President Trump made his first appearance on the international stage since the House sent impeachment articles to the Senate, on the day his trial is set to begin in earnest. In a memo for the Trump team during the Russia investigation, the attorney general wrote that presidents who misuse their authority are subject to impeachment. With the government in control of the production, “the emotion” of Tuesday’s session was missing, said Chris Wallace of Fox News. Mrs. Clinton’s sharp criticism of her former rival in an upcoming documentary series ricocheted across the Democratic Party on Tuesday, threatening to reopen the barely healed wounds of 2016. A day after they seemed to have brokered a truce, Joe Biden released a video criticizing “Bernie’s negative attacks” and Bernie Sanders responded with one blasting his rival’s record on Social Security. Appearing for the first time at the military war court, James Mitchell was defiant, saying he was there for the benefit of the victims of the 9/11 attacks and their families. Mr. Greenwald is accused of being part of a “criminal investigation” that hacked into the cellphones of prosecutors and public officials. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. At the opening of only the third Senate trial of a president in U.S. history, we ask: What can the previous proceedings teach us about this time? Many of the elite who gather at the World Economic Forum were horrified by his election. But most seem to have come to accept the U.S. president. In his Senate trial as in all else, he’s a profile in persecution. Democrats and Republicans clash over the Senate’s impeachment trial procedure. There is a winnable approach for Democrats in the impeachment trial. The Democrats’ last standard-bearer won’t say she’ll commit to anyone who wins the nomination, disrupting party unity. Algorithms are sending ads by American brands onto Russian disinformation sites. For one thing, stick with Drake. Thanks a lot, Mitch McConnell. He’s faced continual threats since revealing that leaked texts showed illegal activity by a judge who helped clear the path for Jair Bolsonaro’s election. We don’t have to be ‘upstanders’ to avoid genocides. We just have to make sure not to help them along. Black people expend daily energy to counteract racial stereotypes and get fair treatment. The assignment: Head to Boston to see the touring stage show and the movie musical all in one day. The result: a purr, a yowl or both? Jeter came up a single vote short of becoming the second person to be named on 100 percent of the ballots. Walker was elected in his final year of eligibility. The president said in Davos, Switzerland, that he was planning to add more countries to an executive order barring people from predominantly Muslim countries. New rules will require online services to overhaul how they treat the personal details of children in the country. The census began its 2020 count in a remote Alaskan village amid questions about whether officials can avoid yet another undercount of minority communities. SmileDirectClub, which sells teeth aligners online, has worked to limit information about customer dissatisfaction. Deborah Dugan, who was placed on leave, said that the Recording Academy’s lawyer sexually harassed her and that she had complained about financial and voting irregularities. Local officials apologized, but the crackdown on a common — and comfortable — practice has raised a rare outcry over privacy in a country accustomed to surveillance. Osaka, the reigning Australian Open champion, was 14-1 going into the tournament after losing in the United States Open last year. Deepika Padukone’s new movie, “Chhapaak,” highlights the activism of survivors of acid attacks. From the goddess to the governess at Dior and Chanel, and beyond at Iris Van Herpen. At the couture shows this week in Paris, fashion designers begin to address reality. In “What’s Your Pronoun?” Dennis Baron argues that the language’s lack of a third-person, gender-neutral pronoun has dogged writers and speakers since at least the Middle Ages. The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the trouble with criticizing “cultural appropriation” and more. Two legs are good. Four legs might be better. As so-called intentional communities proliferate across the country, a subset of Americans is discovering the value of opting out of contemporary society. More Recent Articles |
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