Today's Headlines: Dow Jones and S.&P. Slide Again, Dropping by More Than 4%

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[Trump’s Lawyers Want Him to Refuse an Interview in Russia Inquiry]( [Trump’s Lawyers Want Him to Refuse an Interview in Russia Inquiry]( By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and MAGGIE HABERMAN The lawyers believe the special counsel lacks standing in some matters, but a refusal would run counter to the president’s statements and raise the specter of a court battle. [Committee Votes to Release Democratic Rebuttal to G.O.P. Russia Memo]( [Committee Votes to Release Democratic Rebuttal to G.O.P. Russia Memo]( By NICHOLAS FANDOS The House Intelligence Committee voted to release a Democratic rebuttal to a Republican memo on surveillance abuse, putting its fate in President Trump’s hands. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »]( ADVERTISEMENT [Get the Morning Briefing in Your Inbox]( [Get the Morning Briefing in Your Inbox]( What you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday through Friday. [Sign up »]( [] Editors' Picks [They Told the Women in Bahia They Couldn’t Drum. Try Telling That to Banda Didá.]( Travel [They Told the Women in Bahia They Couldn’t Drum. Try Telling That to Banda Didá.]( By SHANNON SIMS Meet the all-female Brazilian drum group that is challenging gender norms. [Has Trumphoria Finally Hit a Wall?]( Opinion | Op-Ed Columnist [Has Trumphoria Finally Hit a Wall?]( By PAUL KRUGMAN The market isn’t the economy; still, it looks as if reality is breaking in. [] QUOTATION OF THE DAY "If you claim the rise, you own the fall." [Jay Carney]( an Obama administration press secretary, explaining on Twitter the risks for presidents such as Donald J. Trump who tie their political fortunes to the financial markets. The Dow and the S.&P. 500 fell sharply on Monday. [] Today’s Videos [How an Alt-Right Leader Used a Lie to Climb the Ranks]( [[Video]Video: How an Alt-Right Leader Used a Lie to Climb the Ranks]( By EMMA COTT and ANDREW MICHAEL ELLIS Elliott Kline is a rising white supremacist leader. But our investigation found that his personal narrative — like much of these groups' messaging — is built on deception. [Trump Berates ‘Un-American’ Democrats]( [[Video]Video: Trump Berates ‘Un-American’ Democrats]( By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS During a speech on Monday at a factory in Ohio, President Trump chided Democrats for not clapping during his State of the Union address. [Super Bowl Ads Aim for the Heart to Hit the Wallet]( [[Video]Video: Super Bowl Ads Aim for the Heart to Hit the Wallet]( By CHRIS CIRILLO Companies continue to use the Super Bowl platform to promote humanitarian causes either initiated or supported by their brands. It’s a type of marketing that promotes feelings over facts. ADVERTISEMENT [] World [Workers of Germany, Unite: The New Siren Call of the Far-Right]( [Workers of Germany, Unite: The New Siren Call of the Far-Right]( By KATRIN BENNHOLD Alternative for Germany, the first nationalist party to enter Parliament since World War II, is targeting working-class voters and labor unions that have supported the left for decades. [Sole Surviving Suspect in Paris Attacks Stands Trial in Belgium]( [Sole Surviving Suspect in Paris Attacks Stands Trial in Belgium]( By ALISSA J. RUBIN and MILAN SCHREUER Salah Abdeslam is accused of shooting at the police during a raid in Brussels as he fled capture after the 2015 attacks in France. [Italy’s Populists Turn Up the Heat as Anti-Migrant Anger Boils]( [Italy’s Populists Turn Up the Heat as Anti-Migrant Anger Boils]( By JASON HOROWITZ Matteo Salvini has taken the Northern League national partly by stoking anti-immigrant fears. He could be the establishment’s next nightmare. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [An ‘Iceberg’ of Unseen Crimes: Many Cyber Offenses Go Unreported]( [An ‘Iceberg’ of Unseen Crimes: Many Cyber Offenses Go Unreported]( By AL BAKER The country’s crime classification system is antiquated. Police commanders struggle with no data on an array of technology-based crimes. [Many Say He’s the Least Qualified Lawyer Ever to Lead a Guantánamo Case. He Agrees.]( [Many Say He’s the Least Qualified Lawyer Ever to Lead a Guantánamo Case. He Agrees.]( By DAVE PHILIPPS Lt. Alaric Piette knows he is unfit to be Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri’s only lawyer. But leaving his client with no one, he says, would be worse. [No Children Because of Climate Change? Some People Are Considering It]( [No Children Because of Climate Change? Some People Are Considering It]( By MAGGIE ASTOR With the effects of climate change no longer theoretical, projections more dire and action lagging, some potential parents are hesitating. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( [] Politics [Trump, Running Alongside the Market’s Bulls, Risks Being Trampled]( News Analysis [Trump, Running Alongside the Market’s Bulls, Risks Being Trampled]( By PETER BAKER and BINYAMIN APPELBAUM No president in modern times has connected his political fortunes to the stock market as much as Mr. Trump. But as shares swooned Monday, he avoided any mention of it. [House Pushes Another Stopgap Bill as Government Shutdown Looms]( [House Pushes Another Stopgap Bill as Government Shutdown Looms]( By THOMAS KAPLAN With funding set to expire Thursday, House Republicans were moving ahead with a temporary spending measure, but it did not appear to have the support to pass the Senate. [Justices Won’t Block Pennsylvania Gerrymandering Decision]( [Justices Won’t Block Pennsylvania Gerrymandering Decision]( By ADAM LIPTAK The Supreme Court, which has been busy with federal cases claiming that voting districts were warped by politics, let stand one from a state court. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [From Oil to Solar: Saudi Arabia Plots a Shift to Renewables]( [From Oil to Solar: Saudi Arabia Plots a Shift to Renewables]( By STANLEY REED Riyadh plans to build a $300 million solar farm that would generate enough electricity to power 200,000 homes, an example Saudi leaders hope will have positive consequences. [Falling Markets Show Trump the Other Side of the Tax Stimulus]( DealBook [Falling Markets Show Trump the Other Side of the Tax Stimulus]( By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN If stocks continue to fall, it won’t be because the president’s tax policies are failing, but because they may overheat the economy, spurring inflation. [Waymo v. Uber Trial Opens With a Battle of Sports Metaphors]( [Waymo v. Uber Trial Opens With a Battle of Sports Metaphors]( By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI The long-awaited court fight over accusations that Uber conspired to steal plans for self-driving cars began in federal court. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [As Bitcoin Bubble Loses Air, Frauds and Flaws Rise to Surface]( [As Bitcoin Bubble Loses Air, Frauds and Flaws Rise to Surface]( By NATHANIEL POPPER Hackers draining online exchanges. Ponzi schemes. Regulators unable to keep up with heightened interest in virtual currencies. A young industry’s problems have become clearer in recent weeks. [Samsung Heir Freed, to Dismay of South Korea’s Anti-Corruption Campaigners]( [Samsung Heir Freed, to Dismay of South Korea’s Anti-Corruption Campaigners]( By CHOE SANG-HUN and RAYMOND ZHONG The judgment in favor of Lee Jae-yong deals a setback to prosecutors who hoped the original sentence would send a warning to the country’s powerful business tycoons. [She Was No. 2 at Intel. Now She’s Taking Aim at the Chip Maker.]( [She Was No. 2 at Intel. Now She’s Taking Aim at the Chip Maker.]( By DON CLARK Renée James, who was president of Intel, is gunning for the company’s most lucrative business with a competing start-up. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [This Is Not Tom Brady’s Epilogue]( On Pro Football [This Is Not Tom Brady’s Epilogue]( By JOE DRAPE Nick Foles was named M.V.P. of the Super Bowl, but Brady was exceptional in defeat. [For Nassar Accusers From Michigan State Teams, Feelings of a Trust Betrayed]( [For Nassar Accusers From Michigan State Teams, Feelings of a Trust Betrayed]( By MARC TRACY Larry Nassar’s most famous victims were world-class gymnasts. But his many victims also include Michigan State athletes who feel the university failed them. [At Global Clubs, Local Players Serve as Connective Tissue]( On Soccer [At Global Clubs, Local Players Serve as Connective Tissue]( By RORY SMITH In Liverpool and elsewhere, the value of a local star extends far beyond the first team. It helps link a club, even a huge one, to its city. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Review: A Criminally Enjoyable ‘Hangmen’ From Martin McDonagh]( [Review: A Criminally Enjoyable ‘Hangmen’ From Martin McDonagh]( By BEN BRANTLEY This London import shows the director and writer of “Three Billboards” still utterly at home in the (dark) shadows of the stage. [Top Female Music Executives Send Rebuke to Grammys Leadership]( [Top Female Music Executives Send Rebuke to Grammys Leadership]( By BEN SISARIO A letter to the Recording Academy’s board of trustees signed by six of the industry’s most powerful women calls the organization “woefully out of touch.” [Comics Select Their Audiences as Carefully as Their Jokes]( On Comedy [Comics Select Their Audiences as Carefully as Their Jokes]( By JASON ZINOMAN Fred Armisen’s new special is the ultimate example of niche comedy: gags about drummers aimed at a crowd made up entirely of drummers. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Rising from the Ashes, Willets Point Redevelopment Will Go Forward, City Says]( [Rising from the Ashes, Willets Point Redevelopment Will Go Forward, City Says]( By CHARLES V. BAGLI The project was declared dead in 2015, but Mayor de Blasio says it will be built, without a mall and with 1,100 apartments for low income New Yorkers. [Key Prosecution Witness Describes Bribes to Top Cuomo Aide]( [Key Prosecution Witness Describes Bribes to Top Cuomo Aide]( By JESSE McKINLEY and BENJAMIN WEISER Todd R. Howe, a cooperating witness who has pleaded guilty, offered a vivid and sometimes sordid look at the inner workings of Albany. [On ‘Tin Cup Day,’ Mayor de Blasio Sees a Role Reversal of Sorts]( [On ‘Tin Cup Day,’ Mayor de Blasio Sees a Role Reversal of Sorts]( By VIVIAN WANG Although Mr. de Blasio made his usual requests for continued support and funding, he also rebuffed efforts to get the city to pay more to the M.T.A. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Science [Many Animals Can Count, Some Better Than You]( Basics [Many Animals Can Count, Some Better Than You]( By NATALIE ANGIER Numerosity is deeply embedded in species that need to track quantity, such as hungry spiders and schooling fish. But the ability seems to have faded in humans. [The Famine Ended 70 Years Ago, but Dutch Genes Still Bear Scars]( Matter [The Famine Ended 70 Years Ago, but Dutch Genes Still Bear Scars]( By CARL ZIMMER Babies born during the Dutch Hunger Winter became adults with higher rates of health problems. Now researchers may have found the genetic switches that made it happen. [If Immigrants Are Pushed Out, Who Will Care for the Elderly?]( The New Old Age [If Immigrants Are Pushed Out, Who Will Care for the Elderly?]( By PAULA SPAN Nearly one million immigrants are taking care of elderly patients. Many caregivers may lose their protected status; others may choose to leave an increasingly restrictive country. For more science news, go to [NYTimes.com/Science »]( [] Obituaries [Romana Acosta Bañuelos, U.S. Treasurer Under Nixon, Dies at 92]( [Romana Acosta Bañuelos, U.S. Treasurer Under Nixon, Dies at 92]( By ADEEL HASSAN Ms. Acosta Bañuelos, a Mexican-American who got her start running a tortilla business, was chosen at a time when the president was seeking more Latino voters. For more Obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial [Making Dr. King a Pitchman, Turning His Words Upside Down]( Editorial [Making Dr. King a Pitchman, Turning His Words Upside Down]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD He had a dream of justice, not of getting a new truck. Be a drum major for righteousness, he said, not greed. [China, Elbows Out, Charges Ahead]( Editorial [China, Elbows Out, Charges Ahead]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD A rising China aims to remake the international order in its image, and its interest. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [Rebekah Mercer Puts a Museum’s Credibility at Risk]( Op-Ed Contributors [Rebekah Mercer Puts a Museum’s Credibility at Risk]( By JAMES POWELL and MICHAEL E. MANN Her family’s foundation funds groups that deny climate science. She should not sit on the board of the American Museum of Natural History. [The Dating Blues? #MeToo]( Op-Ed Contributor [The Dating Blues? #MeToo]( All I want is a man who hasn’t committed a crime. [Go Ahead, Criticize #MeToo]( Op-Ed Columnist [Go Ahead, Criticize #MeToo]( By MICHELLE GOLDBERG It doesn’t take bravery to join the backlash. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( Follow NYTimes [Facebook] [FACEBOOK]( [Twitter] [@NYTimes]( [Pinterest] [Pinterest]( [Instagram] [Instagram]( Get more [NYTimes.com newsletters »]( | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps. [Subscribe »]( ABOUT THIS EMAIL This is an automated email. 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