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[Trump Pulls Back From Declaring a National Emergency to Fund a Wall]( [Trump Pulls Back From Declaring a National Emergency to Fund a Wall]( By ANNIE KARNI and MAGGIE HABERMAN As he searches for a way to end the political stalemate with Democratic lawmakers, the president finds himself boxed in — a familiar position when it comes to immigration issues [As U.S. Exits Syria, Mideast Faces a Post-American Era]( News Analysis [As U.S. Exits Syria, Mideast Faces a Post-American Era]( By BEN HUBBARD The pending withdrawal from Syria is the latest example of a broader American disengagement from the Middle East. Russia and Iran are filling the void. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »]( ADVERTISEMENT [Get New York Today in Your Inbox]( [Get New York Today in Your Inbox]( What you need to know to start your day in New York, including news, weather, free events and a look at the lighter side of life. [Sign up »]( [] Editors' Picks [Now Being Held Hostage by the Shutdown: Your Favorite Craft Brewery]( New York [Now Being Held Hostage by the Shutdown: Your Favorite Craft Brewery]( By NICK CORASANITI Inaction in Washington has idled the bureau that regulates craft beer manufacturers, dealing a blow to a $76 billion industry and disappointing discerning drinkers. [Donald Trump Just Cannot Help It]( Opinion [Donald Trump Just Cannot Help It]( By ROGER COHEN The Reichstag fire was at least a fire. Here, there is smoke and mirrors. [] Today’s Videos [Trump’s Evolving Rhetoric on the Wall]( [[Video]Video: Trump’s Evolving Rhetoric on the Wall]( By SARAH STEIN KERR and AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER The core of President Trump’s argument for the southern border wall has remained largely the same. But as the fight wears on, his justification has expanded and details like cost and construction materials have evolved. [‘We Want to Work’: Federal Employees Brace for Hard Times]( [[Video]Video: ‘We Want to Work’: Federal Employees Brace for Hard Times]( By ROBIN LINDSAY, NATALIE RENEAU and WHITNEY HURST As the government shutdown drags on, 800,000 federal workers and their families are preparing to miss a paycheck. The Times reached out to some of them to hear their stories. [Push On, Stay or Leave? Dilemma for Migrants at the U.S. Border]( [[Video]Video: Push On, Stay or Leave? Dilemma for Migrants at the U.S. Border]( By KASSIE BRACKEN, MICHAEL KIRBY SMITH and BEN LAFFIN As the battle over U.S. immigration policy and President Trump’s demands for a border wall rages in Congress, migrants are growing more desperate by the day. We went to Tijuana, Mexico, to witness the dilemmas families hoping to cross the border are facing. [] World [Saudi Women, Tired of Restraints, Find Ways to Flee]( [Saudi Women, Tired of Restraints, Find Ways to Flee]( By BEN HUBBARD and RICHARD C. PADDOCK Often aided and inspired by social media, an increasing number of young Saudi women are taking enormous gambles to escape the country, rights groups say. [Congolese Candidate, Asserting Fraud, Seeks Recount From Court]( [Congolese Candidate, Asserting Fraud, Seeks Recount From Court]( By KIMIKO de FREYTAS-TAMURA and RICK GLADSTONE The announcement by the candidate, Martin Fayulu, came as questions about the fairness of the vote and fears of violence intensified. [Poland Arrests 2, Including Huawei Employee, Accused of Spying for China]( [Poland Arrests 2, Including Huawei Employee, Accused of Spying for China]( By ADAM SATARIANO and JOANNA BERENDT A Polish citizen who works for the French telecommunications company Orange was also charged, officials said. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Memorial Sloan Kettering Curbs Executives’ Ties to Industry After Conflict-of-Interest Scandals]( [Memorial Sloan Kettering Curbs Executives’ Ties to Industry After Conflict-of-Interest Scandals]( By KATIE THOMAS and CHARLES ORNSTEIN The cancer center will now bar top officials from sitting on outside boards of for-profit companies, and is conducting a wide-scale review of other policies. [Federal Shutdown’s Uneven Toll: Some Americans Are Devastated, Others Oblivious]( [Federal Shutdown’s Uneven Toll: Some Americans Are Devastated, Others Oblivious]( By JULIE BOSMAN, PATRICIA COHEN and JULIE TURKEWITZ As the shutdown approached record length, it was being felt by Americans in widely varying ways. For some, it is invisible; for others, it’s inescapable. [Jayme Closs, Missing Wisconsin Girl, Is Found; Man Is Accused in Kidnapping]( [Jayme Closs, Missing Wisconsin Girl, Is Found; Man Is Accused in Kidnapping]( By CHRISTINA CAPECCHI and SARAH MASLIN NIR Jake T. Patterson, 21, was held pending murder and kidnapping charges, the authorities said. Jayme, 13, had vanished when her parents were fatally shot in a rural Wisconsin town. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [U.S. Equipment, but Not Troops, Begins Exiting Syria in Chaotic Withdrawal]( [U.S. Equipment, but Not Troops, Begins Exiting Syria in Chaotic Withdrawal]( By ERIC SCHMITT, THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF and BEN HUBBARD Officials said the number of American troops might actually increase in Syria, to help protect the final withdrawal — a process that is still expected to take at least four to six months. [Mercurial Trump Has Made Path Out of Shutdown Much Harder to Find]( News Analysis [Mercurial Trump Has Made Path Out of Shutdown Much Harder to Find]( By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and MAGGIE HABERMAN From changing his positions to undermining his vice president, President Trump has left even his own party baffled as lawmakers search for a way to reopen the government. [Tulsi Gabbard, Representative From Hawaii, Announces Democratic Presidential Bid]( [Tulsi Gabbard, Representative From Hawaii, Announces Democratic Presidential Bid]( By MAGGIE ASTOR Ms. Gabbard, 37, joins what is likely to be a jammed Democratic field. She has earned a reputation for sometimes breaking from the Democratic Party line. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Juul’s Convenient Smoke Screen]( The Shift [Juul’s Convenient Smoke Screen]( By KEVIN ROOSE After making billions of dollars and joining forces with Big Tobacco, Juul is trying to reinvent itself as a public-health crusader. [It’s Final: Megyn Kelly and NBC Part Ways. And She Will Be Paid in Full.]( [It’s Final: Megyn Kelly and NBC Part Ways. And She Will Be Paid in Full.]( By JOHN KOBLIN and MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM The $69 million host had trouble at the network long before she wondered on-air why it was wrong for white people to dress up in blackface for Halloween. [What if Cities Are No Longer the Land of Opportunity for Low-Skilled Workers?]( [What if Cities Are No Longer the Land of Opportunity for Low-Skilled Workers?]( By EMILY BADGER and QUOCTRUNG BUI Dense cities like New York have long promised higher wages, but now that is primarily true for workers with more education, a new analysis finds. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Sports [In Alabama, a Girl’s High School Hoop Dreams Are Restored]( [In Alabama, a Girl’s High School Hoop Dreams Are Restored]( By KEVIN DRAPER U.S.A. Basketball sent Maori Davenport a check in error after she played for one of its national teams. Alabama officials ruled her ineligible. A judge ordered her back onto the court. [Andy Murray Gave His All. Which Is Why This Ending Hurts.]( On Tennis [Andy Murray Gave His All. Which Is Why This Ending Hurts.]( By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY Murray earned his place in tennis’s Big Four with his week-to-week consistency, his resilience and his all-surface brilliance. But an injury is about to drive him out. [Will Defense Doom the Chiefs in the Playoffs?]( On Pro Football [Will Defense Doom the Chiefs in the Playoffs?]( By BEN SHPIGEL Kansas City has an offense so potent it recalibrated how football is played. But it also fielded one of the worst defenses ever to make the N.F.L. postseason. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [A Real-World Battle Over Dancing Avatars: Did Fortnite Steal the Floss?]( [A Real-World Battle Over Dancing Avatars: Did Fortnite Steal the Floss?]( By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS Three performers are suing the makers of the video game Fortnite, saying it is selling their dance moves without their permission. Can they win? [‘The Sopranos’ 20th Anniversary: Here’s Your Complete Guide to Rewatching It]( [‘The Sopranos’ 20th Anniversary: Here’s Your Complete Guide to Rewatching It]( By NOEL MURRAY New to the series? Already a fan? Our spoiler-light guide offers several different watching strategies, based on your commitment level. [Unearthing Photography’s Time Capsule]( [Unearthing Photography’s Time Capsule]( By MEREDITH MENDELSOHN Four trailblazing photographers — Robert Frank, Robert Heinecken, Dave Heath and John Wood — collaborated on a project that was hidden for 30 years. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [They Won Senate Seats. Now Comes the Hard Part: Adjusting to Albany.]( [They Won Senate Seats. Now Comes the Hard Part: Adjusting to Albany.]( By VIVIAN WANG and JESSE McKINLEY A large class of first-time lawmakers must grapple with the ways and wiles of the Capitol before shaking things up. [Highly Unusual Feud Breaks Out Between Police and Prosecutors]( [Highly Unusual Feud Breaks Out Between Police and Prosecutors]( By ALI WATKINS The Manhattan district attorney’s decision not to charge one of two men pummeled by officers during an arrest has angered top police officials. [Five Takeaways From Mayor Bill de Blasio’s State of the City Address]( [Five Takeaways From Mayor Bill de Blasio’s State of the City Address]( By JEFFERY C. MAYS Sounding at times like a motivational speaker, the mayor vowed to keep working to improve New Yorkers’ lives while taking his message to a national audience. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Obituaries [Joseph Jarman, 81, Dies; Mainstay of the Art Ensemble of Chicago]( [Joseph Jarman, 81, Dies; Mainstay of the Art Ensemble of Chicago]( By NATE CHINEN Mr. Jarman, who played numerous reed and woodwind instruments, drew inspiration not only from jazz and blues but also from world music, ritual and folklore. [Eugeniu Iordachescu, Who Saved Bucharest’s Churches, Dies at 89]( [Eugeniu Iordachescu, Who Saved Bucharest’s Churches, Dies at 89]( By KIT GILLET A civil engineer, he helped rescue dozens of buildings from destruction in the 1980s by literally rolling them to safety. [Michael Atiyah, Mathematician in Newton’s Footsteps, Dies at 89]( [Michael Atiyah, Mathematician in Newton’s Footsteps, Dies at 89]( By JULIE REHMEYER One of the 20th century’s leading mathematical theorists, he revealed a connection between math and physics not seen since the 17th century. [Jessica Tcherepnine, Exacting Botanical Artist, Is Dead at 80]( [Jessica Tcherepnine, Exacting Botanical Artist, Is Dead at 80]( By RICHARD SANDOMIR Ms. Tcherepnine painted blossoms from her family garden in England and became a world-renowned botanical artist after moving to the United States. For more Obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial [John Bolton’s Wars]( Editorial Observer [John Bolton’s Wars]( By CAROL GIACOMO It falls to the national security adviser to defend the incomprehensible. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [Down the Rabbit Hole With Donald]( [Down the Rabbit Hole With Donald]( By GAIL COLLINS It’s just another week under the mattress. [Trump vs. Ocasio-Cortez: Who Will Win the Internet?]( [Trump vs. Ocasio-Cortez: Who Will Win the Internet?]( By KARA SWISHER They both know how to control the narrative. But one of them comes across as a human being and the other as a cartoon bobblehead. 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