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Today, my colleague Jonathan Mahler analyzes Elon Musk’s political influence. We’re also covering Ukraine, Haiti and the unofficial liquor of Chicago. </span><span style="font-style:italic">—David Leonhardt</span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td height="20"></td></tr><tr><td height="14" width="100%" style="background-color:#000;font-size:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td height="20"></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><img width="500" height="500" class="css-8y44if" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/11/18/multimedia/18themorning-nl-ckzp/18themorning-nl-ckzp-jumbo.jpg" alt="Elon Musk holding a glass in a suit. " style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:12px" width="100%" align="center"><span class="css-14c9rv6" style="width:83%;max-width:500px;display:inline-block;text-align:left"><span class="css-9ddn05" style="color:#666;font:normal 12px georgia,serif">Elon Musk at Mar-a-Lago. </span><span style="margin:0;font:11px/11px georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:5px">Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><h1 class="css-1uernw8" style="color:#000;font:700 31px/34px nyt-cheltenham,georgia,serif;margin:0 0 10px"><span>The mogul</span></h1><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table style="width:100%" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 9px 0 0;box-sizing:content-box;vertical-align:middle;width:45px" width="45" valign="middle"><a class="css-sdwaa1" href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/1zAMWrKABkaPzGEz1fyc4A~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0S8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvam9uYXRoYW4tbWFobGVyP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5OTE4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNDU2JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZzdjJjtnnvRCWVIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;color:inherit"><img src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2022/07/01/reader-center/author-jonathan-mahler/author-jonathan-mahler-blogSmallThumb.png" alt="Author Headshot" style="width:45px;height:45px;border-radius:100%" width="45" height="45"></a></td><td style="padding:0;box-sizing:content-box;vertical-align:middle" valign="middle"><p style="font:13px/18px arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.2px;color:#000;font:600 13px/18px arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0">By <a class="css-nanfcg" href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/1zAMWrKABkaPzGEz1fyc4A~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0S8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvam9uYXRoYW4tbWFobGVyP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5OTE4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNDU2JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZzdjJjtnnvRCWVIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;color:inherit">Jonathan Mahler</a></p><p style="font:13px/18px arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.2px;color:#000;margin-bottom:0"><span style="color:inherit">I’m a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td height="15"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Over the course of the 2024 presidential campaign, Elon Musk went from dark-money donor to high-profile surrogate to </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/U78qhe_ND5oieROSzOVnGA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9tdXNrLXRydW1wLXRyYW5zaXRpb24tbWFyLWEtbGFnby5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5OTE4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNDU2JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZzdjJjtnnvRCWVIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">unofficial chief of staff</a><span>. He camped out at Mar-a-Lago after the election with the Trump family and hopped on Donald Trump’s call with Ukraine’s president. He’s even played diplomat, meeting secretly in New York with Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Last week, the president-elect named Musk to co-lead a department focused on government efficiency, a role that will put him in a position to recommend the hiring and firing of federal workers and the restructuring of entire agencies. But it’s clear that Musk’s influence could reach far beyond even this.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>He and Trump are in sync on a lot of issues (immigration, trans rights). And although they diverge on some others (climate change and policies that push people toward electric vehicles), the world’s richest person has now allied himself with the leader of the free world whom he helped install in office, creating a political partnership unlike anything America has ever seen.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>In today’s newsletter, we will look at Musk’s agenda and ideology — and at what his influence in the new administration could mean for both him and the country.</span></p><h2 style="color:#000;font:700 24px/31px nyt-cheltenham,georgia,serif;margin:0 0 10px"><span>Big government deals</span></h2><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Musk previewed plans for his new job on the campaign trail.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>He said that the federal government’s $6.8 trillion budget should be slashed by at least $2 trillion and acknowledged that such draconian cuts would “necessarily involve some temporary hardship.” Slashing and burning is certainly one of his hallmarks: He laid off 80 percent of X’s staff after buying the company — then called Twitter — in late 2022.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Musk has a lot to gain from a second Trump administration. His businesses are already entangled with the federal government, which awarded them $3 billion in contracts across numerous agencies last year. His rocket company, SpaceX, launches military satellites and shuttles astronauts to the International Space Station. Even before the election, Musk </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/Tu2_VqEbbuDzBV6eVLRvmw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8wNi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9lbG9uLW11c2stdHJ1bXAtYmVuZWZpdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzOTkxOCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzQ1NiZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc3YyY7Z570QllSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">asked</a><span> Trump to hire SpaceX employees at the Defense Department, presumably to further strengthen their ties.</span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><img width="500" height="655" class="css-8y44if" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/11/17/briefing/oakImage-1731866920198/oakImage-1731866920198-jumbo.png" alt="A diagram of connecting lines between Tesla and SpaceX, two of Elon Musk’s companies, and many cabinet departments and federal agencies with whom the companies have contracts. The lines are sized proportionally to the size of the contracts, with the largest share overwhelmingly between NASA and the Defense Department." style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:3px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:12px" width="100%" align="center"><span class="css-bcxqfb" style="width:83%;max-width:500px;display:inline-block;text-align:right"><span style="margin:0;font:11px/11px georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:0">Source: The New York Times’ analysis of transaction-level contract and grant data from usaspending.gov | By Jonathan Corum</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Musk is also at war with federal regulators. He faces at least 20 investigations or reviews, including </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/v_DXfqBPZOP_8KF40P8M1Q~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8xOC9idXNpbmVzcy90ZXNsYS1zZWxmLWRyaXZpbmctaW52ZXN0aWdhdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5OTE4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNDU2JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZzdjJjtnnvRCWVIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">one</a><span> into the software of Tesla’s self-driving cars and </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/9SmBp4dz_IpkMXe4-StL4A~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmJjbmV3cy5jb20vc2NpZW5jZS9lbnZpcm9ubWVudC9zcGFjZXgtcG9sbHV0ZWQtd2F0ZXJzLXRleGFzLXJlZ3VsYXRvcnMtcmNuYTE2NjI4Mz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzOTkxOCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzQ1NiZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc3YyY7Z570QllSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">another</a><span> into polluted water allegedly discharged from SpaceX’s launchpad in Texas. It’s safe to assume that Musk will try to quash these inquiries and also seek greater freedom from oversight in the future.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Musk views government regulation as more than just a drain on profits. He is a </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/50hhwGb9ZMA_q4XuQzcfuA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8xOC9tYWdhemluZS90cnVtcC1kb25vcnMtc2lsaWNvbi12YWxsZXkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzOTkxOCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzQ1NiZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc3YyY7Z570QllSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">techno-utopian</a><span> who sees his work — from trying to </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/lsL_Na3PQUKONAqSovWm4w~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8xMS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2Vsb24tbXVzay1zcGFjZXgtbWFycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5OTE4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNDU2JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZzdjJjtnnvRCWVIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">colonize Mars</a><span> to implanting computer chips in people’s brains that will enable them to control devices with their thoughts — as vital to the long-term survival of the human race, and he doesn’t want bureaucracy to stand in his way. “The Department of Government Efficiency is the only path to extending life beyond Earth,” he wrote last month on X.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>At the same time, some government regulations have proved enormously beneficial to him. Tesla generates billions of dollars selling zero-emission vehicle credits to carmakers that don’t make enough electric cars to earn them.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Cultivating Trump seems to be paying off. Trump was a harsh critic of electric vehicles; he accused them of hurting American autoworkers while helping China and Mexico. But on the campaign trail this year, Trump said that he was “for electric cars” because “Elon endorsed me very strongly.” And that was before Musk relocated to Pennsylvania during the homestretch and spent nearly $120 million to help Trump win.</span></p><h2 style="color:#000;font:700 24px/31px nyt-cheltenham,georgia,serif;margin:0 0 10px"><span>Musk’s ideas</span></h2><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Musk is not just an entrepreneur. He is a new kind of media mogul, with ready access to the president and few rules governing how he uses his platform. And he wants a hands-off approach.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>He considers himself a free-speech absolutist. After buying Twitter and renaming it X, Musk </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/jB8QygKRRKjm9-0GSFzpOA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8xMi90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3gtbWlzaW5mb3JtYXRpb24tc29jaWFsLW1lZGlhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTExOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk5MTgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM0NTYmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnN2MmO2ee9EJZUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">reinstated</a><span> the accounts of hundreds of users barred for spreading misinformation or inciting violence. Trump’s was among them — he was kicked off the platform after the Jan. 6 attack out of concern that he might encourage more violence— and during the campaign Musk used his own account to promote Trump’s candidacy to his more than 200 million followers.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>That could make X a new home for the MAGA movement as Trump seeks out friendly outlets to champion his policies. The platform is already a gathering place for Trump’s supporters. Once Trump is back in the White House, it’s easy to imagine it as the primary means through which he and his officials communicate with the public, bypassing an independent media that Trump considers hostile and Musk considers unnecessary and corrupt.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>It would cement an unusual bond between two extraordinarily powerful, if famously impulsive, men. Provided that they don’t fall out, they stand to gain a great deal from each other.</span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><img width="500" height="500" class="css-8y44if" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/11/18/multimedia/18themorning-nl-musk-vqbz/18themorning-nl-musk-vqbz-jumbo.jpg" alt="Donald Trump, in a suit, sits with Elon Musk, who is wearing in a leather jacket. " style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:12px" width="100%" align="center"><span class="css-14c9rv6" style="width:83%;max-width:500px;display:inline-block;text-align:left"><span class="css-9ddn05" style="color:#666;font:normal 12px georgia,serif">Donald Trump and Elon Musk. </span><span style="margin:0;font:11px/11px georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:5px">Al Drago for The New York Times</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 style="color:#000;font:700 24px/31px nyt-cheltenham,georgia,serif;margin:0 0 10px"><span>For more</span></h2><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Musk has wooed </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/GCC_pZkpI5mX_cFnm6984w~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xMi90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2Vsb24tbXVzay13b3JsZC1sZWFkZXJzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTExOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk5MTgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM0NTYmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnN2MmO2ee9EJZUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">right-wing heads of state</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> to help him and his companies.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">NASA, the Pentagon, the E.P.A.: </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/wcVpYqJ1A7EBoNgQKIQkyA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8yMC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9lbG9uLW11c2stZmVkZXJhbC1hZ2VuY2llcy1jb250cmFjdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzOTkxOCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzQ1NiZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc3YyY7Z570QllSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">See the government agencies</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> that pay Musk’s businesses and how much they shell out.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Trump has chosen Brendan Carr, a critic of Big Tech, </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/FeVHc-arvdmcbRtEblFM3Q~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xNy90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2ZjYy1ub21pbmVlLWJyZW5kYW4tY2Fyci10cnVtcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5OTE4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNDU2JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZzdjJjtnnvRCWVIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">to lead the Federal Communications Commission</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">. Carr currently sits on the commission and wrote a chapter on the F.C.C. for the Project 2025 planning document.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Trump said </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/_2ZtdRKO3pxzipI0xFOQ1g~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9oZWdzZXRoLXNleHVhbC1hc3NhdWx0LWFjY3VzZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzOTkxOCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzQ1NiZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc3YyY7Z570QllSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">he was standing by Pete Hegseth</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">, his nominee for defense secretary who has been accused of sexual assault. Hegseth says the interaction was consensual. He previously entered into a financial settlement with the woman that had a confidentiality clause.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Trump is </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/3Ag-nYn__gsVIteDaVvMvQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC10cmVhc3VyeS1jYW5kaWRhdGVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTExOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk5MTgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM0NTYmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnN2MmO2ee9EJZUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">interviewing candidates</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> for Treasury secretary, including the Wall Street billionaire Marc Rowan and the former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td height="10"></td></tr><tr><td style="border-top:1px solid #dcdcdc;padding-top:15px"></td></tr><tr aria-hidden="true"><td><div style="width:100%;text-align:center;line-height:0"><img alt="Ad" src="https://liveintent.newyorktimesinfo.com/imp?s=859191&li=NN&m=7b0b2a38ed0e848fc333fd8908b9d0b6&p=NN_20241118&stpe=default" border="0" style="max-width:96px;margin-bottom:7px"></div><span style="text-align:center"><table style="margin:0 auto" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="line-height:0;font-size:0"><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/aqlHjzvnw-zgR5vgC5M-9g~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0R6aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9ODU5MTg3JmxpPU5OJm09N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjYmcD1OTl8yMDI0MTExOCZzdHBlPWRlZmF1bHRXA255dEIKZzdjJjtnnvRCWVIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline"><img src="https://liveintent.newyorktimesinfo.com/imp?s=859187&li=NN&m=7b0b2a38ed0e848fc333fd8908b9d0b6&p=NN_20241118&stpe=default&li_coord=desktop&collapse_width=600" alt="Ad" border="0" width="600" class="css-nj50nf" style="display:block;width:100%;max-width:600px"></a></td></tr><tr class="css-zuk3t0" style="display:none"><td style="line-height:0;font-size:0"><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/aqlHjzvnw-zgR5vgC5M-9g~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0R6aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9ODU5MTg3JmxpPU5OJm09N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjYmcD1OTl8yMDI0MTExOCZzdHBlPWRlZmF1bHRXA255dEIKZzdjJjtnnvRCWVIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline"><img src="https://liveintent.newyorktimesinfo.com/imp?s=859187&li=NN&m=7b0b2a38ed0e848fc333fd8908b9d0b6&p=NN_20241118&stpe=default&li_coord=mobile&collapse_width=480" alt="Ad" border="0" width="480" style="display:block;width:100%;max-width:480px"></a></td></tr></tbody></table></span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding-bottom:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #dcdcdc"></td></tr><tr><td height="20"></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td height="30"></td></tr><td style="padding:0;font-size:0;border-top:14px solid #000"><h3 style="color:#000;font:700 17px/25px arial,sans-serif;margin:5px 0 30px 0;letter-spacing:.2px"><span style="font-weight:700">THE LATEST NEWS</span></h3></td></tbody></table><p style="font:700 17px/15px arial,sans-serif;color:#000;padding-top:undefined;margin:0;padding-bottom:20px">War in Ukraine</p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><img width="500" height="500" class="css-8y44if" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/11/18/multimedia/18themorning-nl-ukraine-mqjh/18themorning-nl-ukraine-mqjh-jumbo.jpg" alt="Two men walk by a bombed building. " style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:12px" width="100%" align="center"><span class="css-14c9rv6" style="width:83%;max-width:500px;display:inline-block;text-align:left"><span class="css-9ddn05" style="color:#666;font:normal 12px georgia,serif">In Luhansk, in Russia-controlled Ukraine. </span><span style="margin:0;font:11px/11px georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:5px">Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">President Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/T0LQ2mPlDL1JRAZ_SzOnmw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi11a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS1hdGFjbXMtbWlzc2lsZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzOTkxOCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzQ1NiZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc3YyY7Z570QllSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">for strikes inside Russia</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">. Read about </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/NyR7TQvS4j_1xRW3X7Ikog~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvd2hhdC1hcmUtYXRhY21zLW1pc3NpbGVzLXVrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTExOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk5MTgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM0NTYmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnN2MmO2ee9EJZUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">the weapons that might be used</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Biden was </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/xNsRB2dfgMNAcpK63gxrUQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOC93b3JsZC9iaWRlbi1nMjAtdHJ1bXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzOTkxOCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzQ1NiZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc3YyY7Z570QllSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">responding to Russia’s decision</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> to allow North Korean troops into the fight, officials said. Trump might undo his efforts.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="css-1jq2p56" style="font:700 17px/15px arial,sans-serif;color:#000;padding-top:15px;margin:0;padding-bottom:10px">Middle East</p><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/2F3SXXf5l4qcKzcQumDWwQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvYmVpcnV0LWxlYmFub24taXNyYWVsLWhlemJvbGxhaC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5OTE4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNDU2JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZzdjJjtnnvRCWVIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">, killing at least six people, Lebanese officials said. Attacks inside Beirut are rare, but Israel’s military has been targeting Hezbollah in areas nearby.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Families of American victims of the Oct. 7 terrorist attack and of those killed fighting in Gaza </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/Jn3wJ3x2-0VxIjM-4XZgkg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9pcmFuLW9jdC03LWZhbWlsaWVzLWxhd3N1aXQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzOTkxOCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzQ1NiZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc3YyY7Z570QllSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">sued Iran</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">. They accused Iran of supporting the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="css-1jq2p56" style="font:700 17px/15px arial,sans-serif;color:#000;padding-top:15px;margin:0;padding-bottom:10px">More International News</p><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">The authorities in New Delhi have </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/knQdg5QBL94LMqBeZNjsBQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3Ntb2ctaW5kaWEtbmV3LWRlbGhpLXBha2lzdGFuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTExOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk5MTgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM0NTYmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnN2MmO2ee9EJZUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">closed schools and urged people to stay indoors</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> because the Indian capital is choked by toxic smog.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Gang violence is prevailing in Haiti, despite foreign intervention. Solutions are </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/jvXfUqg01CAHs31SYoU4Gg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xNy93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9oYWl0aS1wcm9ibGVtcy1nYW5ncy1jcmltZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzOTkxOCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzQ1NiZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc3YyY7Z570QllSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">difficult to find</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Anti-immigrant sentiment </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/b40O7AV9b0LZ8ItfcsLM8w~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvZXVyb3BlLW1pZ3JhdGlvbi1zaGlmdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5OTE4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNDU2JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZzdjJjtnnvRCWVIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">is gaining ground</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> in Europe despite a decline in the number of border crossings.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">The Times spoke with </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/11mMaC1TN-pmQpCxFLK82g~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOC93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy92ZW5lenVlbGEtdHJ1bXAtbWFyaWEtbWFjaGFkby1kZW1vY3JhY3kuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzOTkxOCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzQ1NiZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc3YyY7Z570QllSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Venezuela’s opposition leader in hiding</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">. She is pushing Trump to oust the country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, who is accused of stealing the election.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="font:700 17px/15px arial,sans-serif;color:#000;padding-top:15px;margin:0;padding-bottom:20px">Politics</p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><img width="500" height="500" class="css-8y44if" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/11/18/multimedia/18themorning-nl-amazon-pzcw/18themorning-nl-amazon-pzcw-jumbo-v2.jpg" alt="President Biden, in a blue shirt, meets with three Indigenous people in a forest." style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:12px" width="100%" align="center"><span class="css-14c9rv6" style="width:83%;max-width:500px;display:inline-block;text-align:left"><span class="css-9ddn05" style="color:#666;font:normal 12px georgia,serif">In Manaus, Brazil. </span><span style="margin:0;font:11px/11px georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:5px">Eric Lee/The New York Times</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Biden </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/LxVuedVW9gd3PTqyu7D-Cg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xNy93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9iaWRlbi1hbWF6b24tY2xpbWF0ZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5OTE4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNDU2JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZzdjJjtnnvRCWVIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">visited the Amazon rainforest</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> and promised Brazil funds for environmental initiatives.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">This election cycle, Democrats’ challenges with white working-class voters worsened. One diagnosis: Those voters see the party as </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/X98GvG-ao8ZZu1rk1yLb3w~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9kZW1vY3JhdHMtd2hpdGUtd29ya2luZy1jbGFzcy1oYXJyaXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzOTkxOCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzQ1NiZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc3YyY7Z570QllSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">unresponsive to their daily troubles</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Ann Selzer, a vaunted pollster, announced the end of her </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/-vTqOToUzZ3g6yzNELpv8w~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9hbm4tc2VsemVyLWVuZHMtZWxlY3Rpb24tcG9sbHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzOTkxOCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzQ1NiZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc3YyY7Z570QllSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">election polling operation</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">. Her final Iowa poll before the election showed Kamala Harris leading Trump.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="font:700 17px/15px arial,sans-serif;color:#000;padding-top:15px;margin:0;padding-bottom:20px">Homelessness</p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><img width="500" height="500" class="css-8y44if" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/11/18/multimedia/18themorning-nl-berkley-flcp/18themorning-nl-berkley-flcp-jumbo.jpg" alt="Tents near a road. " style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:12px" width="100%" align="center"><span class="css-14c9rv6" style="width:83%;max-width:500px;display:inline-block;text-align:left"><span class="css-9ddn05" style="color:#666;font:normal 12px georgia,serif">In Berkeley, Calif. </span><span style="margin:0;font:11px/11px georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:5px">Rachel Bujalski for The New York Times</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">A progressive stronghold in California plans to </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/rLCYkfIeIE_74_sc3phFYA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xNi91cy9ob21lbGVzcy1iZXJrZWxleS1jYWxpZm9ybmlhLWVuZm9yY2VtZW50Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTExOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk5MTgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM0NTYmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnN2MmO2ee9EJZUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">target two sprawling homeless encampments</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">, relying on a Supreme Court decision handed down by a conservative majority.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">At least 146,000 public school students in New York City </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/DErUdoQX1YO4PxTQ4VGPgw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOC9ueXJlZ2lvbi9uZXcteW9yay1jaXR5LWhvbWVsZXNzLWNoaWxkcmVuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTExOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk5MTgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM0NTYmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnN2MmO2ee9EJZUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">were homeless last year</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">, a record, according to an advocacy group.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="css-1jq2p56" style="font:700 17px/15px arial,sans-serif;color:#000;padding-top:15px;margin:0;padding-bottom:10px">Other Big Stories</p><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">About </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/LBnfO5P4MsvCs_MYBlY_Eg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xNy91cy9uZW8tbmF6aS1tYXJjaC1vaGlvLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTExOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk5MTgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM0NTYmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnN2MmO2ee9EJZUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">a dozen people carrying Nazi flags</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> and shouting expressions of white power and racial slurs marched through part of Columbus, Ohio.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Spirit Airlines has </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/8D1oFBxE3oEwgRDF2A95Mw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOC9idXNpbmVzcy9zcGlyaXQtYWlybGluZXMtYmFua3J1cHRjeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5OTE4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNDU2JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZzdjJjtnnvRCWVIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">filed for bankruptcy</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">. It recently failed to renegotiate its looming debt.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Conservative social media platforms are </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/ZQFmJ8bzC2XiEtvAASWNkw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xNy90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2VsZWN0aW9uLXJpZ2h0LXdpbmctc29jaWFsLW1lZGlhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTExOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk5MTgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM0NTYmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnN2MmO2ee9EJZUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">becoming more popular</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="css-1jq2p56" style="font:700 17px/15px arial,sans-serif;color:#000;padding-top:15px;margin:0;padding-bottom:10px">Opinions</p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Trump’s decision to </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/pySHMVeCGzAkrx5j4BXXKA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOC9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLXVrcmFpbmUtY2hpbmEtbWlkZGxlLWVhc3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzOTkxOCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzQ1NiZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc3YyY7Z570QllSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">fill his cabinet with military hawks</a><span> signals a return to “might makes right” rule. Decades of counterterrorism operations prove it’s not effective, </span><span style="font-weight:700">Oona Hathaway</span><span> writes.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Pete Hegseth of Fox News represents </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/020xISbsYRAIRnzQSpbeHA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOC9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWNhYmluZXQtaGVnc2V0aC1kZWZlbnNlLXNlY3JldGFyeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5OTE4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNDU2JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZzdjJjtnnvRCWVIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">America’s dissatisfaction with our military leaders</a><span>. But he doesn’t have the experience to be defense secretary, </span><span style="font-weight:700">Jennifer Steinhauer</span><span> writes.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">Gail Collins </span><span>and </span><span style="font-weight:700">Bret Stephens </span><span>discuss </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/A0tzIFCQIKC1xoFeKfL88w~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOC9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWdhZXR6LWhlZ3NldGgtZ2FiYmFyZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5OTE4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNDU2JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZzdjJjtnnvRCWVIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">Trump’s appointments</a><span> and Biden’s presidency.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Here are columns by </span><span style="font-weight:700">David French</span><span> on </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/LDxxPuZCYDkK6K5alLZ8zQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xNy9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWtlbm5lZHktZ2FldHotaGVnc2V0aC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5OTE4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNDU2JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZzdjJjtnnvRCWVIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">Trump’s demise</a><span>, and </span><span style="font-weight:700">Ezra Klein</span><span> on </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/myyAE3ujXx-5huX9JIf_PQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xNy9vcGluaW9uL2phcmVkLXBvbGlzLXJvYmVydC1rZW5uZWR5LWRlbW9jcmF0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5OTE4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNDU2JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZzdjJjtnnvRCWVIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">what Colorado’s governor can teach Democrats</a><span>.</span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td height="30"></td></tr><td style="padding:0;font-size:0;border-top:14px solid #000"><h3 style="color:#000;font:700 17px/25px arial,sans-serif;margin:5px 0 30px 0;letter-spacing:.2px"><span style="font-weight:700">MORNING READS</span></h3></td></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><img width="500" height="500" class="css-8y44if" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/11/18/multimedia/18themorning-nl-biblebee-bwkh/18themorning-nl-biblebee-bwkh-jumbo.jpg" alt="A stage with children clasping their hands under a cross and a sign that reads “truth.”" style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:12px" width="100%" align="center"><span class="css-14c9rv6" style="width:83%;max-width:500px;display:inline-block;text-align:left"><span class="css-9ddn05" style="color:#666;font:normal 12px georgia,serif">In Orlando, Fla. </span><span style="margin:0;font:11px/11px georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:5px">Zack Wittman for The New York Times</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">The National Bible Bee: </span><span>See inside a competition where young Christians </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/rnK1V8acenDjdS2kDOiBVQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xNS91cy9uYXRpb25hbC1iaWJsZS1iZWUtY2hyaXN0aWFuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTExOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk5MTgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM0NTYmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnN2MmO2ee9EJZUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">recite memorized verses</a><span>.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">Ask Vanessa: </span><span>“Should socks be subtle, or </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/Ec5NRKxv5K7c3dPPPq6zkw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOC9zdHlsZS9zb2Nrcy1mYXNoaW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTExOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk5MTgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM0NTYmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnN2MmO2ee9EJZUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">should they stand out</a><span>?”</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">Bluesky: </span><span>People are turning to the upstart social media site as they </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/gBdOO7Ea6_3aPGqc6qvOxA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xNy90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2JsdWVza3ktZ3Jvd2luZy1wYWlucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5OTE4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNDU2JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZzdjJjtnnvRCWVIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">seek alternatives to Facebook, X and Threads</a><span>.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">Test:</span><span> How well do you know “Romeo and Juliet”? </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/lldr44P9_GiRwPiA8cMR_g~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8xMS8xNS90aGVhdGVyL3JvbWVvLWp1bGlldC1zaGFrZXNwZWFyZS1icm9hZHdheS1xdWl6Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTExOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk5MTgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM0NTYmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnN2MmO2ee9EJZUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">Take our quiz</a><span>.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">Object of desire:</span><span> A </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/3dIhoEM4gkd5VfUzgGUHjQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xNS9zdHlsZS9zb2FwLWRpc3BlbnNlci1nZW0taG9tZS1mbHlubi1tY2dhcnJ5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTExOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk5MTgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM0NTYmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnN2MmO2ee9EJZUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">$190 soap dispenser</a><span> is all the rage in Downtown Manhattan.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">Metropolitan Diary:</span><span> </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/e9dQHha4gX39iaUcb5_JxQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xNy9ueXJlZ2lvbi9tZXRyb3BvbGl0YW4tZGlhcnkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzOTkxOCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzQ1NiZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc3YyY7Z570QllSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">A hypnotic city</a><span>.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">Lives Lived: </span><span>In 1974, Celeste Caeiro, handed out red carnations to soldiers on their way to ending a 40-year right-wing dictatorship in Portugal. Her spontaneous patriotic act gave a largely bloodless coup its name: the Carnation Revolution. Caeiro </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/HrrM15migPKCmIleuZWuOQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvY2VsZXN0ZS1jYWVpcm8tZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5OTE4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNDU2JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZzdjJjtnnvRCWVIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">died at 91</a><span>.</span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td height="30"></td></tr><td style="padding:0;font-size:0;border-top:14px solid #000"><h3 style="color:#000;font:700 17px/25px arial,sans-serif;margin:5px 0 30px 0;letter-spacing:.2px"><span style="font-weight:700">SPORTS</span></h3></td></tbody></table><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">N.F.L.: </span><span>The Buffalo Bills </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/nXEXyG6vuO3ah6oO4-6tIg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXRobGV0aWMvNTkyNzM0Mi8yMDI0LzExLzE3L2NoaWVmcy1iaWxscy1zY29yZS1yZXN1bHRzLXRha2Vhd2F5cy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTExOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk5MTgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM0NTYmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnN2MmO2ee9EJZUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">beat the Kansas City Chiefs</a><span>, 30-21, handing the defending Super Bowl champions their first loss of the season.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">W.N.B.A.:</span><span> The Dallas Wings </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/4894OerWuYAbrL503MiarQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXRobGV0aWMvNTkyNzkzOS8yMDI0LzExLzE3L3duYmEtZHJhZnQtMjAyNS1kYWxsYXMtd2luZ3MvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5OTE4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNDU2JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZzdjJjtnnvRCWVIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">won the No. 1 pick</a><span> in next year’s draft and a chance to select UConn’s Paige Bueckers, considered </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/kTFx8go99u6EZKQKzNOCfQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXRobGV0aWMvNTkyODI0OC8yMDI0LzExLzE3L2RhbGxhcy13aW5ncy1wYWlnZS1idWVja2Vycy13bmJhLWRyYWZ0LWxvdHRlcnkvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5OTE4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNDU2JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZzdjJjtnnvRCWVIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">to be the likely top choice</a><span>.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">N.B.A.: </span><span>The Cleveland Cavaliers achieved a blowout victory over the Charlotte Hornets. The Cavaliers became only the fourth team in NBA history to </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/WjsF6T5xRTkjmc81Gx6bPQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXRobGV0aWMvNTkyODExOC8yMDI0LzExLzE3L2NsZXZlbGFuZC1jYXZhbGllcnMtdW5kZWZlYXRlZC1zdHJlYWstZmVhdC8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTExOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk5MTgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM0NTYmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnN2MmO2ee9EJZUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">start a season with 15 straight wins</a><span>.</span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td height="10"></td></tr><tr><td style="border-top:1px solid #dcdcdc;padding-top:15px"></td></tr><tr aria-hidden="true"><td><div style="width:100%;text-align:center;line-height:0"><img alt="Ad" src="https://liveintent.newyorktimesinfo.com/imp?s=859196&li=NN&m=7b0b2a38ed0e848fc333fd8908b9d0b6&p=NN_20241118&stpe=default" border="0" style="max-width:96px;margin-bottom:7px"></div><span style="text-align:center"><table style="margin:0 auto" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="line-height:0;font-size:0"><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/uFKWiOk2m7cYDzCOO7uwPQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0R6aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9ODU5MTkyJmxpPU5OJm09N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjYmcD1OTl8yMDI0MTExOCZzdHBlPWRlZmF1bHRXA255dEIKZzdjJjtnnvRCWVIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline"><img src="https://liveintent.newyorktimesinfo.com/imp?s=859192&li=NN&m=7b0b2a38ed0e848fc333fd8908b9d0b6&p=NN_20241118&stpe=default&li_coord=desktop&collapse_width=600" alt="Ad" border="0" width="600" class="css-nj50nf" style="display:block;width:100%;max-width:600px"></a></td></tr><tr class="css-zuk3t0" style="display:none"><td style="line-height:0;font-size:0"><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/uFKWiOk2m7cYDzCOO7uwPQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0R6aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9ODU5MTkyJmxpPU5OJm09N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjYmcD1OTl8yMDI0MTExOCZzdHBlPWRlZmF1bHRXA255dEIKZzdjJjtnnvRCWVIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline"><img src="https://liveintent.newyorktimesinfo.com/imp?s=859192&li=NN&m=7b0b2a38ed0e848fc333fd8908b9d0b6&p=NN_20241118&stpe=default&li_coord=mobile&collapse_width=480" alt="Ad" border="0" width="480" style="display:block;width:100%;max-width:480px"></a></td></tr></tbody></table></span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding-bottom:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #dcdcdc"></td></tr><tr><td height="20"></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td height="30"></td></tr><td style="padding:0;font-size:0;border-top:14px solid #000"><h3 style="color:#000;font:700 17px/25px arial,sans-serif;margin:5px 0 30px 0;letter-spacing:.2px"><span style="font-weight:700">ARTS AND IDEAS</span></h3></td></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><img width="500" height="500" class="css-8y44if" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/11/18/multimedia/18themorning-nl-wzkc/18themorning-nl-wzkc-jumbo.jpg" alt="Two glasses of light brown liquor. " style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:3px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:12px" width="100%" align="center"><span class="css-bcxqfb" style="width:83%;max-width:500px;display:inline-block;text-align:right"><span style="margin:0;font:11px/11px georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:0">Chona Kasinger for The New York Times</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Malört — which is made from neutral spirits, wormwood and sugar — is the unofficial liquor of Chicago. The drink is bitter, herbaceous and citrusy, like sucking dandelion juice through a straw made of car tires or biting a grapefruit like an apple. In the last decade, Malört has gone from being sold exclusively in Illinois to populating bars across 33 states. </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/rNXqoiNc8Tz_k00xDljLrA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0THaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xNS9kaW5pbmcvbWFsb3J0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTExOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk5MTgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM0NTYmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnN2MmO2ee9EJZUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">Some fans worry it is losing its roots</a><span>.</span></p><h2 style="color:#000;font:700 24px/31px nyt-cheltenham,georgia,serif;margin:0 0 10px"><span>More on culture</span></h2><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Clothes could become more expensive under Trump’s proposed tariffs. </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/3Fe4jAlzEcxXkYxHl1jgeA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlY3V0LmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlL2hvdy13aWxsLXRydW1wcy10YXJpZmZzLWFmZmVjdC1jbG90aGluZy1wcmljZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzOTkxOCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzQ1NiZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc3YyY7Z570QllSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Read more in The Cut</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Seeing pregnant women undressed was once scandalous. </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/poMDg6Z7fzu1JczdeNXvHA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOC9hcnRzL21vbGx5LWJhei1wcmVnbmFudC1kZW1pLW1vb3JlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTExOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk5MTgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM0NTYmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnN2MmO2ee9EJZUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Now they are visible all over advertising</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">, Amanda Hess writes.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" 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georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:0">Christopher Simpson for The New York Times</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">Bake</span><span> </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/cooking/5y83vVSF9dwERPWASAxSaQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMTYyOC1jYWNpby1lLXBlcGUtY2hlZXNlLXB1ZmZzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5OTE4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNDU2JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZzdjJjtnnvRCWVIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">cacio e pepe cheese puffs</a><span>, with a bite of black pepper and Parmesan.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">Find</span><span> the best travel credit card </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/-cNu4W_d7nRJ-hCDpCujLw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xNS90cmF2ZWwvY2hvb3NpbmctdGhlLWJlc3QtdHJhdmVsLWNyZWRpdC1jYXJkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTExOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk5MTgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM0NTYmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnN2MmO2ee9EJZUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">with these tips</a><span>.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">Bring </span><a 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cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/WhCY_LufVOnlNSwA9L3Dvg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0S-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTExOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk5MTgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM0NTYmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnN2MmO2ee9EJZUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline"><img width="500" height="222" class="css-yu5kmi" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/11/18/multimedia/18morning-bee/18morning-bee-jumbo.png" alt style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:0"></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Here is </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/WhCY_LufVOnlNSwA9L3Dvg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0S-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTExOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk5MTgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM0NTYmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnN2MmO2ee9EJZUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">today’s Spelling Bee</a><span>. Yesterday’s pangrams were </span><span style="font-style:italic">biplane </span><span>and</span><span style="font-style:italic"> plebeian</span><span>.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>And here are </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/JKBYCi2NM2BTJrVZpPCSgw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0S-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTExOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk5MTgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM0NTYmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnN2MmO2ee9EJZUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">today’s Mini Crossword</a><span>, </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/ChXwi5qf_wdNIXKXM6hoPQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvd29yZGxlL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTExOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk5MTgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM0NTYmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnN2MmO2ee9EJZUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">Wordle</a><span>, </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/8O7_0s5ktIB1oqqy695Elw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0S4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zdWRva3U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTExOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk5MTgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM0NTYmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnN2MmO2ee9EJZUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">Sudoku</a><span>, </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/OuIfrS7Uyva4AnwkDyKevQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0S7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvY29ubmVjdGlvbnM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTExOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk5MTgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM0NTYmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnN2MmO2ee9EJZUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">Connections</a><span> and </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/xlqO3zrTxgGBEwBB7XgIaw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpHatjP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvc3RyYW5kcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzOTkxOCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzQ1NiZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc3YyY7Z570QllSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">Strands</a><span>.</span></p><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="css-1ux4czy" style="padding-bottom:15px"></td></tr><tr><td style="border-top:1px solid #dcdcdc;padding-bottom:15px"></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-style:italic;font-weight:700">Thanks for spending part of your morning with The Times. 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