Mr. Hogan, a moderate Republican who is considering a primary challenge to President Trump, called the president’s victory in 2016 an “anomaly.”

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Plus, what a sneaker says about college sports, and questions about the next step in building wireless networks.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/business/the-week-in-business-saudi-arabia-north-korea-trade.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Konstantin V. Kilimnik is central to two of the most tantalizing elements in the special counsel’s investigation of possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/us/politics/konstantin-kilimnik-russia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Given the actor’s long history in show business and political causes, it is all the more baffling to friends that he would risk so much.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/us/jussie-smollett.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Readers reveal racist behavior they committed or witnessed as children and reflect on how it affects them today.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/reader-center/memories-of-blackface.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The small grass-roots organization wants to replace more centrist Democrats with liberal candidates — and that has made some lawmakers uneasy.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/us/politics/justice-democrats-ocasio-cortez.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Doctors, hospitals, drug companies and insurers have a simple message: The Affordable Care Act works reasonably well and should be improved, not repealed or replaced with a big new public program.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/us/politics/medicare-for-all-lobbyists.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Despite evidence that PG&E was responsible for repeated safety violations and involved in deadly wildfires, lawmakers have continued to benefit from its political donations.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/us/pge-california-politics.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Race/Related is a weekly newsletter focused on race and identity, with provocative stories from around The New York Times.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/us/jussie-smollett-race-related.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

It’s been a busy week in American politics. Here are some of the stories you might have missed.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/us/politics/biggest-stories-of-the-week.html?partner=rss&emc=rss