Here’s what you need to know to start your day. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. An inspector general report gives President Trump new ammunition to criticize the F.B.I., but it does not fit into his theory that agents conspired to help Hillary Clinton. A 500-page report, the most comprehensive look at the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, reflected a messier reality than the story line promoted by the White House. Hillary Clinton supporters saw the report on James Comey as proof the F.B.I. wronged her in 2016. “It’s disappointing and infuriating,” one ally said. A Justice Department report that is highly critical of James B. Comey’s handling of the Clinton email investigation has cast a shadow over his legacy as a top law enforcement official. Evidence from polls in October 2016 remains frustratingly inconclusive. The scathingly worded lawsuit seeks to dissolve President Trump’s foundation and bar him and his children from nonprofit boards. New York’s attorney general, who sued the Trump Foundation for engaging in political activities, also referred the matter to the Internal Revenue Service. Why has President Trump’s charity faced years of legal scrutiny? And what does the New York attorney general’s lawsuit against it mean? A proposed compromise up for a House vote next week would make hard-line changes to the legal immigration system in exchange for protections for young immigrants. The converted store in Texas has become the largest migrant children’s shelter in the country — a warehouse for boys who were caught illegally crossing the border. Our correspondent visited Venezuela to see whether the country could pull itself out of its economic free fall. The outlook was not encouraging. Heimir Hallgrimsson is a laid-back leader and sometime dentist who sees success for Iceland’s national team as a continuing journey unconnected to its 2018 World Cup finish. As officials tried to ensure a warm welcome for World Cup fans, a lawmaker warned that women should avoid sex with foreigners, especially those from other races. He has repeatedly claimed that the Justice Department tried to protect Hillary Clinton. A watchdog’s report says otherwise. He and his allies are muddying the waters. It has nothing to do with the Mueller investigation. An inspector general report faulting me also found no evidence of bias or improper motivation in the F.B.I. investigation of Hillary Clinton’s emails. Donate, protest, call — and, eventually, vote this cruelty out of office. Mindfulness makes people less motivated. The judge’s decision that approved the new company barely touched on the law’s concern about concentration of economic power. Fifty years ago, a jury convicted America’s favorite baby doctor of abetting Vietnam War resisters. The only energy left in politics is the energy of national assertion, which Italians will not be able to vent on the soccer field this year. As a child, I constructed the stories I needed to survive his absence. Recent studies show that their resolve wavers when racially or ethnically charged issues like neighborhood integration are at stake. The risks are greater than ever, even if the Saudi-Emirati offensive ends fast. Watch these dancers, and join one of New York City’s biggest salsa parties. Judge Jack B. Weinstein ruled against precedent on police accountability, saying the high court had gone too far in expanding officers’ immunity from lawsuits. The White House may phase in tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods as the United States tries to continue negotiations. France’s leader doesn’t care for his “president of the rich” label. The new china he ordered for the Élysée Palace may not help. The E.P.A. chief is expected to submit to President Trump on Friday a proposal to cut a major Obama-era clean-water plan. After a police encounter at one of its restaurants in Florida was caught on video, the chain said it planned to retrain employees in customer service. The Justice Department said it would not seek an injunction to stop the deal, which gives AT&T access to Time Warner’s vast media and entertainment portfolio. Utilities say they must be shielded from liability or the electric grid will suffer. Critics say that puts the burden on ratepayers, not investors. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, described the act as “a common courtesy,” but critics said it was an inappropriate gesture that was meant to symbolize respect. Facing a mountain of national debt accumulated under his predecessor, the prime minister has no time for apologies, mincing words or President Trump. Research suggests that people heed negative reviews more than positive ones — despite their questionable credibility. Should you fly a flag at night? What do you do about a dirty or tattered flag? Can it touch the ground? Answers to common questions. A new collaboration makes denim as current as possible — as in, current events. Members of a visionary art group stayed abreast of the latest developments in postwar Japan. Hannibal Buress, Jon Hamm, Jake Johnson and Ed Helms star as friends who refuse to put away childish things. Benjamin Carter Hett’s “The Death of Democracy” traces the fall of the Weimar Republic and the rise of the Third Reich. Two years ago, NASA dismissed and mocked an amateur’s criticisms of its asteroids database. Now Nathan Myhrvold is back, and his papers have passed peer review. More Recent Articles |
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