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Calls Grow for Nunes to Step Aside in Inquiry on Russia

  • Top Democrats rebuked Representative Devin Nunes for his secret meeting on the White House grounds to review intelligence related to surveillance involving President Trump’s team.
  • Congressional leaders want Mr. Nunes to recuse himself from an inquiry into Russian meddling during the 2016 election, saying he is too close to the White House.

Senate Committee to Question Kushner on Meeting Russians

The president’s son-in-law faces questions about meetings he arranged with the Russian ambassador, including a sit-down with the head of Russia’s state-owned development bank.

News Analysis

Rollback of Climate Rules May Fall Short of Goals, Critics Say

Mr. Trump is poised to sign an executive order to dismantle the regulations of President Barack Obama. But experts say it will do little to achieve “energy independence” or restore coal mining jobs.



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Masks designed by veterans in a program run partly by the National Endowment for the Arts at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Credit Justin T. Gellerson for The New York Times

For Traumatized Veterans,
Arts Therapy as a Lifeline

With funding for the National Endowment for the Arts imperiled, the agency’s support for art therapy programs for veterans is one example of its wide-ranging impact.



Pet City

Things I Wish I’d Known When My Dog Died

The author lost her pet, which she described as the “metronome” to her life, in January. She has learned a lot about the grieving process.


Winds of up to 160 miles an hour hit Airlie Beach on Tuesday. Credit Dan Peled/Australian Associated Press, via Reuters

Cyclone Debbie Strikes Australian Coast

Emergency responders struggled to assess damage after the loss of telephone service and power in at least 48,000 homes.



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A Haunting Look at the Second American Civil War

It is the rare debut novel that draws such strong praise from our chief book critic, who says that “American War,” by Omar El Akkad, creates an alarmingly real dystopian future in America.





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