Today's Headlines: As Trump Dismantles Clean Air Rules, an Industry Lawyer Delivers for Ex-Clients

Cohen, Trump’s Ex-Lawyer, Investigated for Bank Fraud in Excess of $20 Million View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [Most Popular]( | [Video]( | Subscribe: [Digital /]( [Home Delivery]( [My Account]( [The New York Times]( Monday, August 20, 2018 IN THIS EMAIL: [Top News](#0) | [Editors' Picks](#2) | [World](#4) | [U.S.](#5) | [Politics](#6) | [Business](#7) | [Technology](#8) | [Sports](#9) | [Arts](#10) | [New York](#11) | [Obituaries](#12) | [Editorial](#13) | [Op-Ed](#14) | [CUSTOMIZE »]( [] Top News [As Trump Dismantles Clean Air Rules, an Industry Lawyer Delivers for Ex-Clients]( [As Trump Dismantles Clean Air Rules, an Industry Lawyer Delivers for Ex-Clients]( By ERIC LIPTON The top air pollution official in the Trump administration had been a lawyer for polluting industries. They are now benefiting from his new role. [Cohen, Trump’s Ex-Lawyer, Investigated for Bank Fraud in Excess of $20 Million]( [Cohen, Trump’s Ex-Lawyer, Investigated for Bank Fraud in Excess of $20 Million]( By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM, BEN PROTESS and MAGGIE HABERMAN The inquiry, which could deal a significant blow to President Trump, is entering the final stages, and charges against Michael D. Cohen could come by the end of August. [Asia Argento, a #MeToo Leader, Made a Deal With Her Own Accuser]( [Asia Argento, a #MeToo Leader, Made a Deal With Her Own Accuser]( By KIM SEVERSON The actress and director Asia Argento, among the first women to publicly accuse Harvey Weinstein, arranged to pay an actor after he said she sexually assaulted him when he was 17, documents show. 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 [Trump Won Pennsylvania. Democrats Want the State (and His Voters) Back.]( U.S. [Trump Won Pennsylvania. Democrats Want the State (and His Voters) Back.]( By MATT FLEGENHEIMER and THOMAS KAPLAN With its redrawn congressional map and working class union towns, the state has found itself at the center of Democrats’ plans to win control of the House of Representatives. [Zephyr Teachout Is the Right Choice as Attorney General for Democrats]( Opinion [Zephyr Teachout Is the Right Choice as Attorney General for Democrats]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The office is a potential firewall against an out-of-control president and a historically corrupt New York State government. [] QUOTATION OF THE DAY "Truth isn’t truth." [RUDOLPH W. GIULIANI]( President Trump’s lawyer, explaining on “Meet the Press” why he feared an interview with the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, might be a “perjury trap” for Mr. Trump. [] World [‘All of Africa Is Here’: Where Europe’s Southern Border Is Just a Fence]( [‘All of Africa Is Here’: Where Europe’s Southern Border Is Just a Fence]( By ROD NORDLAND Ceuta, a Spanish enclave on Morocco’s coast, is surrounded by a double 20-foot fence topped with barbed wire, the latest flash point for Europe-bound migrants. [Emaciated by Cancer and Mistaken as a Drug Addict, Filipino Dies in Detention]( [Emaciated by Cancer and Mistaken as a Drug Addict, Filipino Dies in Detention]( By FELIPE VILLAMOR When police in the Philippines arrested Allan Rafael, he explained he looked sick because of chemotherapy not narcotics. His death in custody has outraged a loyal constituency of President Duterte. [As Taliban Start Charm Offensive, Afghan President Calls for Cease-Fire]( [As Taliban Start Charm Offensive, Afghan President Calls for Cease-Fire]( By ROD NORDLAND and FAHIM ABED The Taliban have been courting civilians for weeks and promising not to harm soldiers who surrender, raising hopes of a cease-fire in Afghanistan. On Sunday, the government made the first move. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Bombed by the K.K.K. A Friend of Rosa Parks. At 90, This White Pastor Is Still Fighting.]( [Bombed by the K.K.K. A Friend of Rosa Parks. At 90, This White Pastor Is Still Fighting.]( By ALAN BLINDER Robert S. Graetz describes the night of the bombing, an attack memorialized in a note handwritten by Mrs. Parks, which now belongs to him. [In a Divided Era, One Thing Seems to Unite: Political Anger]( [In a Divided Era, One Thing Seems to Unite: Political Anger]( By JEREMY W. PETERS Disputes over politics have divided Americans’ homes, strained marriages, ruined friendships and invaded the workplace. [Lincoln’s Stovepipe Hat and Letters Could Be Sold to Ease Nonprofit’s Debt]( [Lincoln’s Stovepipe Hat and Letters Could Be Sold to Ease Nonprofit’s Debt]( By JULIA JACOBS The bloodstained gloves from the night of his assassination are also part of a collection that may be auctioned to erase a debt of more than $9 million. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [Trump Lawyers’ Sudden Realization: They Don’t Know What Don McGahn Told Mueller’s Team]( [Trump Lawyers’ Sudden Realization: They Don’t Know What Don McGahn Told Mueller’s Team]( By MAGGIE HABERMAN and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT The lapse has contributed to a growing recognition that an early strategy of full cooperation with the inquiry was a potentially damaging mistake. [There Is More to Stacey Abrams Than Meets Partisan Eyes]( [There Is More to Stacey Abrams Than Meets Partisan Eyes]( By RICHARD FAUSSET As minority leader in Georgia State House, Ms. Abrams, the Democratic nominee for governor, showed both a penchant for standing on liberal principle and a willingness to negotiate with Republicans. [How the Senate Got Its Groove Back With the Power of the Purse]( On Washington [How the Senate Got Its Groove Back With the Power of the Purse]( By CARL HULSE While the Senate may be at odds over the Supreme Court vacancy, it is trying, for the first time in years, to advance funding bills the old-fashioned way. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Greece’s Bailout Is Ending. The Pain Is Far From Over.]( [Greece’s Bailout Is Ending. The Pain Is Far From Over.]( By LIZ ALDERMAN As a new era of financial independence beckons, more than a third of the population is in poverty, unemployment remains high and wages have tumbled. [The Costs of Motherhood Are Rising, and Catching Women Off Guard]( [The Costs of Motherhood Are Rising, and Catching Women Off Guard]( By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER College-educated women in particular underestimate the demands of parenthood and the difficulties of combining working and parenting, new research shows. [How Sexism Follows Women From the Cradle to the Workplace]( [How Sexism Follows Women From the Cradle to the Workplace]( By JIM TANKERSLEY New economic research suggests that the attitudes toward a woman when she is born have a lasting impact on how much she works, and earns, as an adult. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Uber’s Vision of Self-Driving Cars Begins to Blur]( [Uber’s Vision of Self-Driving Cars Begins to Blur]( By MIKE ISAAC, DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI and KATE CONGER Since a self-driving Uber killed a pedestrian in March, the company’s executives have been divided over the future of its autonomous vehicle efforts. [Tesla Slashes Spending, and May Add to Its Troubles]( [Tesla Slashes Spending, and May Add to Its Troubles]( By DAVID GELLES and NEAL E. BOUDETTE The electric-car maker’s cash position was closely watched even before its chief executive, Elon Musk, floated the idea of taking the company private. [The Week in Tech: When to Tweet]( Bits [The Week in Tech: When to Tweet]( By SHEERA FRENKEL Twitter struggled, and failed, to answer the question of what is allowed on its platform. And Elon Musk dealt with the consequences of having tweeted in the first place. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [The Mozart of Fly Casting ]( [The Mozart of Fly Casting]( By SHELBY POPE Maxine McCormick began fly casting when she was 9 years old. At 14, she has back-to-back world titles. [More Strikeouts Than Hits? Welcome to Baseball’s Latest Crisis]( [More Strikeouts Than Hits? Welcome to Baseball’s Latest Crisis]( By TYLER KEPNER This could be the first season in major league history to feature more strikeouts than hits, a slowdown that worries many league officials. [Five Minor Leaguers Who Could Make a Splash in September]( [Five Minor Leaguers Who Could Make a Splash in September]( By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is hardly the only top prospect ready to deliver on his minor-league promise should he get a call-up when big-league rosters expand. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [A New, Flourishing Literary Scene in the Real Shangri-La]( Books News [A New, Flourishing Literary Scene in the Real Shangri-La]( By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN The Kingdom of Bhutan, tucked away in the Himalayas, just got TV. Now it’s home to ambitious young authors who are telling their country’s stories for the first time, usually in English. [Aretha Franklin Was the Personification of Black Woman Magic]( [Aretha Franklin Was the Personification of Black Woman Magic]( By YONETTE JOSEPH There was something about the fact that she looked like our aunts, mothers, sisters and neighbors that made her thrilling and untouchable and relatable. [‘This Story Transcends Race’: Kevin Kwan on the Appeal of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’]( [‘This Story Transcends Race’: Kevin Kwan on the Appeal of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’]( By ANDREW R. CHOW The author of the novel, from which the movie was adapted, talks about how the film is opening new doors for its cast and why it’s making white men cry. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Harlem’s Trash Bins Were Overflowing. So the City Took 223 Away.]( [Harlem’s Trash Bins Were Overflowing. So the City Took 223 Away.]( By WINNIE HU New York’s Sanitation Department removes litter baskets if they are used for household or commercial trash. Residents say it’s left sidewalks a mess. [‘We Are Entitled to a Righteous Anger’: Catholics Return to Mass After Sex Abuse Report]( [‘We Are Entitled to a Righteous Anger’: Catholics Return to Mass After Sex Abuse Report]( By LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ Some area priests, in homilies, confronted last week’s grand jury report detailing the abuse of more than 1,000 children by priests. [Street Is Renamed in Flatbush, to Joy and Controversy]( [Street Is Renamed in Flatbush, to Joy and Controversy]( By JEFFERY C. MAYS A street in Flatbush was named after Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the Haitian revolutionary leader whose history of violence concerned a City Council committee. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Obituaries [David McReynolds, Socialist Activist Who Ran for President, Dies at 88]( [David McReynolds, Socialist Activist Who Ran for President, Dies at 88]( By JACEY FORTIN His pacifist work spanned decades and several wars, and he twice ran for the White House as an openly gay man on the Socialist Party USA ticket. [Miriam Nelson, 98, Golden Age Dancer and Choreographer, Dies]( [Miriam Nelson, 98, Golden Age Dancer and Choreographer, Dies]( By ANITA GATES A Broadway hoofer who went to Hollywood to tutor William Holden, Kim Novak, Ingrid Bergman, Jerry Lewis, Tuesday Weld and Jane Fonda, to name a few. [Rita Borsellino, 73, Dies; a Murder Made Her an Anti-Mafia Crusader]( [Rita Borsellino, 73, Dies; a Murder Made Her an Anti-Mafia Crusader]( By NEIL GENZLINGER After her brother, a prosecutor, was killed in a bombing, she campaigned against Cosa Nostra influence in Sicily. [Overlooked No More: Clara Lemlich Shavelson, Crusading Leader of Labor Rights]( [Overlooked No More: Clara Lemlich Shavelson, Crusading Leader of Labor Rights]( Shavelson ignited a huge strike by women garment workers that helped galvanize the labor movement. She went on to fight for suffrage and tenants’ rights. For more Obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial [Trump’s Silly War With Harley-Davidson]( Editorial Observer [Trump’s Silly War With Harley-Davidson]( By BILL SAPORITO The president’s tariffs led the company to move jobs to Europe. He responded by trying to incite a Harley boycott. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [Nixon, Clinton and Trump]( [Nixon, Clinton and Trump]( By CHARLES M. BLOW The more Trump is cornered, the more he mirrors Richard Nixon. [Steve Bannon’s New Best Friend in Europe]( [Steve Bannon’s New Best Friend in Europe]( By IVAN KRASTEV Donald Trump’s former Svengali is palling around the Continent with a far-right Hungarian prime minister. How does this end? [Happy Children Do Chores]( [Happy Children Do Chores]( By KJ DELL’ANTONIA Helping run a household gives kids an awareness of the needs of others. [It’s Not Technology That’s Disrupting Our Jobs]( [It’s Not Technology That’s Disrupting Our Jobs]( By LOUIS HYMAN The insecure nature of work is a result of decisions by corporations and policymakers. [How America’s Jews Learned to Be Liberal]( [How America’s Jews Learned to Be Liberal]( By STEVEN R. WEISMAN The answer lies in the 19th century, when Judaism became a distinctively American religion. 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