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“Pushing for Vote on Health Care Bill, Trump Seems Unclear on Its Details” plus 39 more NYT

“Pushing for Vote on Health Care Bill, Trump Seems Unclear on Its Details” plus 39 more NYT

Pushing for Vote on Health Care Bill, Trump Seems Unclear on Its Details

Posted: 01 May 2017 02:00 AM PDT

President Trump has insisted that the bill would not allow discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions, an assertion contradicted by health policy experts.

Congress Allocates $120 Million for Trump Family’s Security Costs

Posted: 01 May 2017 12:34 PM PDT

The additional funding, part of a spending deal that could pass this week, reflects the extraordinary costs associated with the Trump family's lifestyle.

Winners and Losers of the Spending Deal (Spoiler Alert: Trump Lost)

Posted: 01 May 2017 11:53 AM PDT

The deal reached by congressional leaders was a rare act of compromise, and some parties — coal miners, Planned Parenthood — clearly came out ahead.

Trump on the Civil War: ‘Why Could That One Not Have Been Worked Out?’

Posted: 01 May 2017 12:15 PM PDT

Could Andrew Jackson have stopped the war? Trump suggests so in an interview on SiriusXM. The seventh president, a slaveholder, died 16 years before the war began.

Trump Abruptly Ends CBS Interview After Wiretap Question

Posted: 01 May 2017 11:14 AM PDT

The testy exchange was at odds with the image of competence and message discipline White House officials have labored to show over the past week.

Rodrigo Duterte Says He May Be Too Busy for White House Visit

Posted: 01 May 2017 11:57 AM PDT

The Philippines leader, who is accused of ordering extrajudicial killings, has said he "cannot make any definite promise" to accept President Trump's invitation.

Sebastian Gorka Likely to Be Out of White House Role, Officials Say

Posted: 30 Apr 2017 06:37 PM PDT

Mr. Gorka, an adviser on national security who has attracted criticism for his links to far-right groups and his hard-line views on Islam, is to take on another administration role.

Le Pen, Trump, Duterte: Your Monday Evening Briefing

Posted: 01 May 2017 03:19 PM PDT

Here's what you need to know at the end of the day.

California Today: California Today: Down to the Wire in Hollywood

Posted: 01 May 2017 05:57 AM PDT

Monday: A looming writers' strike, a mass shooting in San Diego, and an obituary for an accordionist heartthrob from Fresno.

Asia and Australia Edition: Japan, Rodrigo Duterte, Israel: Your Morning Briefing

Posted: 01 May 2017 02:33 PM PDT

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

Fox News Executive, Bill Shine, Departs Amid Turmoil

Posted: 01 May 2017 03:29 PM PDT

The removal of a co-president, a holdover from the Roger Ailes era, continued an effort to steer the network past its sexual harassment scandal.

Mediator: Murdochs’ TV Deal in Britain Hinges on 3 Words: ‘Fit and Proper’

Posted: 30 Apr 2017 05:49 PM PDT

A regulatory standard complicates a bid by Rupert Murdoch and his family, owners of the scandal-plagued Fox News, to gain complete control of the Sky satellite and cable network.

Diana Falzone of Fox News Files Discrimination Lawsuit

Posted: 01 May 2017 03:32 PM PDT

The contributor said she was banned from more work after disclosing her health issues in an op-ed column for the network's website.

Sidebar: Sent to Prison by a Software Program’s Secret Algorithms

Posted: 01 May 2017 02:00 AM PDT

Using artificial intelligence in judicial decisions sounds like science fiction, but it's already happened in Wisconsin.

Supreme Court Rules Miami Can Sue for Predatory Lending

Posted: 01 May 2017 10:11 AM PDT

In a 5-3 decision, justices said the city was entitled to sue over harm caused by discriminatory mortgage lending practices under federal housing law.

In Palestinian Power Struggle, Hamas Moderates Talk on Israel

Posted: 01 May 2017 11:39 AM PDT

The militant group that has engaged in violent resistance against Israel is pushing for closer ties to Egypt and says it would accept a provisional Palestinian state.

Texas Immigration Bill Draws Protesters to the State Capitol

Posted: 01 May 2017 03:22 PM PDT

The bill would ban so-called sanctuary jurisdictions in Texas and force local law enforcement officials to cooperate with federal immigration agencies.

April Nerve Gas Attack in Syria Appears to Be One in a Series

Posted: 01 May 2017 12:03 PM PDT

On three other occasions, witnesses, doctors and human rights investigators say, Syria used nerve agents, killing at least 64 people in two attacks in December.

Trump’s Volatility in Asia Distresses a Longtime U.S. Ally: Australia

Posted: 01 May 2017 12:42 PM PDT

Some in Australia worry about the risk of being drawn into a conflict that forces it to side with either the United States, its military ally, or China, its biggest trading partner.

Contributing Op-Ed Writer: The End of the Australian Dream?

Posted: 01 May 2017 11:55 AM PDT

When you have a nation full of people trying to get to the top, eventually most of the population is forced to run just to keep up.

Sydney’s Wake-Up Swim. Pink Cap Included.

Posted: 01 May 2017 02:00 AM PDT

Bold and Beautiful is an informal swimming group that meets every morning on Sydney's Manly Beach to swim almost a mile from Manly to Shelly Beach and back. Did we mention they all wear pink swimming caps? This is the first piece in a 360 series about Australia's coastline.

On the Runway: Met Gala 2017: Everything You Need to Know

Posted: 30 Apr 2017 10:55 AM PDT

The inside scoop on "the party of the year," from how much it costs to who gets to go and why you should care.

Rei Kawakubo, the Nearly Silent Oracle of Fashion

Posted: 01 May 2017 02:55 PM PDT

The 74-year-old designer, now the subject of a major show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, prefers to let her clothes speak for themselves.

The Best TV Shows and Movies New to Netflix, Amazon and More in May

Posted: 01 May 2017 11:37 AM PDT

Here are the titles we think are most interesting, broken down by streaming service.

5 Must-See Shows if You’re in New York This Month

Posted: 01 May 2017 11:00 AM PDT

Offerings include a revival of Suzan-Lori Parks's "Venus," at the Signature Theater, and Robert Schenkkan's "Building the Wall," at New World Stages.

Shaming Children So Parents Will Pay the School Lunch Bill

Posted: 30 Apr 2017 05:52 PM PDT

As school districts struggle under the burden of unpaid lunch debt, many of them resort to tactics that stigmatize children.

Nutrition Rules for School Lunches Are Rolled Back

Posted: 01 May 2017 02:00 PM PDT

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that school lunches would no longer have to meet some of the Obama administration's dietary guidelines.

Looking to Cross the Border From Mexico, Into the N.C.A.A.

Posted: 30 Apr 2017 11:00 PM PDT

Cetys University is making an ambitious bid to become the first Mexican member of the N.C.A.A.

For Families of Teens at Suicide Risk, ‘13 Reasons’ Raises Concerns

Posted: 01 May 2017 09:57 AM PDT

A rising chorus of mental health experts contends that many of the show's messages on suicide are inaccurate and potentially dangerous.

Texas Police Shoot and Kill Student, 15

Posted: 01 May 2017 12:04 PM PDT

Jordan Edwards was shot late on Saturday when the police in a Dallas suburb were responding to a call reporting young people drinking.

Review: ‘Casting JonBenet’ Revisits a 1996 Murder

Posted: 27 Apr 2017 02:02 PM PDT

In a conceptual exercise, actors audition for roles in the celebrated case as a way of showing how people are still preoccupied by it.

One Day, a Machine Will Smell Whether You’re Sick

Posted: 01 May 2017 12:38 PM PDT

Researchers are perfecting technology that sniffs out signs of disease in breath, blood and urine.

West Virginia’s Governor, an ‘Unusual Democrat,’ Fights a G.O.P. Tide

Posted: 01 May 2017 02:00 AM PDT

Jim Justice, a billionaire businessman who counts President Trump as a friend, is facing off with Republicans while keeping his party's tarnished national brand at a distance.

John Paulson’s Fall From Hedge Fund Stardom

Posted: 01 May 2017 06:31 AM PDT

The hedge fund Paulson & Company manages just under $10 billion today, down from $36 billion in 2011.

Michael Moore to Take Aim at Trump, on Broadway

Posted: 01 May 2017 08:15 AM PDT

A (mostly) one-man show, "The Terms of My Surrender," will run eight times a week for 12 weeks, starting in July, at the Belasco Theater.

Hawarden Journal: A Refuge for Liberal Values Beneath a Stern Victorian Gaze

Posted: 01 May 2017 06:30 AM PDT

At Gladstone's Library, which is experiencing a surge in interest, the memory of the high-minded prime minister means "you can't quite loll about doing nothing."

As Hollywood Writers’ Contract Ends, Studios Are More Vulnerable

Posted: 28 Apr 2017 03:11 PM PDT

By Tuesday, TV and movie writers could create the entertainment industry's first major work stoppage in a decade. But differences between the business climates now and then offer hope for a deal.

For Chris Stapleton, a Fellow Traveler: His Wife, Morgane

Posted: 01 May 2017 01:47 PM PDT

The visual and musical dynamic between the Stapletons is one of country music's great treats, a vivid display of affection that elevates their songs.

‘Great News’ Gives a Mother-Daughter Team an Onscreen Moment

Posted: 01 May 2017 10:11 AM PDT

Tracey Wigfield is used to her suburbanite mother inserting herself into her professional and personal life. Now she's turned that into an NBC sitcom.

Nonfiction: Cheryl Strayed on Richard Ford’s Masterly Memoir of His Parents

Posted: 01 May 2017 02:00 AM PDT

In "Between Them," the author of "The Sportswriter" imagines his mother and father, both as they seemed to him in life and who they were beyond his view.