The Evening: Republicans try again to impeach Mayorkas

Also, the U.S. may loosen its Covid isolation guidance. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday. - A vote to impeach Mayorkas - A snowy Election Day in New York - Plus, nailing the punchline [Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, in a dark suit.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9tYXlvcmthcy1pbXBlYWNobWVudC1ob3VzZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTA5OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MTE1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluZ7zy2UETdG-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Republicans were confident that their second attempt to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, would be successful. Kenny Holston/The New York Times Republicans are trying again to impeach Mayorkas The House will vote tonight for the second time on whether to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, on charges of willfully refusing to enforce border laws. Last week, Republicans suffered a stunning embarrassment when their yearlong push to impeach him failed on its first attempt. But Republicans now expect to have an additional vote: Representative Steve Scalise, who is back in Washington after cancer treatment. Our congressional reporter Karoun Demirjian told me it is likely that tonight’s attempt will be successful, making Mayorkas the first sitting cabinet secretary to be impeached in American history. [Here’s the latest](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9tYXlvcmthcy1pbXBlYWNobWVudC1ob3VzZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTA5OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MTE1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluZ7zy2UETdG-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Mayorkas is charged with ignoring immigration laws and acting outside his authority to release migrants on parole. But experts say that the allegations against Mayorkas do not rise to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors, the standard for impeachment. Many constitutional law experts, both conservative and liberal, have criticized the impeachment as an attempt to resolve a policy dispute with a constitutional punishment. There is effectively no chance Mayorkas will be removed from office by the Democratic-led Senate, since that would require two-thirds of votes. But this was never about conviction, Karoun said. “You don’t need to be ousted from office for the black mark of being an impeached officer to have meaning,” Karoun said. “That is politically potent stuff to point out on the campaign trail.” [A man pushing a red snow blower to clear a pathway in Manhattan. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAyLzEzL3VzL3dpbnRlci1zdG9ybS1zbm93LWZvcmVjYXN0LXdlYXRoZXI_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1MDk5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgxMTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW5nvPLZQRN0b5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) The snowstorm affected turnout in the vote to replace George Santos. Christina Kelso/The New York Times A critical House election could be shaped by snow A nor’easter [dumped several inches of snow](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAyLzEzL3VzL3dpbnRlci1zdG9ybS1zbm93LWZvcmVjYXN0LXdlYXRoZXI_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1MDk5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgxMTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW5nvPLZQRN0b5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) on much of the Northeast, closing schools, canceling flights and complicating routines in the region. The snowfall may also shape [New York’s special House election](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMy9ueXJlZ2lvbi9waWxpcC1zdW96emktc2FudG9zLWVsZWN0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1MDk5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgxMTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW5nvPLZQRN0b5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) to replace the former Republican congressman and serial fabulist, George Santos. The results are expected to be exceedingly close, and weather forecasters were predicting a half foot or more of snow in the district, with much of it falling during prime voting hours. The contest, which has been dominated by debates over the influx of migrants, will have [national implications](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9waWxpcC1zdW96emktc3BlY2lhbC1lbGVjdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTA5OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MTE1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluZ7zy2UETdG-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), for both the balance of Congress and for partisan expectations heading into November. Polls close at 9 p.m. Eastern. We will [track the results live](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wMi8xMy91cy9lbGVjdGlvbnMvcmVzdWx0cy1uZXcteW9yay11cy1ob3VzZS0zLXNwZWNpYWwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIxMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTUwOTkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODExNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbme88tlBE3RvlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). [President Volodymyr Zelensky, in his trademark green sweatshirt, at a meeting with Ukrainian students in January.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvemVsZW5za3ktbWlsaXRhcnktYWlkLXVrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1MDk5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgxMTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW5nvPLZQRN0b5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is turning to friends closer to home. Oleg Petrasyuk/EPA, via Shutterstock Ukraine turns to Europe as U.S. weighs aid President Volodymyr Zelensky is redoubling his diplomatic outreach to Europe to [try to fill the funding void left by months of American indecision](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvemVsZW5za3ktbWlsaXRhcnktYWlkLXVrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1MDk5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgxMTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW5nvPLZQRN0b5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). He is expected to seek more military assistance during visits this week to Berlin, Paris and possibly London. Zelensky praised the U.S. Senate for approving $60 billion in assistance for Ukraine on Tuesday morning, at a moment when its soldiers are struggling with a shortage of weapons and ammunition. But he remains keenly aware that the bill will [face stiff resistance](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTMvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvdWtyYWluZS1haWQtYmlsbC1mYWNlcy1odXJkbGVzLWluLXRoZS1ob3VzZS1hbWlkLWdvcC1vcHBvc2l0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1MDk5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgxMTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW5nvPLZQRN0b5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) from Republican leaders in the House. In Washington, President Biden [denounced Donald Trump’s support for a Russian attack](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1yZXB1YmxpY2Fucy11a3JhaW5lLWFpZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTA5OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MTE1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluZ7zy2UETdG-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) on NATO allies and implored the House to pass aid for Ukraine. [A medical worker in a yellow plastic gown and a mask talks to a person in a car at a drive-through clinic.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMy9oZWFsdGgvY292aWQtaXNvbGF0aW9uLWNkYy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTA5OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MTE1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluZ7zy2UETdG-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) The C.D.C. is considering ending the five-day isolation period for Covid.  Michael Hanson for The New York Times The U.S. may loosen its Covid isolation guidance Under [new proposed guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMy9oZWFsdGgvY292aWQtaXNvbGF0aW9uLWNkYy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTA5OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MTE1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluZ7zy2UETdG-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), Americans who test positive for Covid would no longer be advised to isolate for five days before returning to work or school. The shift is still under consideration, but if it is approved, the C.D.C. will recommend that people return to their routines after one day without a fever, the same standard applied to the influenza and R.S.V. More top news - Middle East: President Biden sent the C.I.A. director to Cairo to [negotiate a deal to pause the war in Gaza](~/AAAAAQA~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) for six weeks and secure the release of hostages. - Economy: U.S. consumer prices rose 3.1 percent in the year through last month, [cooling less than had been expected](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMy9idXNpbmVzcy9jcGktaW5mbGF0aW9uLWphbnVhcnkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIxMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTUwOTkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODExNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbme88tlBE3RvlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Stocks [tumbled](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMy9idXNpbmVzcy9pbmZsYXRpb24tbWFya2V0cy1zdG9ja3MtZmVkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1MDk5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgxMTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW5nvPLZQRN0b5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Supreme Court: The justices gave prosecutors [a week to respond to Trump’s application](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LXRydW1wLWltbXVuaXR5LWNhc2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIxMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTUwOTkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODExNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbme88tlBE3RvlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) that seeks to halt an appeals court’s ruling that rejected his claim of absolute immunity from criminal charges. - Tech: OpenAI is giving ChatGPT [a better memory](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMy90ZWNobm9sb2d5L29wZW5haS1naXZlcy1jaGF0Z3B0LWEtYmV0dGVyLW1lbW9yeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTA5OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MTE1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluZ7zy2UETdG-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Energy: Generous subsidies are helping the U.S. [steal green industries from Europe](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMy9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L25vcndheS1pbmZsYXRpb24tcmVkdWN0aW9uLWFjdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTA5OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MTE1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluZ7zy2UETdG-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - ​Fossil fuels: As soon as next year, U.S. gas producers will begin using a shortcut to sell natural gas to Asia that [goes straight through Mexico](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMy9jbGltYXRlL21leGljby1uYXR1cmFsLWdhcy1iaWRlbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTA5OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MTE1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluZ7zy2UETdG-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Media: Paramount, the owner of TV networks like Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central, [is laying off hundreds of employees](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMy9idXNpbmVzcy9tZWRpYS9wYXJhbW91bnQtbGF5b2Zmcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTA5OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MTE1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluZ7zy2UETdG-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Student housing: Off-campus complexes [are getting larger](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMy9idXNpbmVzcy9zdHVkZW50LWhvdXNpbmctb2ZmLWNhbXB1cy1yZWFsLWVzdGF0ZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTA5OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MTE1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluZ7zy2UETdG-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), with some home to more than 1,500 students. - Lives Lived: David Bouley, the New York chef who channeled French nouvelle cuisine to create the New American style, [died at 70](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMy9kaW5pbmcvZGF2aWQtYm91bGV5LWRlYWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIxMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTUwOTkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODExNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbme88tlBE3RvlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). TIME TO UNWIND [Taylor Tomlinson performing stand-up.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wMi8xMy9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vdGF5bG9yLXRvbWxpbnNvbi1oYXZlLWl0LWFsbC1uZXRmbGl4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1MDk5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgxMTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW5nvPLZQRN0b5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Taylor Tomlinson workshopped her joke in Boston, Dallas, Tucson and Seattle. The New York Times; Netflix How a comic nailed her closing joke Taylor Tomlinson is one of comedy’s rising stars, with a new late-night show and one of the highest grossing tours of 2023. But nine months before taping her new Netflix special, which premiered today, she was still not confident about her closing joke. We followed her for months, from comedy show to comedy show, as she workshopped her final punchline. [Check out how her joke changed from beginning to end](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wMi8xMy9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vdGF5bG9yLXRvbWxpbnNvbi1oYXZlLWl0LWFsbC1uZXRmbGl4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1MDk5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgxMTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW5nvPLZQRN0b5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). In other comedy news, Jon Stewart returned as host of “The Daily Show,” last night. “His timing was so sharp, his comic exasperation so familiar, you’d think he’d been away for a long weekend instead of more than two presidential terms,” [our critic wrote](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMy9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vam9uLXN0ZXdhcnQtcmV0dXJuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1MDk5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgxMTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW5nvPLZQRN0b5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). [A crowd of people leads a float with five puppets on it.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMy93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9icmF6aWwtY2Fybml2YWwtam9obi10cmF2b2x0YS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTA5OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MTE1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluZ7zy2UETdG-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) The Carnival puppet parade in Olinda. Dado Galdieri for The New York Times Where puppets are the stars of Carnival In Olinda, a small seaside city in northern Brazil, thousands of residents come out every February to parade through the streets with [giant puppets, called bonecos](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMy93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9icmF6aWwtY2Fybml2YWwtam9obi10cmF2b2x0YS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTA5OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MTE1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluZ7zy2UETdG-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). The four-day Carnival celebration, which wraps up today, Fat Tuesday, has made the city famous. [Willy Chavarria standing with a group of models behind a lace-covered table set with candles. Some models are wearing dark suits and fedoras, while others are wearing patterned suits with collars and gold necklaces.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMC9zdHlsZS93aWxseS1jaGF2YXJyaWEtbmV3LXlvcmstZmFzaGlvbi13ZWVrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1MDk5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgxMTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW5nvPLZQRN0b5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Willy Chavarria at a New York Fashion Week show in Brooklyn. Roy Rochlin/Getty Images Dinner table topics - (Multi)national fashion: Willy Chavarria might be the founding father of [a new wave of American style](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMC9zdHlsZS93aWxseS1jaGF2YXJyaWEtbmV3LXlvcmstZmFzaGlvbi13ZWVrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1MDk5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgxMTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW5nvPLZQRN0b5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Grandmas on the red carpet: Sean Wang made a film about the inner lives of his grandmothers. Now, [it’s nominated for an Oscar](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMy9tb3ZpZXMvbmFpLW5haS13YS1wby1vc2NhcnMtc2hvcnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIxMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTUwOTkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODExNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbme88tlBE3RvlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Video games: A survey found that 17 percent of gamers [identify as L.G.B.T.Q.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xMy9hcnRzL2dsYWFkLXZpZGVvLWdhbWVzLWxnYnRxLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1MDk5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgxMTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW5nvPLZQRN0b5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) - Love or hate Valentine’s Day? [See which streaming options are best for you](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnrnieP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wMi8xMi9tb3ZpZXMvdmFsZW50aW5lcy1kYXktbW92aWVzLXN0cmVhbWluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTA5OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MTE1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluZ7zy2UETdG-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). 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