Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. The president’s adviser and son-in-law lost his top-secret clearance, a White House official and another person familiar with Mr. Kushner’s situation said. The selection of a close ally of Jared Kushner to run the president’s 2020 campaign was seen as a power move by Mr. Trump’s son-in-law. Elsewhere, Mr. Kushner had a rough day. A conservative backlash highlighted the challenge confronting corporations that are struggling to cater to both ends of America’s political and cultural poles. From individual Twitter posts to orchestrated efforts by advocacy groups, the protests against the gun lobby have coalesced into a powerful movement. Lawmakers in both parties are recalibrating their positions on gun control in the wake of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Polls show solid support for stricter laws, especially after mass shootings. But there are also deep disagreement, staunch opposition and growing disenchantment with gun control. Florida lawmakers are considering funding a voluntary program that would allow school staff, including teachers, to carry concealed weapons on campus. Mr. Carson’s wife is accused of pressuring officials at the Department of Housing and Urban Development for an expensive redecoration of his office. A court ruling has shaken Stuttgart, where it may soon be illegal to drive a diesel-powered Mercedes in parts of the city. Age limits for buying semiautomatic weapons and bump-stock bans are inadequate. Throwing people who seem “off” into mental hospitals is insane. We need a new model of masculinity. It won’t come from this president. If you dream about the Democrats restoring national sanity, my advice is to stay away from the race in the seventh congressional district of Texas. Decades of hope that China might join a global liberal order are dashed. He can be president for life, as China becomes more dominant in the world. Readers have a hard time picturing the president running unarmed into a school to save students, as he said he would. An illustrator captures one of the world’s largest migrations. Pyeongchang and Parkland raise questions about what Washington is doing. It is time to grant Doyle Lee Hamm, survivor of the execution chamber, clemency. Ms. Hicks, the White House communications director, told lawmakers investigating Russia’s election interference that she has not lied about matters relevant to their inquiry. Jerome H. Powell told Congress that the economy is healthy and that he plans to continue the Fed’s current course. The city placed black shrouds over statues of Gens. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson after a deadly white nationalist rally last August. An unreleased report says North Korea has evaded United Nations sanctions, providing Syria with materials for chemical weapons. Amazon has made home automation a major focus because of the success of its Echo family of products. Whether it is saber-rattling in the South China Sea, proselytizing on American campuses or censorship of the web, China has alienated one constituency after another. In a rare move, Justice Stephen G. Breyer dissented from the bench, saying the majority was violating fundamental constitutional principles. In a will that she signed days before she died, Ms. Lee assigned her literary assets to a trust. The inclusion of more corporations in a festival sometimes comes at the expense of grass-roots activists and longtime participants. How works by some of New York’s most famous contemporary artists ended up in your neighborhood dentist’s (and doctor’s and lawyer’s) office. Once a radical experiment in dining and now a global brand, L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon returns to Manhattan. Technologists are starting to fret that their creations are too addictive. They could start by doing something about the dots. While you may already use food products to remove stains or wash the dishes, here are some other pantry staples to clean all kinds of messes. The breakout FX comedy, created by Donald Glover, returns with a grittier new season. Hulu’s fictionalized adaptation of the prizewinning account of the Sept. 11 attacks cuts the back story and focuses on the detective thriller. Darian Dauchan’s one-android performance piece uses rap, dance and colored lights to find “the connection between species.” The activist and former N.B.A. player tries to encourage athletes to become socially conscious in his book, “Why We Matter: Athletes and Activism.” An inquiry into why research on the nature of dogs gets so much attention raises the question of whether there are actually more studies of dogs. More Recent Articles |
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