If Democrats do not oust Mr. Fairfax, who faces sexual assault allegations, they could anger female voters. But if they push him out, they could deeply trouble African-Americans.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/09/us/politics/justin-fairfax-virginia-impeachment.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Senator Warren announced an exploratory campaign more than a month ago, but was expected to make her plans official on Saturday.

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

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

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/09/us/race-related-blackface.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/2019/02/09/us/politics/on-politics-the-biggest-stories-of-the-week.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Hacienda HealthCare said Thursday it would close the center. But then the state expressed concern about the “health and safety” of moving out its patients.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/08/us/hacienda-healthcare-phoenix.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Seattle is expected to get up to another six inches during a winter storm that started on Friday. Heavy snow will also hit parts of California.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/08/us/snow-storm-seattle.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The White House physician made a long-term prognosis about President Trump’s health without issuing a detailed final report about what a team of specialists treating him found.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/08/us/politics/trump-health-physical.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The chief justice, a student of legal rules governing precedent, balances guarding his court’s legitimacy against his generally conservative impulses.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/08/us/politics/john-roberts-abortion.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

President Trump refused to provide lawmakers with a report on the killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, leading to complaints of a cover-up.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/08/us/politics/trump-khashoggi-congress.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The meeting in Hanoi will be the second time President Trump has met the North Korean leader. The location is a powerful symbolic choice.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/08/us/politics/trump-kim-jong-un-hanoi.html?partner=rss&emc=rss