The Evening: Justices will hear Trump’s immunity claim

Also, fast-spreading wildfires prompt evacuations in Texas. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday. - Trump’s immunity claim - McConnell’s exit - Plus, the essential James {NAME} [Donald Trump sitting at the defendant’s table in a courtroom. He is wearing a blue suit, white shirt and red tie, with a flag pinned to his lapel.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC91cy9zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LXRydW1wLWltbXVuaXR5LXRyaWFsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MzI5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXU5bnfZcnFGzdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Donald Trump in court in New York, last month. Jefferson Siegel for The New York Times The Supreme Court will hear Trump’s immunity claim in April The Supreme Court agreed today to decide whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election. The justices scheduled arguments for the week of April 22, [putting trial proceedings on pause at least until then](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC91cy9zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LXRydW1wLWltbXVuaXR5LXRyaWFsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MzI5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXU5bnfZcnFGzdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). The court will decide this question: “Whether and if so to what extent does a former president enjoy presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during his tenure in office,” according to the court’s brief order. How quickly the justices were to take up the case has been closely watched, as Trump has sought to delay the proceedings. Trump argued that appeals court judges had been wrong to rule that he could be criminally charged for his conduct as president. Total immunity for his official conduct, Trump’s application said, is required by the separation of powers. In New York, Trump said it was currently “impossible” for him to cover the more than $450 million judgment he faces in his civil fraud case [without selling some of his properties](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC9ueXJlZ2lvbi90cnVtcC1ib25kLWNpdmlsLWZyYXVkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MzI5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXU5bnfZcnFGzdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Trump offered a $100 million bond instead, in a request to pause judgment pending his appeal, but the request was denied, exposing him to a potential financial disaster. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9taXRjaC1tY2Nvbm5lbGwtc2VuYXRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MzI5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXU5bnfZcnFGzdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~ “I have many faults. Misunderstanding politics is not one of them,” Senator Mitch McConnell said. Jose Luis Magana/Associated Press McConnell will step down from his leadership role Mitch McConnell, who has been the top Senate Republican for the last 18 years, making him the chamber’s longest-serving leader in history, announced today that he would [give up his leadership position following the November elections](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9taXRjaC1tY2Nvbm5lbGwtc2VuYXRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MzI5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXU5bnfZcnFGzdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). The move was not a surprise. McConnell, who turned 82 last week, suffered a serious fall last year and experienced some episodes where he momentarily froze in front of the media. In addition, some of his views, especially on foreign policy, had put him out of step with a party now headed by Donald Trump. Still, my colleague Carl Hulse, who has covered Washington for nearly 40 years, told me: “McConnell’s departure from leadership will represent a tectonic shift, where the majority of senators have never known a Senate where Mitch McConnell was not the Republican leader.” McConnell, regarded as a master tactician, will be most remembered for installing three conservatives on the Supreme Court, Carl said. But he acknowledged in a speech today on the Senate floor that some of his strongest political beliefs were no longer widely accepted in his party. Hakeem Jeffries, who leads the Democrats in the House, suggested that stepping down would free McConnell to push more aggressively for military assistance to Ukraine. “It says something about the state of the Republican Party that in many far-right circles McConnell is not considered conservative enough these days,” Carl said. [The United States Supreme Court building at sunset.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAyLzI4L3VzL3N1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtYnVtcC1zdG9ja3MtYmFuP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjMyOSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NDE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1OW532XJxRs3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) The Supreme Court in Washington. Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times Justices appeared divided over a bump stock ban The Supreme Court wrestled today with the issue of whether the Trump administration had acted lawfully when it banned so-called bump stocks. The firearm accessory was used during a mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017, the deadliest in modern U.S. history. During arguments, [the justices appeared to be split largely along ideological lines](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAyLzI4L3VzL3N1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtYnVtcC1zdG9ja3MtYmFuP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjMyOSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NDE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1OW532XJxRs3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Some conservatives suggested that the administration may have overstepped its bounds by imposing a ban without action by Congress. The liberals raised their concerns about reversing the ban on the attachment, which enables a semiautomatic rifle to [fire at speeds rivaling that of a machine gun](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAxNy8xMC8wNC91cy9idW1wLXN0b2NrLWxhcy12ZWdhcy1ndW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYzMjkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdTlud9lycUbN1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). A decision is unlikely before June. [A photo looking out the windshield of a vehicle shows a highway surrounded by fire](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC91cy90ZXhhcy13aWxkZmlyZXMtc21va2Vob3VzZS1jcmVlay1wYW5oYW5kbGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYzMjkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdTlud9lycUbN1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Greenville Fire-Rescue, via Associated Press Fast-spreading wildfires prompted evacuations in Texas A raging blaze in the Texas Panhandle, called the Smokehouse Creek fire, has spread to at least 500,000 acres since it was ignited on Monday, making it the [state’s second largest wildfire ever recorded](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC91cy90ZXhhcy13aWxkZmlyZXMtc21va2Vob3VzZS1jcmVlay1wYW5oYW5kbGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYzMjkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdTlud9lycUbN1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Several other wildfires are burning in the region, fueled by strong winds and dry conditions. Mandatory evacuations were ordered for several towns, the governor issued a disaster declaration and a plant that disassembles nuclear weapons was closed down. More top news - Politics: Michigan voters cast over [100,000 votes for “uncommitted”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9taWNoaWdhbi1wcmltYXJ5LWJpZGVuLXRydW1wLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MzI5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXU5bnfZcnFGzdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) in the Democratic primary. [Defections over his Gaza stance could hurt President Biden in November.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC91cHNob3QvbWljaGlnYW4tcHJpbWFyeS1iaWRlbi0yMDI0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MzI5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXU5bnfZcnFGzdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) - Shutdown: Congressional leaders said they had agreed to another short-term stopgap spending bill to [head off a partial government shutdown](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvY29uZ3Jlc3Mtc3BlbmRpbmctYmlsbC1zaHV0ZG93bi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjMyOSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NDE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1OW532XJxRs3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) at the end of the week. - Hunter Biden: The president’s son blasted House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry [during a closed-door deposition](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9odW50ZXItYmlkZW4taG91c2UtZGVwb3NpdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjMyOSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NDE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1OW532XJxRs3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Health: A study found that long Covid may lead to measurable cognitive decline, [especially in the ability to remember, reason and plan](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC9oZWFsdGgvbG9uZy1jb3ZpZC1jb2duaXRpdmUtZWZmZWN0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjMyOSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NDE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1OW532XJxRs3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Alabama: After the state Supreme Court found that frozen embryos should be considered children, [lawmakers scrambled to protect in vitro fertilization](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9hbGFiYW1hLWl2Zi1wcm90ZWN0aW9ucy1sYXcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYzMjkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdTlud9lycUbN1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Death row: A failed execution in an Idaho prison has renewed [scrutiny of the use of lethal injections.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC91cy9pZGFoby1kZWF0aC1wZW5hbHR5LXRob21hcy1jcmVlY2guaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYzMjkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdTlud9lycUbN1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) - Ukraine: Serhiy Pashinsky, a former politician who has become central to the country’s weapons procurement, [was charged with corruption](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS13ZWFwb25zLXBvbGl0aWNpYW4tY2hhcmdlZC1jb3JydXB0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MzI5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXU5bnfZcnFGzdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Russia: Aleksei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader, will be buried on Friday, after a funeral service in Moscow [that will be open to the public](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvbmF2YWxueS1mdW5lcmFsLXJ1c3NpYS1tYXJjaC0xLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MzI5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXU5bnfZcnFGzdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Covid: Advisers to the C.D.C. recommended an additional Covid booster this spring [for the immunocompromised and those ages 65 and older](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC9oZWFsdGgvY292aWQtYm9vc3RlcnMtc3ByaW5nLW9sZGVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MzI5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXU5bnfZcnFGzdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Richard Lewis: The stand-up comedian known for his acerbic, dark sense of humor, died yesterday. [He was 76.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjgvYXJ0cy90ZWxldmlzaW9uL3JpY2hhcmQtbGV3aXMtYWNlcmJpYy1jb21lZGlhbi1hbmQtY2hhcmFjdGVyLWFjdG9yLWRpZXMtYXQtNzYuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYzMjkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdTlud9lycUbN1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) TIME TO UNWIND [A man looks at a painting of a train coming out of a fireplace](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9zdXJyZWFsaXNtLWNlbnRlbm5pYWwtcG9tcGlkb3UtYnJ1c3NlbHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYzMjkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdTlud9lycUbN1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) René Magritte’s ”La durée poignardée.”  Jeenah Moon for The New York Times The art world is celebrating a century of Surrealism Many museums around the world, including in Paris, Fort Worth, Munich and Shanghai, are dedicating exhibitions this year to the centennial of Surrealism, born in 1924 when a French poet published a treatise decrying the vogue for rationality. At the time, it was a literary idea. But it caught on in the world of fine art, inspiring masters like Salvador Dalí and Man Ray. Now, curators are using the anniversary to [ask whether our crazy dreams can still set us free](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9zdXJyZWFsaXNtLWNlbnRlbm5pYWwtcG9tcGlkb3UtYnJ1c3NlbHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYzMjkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdTlud9lycUbN1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). [An illustration with cutouts from James {NAME}’s “Go Tell It On the Mountain” with a picture of {NAME}](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9qYW1lcy1iYWxkd2luLWJlc3QtYm9va3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYzMjkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdTlud9lycUbN1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Jean-Regis Rouston/Roger Viollet, via Getty Images Where to start with James {NAME}’s work It’s been nearly 40 years since James {NAME}’s final book was released, yet his writing is no less relevant today. He wrote with the kind of moral vision that was as comforting as it was chastising. And his work could be accurately described as a mirror — for the things we don’t want to see about ourselves, but also for our potential. His most popular book was “The Fire Next Time,” a pairing of essays on race and religion. But if you’re just getting started, there’s [no better place to begin than with his first novel](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9qYW1lcy1iYWxkd2luLWJlc3QtYm9va3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYzMjkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdTlud9lycUbN1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), “Go Tell It on the Mountain.” [A model wears a sheer black halter top that reveals her torso and carries a black fur.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC9zdHlsZS9zYWludC1sYXVyZW50LWRpb3ItcGFyaXMtZmFzaGlvbi13ZWVrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MzI5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXU5bnfZcnFGzdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) A Saint Laurent model. Francois Durand/Getty Images Dinner table topics - Breasts, everywhere: At Paris Fashion Week, Saint Laurent and Dior offered two different versions of women’s liberation. Our critic [found neither of them to be convincing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC9zdHlsZS9zYWludC1sYXVyZW50LWRpb3ItcGFyaXMtZmFzaGlvbi13ZWVrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MzI5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXU5bnfZcnFGzdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - What happened? Just a few years ago, CBD was marketed as the next big ingredient. Now it’s [caught in a mishmash of laws and confusion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC9idXNpbmVzcy9jYmQtY29tcGFuaWVzLXJlZ3VsYXRpb25zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MzI5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXU5bnfZcnFGzdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - PG-13 horror: Not everyone prefers scary movies that go to the darkest extremes. [Milder horror films can still pack a punch](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC9tb3ZpZXMvcGctMTMtaG9ycm9yLWZpbG1zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MzI5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXU5bnfZcnFGzdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Powerful lessons: It’s been 20 years since the beginning of the Modern Love column. On a podcast, the man behind it [shared what he has learned](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwj7lP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC9wb2RjYXN0cy9tb2Rlcm4tbG92ZS10aHJlZS1sZXNzb25zLWFib3V0LWxvdmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYzMjkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdTlud9lycUbN1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). 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