The airstrikes on three sites in Syria, launched early Saturday local time, were part of what officials said was an effort to deter future chemical attacks. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. President Trump addressed the nation on Friday night about his decision to order airstrikes on Syria. Read the complete text of his remarks. The British prime minister and the French president issued statements supporting President Trump’s decision to launch airstrikes against Syria. As prosecutors revealed a monthslong fraud investigation of Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s personal lawyer and fixer, Mr. Trump called Mr. Cohen on Friday to “check in.” The official, Elliott Broidy, quit amid news of a deal he struck with a woman who became pregnant during an affair. The payout was arranged by President Trump’s lawyer Michael D. Cohen. From Mark Zuckerberg’s congressional testimony to Speaker Paul D. Ryan’s announcement that he will not seek re-election, here are six of the biggest stories driving American politics this week. President Trump, who fired James B. Comey as his F.B.I. director, took to Twitter on Friday morning to disparage him as a leaker and liar. The report accused the former official, Andrew G. McCabe, of repeatedly misleading investigators. Mr. McCabe was fired in March hours before he was eligible for a full pension. In his memoir, the former F.B.I. director said the campaign’s objections to a 2015 New York Times article, which resulted in two corrections, were misleading. A recent case involving an 11-year-old girl has given urgency to the government’s efforts to change laws to better protect minors. Critics say the changes don’t go far enough. The 1967 blaze at Cornell University killed 9, including members of a fast-track Ph.D. program. No one was ever charged, but an amateur investigator thinks he knows who set it. Palestinians demonstrating against the Israeli blockade gathered by the thousands. Nearly 1,000 people were wounded, hundreds by gunshots or tear gas. The president should still seek congressional approval for further action and needs to be cautious about letting the conflict escalate. The establishment in Washington thinks that every problem requires action. Sometimes the best option is doing nothing at all. But the president is unlikely to be able to use his pardon power to get out of his legal jam. The switch carries historical freight that augurs poorly for Democrats and for the nation’s polarized politics. The G.O.P. owed America an alternative vision to Trumpism, and failed to deliver. A madman’s manic certainties can overwhelm reason and outrage turn to a shrug. Then comes the fall. A warning about fascism both abroad and at home. It completely changed my relationship with fear, which had become a very regular part of my daily life through the depressed period. In newly released accounts, officers said they could still hear shots being fired when they arrived on a scene of blood and horror at the Stoneman Douglas High school shooting. Gov. Matt Bevin had vetoed a budget that expanded public education spending with the help of tax increases, calling a revenue bill “sloppy.” At least three of the passengers had “a significant amount” of medication that causes drowsiness in their systems, toxicology tests show. In her second appearance as a witness against Bill Cosby, Ms. Constand said he drugged and sexually assaulted her after she had rejected his advances. Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, who will soon take over the newspaper, dropped a bombshell to employees on Friday: He is moving the offices to El Segundo. Google’s ad business is twice as big as Facebook’s. But executives at Google and other big tech companies have avoided intense scrutiny. For now. Stephen Schwarzman, the private equity billionaire, offered a Pennsylvania high school $25 million. He wanted his name and likeness all over the school. The party is strengthening its influence — often gaining direct decision-making power — over the international firms doing business in China. The Rockets, Warriors and Cavaliers all think they have an edge in the league’s annual contest for the jewelry that tends to dominate the conversation. An artist is under investigation for an exhibit intended to highlight China’s lack of privacy protections and a public sense of futility. Getting on the endangered list issued by the Zoological Society of London isn’t actually about looks. Creatures have to be evolutionarily distinctive, not just weird. More Recent Articles |
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