Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. President Trump said he would consider imposing tariffs on an additional $100 billion worth of Chinese goods in retaliation for China’s plan to impose its own tariffs on American products. Beijing has a strong grip on banks, the news media and politics, and it seems willing to take advantage of vulnerabilities in the American political system. At least five agency officials were reassigned or demoted, or requested new jobs after raising concerns about the administrator’s security demands and spending. A star in President Trump's campaign to roll back regulations, he now faces a swirl of ethics questions and may be losing the confidence of the White House. Behind-the-scenes talks could preserve some rules targeted by the Environmental Protection Agency for elimination. In West Virginia, President Trump continued his tirade against the United States’ immigration laws and accused Democrats of embracing dangerous policies to win votes. In his first public remarks on the matter, President Trump told reporters that he knew nothing about the $130,000 paid to Stormy Daniels, remarks that could complicate his legal battle against her. The president raised the issue of rape against immigrants and further confused facts on tax overhaul, the trade deficit with China and voter fraud. One small government office has become the flash point in the debate over the administration’s embrace of socially conservative policy. In the Rio Grande Valley, there is a steady flow of immigrants crossing illegally every day. Most are being quietly processed and sent on their way. A shooting in Brooklyn laid bare a shortcoming of neighborhood policing: Officers who know residents are not always the ones responding in fraught situations. Saheed Vassell was fatally shot by the police in Crown Heights on Wednesday. He was holding a metal pipe that passers-by and officers thought was a gun. The designation remains the most coveted political prize around the world. Don’t award it to strongmen. He wants U.S. troops out. Great. Where’s his plan? His shooting death is a reminder that California’s liberal reputation collides with the experiences of its black residents. I thought I’d figured out a key riddle in “2001: A Space Odyssey.” The actor who played the scene wasn’t so sure. On trade, Trump doesn’t know what he wants, except what he can’t get. New organizations are forming and succeeding in an age of distrust. My ancestor was a founder of Smith & Wesson. I believe he would have been horrified by the kinds of guns the company makes today. The political divide in the United States now separates people by how open or closed their minds are. It’s time America’s leaders got serious about voting security. The House Committee on Natural Resources is intent on erasing essential protections for the nation’s natural resources. The party of former President Luiz Inácio Lula remained defiant, saying he will still run in the coming presidential election. Mick Mulvaney, who is trying to rein in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, awarded large pay increases to two recent recruits. The former Catalan leader is freed on bail, while a court decides whether he can be extradited to Spain on a lesser charge. The actor was sentenced to five years in prison in a case that has extended over nearly two decades. His lawyers said they would appeal, and apply for bail. More women have accused the famous architect of sexual misconduct, and they say the firm seemed powerless to stop his behavior. President Emmanuel Macron, who has taken advantage of his office’s powers, appears poised to expel El Hadi Doudi, making clear he won’t tolerate radical preachers. Woods, appearing in his first major tournament since 2015, shot a one-over-par 73 that required him to repeatedly dig out of trouble. Ms. Nemens, a surprise choice, succeeds Lorin Stein, who left the prestigious literary quarterly last year after he was accused of sexual harassment. At an elephant rejuvenation camp in southern India, Selvaprakash Lakshmanan photographed the guests and their keepers. The “Melodrama” tour brings the singer’s scarred and ecstatic songs into arenas reserved for polished pop. But she doesn’t leave her complexities behind. Hollywood has the Mexican directors. Now we’ll need the actors. The former teen idol and telenovela actor is ready to make like Tom Cruise. “Quiet on the set” took on new meaning in John Krasinski’s horror film, which used a less-is-more approach to its unusual sound design. Is all fair in love and apps? Many highly paid lawyers suggest that nothing is ever fair. We’ll explain the drama. Many colleges and universities are facing a gloomy picture, painted by polls, politics and population shifts that are forcing an overhaul of campuses across the country. 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