The president is consulting allies about supporting expanded background checks. Mitch McConnell said the idea would be “front and center” when the Senate reconvenes. The suspect’s mother called the police about a gun her son had ordered. Her lawyer said that it was an “informational call” and that she did not raise concerns he was a threat. Calling out campaign donors isn’t a new political tactic, but the question of how much should be publicly disclosed about them has been an issue repeatedly raised by Republicans in recent years. The abrupt decision to install Joseph Maguire as director of national intelligence comes after the resignation of Sue Gordon, the No. 2 spy chief. The Justice Department engaged in a “politically motivated and retaliatory demotion in January 2018 and public firing in March 2018,” Mr. McCabe said in his lawsuit. The double whammy immediately renewed questions about the prospects of the world’s biggest ride-hailing company. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. With Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso grieving after deadly mass shootings, visits from President Trump drew a sharp response from residents. Also this week, life as a young, conservative climate advocate. And are Democrats breaking up with Obama? What grade has a generation earned? An A+? A C-? Stunts like Joaquin Castro’s upstage a real concern: Americans should want to know more about who funds political campaigns. But he doesn’t seem to be learning. You can credit social movements for that. The president cannot be absolved of responsibility for inciting the hatreds that led to El Paso. A day of racist comments left him looking small and isolated, while the city united against him. This law student and freelance journalist was seized in Syria in 2012. New technologies have side effects that aren’t fully understood until the technology is in wide use. Her novels offered more than an education in literature. They showed me how language protects history. Both the gourmet grocer and the rarefied department store made shopping feel like art. Now they are in financial free-fall. Does it matter? As Facebook and Twitter face scrutiny, the site for job seekers remains a controversy-free zone. Is the office the future of social media? “The Nightingale,” from Jennifer Kent, looks at the effects of sexual assault in 1820s Tasmania. Critics say it is too graphic; defenders say it reflects historical truths. The social network is pitching an initiative to license articles from some of the largest American news publishers for its mobile app, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. “I believe the ordeal of my husband and other unjust detention cases deserve the same level of attention,” said Hua Qu. Her husband has been imprisoned for three years in Iran. Accused C.I.A. spies are said to have been gathering intelligence on oil sales, data that the Americans want and that Iran wants to keep secret. Matteo Salvini, the anti-migrant interior minister, has a talent for expressing the country’s id. A highly visible vacation was the latest step in his campaign for the top job. This harrowing documentary looks at the history — and brutal costs — of China’s one-child policy. The Premier League season opens this weekend, and Pep Guardiola’s team is favored to cruise to its third straight title. The designer Sophie Theallet said she wouldn’t dress the first lady, setting off a firestorm. Now, with a new brand, things are working out nicely. In “Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan,” a filmmaker’s dramatization has earned both praise and pushback from the soldiers who survived the attack 53 years ago. In “Crisis in the Red Zone,” Richard Preston recounts how Ebola broke out in West Africa in 2014 and what it meant for those desperate to treat the infected. Meet the two Stanford dropouts, both 23, who run Brex, which provides charge cards to start-ups. Its growth is a sign of Silicon Valley’s unflagging exuberance. Katie Thomas, who covers health care, has chronicled how the technology disruption in her field has raised questions that are still unanswered. Too often, people with incurable cancers pursue therapy beyond any hope of benefit — except, perhaps, to the pockets of Big Pharma. More Recent Articles |
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