There is no clear succession plan should the state’s lieutenant governor leave office amid allegations of sexual assault.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/09/us/politics/line-of-succession-virginia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

One of the 20th century’s leading oceanographers, he was called the “Einstein of the oceans,” in one case predicting the surf on D-Day and saving lives.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/09/obituaries/walter-h-munk-scientist-explorer-who-illuminated-the-deep-dies-at-101.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

A rare confluence of winter storms slammed Seattle with as much snow in one day as it usually gets in an entire year.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/09/us/seattle-snow.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

In a backyard in Erie, Pa., an unusual cardinal has appeared, displaying both male and female traits. Scientists say it may be a so-called gynandromorph.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/09/science/cardinal-sex-gender.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Representatives Nita M. Lowey and Kay Granger are the first women to lead the House Appropriations Committee. Their bond gives lawmakers optimism for the work to come.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/09/us/politics/congress-border-wall.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Noxious sewage contaminated with feces, industrial chemicals and other raw waste crosses the border through the binational New River.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/09/us/calexico-new-river.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Mr. Trump’s “I accomplished the military” claim makes a strange kind of sense in articulating the relationship between the president and troops, one expert says.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/09/us/politics/trump-military-claims.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The White House may find an ally in the Senate committee’s new chairman, Jim Risch of Idaho, who has already pledged not to spar publicly with the president.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/09/us/politics/jim-risch-foreign-relations-committee.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The art of inspiring online donors is very much about timing: It’s about having a moment in the national spotlight — and then capitalizing on it. A looming deadline helps, too.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/09/us/politics/democrats-donations-2020.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

A Times analysis shows that in the contest for small donors, there is a wide gap between the haves, led by Bernie Sanders, and have-nots like Cory Booker.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/09/us/politics/2020-democrats-campaign-funding.html?partner=rss&emc=rss