Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. The president said his advisers would look into rejoining a trade deal he withdrew from last year, as the White House tries to help farmers who will be hurt by its trade measures. Some of the most powerful men in China have been seeking out experts to gain a better understanding of how to respond to President Trump’s combative trade agenda. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis demanded evidence of the Syrian government’s role in a suspected chemical attack to justify military action — and mute Russian criticism. Military forces often boast about the awe of airstrikes and missile launches, but what’s it like to experience their deadly shock on the ground? An attack on a Damascus suburb has drawn the threat of a retaliatory missile strike from President Trump. What really happened there? A memoir by James Comey, the former F.B.I. director, is the only firsthand account to emerge so far by a former Trump official, describing a president whose connection to honesty is tenuous at best. In “A Higher Loyalty,” the former F.B.I. director doesn’t mince words in describing his interactions with President Trump: “This president is unethical, and untethered to truth.” President Trump abruptly issued an order demanding an evaluation of the service’s finances, asserting the power of his office weeks after accusing Amazon of not paying its fair share in postage. The disclosure on Monday of the raid caught the president’s lawyers off guard, as they were drafting a proposal that would have allowed him to be interviewed by the special counsel. Tim Don, the world-record holder in the Ironman triathlon, broke his neck in October. He decided a return to competition was his only option. A day after announcing his retirement, Speaker Paul D. Ryan appeared to back his second-in-command, Kevin McCarthy, to succeed him, but that may not prevent an unruly fight. At his confirmation hearing, the secretary of state nominee sounded less isolationist than Trump, but didn’t distance himself from some of his more disturbing views. The same forces that elevated Ryan brought us to a constitutional crisis. I was the oldest cheerleader in the N.F.L. Not once did I feel age-based discrimination. But I became well acquainted with gender-based discrimination. The first look at the past and say, “This matters.” The second say, “This matters to me.” We need both perspectives. Fundamental issues are suddenly up for debate, thanks to a burst of intellectual creativity. Despite his promises, Paul Ryan failed to deliver a positive Republican agenda. Once again, the museum has ignored the droves of qualified women in the field. Legislation to end forced arbitration agreements is sitting in Congress, awaiting a vote. It’s something everyone should get behind. Trump’s Syria policy: an impulse wrapped in indifference inside an incoherence. The Justice Department can’t make cooperation with immigration authorities a condition of funding to local police departments, a federal judge ruled in Los Angeles. Abuse allegations have consumed the 18-member body that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature. Sara Danius, the first woman to lead it, was forced out. The former model says Bill Cosby drugged her then assaulted her in a hotel room in Lake Tahoe, but his defense team suggests she is making it up. For the second time in recent weeks, a teacher walkout has ended with educators extracting some concessions. Ultimately, Republican lawmakers stood firm against more. New York City said pharmacies would sell naloxone without a prescription, but only a third of the 720 outlets on its list had the drug and knew the rules. The head of Scott Pruitt’s protective detail is at the center of inquiries into excessive spending and possible violations of contracting rules. Republicans got the candidate they wanted to challenge Senator Claire McCaskill. Then came the governor’s lurid sex scandal, which threatens to tarnish the Senate candidacy of Josh Hawley. Economic pressures are fueling a drive by tenants’ rights organizers at the state and city levels to let voters enact rent controls. The figures in “We Come in Peace,” by Huma Bhabha, suggest hopeful connections among languages, civilizations and even galaxies. The award winners were announced today at the World Press Photo Festival in Amsterdam. This book changed lives for decades. How will we know our bodies are normal now? Treat yourself! Spring is the best time to plan a trip to Mexico, and you don’t have to empty your wallet to get there. Here are five great getaways at a variety of price points. A high-end East Side apartment. A brazen theft. Bulgarian organized crime. And now — a lost painting is found. In his book, “Astral Weeks,” Ryan H. Walsh surveys a momentous year and a momentous album. Shai Wosner, who will play six of Schubert’s late sonatas in three concerts at the 92nd Street Y, says, “The music is not depressing but uplifting.” The rate of emergency room visits for anaphylaxis more than doubled, to 3.5 visits per 10,000 children in 2016 from 1.4 in 2010. More Recent Articles |
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