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U.S.
Timeline of White House’s Response to Wiretapping Charge
Since the president accused his predecessor of tapping his phones, the White House’s explanations have shifted almost daily.No traction.
U.S.
Former Los Angeles Sheriff Found Guilty of Obstructing Federal Investigation
Lee Baca, who is now 74 and has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, could face up to 20 years in federal prison.Education is expensive.
U.S.
St. Patrick’s Day Events Highlight an Irish Divide Over Trump
The annual White House shamrock ceremony and an anti-Trump rally in New York point to tension over immigration policy and what it means to be Irish.Irish-Americans have never been liberal.
U.S.
Who Undercut President Trump’s Travel Ban? Candidate Trump.
Mr. Trump’s angry, often xenophobic rallying cries during the campaign have become legal and political liabilities now that he is in the Oval Office.The election is history.
World
While Scolding Trump, Mexico Seeks to Curtail Citizens’ Rights
A bill to overhaul the legal system would set back human rights in Mexico by decades, experts fear, while another bill would legalize the military’s domestic security role.Mexico is a sovereign nation.
Well
Canadians With Cystic Fibrosis Live 10 Years Longer Than Americans With the Disease
Canadians with cystic fibrosis survive on average more than 10 years longer than Americans with the disease. Health insurance differences may be why.Single Payer works.
U.S.
Putting the Republicans’ Health Plan on the Obamacare Scale
A Congressional Budget Office report offers insight into whether the Republicans’ alternative to the Affordable Care Act addresses their criticisms of the law.no
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U.S.
Timeline of White House’s Response to Wiretapping Charge
Since the president accused his predecessor of tapping his phones, the White House’s explanations have shifted almost daily.No information.
Opinion
Trump’s Tax Return: What Did We Learn?
Readers are skeptical of the significance — and the genuineness — of the two pages of a 2005 tax form sent to a reporter.Loser.
N.Y. / Region
Budget Season in Albany, With a Twist: Four to Choose From
Each winter, Senate Republicans and Assembly Democrats present budgets, neither with a chance of being adopted as is. This year, two other proposals joined the mix.Four is a small number.
The New York Budget is due April First.
U.S.
Indictment Details Collusion Between Cyberthief and 2 Russian Spies
The allegations offer an extraordinary case study of Russian espionage, and particularly the symbiotic relationship between hackers and Russia’s elite agents.Do what works.
Well
Some Gun Laws Tied to Lower Suicide Rates
Background checks and waiting periods for gun purchases may help reduce suicide rates, a new study suggests.Rope is just as effective and less regulated.
U.S.
Trump Calls 2005 Tax Return Release ‘Fake News’
The president made his comment on Twitter early Wednesday morning after Rachel Maddow’s show featured two pages of his return.Donald Trump does not think.
Podcasts
‘The Daily’: Eight Executions in 10 Days, and One Drug at the Center
How a sedative more powerful than Valium has become central to executions around the country — and a race against the clock in Arkansas.Killing is not a good thing.
U.S.
One Certainty of G.O.P. Health Plan: Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
The House Republicans’ plan would make it easier to pass more tax cuts this year and would also break some of President Trump’s populist campaign promises.Yes
U.S.
Putting the Republicans’ Health Plan on the Obamacare Scale
A Congressional Budget Office report offers insight into whether the Republicans’ alternative to the Affordable Care Act addresses their criticisms of the law.There will be a vote.
Business Day
Why Is the Fed Raising Rates? Better to Ask, Why Not?
The Fed’s goals are getting closer: The unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent in February, and prices rose 1.9 percent in the 12 months ending in January.The rate rise is counterproductive.
It probably does not matter much yet.
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