With the government shut down and the two parties faulting each other, senators from both parties were looking for an agreement to end the crisis. The vast machinery of the federal government began grinding to a halt, but much of the bureaucracy will stay in motion for a while. The early days of the federal government shutdown won’t slow the American economy much, but that could change if the impasse drags out. As Democrats pushed the government toward a shutdown, they could take solace in the rapid-fire news cycles of the Trump era. A crisis now may be long forgotten by November. Demonstrators gathered on Saturday at rallies across the country. Progressive women hope to translate their enthusiasm into electoral victories in the midterm elections. Women’s marches drew more than a million people a year ago. This time around, they come amid a broader cultural challenge to men’s power and privilege. Representative Patrick Meehan, a Republican member of the House Ethics Committee, used taxpayer money to pay a former aide who had seen him as a father figure before he made unwanted advances. The creator of the media men spreadsheet speaks; Amazon unveils its second-headquarters shortlist; and we said goodbye this week to Mathilde Krim, a mobilizing force in an AIDS crusade. The best way to evaluate President Trump’s first year in office is to compare him not with the great presidents but with the worst. Romance novels taught me that sexual pleasure was something women could not just hope for but insist upon. Women will follow Clinton’s lead right into the White House. An ideological movement hasn’t taken over the party — yet. What life has been like as an imam during Donald Trump’s first year in office. What does Hope Hicks do, exactly? Vast amounts of emotional labor. Children don’t live in a bubble, so why do we try to shelter them from conflict? In shattering comforting fictions about how things work in America, he’s made us face our country’s lack of decency and shame. Finally. The leader of the Hawaii National Guard disclosed the timetable at a hearing on Friday. Lawmakers want to know why the public was not told quicker. After facing criticism over the church’s sexual abuse scandals, he returned to familiar themes of poverty and the environment. As a wild, bitter contest to lead Brazil gets underway, the two front-runners are political opposites, one facing prison time and the other with a long history of incendiary remarks. He shot his first antelope at 8, his first elephant at 14. Mr. Selby was a protégé of the East Africa hunter Philip Hope Percival, who took Theodore Roosevelt and Ernest Hemingway on safari. Daniel Mallory submitted “The Woman in the Window,” a psychological thriller, under a pseudonym. His own publishing house bought it. Changing your service technique in your prime is never easy, and success relies on commitment, say some players who have done it, like Maria Sharapova. Hindu extremists smashed up the film set, pulled the director’s hair and threatened to behead the lead actress. “Padmaavat,” the most potentially explosive Indian film in years, opens Thursday. The virtual currency has enjoyed a spectacular rise in value, but there are important tax implications. Here’s a guide. More Recent Articles |
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