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| DACA, Gerrymandering, California: Your Wednesday Briefing | DACA, Gerrymandering, California: Your Wednesday Briefing |
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| • A federal judge in California issued a nationwide injunction late Tuesday ordering the Trump administration to restart a program that protects immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. | • A federal judge in California issued a nationwide injunction late Tuesday ordering the Trump administration to restart a program that protects immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. |
| President Trump’s decision last year to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program led to a fierce debate over the future of the 800,000 immigrants who could face deportation starting in March. | President Trump’s decision last year to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program led to a fierce debate over the future of the 800,000 immigrants who could face deportation starting in March. |
| Earlier Tuesday, Mr. Trump appeared open to a comprehensive deal that would grant millions of undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship. That came as a surprise to lawmakers of both parties, and could alienate those who take a hard line on immigration. | Earlier Tuesday, Mr. Trump appeared open to a comprehensive deal that would grant millions of undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship. That came as a surprise to lawmakers of both parties, and could alienate those who take a hard line on immigration. |
| • Mr. Trump said he would “take the heat” for such an approach, presented at a meeting with members of Congress that “made clear once again that the details of governance do not really matter to him as much as success,” our chief White House correspondent writes. We looked at some of the key moments from the meeting. | • Mr. Trump said he would “take the heat” for such an approach, presented at a meeting with members of Congress that “made clear once again that the details of governance do not really matter to him as much as success,” our chief White House correspondent writes. We looked at some of the key moments from the meeting. |
| • North Carolina’s congressional map was ruled unconstitutional by federal judges, who said Republicans who drew it had been “motivated by invidious partisan intent.” | • North Carolina’s congressional map was ruled unconstitutional by federal judges, who said Republicans who drew it had been “motivated by invidious partisan intent.” |
| It is the first time a federal court has blocked a congressional map because of a gerrymander. State lawmakers were ordered to reconfigure congressional districts by Jan. 24. | It is the first time a federal court has blocked a congressional map because of a gerrymander. State lawmakers were ordered to reconfigure congressional districts by Jan. 24. |
| • Two other challenges on gerrymandering are already before the Supreme Court. The North Carolina case could join them if Republicans appeal Tuesday’s ruling. | • Two other challenges on gerrymandering are already before the Supreme Court. The North Carolina case could join them if Republicans appeal Tuesday’s ruling. |
| • It is the latest turn in an improbable career in modern American politics. | • It is the latest turn in an improbable career in modern American politics. |
| After his criticism of President Trump and Donald Trump Jr. in a new book, Stephen Bannon stepped down as executive chairman of Breitbart News on Tuesday. He had lost the support of one of the populist website’s major investors, Rebekah Mercer. | After his criticism of President Trump and Donald Trump Jr. in a new book, Stephen Bannon stepped down as executive chairman of Breitbart News on Tuesday. He had lost the support of one of the populist website’s major investors, Rebekah Mercer. |
| • Mr. Bannon was described by associates and friends as unable or unwilling to grasp the severity of his falling out with the White House and its potential effect on the Breitbart business. | • Mr. Bannon was described by associates and friends as unable or unwilling to grasp the severity of his falling out with the White House and its potential effect on the Breitbart business. |
| • North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, spent last year rattling the world with nuclear and missile tests. | • North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, spent last year rattling the world with nuclear and missile tests. |
| So his announcement this week that the North would send a team to the Winter Games in South Korea next month has been welcomed in Seoul, even if few believe it was driven solely by the Olympic spirit. | So his announcement this week that the North would send a team to the Winter Games in South Korea next month has been welcomed in Seoul, even if few believe it was driven solely by the Olympic spirit. |
| • President Moon Jae-in of South Korea warned today that Pyongyang would face stiffer sanctions if it resumed weapons tests. He also credited President Trump with helping force the North to resume dialogue. | • President Moon Jae-in of South Korea warned today that Pyongyang would face stiffer sanctions if it resumed weapons tests. He also credited President Trump with helping force the North to resume dialogue. |
| • At least 13 people were killed in California on Tuesday as an area that had been scorched by wildfires was drenched by rainstorms that set off mudslides. | • At least 13 people were killed in California on Tuesday as an area that had been scorched by wildfires was drenched by rainstorms that set off mudslides. |
| • The Trump administration dropped Florida from its offshore drilling plan, after opposition from the state’s Republican governor. | • The Trump administration dropped Florida from its offshore drilling plan, after opposition from the state’s Republican governor. |
| Separately, we looked at how the administration has fulfilled the wish list of a major coal executive. | Separately, we looked at how the administration has fulfilled the wish list of a major coal executive. |
| • President Trump plans to attend the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, this month, an elite gathering of world leaders and business executives. | • President Trump plans to attend the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, this month, an elite gathering of world leaders and business executives. |
| • Toyota and Mazda are said to have picked Alabama for a $1.6 billion plant they plan to build. | • Toyota and Mazda are said to have picked Alabama for a $1.6 billion plant they plan to build. |
| • AT&T canceled a deal to sell Huawei’s new smartphone, the Mate 10, after U.S. lawmakers expressed misgivings about Huawei’s ties to the Chinese government. | • AT&T canceled a deal to sell Huawei’s new smartphone, the Mate 10, after U.S. lawmakers expressed misgivings about Huawei’s ties to the Chinese government. |
| • U.S. stocks were up on Tuesday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets today. | • U.S. stocks were up on Tuesday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets today. |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • How to win at winter when you hate winter. | • How to win at winter when you hate winter. |
| • That game on your phone may be tracking your TV-watching habits. | • That game on your phone may be tracking your TV-watching habits. |
| • Recipe of the day: Use our basic template to make soup with whatever you want. | • Recipe of the day: Use our basic template to make soup with whatever you want. |
| • Interview with dossier firm is released | • Interview with dossier firm is released |
| Senator Dianne Feinstein of California, a Democrat, made public a transcript of the Judiciary Committee’s interview with a founder of Fusion GPS, the firm that wrote a salacious report on Russian efforts to aid the Trump campaign. | Senator Dianne Feinstein of California, a Democrat, made public a transcript of the Judiciary Committee’s interview with a founder of Fusion GPS, the firm that wrote a salacious report on Russian efforts to aid the Trump campaign. |
| Read Glenn Simpson’s congressional testimony here. | Read Glenn Simpson’s congressional testimony here. |
| • The importance of preschool | • The importance of preschool |
| Many preschool teachers live on the edge of financial ruin. | Many preschool teachers live on the edge of financial ruin. |
| Would improving their training — and their pay — improve outcomes for their students? The Times Magazine investigates. | Would improving their training — and their pay — improve outcomes for their students? The Times Magazine investigates. |
| • #MeToo? No thanks, some women say | • #MeToo? No thanks, some women say |
| The actress Catherine Deneuve joined more than 100 other women in denouncing the movement and its French counterpart, saying the efforts had gone too far and created a totalitarian climate. | The actress Catherine Deneuve joined more than 100 other women in denouncing the movement and its French counterpart, saying the efforts had gone too far and created a totalitarian climate. |
| • Carnivores wanted | • Carnivores wanted |
| The restaurateur Angie Mar has turned the Beatrice Inn in the West Village into a magnet for awards by following her culinary North Star: meat, in all its glory. | The restaurateur Angie Mar has turned the Beatrice Inn in the West Village into a magnet for awards by following her culinary North Star: meat, in all its glory. |
| • Best of late-night TV | • Best of late-night TV |
| Talking to Stephen Colbert, the actor James Franco denied accusations of sexual impropriety that surfaced after the Golden Globes ceremony on Sunday. | Talking to Stephen Colbert, the actor James Franco denied accusations of sexual impropriety that surfaced after the Golden Globes ceremony on Sunday. |
| • Quotation of the day | • Quotation of the day |
| “It’s going to be chaos. He gave them 19 years of work, and how do they repay him? They tell him, ‘Get out of here.’ ” | “It’s going to be chaos. He gave them 19 years of work, and how do they repay him? They tell him, ‘Get out of here.’ ” |
| — Bertila Parada, who sent her son to the U.S. from El Salvador nearly two decades ago under a program that President Trump has now canceled. | — Bertila Parada, who sent her son to the U.S. from El Salvador nearly two decades ago under a program that President Trump has now canceled. |
| Ninety years ago this month, Leon Trotsky, one of the early leaders of the Communist Party, was exiled by Joseph Stalin to what is now Kazakhstan, clearing the way for Stalin’s complete control of the Soviet Union. | Ninety years ago this month, Leon Trotsky, one of the early leaders of the Communist Party, was exiled by Joseph Stalin to what is now Kazakhstan, clearing the way for Stalin’s complete control of the Soviet Union. |
| Trotsky, an ever-wandering revolutionary, was no stranger to exile. | Trotsky, an ever-wandering revolutionary, was no stranger to exile. |
| More than a decade before, in January 1917, The Times noted his arrival in New York City: a “Russian journalist and Socialist” who had been “expelled from four lands.” | More than a decade before, in January 1917, The Times noted his arrival in New York City: a “Russian journalist and Socialist” who had been “expelled from four lands.” |
| Trotsky and his family lived only briefly in New York — what he called “the city of prose and fantasy, of capitalist automatism, its streets a triumph of Cubism” — before he returned to Russia to help lead the Bolshevik Revolution. | Trotsky and his family lived only briefly in New York — what he called “the city of prose and fantasy, of capitalist automatism, its streets a triumph of Cubism” — before he returned to Russia to help lead the Bolshevik Revolution. |
| After the death of Vladimir Lenin in 1924, Stalin and his faction propounded “socialism in one country.” Trotskyists bristled, calling for a “permanent revolution,” global in scope, and accused Stalin of betraying Lenin’s vision. | After the death of Vladimir Lenin in 1924, Stalin and his faction propounded “socialism in one country.” Trotskyists bristled, calling for a “permanent revolution,” global in scope, and accused Stalin of betraying Lenin’s vision. |
| The feud between Stalin and Trotsky would culminate in the anti-Trotskyist show trials in Moscow and the terrifying purges of the 1930s. It ended in Mexico City, where Trotsky settled, when he was killed by an ax-wielding assassin in 1940. | The feud between Stalin and Trotsky would culminate in the anti-Trotskyist show trials in Moscow and the terrifying purges of the 1930s. It ended in Mexico City, where Trotsky settled, when he was killed by an ax-wielding assassin in 1940. |
| Penn Bullock contributed reporting. | Penn Bullock contributed reporting. |
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