Justin Fairfax was on the cusp of becoming Virginia’s governor. Then came allegations of sexual assault from early in his rise to prominence.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/us/justin-fairfax-virginia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

One of the detectives said this week that he did not think the disguise was inappropriate and he was trying to blend into a predominantly black neighborhood.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/us/baton-rouge-police-blackface.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

President Trump brought up his plans for a “Salute to America” parade on the Fourth of July to his cabinet. Jim Mattis, then the defense secretary, rejected Mr. Trump’s attempt to have a military parade last year.

source https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000006356952/trump-july-fourth-parade.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

When: July 4. Where: Lincoln Monument. The president returns to his demand for a parade, this time carried out by the National Park Service instead of the Pentagon.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/us/politics/trump-parade-washington.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Federal prosecutors announced racketeering charges against dozens of people who they said belonged to the New Aryan Empire, which began as a prison gang.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/us/arkansas-white-supremacists.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Squeezed by retaliatory tariffs, the spirits industry is joining a growing chorus of businesses pressuring the president to back off his trade fights.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/us/politics/china-tariffs-american-spirits.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

President Trump rebuked Representative Ilhan Omar on Tuesday, saying, “Anti-Semitism has no place in the United States Congress.” Mr. Trump has been known to engage in Jewish stereotypes in the past.

source https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000006356868/trump-ilhan-omar-antisemitism.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Years in the works, the measure designates more than a million acres of wilderness for environmental protection and permanently reauthorizes a federal program to pay for conservation.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/climate/senate-conservation-bill.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

President Trump was the latest in a parade of politicians to condemn Representative Ilhan Omar, but he has perpetuated certain stereotypes of Jews.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/us/politics/trump-omar-anti-semitism.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/briefing/president-trump-el-chapo-kirsten-gillibrand.html?partner=rss&emc=rss