The last-minute announcements by Senators Susan Collins and Joe Manchin III capped an emotional and deeply divisive Supreme Court confirmation process. The Republican senator from Maine delivered a 45-minute, point-by-point civic lesson of a speech to explain her support for President Trump’s nominee. But in Mr. Trump’s scorched-earth presidency, the victories — whether the success of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination or the trade deal with Canada and Mexico — are divisive and come at a cost. The battle over the confirmation of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh has exposed a climate of partisan distrust rivaled by few other moments in the recent past. Representative Jerrold Nadler, who is in line to be the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said he was prepared to look into accusations of sexual misconduct and perjury. President Trump, reacting to critics, said the F.B.I. should have a free hand to investigate. But the White House counsel told him that was a bad idea. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. For some residents, the trial of Officer Jason Van Dyke in the killing of Laquan McDonald became a proxy for years of anger over police mistreatment of black Chicagoans. A jury has found Jason Van Dyke, a Chicago police officer, guilty of second-degree murder for the shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014. The American economy added 134,000 jobs in September, the Labor Department said, and unemployment fell to 3.7 percent. Employers added only 134,000 jobs last month, but that doesn’t reflect the robustness of the economy. Nadia Murad, a former ISIS captive, and Denis Mukwege, a Congolese gynecological surgeon, were rewarded “for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.” Nadia Murad, a survivor of sexual violence by the Islamic State, and Dr. Denis Mukwege, a gynecological surgeon who founded a hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo, were awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for their campaigns against the use of rape as a weapon of war. A gynecologist in a war zone, the Nobel Peace Prize winner made a specialty of treating women who had been raped with extreme violence. State and city officials announced they were looking into the maneuvers after an investigative report in The New York Times. Three academics tested a theory about the intellectual integrity of peer-reviewed “grievance studies” by cooking up, and publishing, their own. Officials say the country’s tax agency was swindled by a London-born financier who moved to Dubai. Now, it wants the money back. Don’t let Donald Trump and Brett Kavanaugh have the last word about American justice. Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination was about so much more than Brett Kavanaugh. Trump believes that judges should be agents of those who appoint them. That would be the end of the rule of law. Colombia demonstrates the value of the political center. When things are headed in the wrong direction, it’s good to remember who truly loves their country. It’s not about Brett Kavanaugh’s alleged behavior. It’s about justices who do not represent the will of the majority. A rare look at the front lines where Special Forces battle the Islamic State. Saudi Arabia must do everything in its power to help locate the missing Washington Post journalist. A collection of interviews, videos and articles about Dr. Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad, winners of the Nobel Peace Prize. It certainly knows how to conduct cyberattacks that disrupt political processes. A new Opinion podcast featuring Ross Douthat, Michelle Goldberg and David Leonhardt A planet-spanning virtual observatory, years in the making, could change how we think about space, time and the nature of reality. Will it work? Ruth’s grave has always been a pilgrimage spot for Yankees fans — especially during the playoffs, and especially against the Red Sox. With its stock at its lowest point since 2009, the company plans to trim its salaried work force and is exploring an alliance with Volkswagen. A derailment briefly closed down train service under the Hudson River, the type of disruption that transit advocates warn could cripple the Northeast if the tunnel closed for extensive repairs. The columnist Cyril Almeida is the latest to come under withering official pressure, and the new Pakistani government may be positioned to attack advertising as well. The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Gardasil 9, a vaccine against nine strains of the human papillomavirus for older age groups. The first lady drew criticism after she appeared on a safari grassland wearing a pith helmet — a common symbol of European colonial rule. The proposed auction of the artist’s 1995 painting “Knowledge and Wonder,” held by the Chicago Public Library, is a dreadful idea. Ms. Rosen, a first-term congresswoman, is running against Senator Dean Heller, one of the most endangered Republican incumbents in November. The Kavanaugh nomination is a wild card in the race. A new “chippie” in Hackney specializes in the proprietor’s own fish substitute, marinated and carefully deep-fried. The city was teeming with foreign visitors for the art fairs, auctions and exhibitions. But Britain’s exit from the European Union was weighing on many minds. Dave Anderson, who died on Thursday at 89, covered the entire landscape of sports for The New York Times over nearly three decades. Here is a sampling of some of his more memorable pieces. Global warming is bringing an era of wilder, more dangerous rains. The good news is that we’re getting better at evacuating flood zones. The bad news is everything else. More Recent Articles |
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