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We’re covering the reasons that Trump has avoided legal penalties for 2020 — as well as campus protests, Senate races and risqué movies. [Donald Trump speaking to a crowd in front of the White House. ] Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021. Pete Marovich for The New York Times Delay, delay, delay It now seems likely that Donald Trump will be able to run for president this year without having faced any legal penalties for his effort to overturn the last presidential election. To many of his supporters, of course, this outcome is just. But it is also striking. Most Americans believe that Trump committed serious crimes, [polls show](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjQvMDQvMTQvdXMvZWxlY3Rpb25zL3RpbWVzLXNpZW5hLXBvbGwtcmVnaXN0ZXJlZC12b3Rlci1jcm9zc3RhYnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTgyMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1MDg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmJ_VzL2bUlGlDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). He chose not to order the authorities to stop a violent attack on the Capitol, even when his vice president was in danger. And he directed state election officials to “find” him votes. Even so, Congress did not sanction him, and neither of the criminal trials related to his actions may even start before the 2024 election. In today’s newsletter, I’ll explain how this happened, by focusing on the three crucial groups of people: Republican senators, Democratic (or Democrat-appointed) prosecutors and Republican appointees on the Supreme Court. 1. Republican senators The simplest path for addressing Trump’s attempts to overthrow an election was always in Congress. Congress has the power to impeach officials and bar them from holding office again, and it has used this power before. Most criminal convictions, by contrast, do not prevent somebody from holding office. In early 2021, Congress seemed to be on the verge of barring Trump. The House impeached him, with 10 Republicans joining every Democrat in voting to do so. In the Senate, convicting him would have required at least 17 Republicans. That seemed plausible. Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, signaled that he supported impeachment. As people close to him [told The Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMS8xMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9tY2Nvbm5lbGwtYmFja3MtdHJ1bXAtaW1wZWFjaG1lbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTgyMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1MDg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmJ_VzL2bUlGlDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), McConnell believed that the process would make it easier to purge Mr. Trump from the party. Other Republican senators sent similar signals. Ultimately, though, they backed down. Trump remained popular with Republican voters, and many senators feared confronting him. McConnell played the central role. He delayed the trial until after Trump left office — and some senators then justified their acquittal votes by saying Trump was no longer president. Seven Republicans, a mix of moderates and conservatives, did vote to convict: Richard Burr of North Carolina, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitt Romney of Utah, Ben Sasse of Nebraska and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania. Others who were witheringly critical of Trump in private — like Roy Blunt of Missouri and [Rob Portman of Ohio](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZWF0bGFudGljLmNvbS9tYWdhemluZS9hcmNoaXZlLzIwMjQvMDUvcm9iLXBvcnRtYW4tZG9uYWxkLXRydW1wLWphbnVhcnktNi1pbXBlYWNobWVudC82Nzc4MzMvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxODIyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjUwODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYn9XMvZtSUaUNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) — voted to acquit, making it possible for Trump to become the Republican nominee this year. 2. Democratic prosecutors After the Senate acquitted Trump, the next focus became the criminal investigations of his postelection actions. But these investigations moved slowly. At the Justice Department, Attorney General Merrick Garland and his deputy, Lisa Monaco, worried that an indictment of Trump would appear partisan and told aides to proceed with extreme caution. Their caution was reminiscent of Robert Mueller’s decision as special counsel in 2019 [not to announce a conclusion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wMy8yNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9vYnN0cnVjdGlvbi1vZi1qdXN0aWNlLXRydW1wLW11ZWxsZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTgyMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1MDg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmJ_VzL2bUlGlDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) about whether Trump had broken the law during his 2016 campaign — even after Mueller presented such evidence. In both cases, top prosecutors were hoping to remain above the political fray. To some Justice Department officials working for Garland and Monaco, this was an impossible goal in today’s political atmosphere. As The Washington Post [put it](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9pbnZlc3RpZ2F0aW9ucy8yMDIzLzA2LzE5L2ZiaS1yZXNpc3RlZC1vcGVuaW5nLXByb2JlLWludG8tdHJ1bXBzLXJvbGUtamFuLTYtbW9yZS10aGFuLXllYXIvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxODIyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjUwODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYn9XMvZtSUaUNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~): “Some prosecutors below them chafed, feeling top officials were shying away from looking at evidence of potential crimes by Trump and those close to him.” The F.B.I. did not open a probe into election interference for more than a year, and the Justice Department did not charge Trump until August 2023. The investigation, as The Times described, [was methodical, slow and at times dysfunctional](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1qYW4tNi1tZXJyaWNrLWdhcmxhbmQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTgyMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1MDg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmJ_VzL2bUlGlDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). The one state prosecution for election interference, in Georgia, has also been chaotic. Last year, Fani Willis, the district attorney in Fulton County, filed a sprawling indictment involving 18 defendants, which made a speedy trial impossible. Willis also assigned the case to a lawyer she was secretly dating, causing further delays. 3. Republican justices Even with the Justice Department’s go-slow approach, Trump’s federal trial for election interference had a chance to finish before Election Day, but the Supreme Court intervened. It did so in a way that caused several delays. First, the justices declined to hear Trump’s appeal — in which he claimed that presidents are immune from prosecution — on the expedited schedule that Jack Smith, the Justice Department’s special counsel, requested. Then the justices did agree to hear the case. And during oral arguments last week, the Republican-appointed majority suggested it would issue a broad ruling setting a new precedent, which could take months. On their own, each of these decisions can be defended. The overall approach, however, is very different from the one the court took in 2000 during Bush v. Gore. Then, the justices acted urgently, recognizing the political calendar, and said that their decision was a narrow one, applying only to a single election. This time, as Justice Neil Gorsuch put it, they seek a ruling “for the ages.” Critics have pointed out that in both 2000 and 2024, Republican-appointed justices chose an approach that benefited the Republican presidential nominee. A fast, narrow ruling in 2000 stopped the vote count in Florida and let George W. Bush take office. A slow, broad ruling in 2024 may push the start of Trump’s federal trial past Election Day. All these decisions — by senators, prosecutors and justices — have played into Trump’s central legal strategy: [delay](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xMS9wb2RjYXN0cy90aGUtZGFpbHkvdHJ1bXAtdHJpYWwtZGVsYXlzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjE4MjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTA4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZif1cy9m1JRpQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). It’s a strategy he used to fight investigations during his business career, and it seems to have worked again in this campaign. And in New York: The one trial that has moved ahead — involving Trump’s payment of hush money in 2016 — resumes on Tuesday. Related: Trump’s trial could bring consequences for his words. [That’s a rarity](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC10cmlhbC13b3Jkcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxODIyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjUwODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYn9XMvZtSUaUNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), Maggie Haberman and Jonah Bromwich write. 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[The Washington Post spoke to many](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL2VkdWNhdGlvbi8yMDI0LzA0LzI4L2pld2lzaC1zdHVkZW50cy1jYW1wdXMtcHJvdGVzdHMtaXNyYWVsLWdhemEvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxODIyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjUwODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYn9XMvZtSUaUNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) about their views. Israel-Hamas War - Hezbollah’s near-daily attacks on the Israeli military have driven [patients and workers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yOC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lzcmFlbC1ob3NwaXRhbC1sZWJhbm9uLWhlemJvbGxhaC1uYWhhcml5YS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxODIyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjUwODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYn9XMvZtSUaUNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) at a hospital underground. - Secretary of State Antony Blinken [met with top diplomats from Arab countries](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA0LzI5L3dvcmxkL2lzcmFlbC1nYXphLXdhci1oYW1hcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTgyMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1MDg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmJ_VzL2bUlGlDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) to discuss cease-fire talks, which have stalled. - World Central Kitchen said it would [resume operations in Gaza](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yOC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L3dvcmxkLWNlbnRyYWwta2l0Y2hlbi1nYXphLWFpZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxODIyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjUwODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYn9XMvZtSUaUNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), nearly a month after drone strikes killed seven aid workers. - The International Criminal Court is [considering arrest warrants](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yOC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2ljYy1hcnJlc3Qtd2FycmFudHMtaXNyYWVsLWhhbWFzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjE4MjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTA4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZif1cy9m1JRpQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well as for Hamas leaders, Israeli officials believe. - The war has led to demonstrations across the Arab world, and [leaders are cracking down on them](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yOS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2dhemEtYXJhYi1wcm90ZXN0cy1jcmFja2Rvd24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTgyMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1MDg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmJ_VzL2bUlGlDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). More International News [A group of soldiers on an armored vehicle at sunset.] In Ukraine. David Guttenfelder for The New York Times - The number of Ukrainian cities and towns that have been damaged is growing. See [images from the third year of the war](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yNC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvaW1hZ2VzLXVrcmFpbmUtd2FyLXRoaXJkLXllYXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTgyMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1MDg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmJ_VzL2bUlGlDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - An assassin killed one of [Iraq’s most famous TikTok personalities](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yOC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L3Rpa3Rvay1pcmFxLWtpbGxpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTgyMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1MDg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmJ_VzL2bUlGlDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), Ghufran Mahdi Sawadi. Conservatives had criticized her videos. - The Philippines closed schools [because of dangerous heat](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yOS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3BoaWxpcHBpbmVzLWhlYXQtc2Nob29scy1qZWVwbmV5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjE4MjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTA4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZif1cy9m1JRpQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Senate [Sam Brown, in a blue shirt and blue blazer, stands in front of a wall decorated with his campaign signs.] Sam Brown Emily Najera for The New York Times - An explosion in Afghanistan nearly killed Sam Brown. Now, [he’s running for Senate](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zYW0tYnJvd24tbmV2YWRhLXNlbmF0ZS1yYWNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjE4MjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTA4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZif1cy9m1JRpQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) in Nevada. - Once an underdog, Rep. Andy Kim has [become the favorite](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yNy9ueXJlZ2lvbi9hbmR5LWtpbS1uZXctamVyc2V5LXNlbmF0ZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxODIyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjUwODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYn9XMvZtSUaUNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) to win Robert Menendez’s Senate seat in New Jersey. Other Big Stories - Harvey Weinstein’s victims can never get back their missed career opportunities, but [they helped change the workplace](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yNy91cy9oYXJ2ZXktd2VpbnN0ZWluLXdvcmtwbGFjZS1tZXRvby5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxODIyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjUwODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYn9XMvZtSUaUNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), Jodi Kantor writes. - Strong storms that brought tornadoes to Oklahoma and Iowa [killed at least five people](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yNy91cy90b3JuYWRvLXN0b3Jtcy13ZWF0aGVyLWZvcmVjYXN0LW9rbGFob21hLXRleGFzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjE4MjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTA4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZif1cy9m1JRpQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), including an infant. - Two [major A.I. executives](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDQvMjkvdGVjaG5vbG9neS9mcmllbmRzLWZyb20tdGhlLW9sZC1uZWlnaGJvcmhvb2QtdHVybi1yaXZhbHMtaW4tYmlnLXRlY2hzLWFpLXJhY2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTgyMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1MDg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmJ_VzL2bUlGlDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) grew up together in London. Now they are leading competing programs at Microsoft and Google. Opinions Young writers want their characters to be free of misogyny or racism. But [art should be complex](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yOC9vcGluaW9uL2FydC1tb3JhbGl0eS1kaXNjb21mb3J0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjE4MjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTA4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZif1cy9m1JRpQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), Jen Silverman writes. After the pandemic, Shanghai residents have [lost faith in their government](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yOS9vcGluaW9uL3NoYW5naGFpLWNoaW5hLWNvdmlkLWVjb25vbXkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTgyMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1MDg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmJ_VzL2bUlGlDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), Gish Jen writes. Gail Collins and Bret Stephens discuss [Trump’s trial](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yOS9vcGluaW9uL2JpZGVuLXRydW1wLWNvbHVtYmlhLWdhemEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTgyMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1MDg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmJ_VzL2bUlGlDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Here are columns by Ezra Klein on [San Francisco’s $1.7 million toilet](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yOC9vcGluaW9uL3Nhbi1mcmFuY2lzY28tcHVibGljLXRvaWxldC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxODIyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjUwODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYn9XMvZtSUaUNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) and [David French](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yOC9vcGluaW9uL3Byb3Rlc3RzLWNvbGxlZ2UtZnJlZS1zcGVlY2guaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTgyMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1MDg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmJ_VzL2bUlGlDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) and [Lydia Polgreen](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL2NvbHVtYmlhLXN0dWRlbnQtcHJvdGVzdHMtaXNyYWVsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjE4MjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTA4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZif1cy9m1JRpQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) on student protests. 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SPORTS N.B.A.: The Minnesota Timberwolves [finished a sweep](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P4QeAWh0dHBzOi8vdGhlYXRobGV0aWMuY29tLzU0NTU2MDYvMjAyNC8wNC8yOC9uYmEtcGxheW9mZnMtc2NvcmVzLXRha2Vhd2F5cy1jbGlwcGVycy1tYXZlcmlja3MtYnVja3MtcGFjZXJzLXRpbWJlcndvbHZlcy1zdW5zLTc2ZXJzLWtuaWNrcy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjE4MjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTA4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZif1cy9m1JRpQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) of the Phoenix Suns with a 122-116 win. M.L.B.: Nike [will alter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TaaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTQ1NjU2MS8yMDI0LzA0LzI4L21sYi1uaWtlLXVuaWZvcm0tY2hhbmdlcy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjE4MjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTA4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZif1cy9m1JRpQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) its controversial new uniforms for next season after criticism from players, according to a memo. W.N.B.A.: Candace Parker, a women’s basketball legend, [announced her retirement](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TdaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTQ1NTgxOS8yMDI0LzA0LzI4L2NhbmRhY2UtcGFya2VyLXJldGlyZXMtd25iYS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjE4MjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTA4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZif1cy9m1JRpQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) after 16 years in the league, a run that includes three championships and two MVPs. 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More on culture - At the White House Correspondents’ dinner, [Colin Jost’s jokes fell flat](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yOC9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vY29saW4tam9zdC13aGl0ZS1ob3VzZS1jb3JyZXNwb25kZW50cy1kaW5uZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTgyMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1MDg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmJ_VzL2bUlGlDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). 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A watch worn by John Jacob Astor on the ship sold for about $1.4 million. - The nominations for the Tony Awards will be announced tomorrow. “Hell’s Kitchen,” about Alicia Keys’s life and music, is expected to do well. [Read what to expect](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yOS90aGVhdGVyL3RvbnktYXdhcmRzLW5vbWluYXRpb25zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjE4MjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTA4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZif1cy9m1JRpQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - FX’s Japanese period drama “Shogun” ended last week. For fans of the show, [Vulture suggests what to watch next](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudnVsdHVyZS5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9zaG9ndW4tbW92aWVzLXNob3dzLXRvLXdhdGNoLW5leHQtc3RyZWFtaW5nLXJlY29tbWVuZGF0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxODIyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjUwODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYn9XMvZtSUaUNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), including “Lady Macbeth” starring Florence Pugh. 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Don’t let wedding planning [ruin your friendships](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yNy9mYXNoaW9uL3dlZGRpbmdzL2ZyaWVuZHNoaXAtYnJlYWt1cC13ZWRkaW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjE4MjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTA4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZif1cy9m1JRpQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Brighten a work space [with a desk lamp](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9yZXZpZXdzL2Jlc3QtbGVkLWRlc2stbGFtcC8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjE4MjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTA4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZif1cy9m1JRpQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). 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GAMES ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjE4MjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTA4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZif1cy9m1JRpQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD Here is [today’s Spelling Bee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEfj1P0TCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjE4MjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTA4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZif1cy9m1JRpQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Yesterday’s pangram was italicize. 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