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Tax Plan, Michael Flynn, Ivanka Trump: Your Wednesday Briefing Tax Plan, Michael Flynn, Ivanka Trump: Your Wednesday Briefing
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Here’s what you need to know:Here’s what you need to know:
• Tax plan puts business first.• Tax plan puts business first.
President Trump plans to unveil a tax blueprint today that would apply a vastly reduced, 15 percent rate to a wide array of businesses, including his own. But it may omit a contentious border tax on imports.President Trump plans to unveil a tax blueprint today that would apply a vastly reduced, 15 percent rate to a wide array of businesses, including his own. But it may omit a contentious border tax on imports.
Markets rose on the news, but our economics reporters caution that it is too soon to say if the administration can deliver on its promises.Markets rose on the news, but our economics reporters caution that it is too soon to say if the administration can deliver on its promises.
Part of the inspiration for the president’s plan was a sketch on a white cloth napkin in 1974.Part of the inspiration for the president’s plan was a sketch on a white cloth napkin in 1974.
• How was your Tuesday?• How was your Tuesday?
It was a busy one for the administration:It was a busy one for the administration:
• President Trump dropped his demand for immediate funds for a border wall, easing the passage of a spending bill by Friday to avert a government shutdown.• President Trump dropped his demand for immediate funds for a border wall, easing the passage of a spending bill by Friday to avert a government shutdown.
• Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser, may have violated the law by not disclosing his business dealings with Russia, top lawmakers from both parties said.• Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser, may have violated the law by not disclosing his business dealings with Russia, top lawmakers from both parties said.
• A federal judge blocked the administration’s efforts to cut funds for “sanctuary cities.”• A federal judge blocked the administration’s efforts to cut funds for “sanctuary cities.”
• And the president made an unequivocal statement of support for Israel at an annual Holocaust remembrance ceremony and promised to “confront anti-Semitism.”• And the president made an unequivocal statement of support for Israel at an annual Holocaust remembrance ceremony and promised to “confront anti-Semitism.”
• Witnessing a battle against ISIS.• Witnessing a battle against ISIS.
Michael Gordon, a military correspondent for The Times, is on the front lines in Iraq, where the fight to retake western Mosul from the Islamic State continues.Michael Gordon, a military correspondent for The Times, is on the front lines in Iraq, where the fight to retake western Mosul from the Islamic State continues.
He guides us through a city where the plight of thousands of civilians appears to be worsening by the day.He guides us through a city where the plight of thousands of civilians appears to be worsening by the day.
• Worries beyond water.• Worries beyond water.
If anxieties over tainted water in Flint, Mich., have eased, other problems remain.If anxieties over tainted water in Flint, Mich., have eased, other problems remain.
Our reporter visited one block in the city and found people struggling with entrenched poverty and violence.Our reporter visited one block in the city and found people struggling with entrenched poverty and violence.
“I feel like Flint is falling,” one resident said. “It just keeps on falling.”“I feel like Flint is falling,” one resident said. “It just keeps on falling.”
• Penn Station nightmare.• Penn Station nightmare.
After two derailments, Amtrak is considering closing tracks at the station in Manhattan for an extended period to make repairs.After two derailments, Amtrak is considering closing tracks at the station in Manhattan for an extended period to make repairs.
• “The Daily,” your audio news report.• “The Daily,” your audio news report.
In today’s show, we look at the man behind Uber, for better or worse.In today’s show, we look at the man behind Uber, for better or worse.
Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device.Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device.
• More trouble at Fox News: Eleven current and former employees have filed a class-action lawsuit against the network, alleging racial discrimination and expanding on a complaint filed in March.• More trouble at Fox News: Eleven current and former employees have filed a class-action lawsuit against the network, alleging racial discrimination and expanding on a complaint filed in March.
A Fox News spokeswoman denied the allegations, which came less than a week after the ouster of the network’s star host Bill O’Reilly.A Fox News spokeswoman denied the allegations, which came less than a week after the ouster of the network’s star host Bill O’Reilly.
• Nearly half of the largest U.S. corporations have set their own targets for emissions reductions, even as the Trump administration retreats from environmental commitments.• Nearly half of the largest U.S. corporations have set their own targets for emissions reductions, even as the Trump administration retreats from environmental commitments.
In the U.S., there are more than two jobs in the solar industry for each job in coal.In the U.S., there are more than two jobs in the solar industry for each job in coal.
• Despite the turmoil that has engulfed Wells Fargo in the past year, shareholders voted, tepidly, to keep all of the bank’s 15 directors.• Despite the turmoil that has engulfed Wells Fargo in the past year, shareholders voted, tepidly, to keep all of the bank’s 15 directors.
• A debt crisis in one town in China has raised fears of wider problems across the country.• A debt crisis in one town in China has raised fears of wider problems across the country.
• The Nasdaq passed 6,000 for the first time on Tuesday, and other U.S. indexes were also up. Here’s a snapshot of global markets.• The Nasdaq passed 6,000 for the first time on Tuesday, and other U.S. indexes were also up. Here’s a snapshot of global markets.
• One of the keys to success at work is taking time off.• One of the keys to success at work is taking time off.
• Recipe of the day: Eggs, chorizo and asparagus are a good option for any time of day.• Recipe of the day: Eggs, chorizo and asparagus are a good option for any time of day.
• “What happened in this place is beyond our imagination.”• “What happened in this place is beyond our imagination.”
In today’s 360 video, we visit Auschwitz, where a major construction project is underway to preserve the memory of the Holocaust.In today’s 360 video, we visit Auschwitz, where a major construction project is underway to preserve the memory of the Holocaust.
• Embrace your failures.• Embrace your failures.
That’s the ethos of a museum that will open in Sweden in June.That’s the ethos of a museum that will open in Sweden in June.
In a collection that offers insight into the “risky business of innovation,” the Museum of Failure will showcase products that flopped, such as Harley-Davidson fragrance, Bic pens for women, and Coca-Cola Blak, a coffee-inspired drink.In a collection that offers insight into the “risky business of innovation,” the Museum of Failure will showcase products that flopped, such as Harley-Davidson fragrance, Bic pens for women, and Coca-Cola Blak, a coffee-inspired drink.
• The spirit of Selena.• The spirit of Selena.
Fans of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, the Tejano singer who was murdered in 1995 at 23, have never stopped celebrating her life.Fans of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, the Tejano singer who was murdered in 1995 at 23, have never stopped celebrating her life.
A photographer captured portraits of fans at a gathering in Los Angeles.A photographer captured portraits of fans at a gathering in Los Angeles.
• Familiar fare in a new setting.• Familiar fare in a new setting.
Our restaurant critic reviews Union Square Cafe, which tries to replicate the original mainstay at a new location in Gramercy Park.Our restaurant critic reviews Union Square Cafe, which tries to replicate the original mainstay at a new location in Gramercy Park.
• Best of late-night TV.• Best of late-night TV.
The hosts had a lot to say after Ivanka Trump defended her father’s treatment of women and called him a “tremendous champion” of families.The hosts had a lot to say after Ivanka Trump defended her father’s treatment of women and called him a “tremendous champion” of families.
Last weekend, protesters marched in defense of scientific inquiry, spurred by a president who casts doubt on climate change.Last weekend, protesters marched in defense of scientific inquiry, spurred by a president who casts doubt on climate change.
They might have been pleased by today’s tale, of a government that turned to a citizen-scientist for answers.They might have been pleased by today’s tale, of a government that turned to a citizen-scientist for answers.
On this day in 1803, a shower of 2,000 to 3,000 meteorites fell on L’Aigle, France. The French Academy of Sciences sent Jean-Baptiste Biot, a physicist, to assess the origin of the debris.On this day in 1803, a shower of 2,000 to 3,000 meteorites fell on L’Aigle, France. The French Academy of Sciences sent Jean-Baptiste Biot, a physicist, to assess the origin of the debris.
Mr. Biot concluded that the meteorites didn’t resemble anything on Earth and, considering accounts of “a rain of stones thrown by the meteor,” had to be from outer space.Mr. Biot concluded that the meteorites didn’t resemble anything on Earth and, considering accounts of “a rain of stones thrown by the meteor,” had to be from outer space.
He thus established the field of study called meteoritics. (Meteorology, the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, was already claimed.)He thus established the field of study called meteoritics. (Meteorology, the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, was already claimed.)
Four years later, a meteor and its debris were seen in Connecticut, and two Yale scientists concluded they had come from space. President Thomas Jefferson greeted their findings with caution, however.Four years later, a meteor and its debris were seen in Connecticut, and two Yale scientists concluded they had come from space. President Thomas Jefferson greeted their findings with caution, however.
(A remark widely attributed to him on the matter is most likely apocryphal: that it was “easier to believe that two Yankee professors could lie than to admit that stones could fall from heaven.”)(A remark widely attributed to him on the matter is most likely apocryphal: that it was “easier to believe that two Yankee professors could lie than to admit that stones could fall from heaven.”)
It wasn’t until later in the 19th century that meteorites’ extraterrestrial origins became widely accepted as scientific fact.It wasn’t until later in the 19th century that meteorites’ extraterrestrial origins became widely accepted as scientific fact.
Thomas Lotito contributed reporting.Thomas Lotito contributed reporting.
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