A handful of key House committees will lead the scrutiny of the president, his businesses, campaign and administration.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/us/politics/democrats-trump-investigations.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

His exit comes just months after he won a third Senate term in Ohio, raising hopes among some Democrats that he was the party’s best bet for winning back the Midwest.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/us/politics/sherrod-brown-2020-president.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

A drive in college towns aims to get the fast-food chain to follow McDonald’s and Walmart in buying tomatoes grown under strict labor standards.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/business/economy/wendys-farm-workers-tomatoes.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

She nearly became Georgia’s governor. She might run for senator or president. But she’d probably trade it all for the bridge on the Enterprise.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/us/politics/stacey-abrams-star-trek.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The shooting of the man, Corey Jones, on the side of a highway in 2015 drew national attention as one in a series of killings of black men by the police.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/us/nouman-raja-guilty-manslaughter.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

In this week’s Crossing the Border newsletter, an entrepreneur hopes to bring Americans and Mexicans together for good food, drinks and conversation.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/us/mexico-cocktail-taco-tijuana.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Thursday: An L.A. suburb shows the complexity of housing affordability; Facebook to pivot to private; and remembering Julia Morgan.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/us/gavin-newsom-affordable-housing.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The House plans to vote on Thursday on a broad resolution condemning bigotry, as Speaker Nancy Pelosi tries to defuse tension over Representative Ilhan Omar.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/us/politics/ilhan-omar-anti-semitism-vote.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

In an interview with “CBS This Morning,” the women accused their parents of trying to blackmail the R&B singer in claiming that he is keeping them captive.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/arts/azriel-clary-joycelyn-savage-r-kelly.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

President Trump’s former campaign chairman could get a sentence that effectively leaves him in prison for the rest of his life.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/us/politics/paul-manafort-sentencing.html?partner=rss&emc=rss