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Trump Praises Manafort, Saying ‘Unlike Michael Cohen’ He ‘Refused to Break’

President Trump said Paul Manafort, his former campaign chairman, was “brave,” and implied that Michael D. Cohen, his longtime fixer, was a bad lawyer.
The president’s comments appeared intended as a reminder to those who might consider implicating him how much he values loyalty.

Mr. Cohen has pleaded guilty to violating federal campaign finance laws and has implicated Mr. Trump. Here is how their relationship has evolved. Andres Kudacki for The New York Times

G.O.P. Urges Embattled Incumbents to Speak Out on Trump

By urging some candidates to speak out or at least stay silent, Republican leaders risked opening the first significant rift between the Trump White House and the Republican-controlled Capitol.

Anatomy of a Crime: Sex, Hush Money and a Trump Fixer’s Guilty Plea

Coordinating with Michael Cohen, a tabloid giant turned its tip line into a trip wire for negative stories that could have hurt the Trump campaign, prosecutors said.
Donald J. Trump had an ally in the nation’s biggest tabloid news publisher, American Media Inc., which controls nearly every gossip magazine in the country.

Everyone Who’s Been Charged as a Result of the Mueller Investigation

Thirty-three people have faced criminal charges that stem from the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

When Is an Offense Impeachable? Look to the Framers for the Answer

The constitutional convention in 1787 focused on corrupt conduct used to gain the presidency in drafting the impeachment clause.

‘How Did We End Up Here?’ Trump Wonders as the White House Soldiers On

President Trump, who has relished the idea of leading his troops into political battle, seemed subdued as he grappled with two legal setbacks.
The mood inside the White House was grim, a return to a trench-warfare mentality born out of muscle memory.

Records Hint Cohen Wasn’t Alone on Hush Payments

Court filings indicate for the first time that others at Mr. Trump’s company and campaign were involved.

Mr. Trump said that “flipping” under legal pressure “almost ought to be illegal.”

Betsy DeVos Is Said to Weigh Letting School Districts Use Federal Funds to Buy Guns

The Education Department may let school districts use money meant for academic enrichment to buy guns, officials with knowledge of the plan say.
Such a move would be unprecedented, reversing a longstanding position taken by the federal government that it should not pay to outfit schools with weapons.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos this month at the White House. Tom Brenner for The New York Times

D.N.C. Says Hackers Targeted Its Voter Database

The Democratic National Committee said it was alerted to an attempted hacking of its voter database this week and has contacted law enforcement.
A cyberattack on the D.N.C. during the 2016 election led to the release of thousands of emails embarrassing to Democrats.

How FireEye Helped Facebook Spot a Disinformation Campaign

The cybersecurity company has shifted its attention to detecting disinformation and uncovering social media campaigns intended to influence politics.

Can Facebook — or anybody — solve the internet’s misinformation problem?

Urban Meyer Suspended by Ohio State for Three Games

In a nearly nine-hour meeting, the board of trustees decided to suspend the coach for his handling of a case in which his assistant was accused of domestic violence.
The athletic director, Gene Smith, was also suspended without pay for about two weeks.

Urban Meyer, Ohio State’s head football coach, at the Big Ten championship game in December. He has been on paid administrative leave since Aug. 1. Joe Robbins/Getty Images

Opinion

The Editorial Board

Congress, Do Your Job

After President Trump’s Terrible Tuesday, Republican lawmakers need to stop pretending that there are any red lines that he won’t cross.

Charles M. Blow

Search Your Souls (What’s Left of Them), Republicans

Senators and representatives, now is the time to stand on the right side of history.

Charles R. Kesler

Breaking Norms Will Renew Democracy, Not Ruin It

Gail Collins

Lights, Camera, Trump!

Bret Stephens

Donald Trump’s High Crimes and Misdemeanors

Ai Weiwei

The Question We Must Keep Asking

The Editorial Board

A Black and Sooty Mess

Sahil Chinoy, Jessia Ma and Stuart A. Thompson

Trump’s Growing Obsession With the ‘Witch Hunt’

David C. Kang

Why Should North Korea Give Up Its Nuclear Weapons?

Ken White

Can Michael Cohen Bring Down Trump?

Noah Bookbinder, Barry Berke and Norman L. Eisen

What the Manafort Verdict Means

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How Dev Hynes, English Misfit, Became Blood Orange, R.&.B. Miracle Worker

The polymath musician is a whole new model of artist, daubing his signature sensibility over music, film, dance and everything else he touches.

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Overlooked No More: An Egyptian Feminist Who Led a Women’s Movement

Doria Shafik’s hunger strikes and demonstrations made her one of the most influential women in the history of the Arab world. She never received a New York Times obituary — until now.

Obituaries

36 Hours in Thessaloniki

Greece’s second city is filled with remnants of its multilayered past, but sprinkled among the monuments are plenty of modern diversions.

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