President Trump has been telling audiences that President Barack Obama had been on the verge of war, a situation that Mr. Obama’s former aides say is entirely fiction.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/us/politics/trump-obama-north-korea.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
It remains to be seen whether Senate Republicans will act collectively to try to stop the president or how far into uncharted territory they are willing to follow him.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/us/politics/trump-republican-party.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Candidates like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders were quick to praise New Yorkers who rebelled at the idea of giving tax breaks to a huge corporation.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/us/politics/amazon-democrats-2020.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Monica Witt’s defection to Iran appears to have been part of a radicalization that began in military service and accelerated in graduate school.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/us/monica-witt-iran.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
An incorrect tax return led to a huge check for a 29-year-old resident of Tampa, Fla., according to a forfeiture complaint filed by the federal government.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/us/tax-refund-check.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Jack Lund, who has been on the job since 1949, drove his last mail run this month. When he first started hauling mail, he took over from the railroad.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/us/usps-mailman-retiring.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Seeking adventure, following ideals or settling scores, they joined an American-backed Kurdish militia to fight militants. But now, “it’s anyone’s guess what happens.”
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/us/american-civilian-volunteers-syria-.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Jack Lund, who has been on the job since 1949, drove his last mail run this month. When he first started hauling mail, he took over from the railroad.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/us/usps-mailman-retiring-.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
The move by Pope Francis, announced by the Holy See on Saturday, was the first time a cardinal or bishop in the United States has been laicized by the Roman Catholic Church.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/us/mccarrick-defrocked-vatican.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
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