Today's Headlines: Trump to Order Mexican Border Wall and Curtail Immigration

[Trump Revives Keystone Pipeline Rejected by Obama] | View in [Browser] | Add [nytdirect@nytimes.com] to your address book. | [Unsubscribe] [The New York Times] [Most Popular] | [Video] | [Today's Headlines] Wednesday, January 25, 2017 IN THIS EMAIL [NYT] [World] | [U.S.] | [Politics] | [Business] | [Technology] | [Sports] | [Arts] | [N.Y./Region] | [Dining & Wine] | [Today's Video] | [Obituaries] | [Editorials] | [Op-Ed] | [On This Day] | [CUSTOMIZE »] [Get The Times for as low as 99¢.] Top News [Border Patrol agents near Jacumba, Calif. President Trump plans to direct funds toward a wall.] [Trump to Order Mexican Border Wall and Curtail Immigration] By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, DAVID E. SANGER and MAGGIE HABERMAN President Trump will order the construction of the wall on Wednesday and is mulling plans to bar Syrian refugees from the country. [President Trump signed documents clearing the way to government approval of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines in the Oval Office on Tuesday.] [Trump Revives Keystone Pipeline Rejected by Obama] By PETER BAKER and CORAL DAVENPORT The new president continued dismantling his predecessor's policies by clearing the way for a project at the heart of the battle over climate change. [Construction in the West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Adumim on Sunday. The Israeli government is showing signs that it is increasingly willing to disregard international condemnation of its settlements.] [Emboldened by Trump, Israel Approves a Wave of West Bank Settlement Expansion] By ISABEL KERSHNER The move, after weeks of international criticism, signals that just days into the Trump administration, Israel feels freer to shake off restrictions. 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 [Sarah Mullett and John Grant were the first couple to be featured in a New York Times wedding announcement, in the newspaper's very first issue on September 18, 1851.] FASHION & STYLE [COMMITTED] The New York Times published its first wedding announcement in the very first issue of the newspaper, on September 18, 1851. This four-week series will take a look at how our wedding reporting has evolved over the last 165 years. OPINION | Op-Ed Contributors [Don't Expect the First Amendment to Protect the Media] By RONNELL ANDERSEN JONES and SONJA R. WEST Trump's assault on the press will require stronger opposition. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "This shows that Trump might act on his words. With previous presidents, their election promises weren't taken so seriously." [DENG YUWEN], a public affairs commentator in Beijing, after President Trump withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Mr. Trump's spokesman also said the United States would prevent China from gaining access to islands it claimed in the South China Sea. World [President Xi Jinping of China in Bern, Switzerland, last week. During his visit, Mr. Xi visited the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he hinted that with the United States in retreat, China was prepared to step up as a champion of free trade.] News Analysis [Trump Injects High Risk Into Relations With China] By JANE PERLEZ and CHRIS BUCKLEY As he tosses aside decades of American trade policy, President Trump could also go his own way on other issues with China, including Taiwan and the South China Sea. [Journalists waiting for the ruling outside the Supreme Court in London on Tuesday.] ['Brexit' Ruling Reveals Cracks in Britain's Centuries-old Institutions] By KATRIN BENNHOLD The Supreme Court decision that Parliament must approve Brexit talks raises ancient tensions that may have more impact than the ruling itself. [Security personnel and activists clashed during a protest against currency restrictions last week at the Reserve Bank of India in Guwahati. The decision to ban India's largest currency notes has led to a cash shortage.] [In Its Third Month, India's Cash Shortage Begins to Bite] By GEETA ANAND and HARI KUMAR The data is murky, but the poor are clearly going without fruit, vegetables and milk as unemployment becomes more widespread. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »] ADVERTISEMENT U.S. [Senator Jeff Sessions, the nominee for attorney general, along the parade route for President Trump's inauguration on Friday. Democrats pushed back a confirmation vote on him.] [Civil Rights Group Rebukes Trump Justice Dept. Over Case Delays] By CHARLIE SAVAGE and ERIC LICHTBLAU The outcry over the delay of cases to overhaul the Baltimore Police Department and challenge a Texas voter ID law came as Democrats pushed back a vote on Jeff Sessions as attorney general. [An Egyptian man with hepatitis C recovered after a liver transplant at the National Liver Institute in the Cairo area.] [Are New Drugs for Hepatitis C Safe? A Report Raises Concerns] By DENISE GRADY Drugs approved in recent years that can cure hepatitis C may have severe side effects, including liver failure, a new report suggests. [Representative Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina, President Trump's choice to be White House budget director, during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday.] [Federal Debt Projected to Grow by Nearly $10 Trillion Over Next Decade] By ALAN RAPPEPORT Congressional Budget Office projections reveal the strain that the debt will have on the economy as President Trump embarks on plans to slash taxes and ramp up spending. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »] ADVERTISEMENT Politics [Judge William H. Pryor Jr. of the federal appeals court in Atlanta in November. He is a former Alabama attorney general, a graduate of Tulane's law school and an outspoken opponent of abortion and gay rights.] [A Supreme Court Pick Is Promised. A Political Brawl Is Certain.] By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and ADAM LIPTAK Judge William Pryor Jr. and Judge Neil Gorsuch are leading candidates, but Democrats vow fierce opposition to anyone the president picks. [President Trump leaving the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Va., on Saturday, his first full day in office.] [Grand Plans vs. Reality: White House Veterans Recall Their First 100 Days] By JEREMY W. PETERS Don't Ask, don't Tell." Bombing Iraq. Somali pirates. Top officials from the Clinton, Bush and Obama White Houses recall how nothing goes exactly as planned. [Tom Price's Heated Hearing Is Unlikely to Derail His Nomination] By ROBERT PEAR and THOMAS KAPLAN Democrats pressed Mr. Price, the nominee for health and human services secretary, on ethics and the Affordable Care Act, but his support from Republicans is solid. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »] Business [Krystin Stevenson, who left the work force in 2015 to care for her family, said she did not want to settle for just any job. ] [Why Women Quit Working: It's Not for the Reasons Men Do] By PATRICIA COHEN Men have been the focus of concern about a stubborn trend of working-age Americans neither working nor looking for jobs. But the trend applies to women, too. [The pool at Marriott Marquis Houston. The hotel, which opened the day after Christmas, will serve as Super Bowl headquarters for the N.F.L.] Square Feet [The Super Bowl Returns to a Transformed Houston] By DAVE MONTGOMERY The city, which was hit hard by slumping oil prices, has overhauled its night life, infrastructure and parks in hopes of becoming a world-class destination. [Netflix and CBS Try to Shake Up Reality TV] By JOHN KOBLIN With "Hunted" from CBS and "Ultimate Beastmaster" from Netflix, the outlets are trying something new in a sleepy genre. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »] Technology [President-elect Donald Trump said he had a ] [Alibaba's Profile Is Global, but Its Fate Is Tied to China] By PAUL MOZUR The Chinese e-commerce giant posts strong quarterly revenue, but its businesses abroad are only a minor contributor to its results. Deal Professor [When Snap Goes Public, Some Shareholders' Voting Rights May Disappear] By STEVEN DAVIDOFF SOLOMON The company apparently plans to issue shares with no voting rights, another sign of how the balance of power has tilted to tech founders. But Snap may have gone too far. [Ryan Feit set up one of the first websites that list companies trying to raise money from small investors. ] [Doubts Arise as Investors Flock to Crowdfunded Start-Ups] By NATHANIEL POPPER Advocates of a new law that aims to make it easier for businesses to raise capital worry whether investors are getting the information they need. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »] Sports [Chase Carey, who replaces Bernie Ecclestone as the leader of Formula One, says he will work to expand the sport's appeal.] [New Formula One Chief Hopes to Grab Americans' Attention] By SAM BORDEN Chase Carey, a longtime TV executive, wants to bring another race to a major American city and recast the fan experience. [The Golden State Warriors lined up on Monday night during their 105-102 loss to a struggling Miami Heat team.] [What's Wrong With the Golden State Warriors? Warped Expectations] By VICTOR MATHER When you're absurdly good and then add Kevin Durant, the bar becomes unreasonably high even as the fundamental numbers stay about the same. [CoCo Vandeweghe played a backhand in her quarterfinal victory over Garbiñe Muguruza on Tuesday at the Australian Open.] On Tennis [CoCo Vandeweghe Tames Her Emotions and Elevates Her Game] By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY The unseeded American has been much more even-tempered in the last two rounds, her coach said, helping her advance to her first Grand Slam singles semifinal. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »] Arts [Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in ] [Oscar Nominations 2017: 14 for 'La La Land,' and 6 for Black Actors] By BROOKS BARNES The academy seeks to rebound from two years of #OscarsSoWhite with nods for Denzel Washington, Ruth Negga, Viola Davis, Mahershala Ali and others. [Justin Peck of New York City Ballet.] A Word With: Justin Peck [At New York City Ballet, Lacing Up Their Sneakers to Unite] By GIA KOURLAS Justin Peck's new dance, "The Times Are Racing," changed drastically after Election Day. It became "less optimistic," he says. [Donald J. Trump during a Comedy Central roast in 2011, when he edited the wording in a gag to double the size of his fictional penthouse.] Critic's Notebook [For Trump, Everything Is a Rating] By JAMES PONIEWOZIK Donald J. Trump embellished his "Apprentice" ratings and the number of floors in Trump Tower. As president, he has continued using suspect math. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »] New York [The STEM Institute of Manhattan in Harlem. Though the school belongs to a district with some of the highest-performing schools, it has been struggling academically and shedding students for years.] A District Divided [Harlem Schools Are Left to Fail as Those Not Far Away Thrive] By KATE TAYLOR Community School District 3, on Manhattan's West Side, is home to some of the best public elementary schools, but the district is sharply divided by race, income and academic achievement. [Mayor Bill de Blasio presented his budget proposal for fiscal year 2018 at City Hall on Tuesday.] [Mayor de Blasio Proposes Budget of $84.7 Billion] By J. DAVID GOODMAN and WILLIAM NEUMAN The spending proposal, which focused on schools and infrastructure, briefly alluded to possible federal budget cuts that could come from the Trump administration. [Thomas F. Prendergast, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's chairman, at Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan on Tuesday. He will oversee his last board meeting on Wednesday.] [M.T.A. Chief's Departure Leaves Void at Top of Agency at a Critical Time] By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS With Thomas F. Prendergast retiring at the end of the month, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has to not only tackle issues regarding an aging transit system, but it also needs a new leader. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »] Food Restaurant Review [Glimpses of a Gilded Past at Fowler & Wells] By PETE WELLS Tom Colicchio's new restaurant in a restored 1883 hotel aims for the opulence of a bygone era, but it sometimes loses focus. [The chef Gerardo Gonzalez chars vegetables for his burned-almond mole, which he serves with hominy and octopus at Lalo, the restaurant he opened last fall in Chinatown in Manhattan.] [Charred, Browned, Blackened: The Dark Lure of Burned Food] By TEJAL RAO Chefs are pushing the envelope, inspired by traditions from around the world. With a little daring, home cooks can, too. [The new, less formal incarnation of Pujol, the critically acclaimed restaurant run by the chef Enrique Olvera, in the Polanco neighborhood of Mexico City.] [A Second Act for Pujol, Mexico's World-Class Restaurant] By SHAUN PETT The chef Enrique Olvera plans to open a new version that is less formal, based on lessons he learned at Cosme in New York. For more dining news and recipes, go to [NYTimes.com/Dining »] Obituaries [Byron Dobell, in 2001.] [Byron Dobell, Whose Editing Helped Change Journalism, Dies at 89] By WILLIAM GRIMES Mr. Dobell - an editor at Time-Life, Esquire and New York magazine - played a pivotal role in the careers of Tom Wolfe, Mario Puzo and other writers. [Eddie Kamae, playing a baritone ukulele that he called his ] [Eddie Kamae, an Innovator and a Historian on Four Strings, Dies at 89] By NATE CHINEN Mr. Kamae was one of the most influential Hawaiian musicians of the second half of the 20th century, at once an innovator and a diligent steward of folkloric customs. [Anthony Colombo in October 1971 in Columbus Circle in Manhattan; his father was shot there that year and died in 1978.] [Anthony Colombo Dies at 71; Helped Get 'Mafia' Out of 'The Godfather'] By SAM ROBERTS As vice president of the Italian-American Civil Rights League, the son of a mobster worked to keep Italian organized crime references out of the movie. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »] Editorial Editorial ['We the People' Demand Mr. Trump Release His Tax Returns] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD It's not just journalists. Ordinary Americans also want to see the president's returns. Editorial [Bringing a Sorry Chapter in Policing to an End] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The city is trying to turn the page on a period when black and Latino New Yorkers were routinely stopped and frisked by police officers. [Prime Minister Theresa May in London on Tuesday, when the British Supreme Court ruled that Parliament must have a say in Brexit.] Editorial [Parliament Is Back in the Brexit Game] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The British Supreme Court restored elected representatives to a process from which they had been foolishly excluded. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »] Op-Ed [President Trump speaking at C.I.A. headquarters the day after the inauguration.] Op-Ed Contributor [The Shocking Affront of Donald Trump's C.I.A. Stunt] By YAEL EISENSTAT My friend Gregg Wenzel did not make the ultimate sacrifice so this president could have a self-aggrandizing photo op. [President Xi Jinping of China. His country could benefit from the Trump presidency if it opens itself to the world politically and economically.] Op-Ed Contributor [China Can Thrive in the Trump Era] By YAN XUETONG The country has a chance to become a full-fledged superpower if it responds to the Trump presidency by opening up more to the world. [Members of the media on Monday, at the first daily briefing in the White House press room.] Op-Ed Contributor [The Press Should Skip the White House Briefings] By JOHN A. FARRELL Washington under a Trump presidency will be a sieve of information. Journalists should focus on the leaks. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »] ON THIS DAY On Jan. 25, 1915, the inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, inaugurated U.S. transcontinental telephone service. 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