are “not good for me.” Senate Republicans and President Trump are rushing to overhaul the tax system. Does their plan live up to their promises? President Trump told Senators Mitch McConnell, Richard Burr and others that he wanted an inquiry into Russian interference in the election to come to a close. A transition plan would install Mike Pompeo, the C.I.A. director, as secretary of state, and tap Senator Tom Cotton to lead the spy agency, officials said. The views of Mike Pompeo, the C.I.A. director, have put him in good stead with President Trump, who has come to value his pungent opinions and hard-charging style. Lawmakers responded angrily after the president shared videos from a British far-right group, and then rebuked Prime Minister Theresa May. Mr. Lauer expressed “sorrow and regret.” He was fired by NBC on Wednesday. Powerful men continue to be accused of sexual harassment and assaults, and have been responding by accepting, hedging or dodging the allegations. Fans gathered as usual outside the “Today” studio on Thursday morning. Some took time to discuss the firing of Matt Lauer and the allegations against him. He was a charismatic father figure who nurtured young writers. But in incidents from the 1980s through 2016, the women describe a pattern of abuse and betrayal. Some common reasons raised for doubt, like a long delay before speaking out or a hazy recall of timing, are exactly what experts say they would expect to see after a sexual assault. One of Representative John Conyers Jr.’s accusers appeared on “Today” to explicitly detail her harassment accusations, prompting House leaders to say he should go. The president’s endorsement of a fringe far-right group undermines our country — and the special relationship. Saudi Arabia’s royals and rich had long been immune to the worst failures of the kingdom’s brutal system. Not anymore. President Trump trusts Ms. Conway. Is that enough to get something done on the opioid addiction crisis? I know I want to be sterilized. Why is it such a fight? President Trump undermined Rex Tillerson’s success at the State Department, but that doesn’t mean his successor will do a better job. Bad faith touches every aspect of the G.O.P.’s sales pitch to ram a bill through. The secretary of state, who may be forced out soon, presided over a historic gutting of the Foreign Service. But his replacement might be worse. Dr. Bandy X. Lee of Yale calls for an urgent evaluation of the president. Fifty years after the first procedure in a human, the organ still has a hold on us. Jose Ines Garcia Zarate was convicted only of being a felon in possession of a firearm after the fatal shooting of Ms. Steinle in San Francisco in 2015. The 83-year-old emperor will step down on April 30, 2019, becoming the first Japanese monarch to do so in two centuries. Lawyers had put the number of renewals rejected because of Postal Service problems closer to 100. Now their clients have to reapply for work permits. Myanmar’s civilian leader is turning to China for diplomatic and economic help as the Rohingya crisis frays relations with the United States. More than two weeks after the San Juan vanished, the navy said its rescue mission has become a search for the remains of the vessel. A research group has proposed ending weekday overnight subway service to enable much-needed repairs. Riders and transit advocates called the idea elitist and unfeasible. Doug Jones, the Democratic nominee running against Roy S. Moore in Alabama, has leaned on a network of fellow prosecutors and civil rights lawyers for help. South Korean officials say that photographs from the North’s latest test suggest important technical improvements on missile systems. Moscow and Cairo signed a preliminary agreement that would give Russia its deepest presence in Egypt since Soviet times. The country has been home to the Phoenicians, the Greeks, the Romans and the Ottomans — which might explain the allure of this Mediterranean gem. 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