Today's Headlines: As G.O.P. Bends Toward Trump, Critics Either Give In or Give Up

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PETERS President Trump has vocal critics, but the Republican Party is increasingly his own, with little room left for an older breed of internationalist conservative. [John F. Kelly, the White House chief of staff and former secretary of homeland security, shares more of President Trump's views than once thought.]( [Pitched as Calming Force, John Kelly Instead Mirrors Boss's Priorities]( By PETER BAKER For all the talk of the White House chief of staff as a moderating force, Mr. Kelly has strong feelings about patriotism and immigration that mirror those of his boss. [Supporters of Raila Odinga, the main challenger to President Uhuru Kenyatta, protesting in Kisumu, Kenya, on Monday.]( [In Kenya, Revote Raises Challenges for a Young Democracy]( By JINA MOORE Many in the country are asking themselves how, after the national trauma of election violence 10 years ago, they have ended up yet again in a muddled election. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »]( [Get California Today in Your Inbox]( The news and stories that matter to Californians (and anyone else interested in the state). Delivered Monday through Friday. ADVERTISEMENT Editors' Picks WORLD [[Interactive Feature] Interactive Feature: Boko Haram strapped suicide bombs to them. Somehow these teenage girls survived.]( The New York Times interviewed 18 girls who were captured by militants in Nigeria and sent into crowds to blow themselves up. Here are their stories. [Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona at the Capitol. On Tuesday, he announced that he would not seek re-election next year.]( OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor [Chris Coons: Why Jeff Flake's Exit Should Scare Democrats]( By CHRIS COONS The Republican Party is increasingly hostile to principled, patriotic lawmakers. That presents a grave threat to our country. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "We have a leader who has a personality disorder, but he's done what he actually told the people he was going to do, and they're not going to abandon him." [TOM COBURN]( a former Republican senator from Oklahoma, explaining why no prominent party members on the ballot next year have publicly broken with President Trump. [] Today's Videos [After an Indianapolis factory announced it would move production to Mexico, two longtime friends set to be laid off disagree over whether to help the company train their replacements.]( [[Video] Video: At a Steel Plant, Layoffs and a Request: Train Your Replacement]( After an Indianapolis factory said it would move production to Mexico, two longtime friends disagree whether to help the company train their replacements. [[Video] Video: Trump: 'The Press Makes Me More Uncivil Than I Am']( President Trump said the press creates "a different image" of who he is, and that there was "no hesitation" in his call to the widow of Sgt. La David T. Johnson, who was killed in an attack in Niger. [Alexia Webster for The New York Times. Technology by Samsung.]( [[Video] Video: Frugal Traveler: Hop on South Africa's Scenic Night Train in 360]( Follow the Frugal Traveler for a memorable 26-hour train ride from Johannesburg to Cape Town. [] World [China's new Politburo Standing Committee was introduced at the Great Hall of the People. The members are, from left, Han Zheng, Wang Huning, Li Zhanshu, President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang, Wang Yang and Zhao Leji.]( [Xi Jinping Unveils China's New Leaders but No Clear Successor]( By CHRIS BUCKLEY The lineup signals a new era of strongman politics in China, with speculation that Mr. Xi will break with tradition and rule beyond his second term. [Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, second from right in foreground, arriving Tuesday at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.]( [Saudi Arabia's Grand Plan to Move Beyond Oil: Big Goals, Bigger Hurdles]( By BEN HUBBARD and KATE KELLY The government has made significant social changes, but progress toward diversifying the economy has been halting. [An investigator at the scene of an explosion in Kiev on Wednesday that wounded Ihor Mosiychuk, a Ukrainian lawmaker, and killed his bodyguard.]( [Bomb Wounds Ukrainian Politician as Assassination Plots Mount]( By ANDREW E. KRAMER The lawmaker was known for pugnacious stands on the war in eastern Ukraine and heated attacks on Russia. His bodyguard was killed, and a commentator was wounded. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [The Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, where Stephen Paddock fired on a concert crowd on Oct. 1. Mr. Paddock may have removed the hard drive from one of the computers found in his hotel room.]( [Stephen Paddock's Missing Hard Drive Deepens an Already Tough Case]( By JENNIFER MEDINA and ADAM GOLDMAN The Las Vegas gunman apparently removed the hard drive from at least one computer found in his hotel room. [Activists demonstrating in Washington in support of an undocumented immigrant seeking an abortion in Texas.]( [Undocumented Teenager Obtains Abortion After Court Victory]( By MANNY FERNANDEZ A 17-year-old from Central America who is in federal custody underwent the procedure a day after an appeals court said the government must permit it. [A new shingles vaccine called Shingrix, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, was recommended by a C.D.C. panel on Wednesday.]( [C.D.C. Panel Recommends a New Shingles Vaccine]( By SHEILA KAPLAN GSK's Shingrix is considered much more effective than the older vaccine, Zostavax. Health officials urged consumers over age 50 to be vaccinated. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [Julian Assange in May at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Mr. Assange confirmed on Twitter that he had been approached before the 2016 election by the chief executive of Cambridge Analytica.]( [Assange Says WikiLeaks Rejected Request by Data Firm Tied to Trump]( By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE On Twitter, Mr. Assange said he had been approached before the 2016 election by the chief executive of Cambridge Analytica, but he did not disclose what help was being sought. [Tax Cuts Are the Glue Holding a Fractured Republican Party Together]( By JIM TANKERSLEY and THOMAS KAPLAN The prospect of a once-in-a-generation bill to cut taxes on businesses and individuals increasingly appears to be the best hope for a party desperate for common ground. [People protesting President Trump's executive order on health care in La Jolla, Calif., this month.]( [Siding With Trump, Judge Clears Way for Trial Over Health Subsidies]( By ROBERT PEAR A federal judge in San Francisco rejected states' claims that consumers would be drastically harmed by President Trump's order to end cost-sharing payments. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [The Carlyle Group, a private equity giant, publicly outlined its succession plan, a rarity in the industry.]( [David Rubenstein, Private Equity Titan, Passes the Torch]( By DAVID GELLES and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED The Carlyle Group's succession planning is part of a generational change at private equity firms, as the billionaires who pioneered the industry retire. [The N.A.A.C.P. named four different episodes in which black passengers were said to have been discriminated against by American Airlines.]( [N.A.A.C.P. Advisory on American Airlines Warns Black Travelers to Steer Clear]( By JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH The group pointed to "a corporate culture of racial insensitivity," citing four episodes in which black passengers were said to have faced discrimination. [Colony Capital, led by Thomas J. Barrack Jr., had agreed last week to provide an immediate cash infusion to the Weinstein Company.]( [Weinstein Company Will Not Get Planned Cash Infusion]( By BROOKS BARNES and RACHEL ABRAMS Colony Capital will no longer provide an immediate financial lifeline, people briefed on the matter said, but the troubled studio still has other options. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Jack Dorsey is the chief executive of Twitter, whose share price has been stuck in neutral, and Square, which is poised to become more valuable than Twitter.]( [Square, the Twitter Boss's Other Company, Could Pass It in Value]( By NATHANIEL POPPER Twitter may be President Trump's favorite platform, but Square, a payments company also run by Jack Dorsey, has had more success in recent quarters. State of the Art [Can Washington Stop Big Tech Companies? Don't Bet on It]( By FARHAD MANJOO Why the government seems paralyzed in the face of the power and influence of companies like Apple, Google and Microsoft. [Amazon said that it would offer customers the option to let delivery people inside their homes to drop off packages, with the help of a $250 smartlock and camera kit.]( [Amazon's Latest Way Into Your Life Is Through the Front Door]( By NICK WINGFIELD With permission, Amazon's couriers in many cities will unlock homes and drop packages inside. Other companies are trying similar tactics. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [George Springer hit a two-run home run in the top of the 11th inning to give the Astros a 7-5 lead over the Dodgers in Game 2 of the World Series.]( Astros 7, Dodgers 6 in 11 innings | Series is tied, 1-1 [Astros Even World Series With Dodgers in a Home Run Derby]( By JAMES WAGNER In a topsy-turvy, homer-filled game, it was only fitting the decisive runs came on a two-run shot by Houston's George Springer in the 11th inning. [Los Angeles Dodgers fans cheered between innings of Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 15.]( [With a Crowd of Diverse Faces, Dodger Stadium Stands Out]( By DAVID WALDSTEIN The Dodgers' strong contingent of Latino, white and Asian fans gives Chavez Ravine a different look than the standard one in major league baseball. [Jack Sock is one of several young players who has embraced the tactic of an aggressive second serve.]( [A Second Serve That's Just as Big as the First]( By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY More players are embracing the tactic of aggressively hitting second serves, not because they have to, but because they can. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Amanda Schmitt, a New York curator who started working at the magazine Artforum in 2009, is the plaintiff in a sexual harassment lawsuit against its longtime publisher Knight Landesman.]( [Women Accuse Knight Landesman, Art World Mainstay, of Sexual Harassment]( By ALAN FEUER Mr. Landesman resigned as publisher of Artforum magazine after nine women said in a lawsuit that he had sexually harassed them at the start of their careers. [J. D. Salinger called a reporter at The New York Times in November 1974 to criticize the unauthorized release of some of his early writings.]( [So Where Are the New J. D. Salinger Books We Were Promised?]( By MATTHEW HAAG A 2013 documentary and related book, "Salinger," claimed that Mr. Salinger had left five new works to be released between 2015 and 2020. But nothing has been released yet. [The Rockettes performing on the 2016 opening night of the glittery ]( [The Rockettes Own Christmas. But Spring Is a Tough Nut to Crack.]( By MICHAEL COOPER and GIA KOURLAS The Radio City Rockettes have owned Christmastime for more than eight decades. But they have yet to create a warm-weather franchise. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [The site of Pier 55, a planned arts center on the Hudson River backed by the entertainment mogul Barry Diller. The plan was revived Wednesday, more than a month after it had been canceled.]( ['Diller Island' Is Back From the Dead]( By CHARLES V. BAGLI With intervention from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, Barry Diller's grand plan for a $250 million cultural island on a pier in the Hudson River has been revived. [The charges against Thomas Spota, the Suffolk County district attorney since 2002, stem from circumstances surrounding the 2012 arrest of a heroin addict.]( [Suffolk Prosecutor Charged With Obstructing Police Assault Investigation]( By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN and ALAN FEUER Thomas J. Spota, the Suffolk County district attorney, was indicted on charges of trying to derail an inquiry into James Burke, the former Suffolk County police chief. [A video frame of a protest in which dozens of students walked out of Cliffside Park High School in New Jersey. Days earlier, a teacher told students who were speaking Spanish to ]( [New Jersey Teacher Who Told Students to 'Speak American' Returns to School]( By MATT STEVENS The teacher apologized on the school's public-address system on Tuesday. Dozens of students who had walked out of class in protest got detention. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Media & Advertising [Ed Sheeran performed on the premiere of the revamped ]( Critic's Notebook ['TRL' Is Back on MTV, but Undone by the Internet]( By JON CARAMANICA The afternoon show thrived before phone screens were more enticing than television screens. Only four weeks into its reboot, the seams are visible, and frayed. [James Murdoch, the chief executive of 21st Century Fox, speaking Wednesday with Julia Boorstin of CNBC at the Paley International Council Summit in New York.]( [James Murdoch Says Size of O'Reilly Settlement Was 'News to Me']( By EMILY STEEL It was the first time that the chief executive of 21st Century Fox had publicly addressed Bill O'Reilly's settlement of a sexual harassment allegation for $32 million. [The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board on Wednesday voted to ban alcohol advertising from its properties, beginning Jan. 1.]( [M.T.A. Will Ban Alcohol Advertising on Buses and Subways]( By LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ The transportation authority said the social benefits of deterring underage drinking outweighed the loss of revenue. For more media and advertising news, go to [NYTimes.com/Media »]( [] Fashion & Style [Sade in the mirror, 1983.]( [Sade's Quiet Storm of Cool]( By JACOB BERNSTEIN The singer doesn't have to say a thing to loom over the culture. [Kate Moss photographed by Mario Sorrenti in the British Virgin Islands in 1993.]( Unbuttoned [Calvin Klein's First Coffee-Table Book Is R-Rated History]( By VANESSA FRIEDMAN In a 463-page tome, the designer looks back on his experience pushing boundaries. [You'll Wear What They Tell You to Wear]( By EMILY GOULD and RUMAAN ALAM Subscription clothing services should make you feel great. Shouldn't they? The authors Emily Gould and Rumaan Alam investigate. For more fashion news, go to [NYTimes.com/Fashion »]( []Obituaries [Fats Domino in 1967.]( [Fats Domino, Early Rock 'n' Roller With a Boogie-Woogie Piano, Is Dead at 89]( By JON PARELES and WILLIAM GRIMES Known for his two-fisted piano playing and nonchalant vocals, he had more than three dozen hits, including "Blueberry Hill" and "I'm Walkin'." [Rita Henley Jensen, right, with Betsy Chandler, leader of the Women's eNews board, at the news service's gala in Manhattan in 2010.]( [Rita Henley Jensen, Founder of Women's eNews, Dies at 70]( By NEIL GENZLINGER Ms. Jensen, who furthered the journalism careers of numerous women, overcame a lot, including a brush with a notorious robbery. [Al Hurricane in 2016. He was called ]( [Al Hurricane, Influential New Mexico Balladeer, Dies at 81]( By SIMON ROMERO In the 1970s and '80s, Mr. Hurricane forged a new musical style by blending New Mexico folk music with the rhythms of rock, jazz and country. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial Editorial [The Real Reason for Republicans' Silence on Donald Trump]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Congressional Republicans have accepted the president's outrages in exchange for policies they've always wanted. Editorial [Scrapping MetroCards Isn't Vital, but Any Subway Fix Will Do]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Are there more important things to do? Sure, but amenities matter. They show passengers that improvements are indeed in the works. [A drawing by a Rohingya boy, depicting the experiences he endured while fleeing from Myanmar to Bangladesh, at the Balukhali makeshift refugee camp outside Cox Bazaar, Bangladesh, this month.]( Editorial [Pressuring Myanmar's Military]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The brutal repression of the Rohingya will not end unless the generals feel the heat. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed Op-Ed Contributor [Video Games Are Destroying the People Who Make Them]( By JASON SCHREIER The industry's infamous "crunch" culture is taking a serious toll on workers. [On almost any given day, Donald Trump will refer to himself as intelligent.]( Op-Ed Columnist [Trapped on an Island With Trump]( By GAIL COLLINS We're all on the worst episode of "Survivor" ever. 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