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“Senate Republicans Deploy ‘Nuclear Option’ to Clear Path for Gorsuch” plus 34 more NYT

“Senate Republicans Deploy ‘Nuclear Option’ to Clear Path for Gorsuch” plus 34 more NYT

Senate Republicans Deploy ‘Nuclear Option’ to Clear Path for Gorsuch

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 03:38 PM PDT

In bypassing a filibuster, Republicans abandoned long-held practices and will be able to confirm President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, Neil M. Gorsuch, with a simple majority vote.

Congressional Memo: After Senate Filibuster’s Death, Somber Lawmakers Seek Path Forward

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 11:46 AM PDT

After the judicial filibuster was put to rest, senators on both sides talked about finding common ground to prove that the chamber still functioned.

U.S. to Weigh Military Responses to Syrian Chemical Attack

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 01:42 PM PDT

American intelligence has established with high confidence that a Syrian government aircraft carried out the attack, a senior American official said.

Banned Nerve Agent Sarin Used in Syria Chemical Attack, Turkey Says

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 12:07 PM PDT

The statement by the Turkish Health Ministry, which conducted preliminary tests on the victims, is the most specific to point to the cause of death in the Tuesday attack.

Key Points on Sarin: The ‘Most Volatile’ of Nerve Agents

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 02:11 PM PDT

What is sarin, the banned poison that was used in a chemical weapons attack in Syria?

‘I Buried My Own Children’: A Syrian Father’s Grief

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 01:28 PM PDT

One Syrian man said he lost at least 25 members of his extended family in the chemical attack on Tuesday, including his wife and twins.

Asia and Australia Edition: Syria, China, Devin Nunes: Your Morning Briefing

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 03:38 PM PDT

Here's what you need to know to start your day.

C.I.A. Had Evidence of Russian Effort to Help Trump Earlier Than Believed

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 02:16 PM PDT

Former government officials said the agency told senior lawmakers last summer that it had information indicating that Russia was working to help get President Trump elected.

Devin Nunes to Step Aside From House Investigation on Russia

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 07:00 AM PDT

Mr. Nunes, the Intelligence Committee chairman, said his decision came after "left-wing activist groups" filed accusations against him with the Office of Congressional Ethics.

Preet Bharara Links Firing to Trump Team’s ‘Helter-Skelter Incompetence’

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 01:00 PM PDT

In his first interview since being ousted as the United States attorney in Manhattan, Preet Bharara described a series of events preceding his firing that still has him confused about why it happened.

Trump and Xi’s First Meeting: How Long Will the Cordiality Last?

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 02:00 AM PDT

After welcoming the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, to Florida on Thursday, Mr. Trump is expected to press him aggressively on trade and North Korea.

Imperfect Partners: How Trump Can Improve the Messy U.S.-Chinese Economic Relationship

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 12:30 AM PDT

A time to pick the right fights, while resisting the urge to announce a big splashy deal.

Cultural Revolution Shaped Xi Jinping, From Schoolboy to Survivor

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 02:38 PM PDT

The Chinese president's first immersion in politics came on the streets of Beijing when Mao Zedong exhorted students "to bombard the headquarters" of order.

Your Money: Our Best Guidance for Filing Your Tax Return

Posted: 31 Mar 2017 02:40 PM PDT

How to make filing your taxes just a little bit less painful.

Twitter Sues the Government to Block the Unmasking of an Account Critical of Trump

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 03:02 PM PDT

Twitter said it had a received a summons to reveal the owner of a so-called rogue account, whose owners say they are dissident current or former government workers.

Don Rickles, Equal Opportunity Offender of Comedy, Dies at 90

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 12:30 PM PDT

For over half a century, Mr. Rickles made outrageously derisive comments about people's looks, their ethnicity or anything else he could think of.

Close to Half of American Adults Infected With Genital HPV, Study Finds

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 12:42 PM PDT

High-risk strains of the virus — a cause of cervical and vaginal cancers, and cancer of the penis — infect 25.1 percent of men and 20.4 percent of women.

The Very Tiny Dancers

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 01:40 AM PDT

In 360, watch the littlest dancers at a community audition in Queens for the School of American Ballet. The school has diversified its student body.

F.D.A. Will Allow 23andMe to Sell Genetic Tests for Disease Risk to Consumers

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 03:21 PM PDT

Lifting an earlier moratorium, the agency said the company could report the risks for 10 diseases under certain controls.

Bomb Defused in St. Petersburg as 8 Held in Connection With Metro Attack

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 01:22 PM PDT

The news added to an already tense atmosphere the second-biggest city in Russia, which until Monday had been spared from any major terrorist attacks.

Los Angeles Raids Target Investor Green Card Fraud

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 04:06 PM PDT

The multiyear investigation is the latest to highlight abuses in the EB-5 program, which offers foreign investors a fast path to a green card.

Ferguson Re-Elects White Mayor 2 Years After Mike Brown Incident

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 05:26 PM PDT

A national movement for racial justice flared in the predominantly black Missouri city after a white police officer shot Michael Brown. But few people voted.

British Companies Must Reveal How They Pay Women vs. Men

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 11:38 AM PDT

New rules taking effect on Thursday require large companies to publish by April 2018 the average salaries of the men and the women they employ.

After Rare Walkout, Louis Vuitton and Workers in France Agree to Extend Talks

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 08:07 AM PDT

Shortly before a deadline, both sides agreed to prolong discussions, a day after employees staged a walkout for the first time in 15 years.

Masters Tournament: Dustin Johnson Withdraws; Charley Hoffman Leads

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 12:15 PM PDT

Johnson, the top-ranked golfer, sustained a lower back injury in a fall down the stairs of his rental home near the course Wednesday.

U.K. Court Upholds Fine for Dad Who Took Child From School for Disney Trip

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 09:21 AM PDT

The heavily debated case pit the rights of parents to raise their children as they see fit against stiff truancy laws in a nation where school attendance is compulsory.

Trilobites: The Mucus-Shooting Worm-Snail That Turned Up in the Florida Keys

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 07:41 AM PDT

While studying an artificial reef made from a sunken ship, researchers found a mollusk that may never have been seen before. It could threaten coral in the Florida Keys.

South African Court Ends Ban on Sale of Rhinoceros Horns

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 03:47 PM PDT

The decision was cheered by commercial rhino breeders but condemned by animal preservation groups, which warned that it could increase poaching.

How to Join Our Podcast Club

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 12:53 PM PDT

It's like a book club, but for on-demand audio.

Trilobites: Ancient Cannibals Didn’t Eat Just for the Calories, Study Suggests

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 06:00 AM PDT

An archaeologist's fascination with the nutritional value of humans aims to understand the complexities of early relatives of our species.

Florida Prepares to Apologize for Horrors at Boys’ School

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 06:58 AM PDT

As a bill pushing for an official apology moves toward the state's Senate floor, officials expressed regret to the victims of the Dozier School for Boys.

The Ivy League Sweep: Still Rare, but You’re More Likely to Hear About It

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 08:14 AM PDT

Acceptance into all eight Ivy League schools is no easier than it used to be, experts say. Social media simply enables students to trumpet the feat.

Native American Treasures Head to the Met, This Time as American Art

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 07:55 AM PDT

Almost 100 Native American works from the collection of Charles and Valerie Diker, one of the best in private hands, are promised to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Strategy: 6 Reasons You May Not Graduate on Time

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 04:48 AM PDT

And what you can do about it.

Perfect Strangers: When Father John Misty Met Patton Oswalt

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 08:45 AM PDT

T brings together two people for the very first time — to see what happens.