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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Politics

Mark Meadows said the House Freedom Caucus and the White House were considering a proposal that would allow states to opt out of major provisions in the current health law.
Al Drago/The New York Times

Mark Meadows said the House Freedom Caucus and the White House were considering a proposal that would allow states to opt out of major provisions in the current health law.

The proposal would effectively eliminate one of the Affordable Care Act’s most popular provisions.

Russian Spies Said to Have Tried to Recruit Businessman Who Later Advised Trump

The businessman, Carter Page, met in 2013 with one of three Russians who were eventually charged with being undeclared officers with Russia’s foreign intelligence service.

Susan Rice, Ex-National Security Adviser, Now in Spotlight in Surveillance Debate

Ms. Rice denied any wrongdoing after reports that she sought to learn the identities of associates of President Trump swept up in the electronic monitoring of foreigners.

Strategic Debate in Gorsuch Battle: Use Filibuster Now or Later?

Deploying the filibuster now might please an energized liberal base, but Democrats could lose a weapon that would be more potent in a future Supreme Court fight.

Right and Left: Partisan Writing You Shouldn’t Miss

A case for (and against) a Democratic filibuster, Vice President Mike Pence’s dinner rule, and why a dystopian ’80s movie is newly relevant.

Trump Declines First Pitch on Opening Day, Throwing Ritual a Curveball

White House officials cited a scheduling conflict as the president skipped a tradition rife with the potential for embarrassment and, in a heavily Democratic city, a hostile crowd.

Plan to Cut Funding for Biomedical Research Hits Opposition in Congress

Politicians on both sides are calling a proposal to cut funding to the National Institutes of Health by 18 percent seriously misguided.

The Senate Filibuster, Explained

A potential showdown over the nomination of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch to the Supreme Court has brought a peculiar Senate rule to the fore once again.

Trump Donates First-Quarter Salary to National Park Service

After promising to work for free, President Trump sent a check for $78,333 to the interior secretary, who oversees the park service.

A Billionaire Property Magnate. Likes Twitter and Mar-a-Lago. He’s ... Chinese

The antics of a Chinese real estate magnate and current expatriate threaten to be an embarrassment during Xi Jinping’s summit meeting at Mar-a-Lago.

Richmond Fed President Resigns, Admitting He Violated Confidentiality

Jeffrey M. Lacker, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond, said on Tuesday that he passed on information about internal deliberations in a 2012 conversation.

N.C.A.A. Ends Boycott of North Carolina After So-Called Bathroom Bill Is Repealed

The college athletics organization said the decision was made “reluctantly.”

The Upshot

How Gorsuch Could Pull the Eight Other Justices Rightward

A study finds the presence of a liberal or conservative justice can move the entire court left or right, and not only with their own vote.

Trump Completes Repeal of Online Privacy Protections From Obama Era

Republicans said the rules were unfair to broadband providers, while privacy experts said they could allow companies to sell personal data to advertisers.

Jared Kushner Meets With Iraqi Leader on Future of ISIS Battle

Mr. Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, is the first Trump administration official to visit Baghdad, amid strain over his travel ban.

Kansas House Narrowly Upholds Governor’s Veto of Medicaid Expansion

Despite phone calls and in-person pleas from constituents, legislators fell three votes shy of the two-thirds majority needed to override Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto.

Trump Inherits a Secret Cyberwar Against North Korean Missiles

The United States has been trying to sabotage North Korea’s missile program. President Trump must decide what to do next.

Tracking Trump’s Agenda, Step by Step

A tracker of the latest status of President Trump’s major priorities.

Donald Trump’s Cabinet Is Taking Shape. Here’s the Latest List.

A list of appointees and nominees for top posts in the new administration.

Grand Plans vs. Reality: White House Veterans Recall Their First 100 Days

Don’t Ask, don’t Tell.” Bombing Iraq. Somali pirates. Top officials from the Clinton, Bush and Obama White Houses recall how nothing goes exactly as planned.

Donald Trump’s Inaugural Speech, Annotated

New York Times reporters analyze the 45th president’s comments.

You Draw It: What Got Better or Worse During Obama’s Presidency

See if you’re as smart as you think you are.

Graphic: The Russian Hacking in 200 Words

President Obama announced sanctions against Russia for trying to influence the 2016 election through cyberattacks. Here’s what led to the sanctions.

Graphic: The Array of Conflicts of Interest Facing the Trump Presidency

Donald J. Trump’s global business empire will create an unprecedented number of conflicts of interest for a United States president, experts say.

Interactive Graphic: How Republicans Can Repeal Obamacare Piece by Piece

Peeling away pieces of the law could lead to market chaos.

Interactive Graphic: How Trump Can Influence Climate Change

A Trump administration could weaken or do away with many of the Obama-era policies focused on greenhouse gas emissions.

Interactive Graphic: Could Trump Really Deport Millions of Unauthorized Immigrants?

Sorting through the confusing sets of numbers in Trump’s deportation plan.

The Opinion Pages
Op-Ed Contributor

Florida’s Vengeful Governor

Rick Scott is punishing a prosecutor who took a stand against the death penalty.

Op-Ed Contributor

It’s O.K., California. Breaking Up Isn’t Hard to Do.

By partitioning the state, millions of people could have a chance at self-government.