With competing votes planned for Thursday, the Senate will finally move off the sidelines a month into the partial government shutdown. President Trump’s monthlong impasse with Congress over his proposed border wall has all but frozen the rest of his policy agenda. As many transportation security officers fail to show up for work, reserve employees are being flown in to bolster depleted ranks at some airports. By a 5-to-4 vote, justices temporarily stayed trial court decisions blocking the policy while litigation in the lower courts moves forward. It is the court’s first Second Amendment case in nearly a decade and likely means the court will start exploring and perhaps expanding gun rights. The court’s inaction almost certainly means it will not hear the administration’s challenge in its current term, which ends in June. Mr. Baker, who won the Pulitzer Prize twice, spent decades at The New York Times and had a second career as the host of “Masterpiece Theater.” The deal includes caps on class sizes and hiring full-time nurses for every school, as well as a 6 percent pay raise for teachers. The president whom the Senate Republican leader helped elect has turned out to be the one thing he can’t control. The California senator, who announced her run for the 2020 presidency on Monday, is viewed by Democrats as a formidable contender. Of the four new Congress members from New York, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the only one who has yet to open a local office for constituents. Additional videos show a more nuanced picture of an encounter in Washington among high school students from Kentucky, a group participating in the Indigenous Peoples March and Hebrew Israelites. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. The justices chose not to protect the rights of transgender patriots like me. Welcome to another controversy algorithmically designed to tear America apart. The Trump administration was quick to tout a deal with North Korea. But facts are stubborn things. The referendum to leave the European Union was won on a promise to “take back control.” On the Continent, we wonder whether the British have lost not only control but their minds. Our hasty condemnation of these teenagers reveals the cold truth about hot takes. The U.S. should send more soft power and less hard power to the region. Just as the United Nations cultural organization reforms, America and Israel quit. That makes no sense. The murder of Pawel Adamowicz, the mayor of Gdansk, revealed “absolutely horrifying” political polarization. When the Ukrainian Orthodox Church broke from Russia’s, it dealt a blow to President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to portray his country as one people with a single identity. I hated my uncle abandoning me when I was in prison, but eventually I reclaimed my humanity. Can the rest of Egypt do the same? Forty-six years after Roe, the two camps increasingly disagree on basic facts about abortion — and who has the authority to determine them. This progressive country has long been off the radar for North Americans. But it has some of the best beaches in South America and discounts for foreign travelers. Visiting chefs, a prototype automobile and a fashionable branding strategy converge at Intersect by Lexus. As the acting industry grapples with a culture of sexual harassment and power imbalances, efforts to ensure the well-being of performers involved in intimate scenes are gaining ground. A British family’s bad behavior was documented on social media and followed by local news outlets, alarming a country that has struggled with an influx of tourists. Rivera, the closer who helped the Yankees win five World Series, is the first player to be elected unanimously. Joining him in election: Roy Halladay, Edgar Martinez and Mike Mussina. The arrest of Meng Wanzhou of Huawei has set off a diplomatic crisis, and China is pressuring Canada to release her, but the U.S. is moving ahead with an extradition request. Netflix got its first best picture nod. The 91st Academy Awards are scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 24. For Jewish white-collar offenders, “the closest thing you have to nirvana in a federal prison” is a detention camp in upstate New York. President Jair Bolsonaro set the tone for a Davos gathering with many U.S. and European leaders absent this year, dealing with crises back home. Ever since President Xi Jinping unveiled a plan to link Asia, Europe and Africa with building projects, Beijing has hailed it as central to its foreign policy. China has turned down the volume on its plan. The men’s shows have wrapped, and T’s photographers were on the ground to catch all of the action in London, Milan and Paris. This new Showtime comedy is unapologetically vulgar, but it aims to amount to more than just a bunch of dirty jokes. Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Alta, the famed Utah ski resort, has long been known for resisting alteration. Now, its first luxury lodge is set to open, and not everyone is happy. The physical and psychological toll of brutal commutes can be considerable. With the Arctic warming rapidly, ice loss in Greenland is accelerating and may soon be a major factor in rising sea levels, according to a new study. Connecting with patients doesn’t just make them think someone cares. It can make a difference for health outcomes. More Recent Articles |
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