Today’s Paper

Dealt a Defeat, Republicans Set Their Sights on Major Tax Cuts

By ALAN RAPPEPORT

Congressional Republicans face a challenge made more difficult by the collapse of their health care bill, and may have to scale back their grand plans.

Democrats, Buoyed by G.O.P. Health Defeat, See No Need to Offer Hand

By JONATHAN MARTIN

The party, in its best position since its loss in the November election, is newly optimistic about picking up seats in 2018, hoping to ride a backlash against President Trump.

After Terrorist Attack, a British City Linked to Jihadis Winces and Asks Why

By KATRIN BENNHOLD and KIMIKO de FREYTAS-TAMURA

Birmingham, Britain’s second-largest city, with a large Muslim population, has become known as a recruiting ground. Muslim residents resent the stigma but acknowledge the problem.

Adding Homeless Shelters Is a Political Risk, but de Blasio Sees No Alternative

By NIKITA STEWART, WILLIAM NEUMAN and J. DAVID GOODMAN

The mayor plans to begin opening the first of 90 new shelters during the heat of a re-election campaign.

Icahn Raises Ethics Flags With Dual Roles as Investor and Trump Adviser

By ERIC LIPTON

The billionaire is advising on regulations, including pressing for a change in an E.P.A. rule that has cost an oil refinery he’s invested in millions of dollars.

Bolzano Journal

Who Killed the Iceman? Clues Emerge in a Very Cold Case

By ROD NORDLAND

Using a wealth of new scientific information, a seasoned homicide detective has developed a theory in a death 5,300 years ago.

Aleksei Navalny, Top Putin Critic, Arrested as Protests Flare in Russia

By ANDREW HIGGINS

Mr. Navalny was among the hundreds arrested nationwide as rallies took place in scores of cities across Russia.