A Justice Department motion to invalidate the entire Affordable Care Act gave Democrats an opening to press their health care agenda and move beyond the Mueller report. The Affordable Care Act touches the lives of most Americans. Some 21 million could lose health insurance if the Trump administration were to succeed in having the law ruled unconstitutional. Rahm Emanuel reacted to Cook County prosecutors’ decision to drop all charges against the “Empire” actor accused of staging an attack on himself. The contradictory statements from the city’s leadership show how tangled and inflammatory the case has become. The special counsel’s decision not to take a position on whether President Trump’s norm-shattering actions constituted obstruction means future presidents will feel entitled to make similar moves. With the Mueller inquiry over, a less playful theme emerged alongside the wisecracks at the White House: Once the party ends, the president’s perceived enemies should pay. The U.F.C. star was arrested and released without charges as the investigation continued. Long before the grounding of the 737 Max, the F.A.A. faced scrutiny over its longtime practice of giving manufacturers the authority to help certify their own planes. The plane, the same type that crashed in Ethiopia this month and in Indonesia in October, reported engine problems. Martha McSally became the first American woman to fly in combat. But years before, she had been attacked by one of her own. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Drugs like buprenorphine could sharply curb the nation’s opioid overdose crisis. But federal laws make it difficult for people who need such medications to get them. The Senate Republican leader staged a sham vote on a Democratic climate change resolution, embarrassing only himself. Dan McCready was a starry-eyed novice. Then his House race in North Carolina was stolen. In an increasingly global world, Americans should be adding, not slashing, opportunities for their children to learn another tongue. They’ve gone beyond cynicism to pathology. To end an electricity crisis, the opposition and Maduro’s regime have to agree to put the lives of the people above their political goals. The Russia panic shows us how a paranoid style can take root in the heart of the American establishment. The government in Rome is a very unreliable partner, even for China. As the House attempts to override President Trump’s first veto, we the people aren’t holding up our end of the bargain, either. In India, parents who migrate to cities often have no choice but to leave their children alone while they work at low-wage jobs. Now there’s some relief. The Washington-based literary agency Javelin has mastered the art of the Trump tell-all book — and come up with a blueprint for how to get out of the administration in one piece. In 2013, the company started an ambitious, flashy effort to create robots. Now, its goals are more modest, but the technology is subtly more advanced. Violet, in the East Village, cooks its pies on a grill in a style originated in Providence. Don’t laugh. The 248-to-181 vote fell short of the two-thirds majority needed, shifting the fight over the president’s emergency declaration to the courts. Mr. Biden acknowledged the part he played in the 1991 Supreme Court hearings, reckoning with a part of his past that could be a vulnerability for his 2020 candidacy. A one-year change will allow coaches to request a review of possible pass interference, whether it was called on the field or not. Rockland County’s move to limit the movement of unvaccinated minors is its latest effort to fight New York State’s worst measles outbreak in decades. The strange story of the assault in Madrid last month got stranger, as a Spanish judge described a raid that he said was led by a Mexican living in the United States. The last-mover advantage. If procrastination isn’t about laziness, then what is it about? Van Gogh’s comfortable, middle-class existence in London is at odds with how the public imagines the painter. But this period shaped his art, a new exhibition shows. Perhaps a little Botox, though, or maybe some filler. The comedian and actress, who has written a memoir, shares her beauty secrets. An altered version of the film, released in China last weekend, is only around three minutes shorter than the original. But it omits crucial scenes. A venerable astronomy magazine goes on the auction block, and a writer who grew up there reflects on its influence. Most women know that reproductive risks to themselves and their babies rise as they get older, but few men realize that their advancing years may also confer a risk. More Recent Articles |
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