Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Andrew G. McCabe’s retirement had been expected, but Monday’s departure was abrupt and unannounced. Republicans have accused Mr. McCabe of being loyal to Hillary Clinton. Disregarding Justice Department warnings, the House Intelligence Committee will release a secret memo questioning the origins of the Russia investigation. How investigators seek permission to eavesdrop on Americans has been a subject of renewed interest after Republicans wrote a memo said to portray the Justice Department as abusing surveillance powers. The reports of a payoff to an adult actress blindsided the first lady, who was furious with her husband, according to two people close to the couple. Signals from the White House have hard-line supporters worried that he will sing the praises of bipartisanship instead of ideological purity. White House correspondents have plenty of material — and plenty of angst — as they cover what Stephen K. Bannon calls “the first McLuhanesque presidency.” In his State of the Union address, President Trump is expected to promote his strategy to win the war in Afghanistan. He’ll be the third president to do so. With insurgent attacks killing more than 130 people in 10 days, Afghans are asking why the government cannot protect its heavily militarized capital. The women, who were contemporaries at the Naval Academy, are part of a powerful wave of political activism in the era of President Trump. The chairman of the appropriations committee is the latest congressional Republican to announce he will not seek re-election in the 2018 midterms. By sticking by its old heroes — and familiar sounds — the awards show risks alienating tomorrow’s stars. There were flashes of politics at the music awards, where enterprising newcomers like Cardi B and fiery performers like Kendrick Lamar competed for airtime with elder heroes. For years, title insurance companies have spent big to win clients, passing the costs to consumers. New York is now fighting to end the practice. Given the level of angst with the direction of the party, there’s never been a better time to start something new. In a wrongheaded effort to rewrite history, Poland’s Parliament is debating a bill to criminalize discussion of that nation’s role in the Holocaust. Imagine what the reaction would be to a rumor that Barack Obama’s ambassador to the United Nations was sleeping with him. Let’s not pretend that Trump’s State of the Union performance matters. It’s a mania! It’s a cult! It’s Bitcoin! Ingvar Kamprad, who died Saturday, was hailed as a Swedish national hero. But he had a darker past. The ethnic model embraced by immigration restrictionists has been a failure. Acceptance was growing. But a new poll shows that the public may be backsliding. As a casino worker, I’ve seen how much wealthy men get away with. Tickets issued to lawmakers’ spouses and guests for President Trump’s annual address to Congress contained a glaring typo: “State of the Uniom.” A public vote on whether to repeal a constitutional ban on abortion will test how much attitudes have changed in the country. The company brings in two veteran editors, Jim Kirk and Jim Rich, to quiet newsroom complaints that have threatened to seep across the company. The move to cede posts to Beijing-approved clerics is part of an extraordinary Roman Catholic effort to end a nearly 70-year schism. Like a Humane Society with guns, handcuffs and badges, the animal police force provides a mixture of animal protection and human social services. A master of reinvention, the three-time former prime minister is poised to come out a winner in Italy’s election. Just spare him the Trump comparisons. Canada’s House of Commons debated workplace law changes to define sexual harassment and protect political staff members. Wang Qishan, who served as Mr. Xi’s anticorruption chief, retired last year. Does his appointment to the national legislature portend a return to high office? In 1967, David Santiago was forced out of his Lower East Side tenement to make way for urban development, with promises he could return. Now, he has. Officials like to promote the economic boost a Super Bowl provides the hosting city. But do the numbers add up? Amis’s “The Rub of Time” and Smith’s “Feel Free” feature pieces about politics, literature, aging and more. It’s really bad this year! These five things can help. These guys paint walls for a living. Roger Federer is out and Williams in as the men’s and women’s tennis tours march forward seamlessly again. We have the “beach read” and the “airplane read,” but what about those books best suited for the subway? Few doctors, and even fewer patients, have heard of CHIP. But it is emerging as a major cause of heart attacks and stroke, as deadly as high blood pressure or cholesterol. Tests that exposed monkeys to diesel exhaust provoked public outrage and are likely to intensify criticism of pro-diesel lobbying by carmakers. More Recent Articles |
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