Conflicting comments by the acting White House chief of staff threw Washington into turmoil. President Trump has claimed his interactions with Ukraine were not an exchange of aid for cooperation. His acting chief of staff may have undercut that — only to backtrack. Mr. Sondland said in his testimony to House impeachment investigators that he was disappointed the president involved his personal lawyer in diplomacy with Kiev. “It’s almost like they built this facility to host this type of event,” the acting White House chief of staff said, dismissing questions over the propriety of the president’s picking his own hotel. After talks in Ankara, Vice President Mike Pence said the agreement would ‘‘save lives,’’ while Turkey said ‘‘we got what we wanted.’’ The agreement, announced by Vice President Mike Pence, may stop the killing in the Kurdish enclave in northern Syria. But the cost to American influence is expected to be high. Hours after his vice president and secretary of state brokered a cease-fire, President Trump said he was right to let Turkey attack America’s Kurdish allies because it eventually led to a deal. A son of sharecroppers, he fought tirelessly for his hometown, Baltimore, and became a key figure in the impeachment investigation of President Trump. The City Council approved a sweeping $8 billion plan to close the troubled jail complex and replace it with four smaller jails by 2026, an aggressive timeline that will prove challenging. With the success of “Hustlers,” is Jennifer Lopez finally getting her due? And happy birthday to “The Argument”! If President Trump doesn’t demonstrate the leadership that America needs, then it is time for a new person in the Oval Office. The Turkish president got what he wanted — as did Russia and Iran. The automation obsession is an escapist fantasy. A hard but necessary choice to save the country. Despite widespread corruption in the union’s top ranks, the workers made the fight their own. The benefits do not come close to outweighing the risks. New York City requires its employees to blow the whistle on wrongdoing, and that approach is working. New York finally turns the page. America’s dual faith in individual liberty and democracy is under attack by the president’s populism. Ad revenue that used to support journalism is now captured by Google and Facebook, and some of that money supports and spreads fake news. Are the wealthy addicted to money, competition, or just feeling important? Yes. Rick Perry, the former governor of Texas who has become enmeshed in the Ukraine scandal, said he would resign as secretary of energy. The U.S. trade war is only part of the problem, as Beijing grapples with weakening investment and falling car sales. The contract extension for the late-night leader keeps him on the job beyond the next election. An Anchorage man was charged with murder after a digital memory card containing images of a brutal attack was found. Officials say he has confessed to an earlier killing. Britain’s prime minister cited a “great new deal that takes back control,” hours after a Northern Irish party rejected the agreement. In an address at Georgetown University, the Facebook chief executive called for more free speech — not less — as his company has been assailed for allowing lies and falsehoods to appear. Influential local allies of Beijing, the group most likely to be able to resolve the impasse, are divided on a range of issues, including the protesters’ demand for full democracy. Angelina Jolie returns as the powerful, dangerous fairy in this tame, disappointing follow-up to the 2014 revisionist hit. A ballerina of unusual range and power, she continued to dance into her 70s despite chronic vision problems. Simply asking people how old they feel may tell you a lot about their health and well-being. More Recent Articles |
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