Today's Headlines: Republican Tax Bill Hits Snag Over Deficit Concerns

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[White House Plans Tillerson Ouster From State Dept., to Be Replaced by Pompeo]( By PETER BAKER, MAGGIE HABERMAN and GARDINER HARRIS A transition plan would install Mike Pompeo, the C.I.A. director, as secretary of state, and tap Senator Tom Cotton to lead the spy agency, officials said. [Senator Richard Burr, Republican of North Carolina, is chairman of the Intelligence Committee, which is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.]( [Trump Pressed Top Republicans to End Senate Russia Inquiry]( By JONATHAN MARTIN, MAGGIE HABERMAN and ALEXANDER BURNS President Trump told Senators Mitch McConnell, Richard Burr and others that he wanted an inquiry into Russian interference in the election to come to a close. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »]( [Get the Morning Briefing in Your Inbox]( What you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday through Friday. [Sign up »]( ADVERTISEMENT Editors' Picks [Vast swaths of Daxing, a district in southern Beijing, are reminiscent of war zones, with entire city blocks demolished.]( WORLD [Why Parts of Beijing Look Like a Devastated War Zone]( By CHRIS BUCKLEY Beijing reacted to a deadly fire by demolishing entire neighborhoods populated by migrant workers, leaving many homeless as winter approaches. SUNDAY REVIEW | Opinion [How Doctors Fail Women Who Don't Want Children]( By ALANNA WEISSMAN I know I want to be sterilized. Why is it such a fight? QUOTATION OF THE DAY "He was a good mentor, until he was the worst, probably most nightmarish mentor you could have." [JOCELYN MEINHARDT]( who said she was raped at 19 when she began a summer fellowship in 1989 with the playwright Israel Horovitz. Mr. Horovitz has been accused by nine women of sexual misconduct. [] Today's Videos [President Trump, speaking about the tax overhaul in St. Charles, Mo., on Wednesday, offered rosy projections of the effects of the plan.]( [[Video] Video: Fact Check: The Senate G.O.P. Tax Plan]( Senate Republicans and President Trump are rushing to overhaul the tax system. Does their plan live up to their promises? [[Video] Video: Sorry, or Not: How Men Accused of Sexual Misconduct React]( Powerful men continue to be accused of sexual harassment and assaults, and have been responding by accepting, hedging or dodging the allegations. [[Video] Video: Anatomy of a Scene | 'Darkest Hour']( Joe Wright narrates a sequence from the film featuring Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill. [] World [Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain arriving in Amman, Jordan, on Thursday. She has worked hard to cultivate close ties with President Trump.]( [Trump's Tweets Manage a Rare Feat: Uniting Britain, in Outrage]( By STEPHEN CASTLE Lawmakers responded angrily after the president shared videos from a British far-right group, and then rebuked Prime Minister Theresa May. [African migrants packed into the Tariq Al-Matar detention center on the outskirts of Tripoli, Libya, on Monday.]( [Europe Wanted Migrants Stopped. Now Some Are Being Sold as Slaves.]( By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK A news broadcast about a market where African captives are sold drew a muted response from European officials, who are intent on keeping out migrants. [Ksenia Sobchak arriving in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on Wednesday to open her first regional campaign office in her bid for the presidency.]( [Seeking Russian Presidency, Socialite Hits the Campaign Trail]( By NEIL MacFARQUHAR Ksenia Sobchak, a television journalist and opposition candidate, opened a campaign office and vowed to stir a "national discussion about what is wrong with Russia." For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Matt Lauer in 2016.]( [Matt Lauer Offers Apology (With a Caveat)]( By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM Mr. Lauer expressed "sorrow and regret." He was fired by NBC on Wednesday. [Israel Horovitz at the Gloucester Stage Company in 2009. Nine women have come forward to accuse the playwright of sexual assault and misconduct.]( [Nine Women Accuse Israel Horovitz, Playwright and Mentor, of Sexual Misconduct]( By JESSICA BENNETT He was a charismatic father figure who nurtured young writers. But in incidents from the 1980s through 2016, the women describe a pattern of abuse and betrayal. [A memorial to Kathryn Steinle on Pier 14 in San Francisco. Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, charged in Ms. Steinle's death, was acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges on Thursday.]( [Undocumented Immigrant Acquitted in Killing of Kate Steinle]( By MATT STEVENS, THOMAS FULLER and CAITLIN DICKERSON Jose Ines Garcia Zarate was convicted only of being a felon in possession of a firearm after the fatal shooting of Ms. Steinle in San Francisco in 2015. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [The Democratic candidate in the Alabama Senate race, Doug Jones, has been keeping away from national Democrats, but his friends in Washington have quietly lined up to boost him.]( [No Accidental Candidate, Alabama Democrat Laid Path for Years]( By ALEXANDER BURNS Doug Jones, the Democratic nominee running against Roy S. Moore in Alabama, has leaned on a network of fellow prosecutors and civil rights lawyers for help. [Representative John Conyers Jr., Democrat of Michigan, during a Judiciary Committee hearing in July.]( [House Leaders Call on Conyers to Resign After an Accuser Details Her Charges]( By YAMICHE ALCINDOR One of Representative John Conyers Jr.'s accusers appeared on "Today" to explicitly detail her harassment accusations, prompting House leaders to say he should go. [Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary, during a news conference with Republican senators at the Capitol this month.]( [Ahead of Vote, Promised Treasury Analysis of Tax Bill Proves Elusive]( By ALAN RAPPEPORT Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary, has promised that an analysis of the tax bill will show robust economic growth, but that report has yet to materialize. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Markets Pass Another Milestone, as Investors Remain Fearless]( By LANDON THOMAS Jr. The latest landmark - Dow 24,000 - reflects optimism about rising profits and lower taxes, and a seeming imperviousness to unsettling news. [Trump Tower in New York. The tax legislation before Congress would not close loopholes that benefit President Trump and real estate developers like him.]( Common Sense [Trump Says G.O.P. Tax Bill Won't Benefit Him. That's Not True.]( By JAMES B. STEWART The tax legislation hurtling through Congress this week seems almost tailor-made to benefit the president, despite his claims that the bills are "not good for me." The Upshot [Generation Grumpy: Why You May Be Unhappy if You're Around 50]( By ROBERT GEBELOFF The generation of people born 1962 to 1971, now in what are typically peak earning years, are finding they are not doing as well as they might have expected. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Oliver Cruz, a technician, on the manufacturing floor at Bloom Energy, a producer of fuel cells in Sunnyvale, Calif.]( [Energy Idea for Mars Yields a Clue for Powering Data Centers]( By DIANE CARDWELL The use of natural gas in fuel cells, producing electricity through a chemical reaction, will be given a try at a dozen locations. [Australia Powers Up the World's Biggest Battery - Courtesy of Elon Musk]( By ADAM BAIDAWI South Australia had a blackout problem, and the Tesla founder had a solution: a battery the size of a football field. [Tomas Banisauskas is the founder of Bored Panda, one of the biggest attractions on Facebook. The company is based in Vilnius, Lithuania.]( The Shift [How 41 People in Lithuania Took Over Your Facebook Feed]( By KEVIN ROOSE The viral publisher Bored Panda is thriving on the social network despite the algorithm changes that doomed its competitors. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Tiger Woods shot a three-under-par 69 in his first tournament in 10 months.]( [Tiger Woods Returns With an Under-Par Round and More Good Omens]( By KAREN CROUSE Woods shot a three-under 69, with five birdies, during the first round of the Hero World Challenge, his first tournament in 10 months. [This week Maria Torres is attempting to become the first Puerto Rican golfer to earn her L.P.G.A. Tour card.]( [Hurricane Maria Interrupts a Puerto Rican Golfer's L.P.G.A. Dreams]( By LISA D. MICKEY Maria Torres is trying to become the first Puerto Rican golfer to earn her L.P.G.A. Tour card. [Shohei Ohtani after hitting a home run for the Japanese national team in 2016.]( [The Race to Woo Shohei Ohtani Is About to Begin]( By BILLY WITZ Because the price to sign Ohtani will not be that prohibitive, many major league teams, even small-market ones, may want to get his attention. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Edvard Munch's ]( Art Review [Naked and Aflame or Considering Death, Munch Rarely Screamed]( By JASON FARAGO His best-known painting was an outlier among his works, which more often exuded melancholy and resignation, like the ones now at the Met Breuer and Scandinavia House. [Uma Thurman and Josh Lucas are a Washington power couple in ]( [Review: Uma Thurman, Trapped in Trumpland in 'The Parisian Woman']( By JESSE GREEN From the creator of "House of Cards," a Washington-based "Dangerous Liaisons" that isn't. [Ugo Rondinone's installation, ]( [When It Comes to Contemporary Art, Miami Wants More, More, More]( By BRETT SOKOL The city is ground zero for cutting-edge art, fueled by excitement over the Art Basel fair, but how many museums does it need? For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( Movies [Oscar hopefuls may want to keep the focus on film, but they can expect plenty of questions about harassment during the run-up to the Academy Awards in March.]( Oscar Hunt [As Red Carpets Roll Out, Spotlight Stays on Harassment]( By BROOKS BARNES As Hollywood begins its three-month awards season, some are wondering how the frothy celebrations will mesh with the industry upheaval over harassment. [Sally Hawkins with Doug Jones, as the Asset, in ]( [Review: 'The Shape of Water' Is Altogether Wonderful]( By A.O. SCOTT Guillermo del Toro's latest film is an unlikely and lyrical love story, inspired by "Creature From the Black Lagoon." [Dave Franco, left, and James Franco in ]( [Review: In 'The Disaster Artist,' How to Fail at Moviemaking]( By MANOHLA DARGIS James Franco directs and stars in this fictionalized look at the making of "The Room," which fans call the worst movie ever made. [Juno Temple in Woody Allen's new film.]( [Review: 'Wonder Wheel,' Woody Allen's Coney Island Memory Palace]( By MANOHLA DARGIS Kate Winslet plays an unhappily married woman whose affair with a local Romeo is derailed when he falls for her stepdaughter. [Matvey Novikov as Alyosha, who goes missing in ]( [Review: In 'Loveless,' a Broken Family and a Lost Nation]( By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS The director Andrey Zvyagintsev transforms this tale of a missing child into a grim portrait of Russia today. [Gerald Foos, left, and Gay Talese as seen in the documentary ]( [Review: The Strange Tale of the 'Voyeur' and the Journalist]( By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS This squirmy documentary follows the celebrated journalist Gay Talese's infamous investigation of a motel owner who spied on guests. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [An influential advisory group has suggested that shutting down the subway in the wee hours would allow for easier repairs to the system.]( [If the City Never Sleeps, Should Its Subway?]( By VIVIAN WANG and WINNIE HU A research group has proposed ending weekday overnight subway service to enable much-needed repairs. Riders and transit advocates called the idea elitist and unfeasible. [Dick DeGuerin, left, the lead defense attorney for Robert Durst, center, called a New York City detective as a witness this month in a hearing in Mr. Durst's murder trial.]( [Amid Other Missteps, Durst Detective Admits Sex With Likely Witness]( By CHARLES V. BAGLI On the stand in hearings at Robert Durst murder trial in Los Angeles, an investigator acknowledged mistakes, dropped leads and an inappropriate encounter. [A Correction Department guard captain was arrested and charged on Thursday with beating a Rikers Island inmate in 2016.]( [Correction Captain Charged With Beating Teenage Rikers Inmate]( By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. Prosecutors say Capt. Stanley Arkhurst, 42, beat an 18-year-old prisoner in a shower, then covered up the attack, with help from four other officers. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( []Obituaries [Jerry Fodor in 2009. ]( [Jerry A. Fodor, Philosopher Who Plumbed the Mind's Depths, Dies at 82]( By MARGALIT FOX Dr. Fodor brought the workings of 20th-century computer technology to bear on ancient questions about the structure of human cognition. [Jim Nabors, left, and Frank Sutton, on the TV series ]( [Jim Nabors, 87, TV's Gomer Pyle, Is Dead]( By RICHARD SEVERO Mr. Nabors found fame as an amiable bumpkin while pursuing as a second career as a singer with a booming baritone voice. [Ken Shapiro, center, with the comedian Chevy Chase, left, and the writer Lane Sarasohn, who worked with him on ]( [Ken Shapiro, Whose 'Groove Tube' Satirized TV, Dies at 75]( By RICHARD SANDOMIR Mr. Shapiro's film, with a cast that included Chevy Chase, anticipated "Saturday Night Live" by a year. But he stopped making movies before he turned 40. [Shadia in the 1950s.]( [Shadia, Egyptian Actress and Singer, Is Dead]( By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Known for her silky and playful voice, she had roles in more than 100 movies and was part of what is considered a "golden" age of Egyptian film. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial Editorial [Help Wanted: Top Diplomat Sought]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD President Trump undermined Rex Tillerson's success at the State Department, but that doesn't mean his successor will do a better job. Editorial [Kellyanne Conway Might as Well Be 'Opioid Czar']( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD President Trump trusts Ms. Conway. Is that enough to get something done on the opioid addiction crisis? For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [Rex Tillerson at his confirmation hearing in January.]( Op-Ed | Antony J. Blinken [How Rex Tillerson Did So Much Damage in So Little Time]( By ANTONY J. BLINKEN The secretary of state, who may be forced out soon, presided over a historic gutting of the Foreign Service. But his replacement might be worse. [Members of the Saudi royal family depicted on a billboard in the capital city of Riyadh in 2015.]( Op-Ed Contributor [When Elites Get a Taste of Their Own Medicine]( By SARAH LEAH WHITSON Saudi Arabia's royals and rich had long been immune to the worst failures of the kingdom's brutal system. Not anymore. [Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain and President Trump at the NATO summit conference in May.]( Op-Ed | Matthew d'Ancona [Prime Minister, Tell Trump He's Not Welcome in Britain]( By MATTHEW d'ANCONA The president's endorsement of a fringe far-right group undermines our country - and the special relationship. On Campus [The Right Way to Fix Universities]( By EMILY J. LEVINE and MITCHELL L. STEVENS New taxes are not the answer. A radical reorientation of their mission is. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] ON THIS DAY On Dec. 1, 1959, representatives of 12 countries, including the United States, signed a treaty in Washington setting aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve, free from military activity. 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