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Trump's Impeachment Trial

Republican senators approve rules for impeachment trial and reject Bolton, Mulvaney testimony
Over and over, Republicans turned back Democratic amendments to subpoena documents and witnesses with front-row seats to President Trump’s actions including acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and John Bolton, the former national security adviser critical of the Ukraine policy. 2 hours ago

What's going on with Trump's impeachment trial? Here's a 2-minute rundown

Chief Justice John Roberts admonishes House prosecution, White House defense

Chief Justice John Roberts drew little attention to himself in the beginning 12 hours of his first impeachment trial. But it was just before 1 a.m., as tempers on the floor had started to wear thin, that he reminded senators, House impeachment managers, and President Trump’s defense team who was in charge. 2 hours ago

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EDITORIAL

As trial begins, House should keep the Senate honest

Legal scholars say a president doesn’t have to commit a crime to be impeached. Their examples will make you stop and think.

Children may not have a place in Boston’s future, report cautions

Since 2000, according to the report, the population of school-age children in Boston has fallen by nearly 10,000 — down about one-tenth — even as the city as a whole has added 10 times that many people.

Feud between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders raises ghosts of the 2016 primary

Elizabeth Warren’s recent spat with Bernie Sanders over a reported disagreement about female electability has raised the ghosts of the 2016 Democratic primary.
Hillary Clinton, in new documentary, slams Bernie Sanders: ‘Nobody likes him'

In annual speech, Baker presses for more aggressive climate action, money for T
Governor Charlie Baker pledged action in tackling climate change and the region’s transportation woes, using his speech Tuesday night to press for more MBTA funding, quicker action to slice greenhouse gas emissions, and stronger support for a hotly debated carbon pact.

Read Gov. Baker’s full State of the Commonwealth speech

Saudi crown prince hacked Jeff Bezos’s phone, analysis suggests

opinion

OPINION | RENÉE GRAHAM

A ‘rant’ against Charlie Baker

OPINION | JOAN VENNOCHI

The solution to Boston’s housing and congestion crisis? Western Mass.

OPINION | THE PRESIDENT ON TRIAL

Day 1: Trump’s lawyers mislead, and keeping an eye on GOP lame ducks

OPINION | Scot Lehigh

New Hampshire voters mull tough presidential choices

DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Curt Schilling misses out on Hall of Fame, but he’ll get in next year
Results of the 2020 election demonstrate that Schilling is a lock for 2021 as long as he doesn’t make it impossible for voters to honor him.

New Hall of Famer Derek Jeter was always in the right spot

Lawyers offer dueling portraits of parents suing Boston Children’s Hospital
Two starkly different portraits of the 21-year-old Connecticut woman emerged during opening statements at Suffolk Superior Court.

The Jimmy Garoppolo deal actually worked out well for both the Patriots and 49ers
Yes, the Patriots should have gotten more for him, but by sticking with Tom Brady, they won another Super Bowl.

More recent headlines

Antonio Brown involved in police investigation after new incident at his Florida home

New Bay Village apartment building will feature two-bedrooms for about $7,000 a month

Mass. fire marshal issues warning about viral video challenge

Don’t miss the Globe’s coverage and analysis of the Democratic primaries

The Globe’s politics team will help you sort through the noise with timely, in-depth news coverage, and sharp analysis of the state of the race. Here’s how to stay in the know.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS
Don’t celebrate yet: Clean energy jobs have slipped in Mass.
This measurement of the clean-tech sector is more somber than it looks at first glance: Job growth in the state actually has been decelerating for the past four years.

A #MeToo moment: Harvey Weinstein trial set to open Wednesday
Opening statements and the first witness testimony are expected Wednesday in Weinstein’s New York City rape trial, where the possibility of life in prison looms for the once-celebrated “Pulp Fiction” producer now vilified as a predator by scores of women.

Perspective | Magazine
Louis C.K. wants to stage a comeback. Does he deserve one?
The comedian was quick to admit his mistakes. But expressing regret is not the same as apologizing.

brady watch | 63 days until contract expires
Tracking Tom Brady’s offseason updates
Tom Brady's contract with the Patriots expires March 17 at 4 p.m. We're keeping tabs on the latest developments.

Tom Brady responds to ‘STAY TOM’ message etched into Public Garden ice

Recommended Reads

The Aaron Hernandez saga: Everything you need to know

Here’s a primer for you to reference while binge-watching the new Netflix series.
Netflix’s new documentary on Aaron Hernandez offers a gripping look at his descent into darknessText messages reveal Aaron Hernandez’s double lifeListen to 'Gladiator,' the Globe Spotlight Team's podcast on Aaron Hernandez

State seeks to rein in largely unregulated urgent care industry
Urgent care has become a common term in health care — but it has no state definition in Massachusetts, making these centers difficult if not impossible to monitor, according to officials.

WHAT SHE'S HAVING
At Good Thymes in Lowell, an emphasis on what really matters
It’s not edgy. It’s not pricy. But for basic human kindness, this is your place.

Rhode Island

R.I. Board of Elections urged to let candidates use campaign funds for child care

Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea, Senator Gayle L. Goldin, and Smithfield Town Council President Suzy Alba say candidates should be allowed to tap campaign funds for child-care expenses tied to campaigning or holding office.

For R.I.’s TV stations, carrying the impeachment trial is no easy call

Senator Whitehouse won’t be live-tweeting the impeachment trial

Newton

Newton gets grant to study potential affordable housing at armory

A consultant would be hired to determine the feasibility of converting the West Newton Armory into affordable housing.

Newton imposes fees for curbside disposal of bulky items starting Feb. 1

Newton takes a step to solve housing crisis

Special Projects

Back to the battleground

What we learned from each of the battleground states we visited ahead of the 2020 election
Who will win in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin next year? The Globe’s D.C. bureau spent time reporting in these crucial battleground states. This is what they found.

Trump’s evangelical support mystifies his critics, but in Wisconsin, it looks stronger than ever
The president’s personal behavior and some of his core political beliefs, including his hostility toward refugees, seem at odds with the major tenets of Christianity. But Trump’s bond with evangelicals has proven to be remarkably resilient.

More from the Battleground project

Trump promised Wisconsin’s farmers his trade wars would pay off. They’re still waiting

A Pennsylvania roofer loved Bill Clinton and voted for Obama. Here’s how Trump lured him from the Democrats

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

Seeing Red: A Globe Spotlight report on Boston’s crippling traffic

We endure some of the nation’s worst rush hour traffic. Our aging transit system is maddeningly unreliable. It is a crisis — a very slow moving crisis — that puts our region’s economic prosperity at risk. Who is to blame? Can anything be done? The Globe Spotlight Team investigates.
Education

The Great Divide

A new Globe initiative exploring the deep inequalities in our public education system, examining both the challenges and possible solutions to creating equal opportunity for all students.
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spotlight fellow report

The federal government has one main law to prevent child abuse. No state follows all of it

Hundreds of thousands of children face abuse every year, but there is only one federal law that directly addresses this national tragedy.
At the edge of a warming world

On Cape Cod, climate change is already terrifyingly real

Come with us as we explore the Cape to better understand what climate change is doing here, what it means for the future of this beloved place, and what the cost of inaction might be.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL CARTOON | DAN WASSERMAN

The Dershowitz defense

OPINION | Donna Jackson Nakazawa

From lab to clinic: hope for those suffering from depression

OPINION | Christina Baker Kline

Shelving ‘Christina’s World’

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Bernie Sanders says Citizens United has been ‘disastrous.’ Is he right?

OPINION | BURT NEUBORNE

Citizens United gave the wealthy too much power

OPINION | FLOYD ABRAMS

Citizens United was a triumph for free speech

VISUAL STORIES

Warnings of ‘volcanic tsunami’ after eruption in the Philippines

Ground Zero’s deadly dust claims another victim

Photos: Patriots vs. Titans in AFC wild-card playoffs

Globe staff photos of the month, December 2019

metro

R.I. Board of Elections urged to let candidates use campaign funds for child care
Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea, Senator Gayle L. Goldin, and Smithfield Town Council President Suzy Alba say candidates should be allowed to tap campaign funds for child-care expenses tied to campaigning or holding office.

In State of the Commonwealth speech, Baker presses for more aggressive climate action, more money for T

Governor Charlie Baker pledged action in tackling climate change and the region’s transportation woes, using his speech Tuesday night to press for more MBTA funding, quicker action to slice greenhouse gas emissions, and stronger support for a hotly debated carbon pact.

Report finds abundant strengths, pressing challenges in MetroWest

The report describes the region west of Boston as “a seeming land of plenty where some struggle to thrive,” the executive director of Foundation for MetroWest said.

Northeastern student from Iran removed from US is just the latest sent away at Logan

Read Gov. Baker’s full State of the Commonwealth speech

STAT

New heart transplant method being tested for the first time in the U.S.

Opinion: Why Black doctors like me are leaving academic medicine

‘How long do I have?’ A website on cancer survival rates seeks to help

Watch: Consumer genetic testing: What do you get for your money?

sports

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Coco Gauff, Naomi Osaka brace for another Grand Slam clash

The American teenager will get a chance to avenge her US Open loss to Osaka in Australia.
Bruins 3, Golden Knights 2

Bruins finish up their work before leaving for vacation

The Bruins hit the All-Star break 8 points clear of the second-place Lightning, and will next play Jan. 31 at Winnipeg
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT I ON HOCKEY

Jeremy Lauzon is making long strides for the Bruins

Bruins notebook

Kevan Miller closer to returning to Bruins’ lineup

Politics

Chief Justice John Roberts admonishes House prosecution, White House defense

Business

Saudi crown prince hacked Jeff Bezos’s phone, analysis suggests

Marijuana

Cities can’t opt out of legal pot under New Mexico proposal

magazine
Follow-up

After 17 years and 27 lawsuits, judge rules in Beverly feud

Wedding venues

10 questions to ask a wedding venue before you commit

Connections

I love her. Her husband? Not so much.

Dinner With Cupid

'She seemed composed and at ease. I'm afraid I seemed a little less so'

sports

Evansville coach Walter McCarty fired amid misconduct allegations

Los Angeles City Council wants Red Sox, Astros titles vacated

Bruins dig out win over Golden Knights, and other observations

metro

R.I. Board of Elections urged to let candidates use campaign funds for child care

In State of the Commonwealth speech, Baker presses for more aggressive climate action, more money for T

Report finds abundant strengths, pressing challenges in MetroWest

Nation

Feud between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders raises ghosts of the 2016 primary

Police: Mother says she killed 3 kids found in Phoenix home

Documents: Extremist group wanted rally to start civil war

World

Changing tack, French strikers turn off power to press government

Iran acknowledges it fired 2 missiles at Ukrainian jet

Big changes? Or maybe not. Putin’s plans keep Russia guessing.

politics

Republican senators approve rules for impeachment trial and reject Bolton, Mulvaney testimony

Stay awake: Senators struggle to stay focused as impeachment debate goes into early Wednesday morning

Feud between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders raises ghosts of the 2016 primary

business

Saudi crown prince hacked Jeff Bezos’s phone, analysis suggests

Children may not have a place in Boston’s future, report cautions

Some Uber drivers can set their own rates

lifestyle

Mark Wahlberg brings fists and laughs in first trailer for Boston-set ‘Spenser Confidential’

Justin Favela’s piñata-inspired art installation comes to the Prudential Center

‘This is the real deal’: Oprah goes to Maine, tries her first lobster roll

marijuana

Cities can’t opt out of legal pot under New Mexico proposal

Tests find some early Arizona hemp crops have too much THC

Oregon marijuana sales 420 percent stronger near Idaho, report shows

opinion

As trial begins, House should keep the Senate honest

As Harry and Meghan ‘step back,’ Queen Elizabeth steps up

From lab to clinic: hope for those suffering from depression

food & dining

How Eastern Standard’s Vanessa Rea-Marcel went from ice-cream scooper to award-winning sommelier

Recipe: A simple, elegant dinner of mussels cooked with leeks and grainy mustard

I’m the Globe’s beer writer. Here’s what I’ve learned while doing Dry January

travel

From an Everglades Seafood Festival to a toboggan showdown in Camden

Wayne Brady on Hawaii, the aisle seat, and buying too many airport electronics

Winter blahs? Cozy up and cheer up in these N.E. towns

Books

Local bestsellers for the week ending Jan. 12

William Gibson’s ‘Agency’ goes further into the future and deeper into the present

‘The Crying Book’ author Heather Christle searches out books for pleasure and plight

Movies

Photos: Stars arrive at the SAG Awards in Los Angeles

30 great documentaries to stream right now

Movies to stream while you’re stuck inside this winter

Television

Hoping ‘Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens’ gets a good ride on Comedy Central

This week’s TV: ‘Watchmen’ and ‘Mindhunter’ fans left in the lurch, Awkwafina’s new comedy, Gwyneth’s ‘Goop’

Issa Rae’s banter a golden moment from the Oscar nominations announcement

music

On the verge of 79, Tom Rush has (almost) no regrets

With a fantastic cast on board, Enigma Chamber Opera debuts

At BSO, a new work honoring Taiwan’s oldest music

Theater/Dance

In the ART’s ‘Gloria: A Life,’ Steinem speaks, but she has plenty of company

10 dance shows to see this season

Three companies present Boston premieres at Global Arts Live’s new Winter Dance Fest

globe local

Get crafty with your holiday shopping at local fairs

Hardiest hikers, campers don’t come in from the cold

Should Massachusetts exempt police body camera footage from state public records law?

Obituaries

Egil Krogh, the Nixon ‘plumber’ who approved break-in targeting Daniel Ellsberg

CVS cofounder Ralph P. Hoagland III, an entrepreneur with endless ideas, dies at 86

After a cancer diagnosis, Jane Wallis Gumble, 65, kept leading the state’s Department of Housing and Community Development