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Impeachment Trial

Dershowitz argues Bolton allegations would not constitute an impeachable offense

Constitutional law professor Alan Dershowitz said the charges against Trump are so “vague and open-ended” that the nation’s founders would have rejected them as grounds for impeaching and removing a president. The Constitution requires a crime for impeachment, he added.
Bolton expressed concern about Trump’s dealings with autocratic leaders, new book saysDay 6: John Bolton’s bombshell, and the return of Ken Starr

Paul Grogan to step down from Boston Foundation
During his tenure, the foundation expanded its purpose and loosened its purse strings, giving away more than $150 million last fiscal year and releasing in-depth reports on everything from the plummeting population of children in the city to the need for public transit investment.

State Department will not allow NPR reporter on Pompeo’s plane following interview

Michele Keleman, who has covered the State Department for nearly two decades, was told Sunday that she would not be allowed to fly as a member of the press pool on the government airplane with Pompeo. It was not clear how long the ban on her travel with Pompeo’s official delegations might last.
After berating NPR reporter, Pompeo says she lied

Two people in N.H. are being tested for coronavirus

China counts 106 virus deaths as US, others move to evacuate

Opinion

OPINION | Niall Ferguson

Cognitive dissonance and the Trump reelection buzz at Davos

OPINION | Michael A. Cohen

RIP, Kobe Bryant

OPINION | Joseph Polak

A tale of two guards wavering on the precipice of the Holocaust

OPINION | JOAN VENNOCHI

Why not a Biden for a Bolton?

State eyes plan to improve diversity among teachers

Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley will propose allowing some would-be teachers to become certified based on experience, rather than tests.

John F. Cogan Jr., at 93; a lawyer, investment fund leader, and civic activist ‘blessed beyond measure’

John F. Cogan Jr., 93, of Cambridge, who died Jan. 24, had been chairman of the law firm Hale and Dorr, a top official at the Pioneer Fund, and a board leader for the Museum of Fine Arts and Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Chipotle fined $1.3 million for child labor violations in Mass.

Chipotle Mexican Grill has been hit with a $1.3 million fine for an estimated 13,253 child labor violations at its more than 50 Massachusetts restaurants, the largest child labor penalty ever issued by the state, Attorney General Maura Healey announced Monday.

Gretchen Carlson advocates for legislation banning nondisclosure agreements on Beacon Hill
The former Fox News host, with state senator Diana DiZoglio by her side, challenged Massachusetts lawmakers and the governor on Monday.

Judge: Cambridge can’t block medical dispensaries from recreational marijuana market
A state judge has temporarily blocked a key component of Cambridge's local marijuana licensing ordinance, saying a moratorium on "big cannabis" companies getting recreational permits conflicts with state law.

Pete Buttigieg has risen to an Iowa contender by moving toward the middle
During the campaign, the young Indiana politician has evolved from a wunderkind on whom many pinned their progressive dreams to a more traditional moderate.

Elizabeth Warren’s Iowa plea: Don’t be afraid, ‘Women win’
More recent headlines

Plymouth South High School principal charged with OUI, blew .23 at booking

Former Greenfield sergeant found guilty in fatal 2017 crash

Youth hockey coach from Woburn charged with sexual assault on player

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.

‘I’ve never participated in a meeting like that’: Inside the House’s great transportation debate
As Massachusetts House leaders shape the details of a long-awaited transportation financing bill, they have spent weeks systematically meeting behind closed doors with the caucuses and delegations that make up the chamber’s membership, asking for input on a bill that could raise hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes or fees.

MBTA to boost service on Fairmount Line

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Most young people have never heard of Auschwitz. Here’s a way to make sure they will
A bill that would make Massachusetts the 13th state to mandate teaching about genocide in public schools is bottled up in committee. Time to let it out.

Bostonians reflect on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

ALEX SPEIER
The Mookie dilemma: Red Sox face franchise-changing decision
Dealing a superstar just entering his prime years seems shortsighted but the history of long-term megadeals offer plenty of risk as well.

Another downtown tower’s lobby will get a major makeover
The former home to Fiduciary Trust at 175 Federal St., overlooking Dewey Square, will be renovated at its ground level, in part to help the pre-Big Dig tower face the Greenway.

Recommended Reads

Looking for diversity in the presidential race? It’s with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other surrogates for the all-white top Democratic candidates

As the Iowa caucuses approach, Black and Latino politicians are among the most sought-after endorsers and surrogates on the campaign trail.

Comedian Pete Holmes told Malia Obama to ‘please shut the [expletive] up’ while performing in Somerville
Holmes performed at the Comedy Studio in Somerville, and Malia Obama was in the front row in the audience. And Holmes didn't recognize her.

Northeastern expected to launch graduate program in Maine
At a time when many of Maine’s colleges and universities are struggling to attract students, Boston’s Northeastern University is expected to announce Monday that it is opening a satellite campus in Portland.

Rhode Island

In R.I., new state turnaround superintendent sees opportunities for change in Providence’s troubled schools

Harrison Peters, the new state turnaround superintendent, is introduced by Governor Raimondo Monday at announcement packed with teachers, elected officials, faith leaders and others involved in Providence schools.

R.I.'s old “Crimetown Economy” has limited future, says host of new podcast on innovation

Bill would let R.I. lawmakers hide behind tinted windows

Newton

After opposition to Albemarle, Newton continues search for proposed senior center’s home

The search for a new home for the city’s senior center — launched shortly after Fuller took office in 2018 — has grown into something of a game of musical chairs.

Newton City Council sets March 3 special election to decide Northland mixed-use development

Newton gets grant to study potential affordable housing at armory

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

Spotlight Investigative Journalism Fellowship

The danger in our salad bowls

Leafy green vegetables have become the leading cause of E. coli poisoning. And the federal government still lacks the means, and maybe the will, to take it on.
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

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

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

OPINION | JOAN VENNOCHI

Why not a Biden for a Bolton?

OPINION | Joseph Polak

A tale of two guards wavering on the precipice of the Holocaust

OPINION | JEFF JACOBY

‘Never Again,’ again and again

OPINION | Michael Gruenbaum

When the Nazis came to Prague

OPINION | Sara J. Bloomfield

Anti-Semitism preceded Auschwitz — and outlived it

IDEAS | LINDA RODRIGUEZ MCROBBIE

It’s a right-handed world. What if we looked at it from the left?

VISUAL STORIES

The danger in our salad bowls

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

metro

Paul Grogan to step down from Boston Foundation
During his tenure, the foundation expanded its purpose and loosened its purse strings, giving away more than $150 million last fiscal year and releasing in-depth reports on everything from the plummeting population of children in the city to the need for public transit investment.

Gretchen Carlson advocates for legislation banning nondisclosure agreements on Beacon Hill

The former Fox News host, with state senator Diana DiZoglio by her side, challenged Massachusetts lawmakers and the governor on Monday.

Baseball community remembers former Cape League coach John Altobelli, killed in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash

John Altobelli, the former head coach of the Brewster Whitecaps in the Cape Cod Baseball League, died in a helicopter crash Sunday along with his wife and daughter.
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Most young people have never heard of Auschwitz. Here’s a way to make sure they will

State eyes plan to improve diversity among teachers

STAT

DNA sleuths read the coronavirus genome, tracing its origins

How fast can biotech come up with a vaccine for the latest outbreak?

‘Traumatic as hell’: Patients describe what it’s like to be restrained in an ER

Labs study mini brains and lungs. Next up: snake venom gland organoids

sports

How the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant unfolded

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, 41, who led the team to five NBA championships in his 20-year career with the franchise, and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were among nine people who were killed Sunday morning when the helicopter they were in crashed amid foggy conditions and burst into flames in the hilly terrain of Calabasas, Calif.

LeBron James posts touching Instagram tribute to Kobe Bryant

LeBron James has broken his silence on Kobe Bryant’s death with a touching Instagram tribute in which James promises to continue the former Los Angeles Lakers legend’s legacy.
NBA

Gordon Hayward disputes he intentionally aided in Kobe Bryant scoring 60 points in his final game

UConn women, US national team honor Kobe and Gianna Bryant

Politics

Dershowitz argues Bolton allegations would not constitute an impeachable offense

Business

Stocks have worst day since October over coronavirus worries

Marijuana

Judge: Cambridge can’t block medical dispensaries from recreational marijuana market

magazine
Cover story

The 29 best new restaurants in Boston and the suburbs

Perspective

Has Louis C.K. earned a comeback?

Cooking

Recipes: Turn this stew into 2 different weeknight meals

Miss Conduct

Advice: A co-worker took a gift I left for someone else

sports

TNT to air tribute to Kobe Bryant before Tuesday night’s Celtics game

Fullback Anthony Sherman says beating Patriots was a turning point to Chiefs’ season

NBC Sports Boston and partners get fancy new home

metro

Paul Grogan to step down from Boston Foundation

Gretchen Carlson advocates for legislation banning nondisclosure agreements on Beacon Hill

Baseball community remembers former Cape League coach John Altobelli, killed in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash

Nation

Priest gets 60 days in jail for bubble-wrapping boy

Father arrested in killings of 5 of his infant children

Inmate found dead in privately run prison in Mississippi

World

UN report: Chilling details of Libya migrant center strike

Slovenian prime minister resigns and calls for snap election

US military plane crashed in Afghanistan, officials confirm

politics

Bolton expressed concern about Trump’s dealings with autocratic leaders, new book says

Pence’s office says Trump didn’t ask VP to raise Biden probe

Trump defense attorney Ken Starr says impeachment is ‘hell’

business

Stocks have worst day since October over coronavirus worries

Clean Harbors CEO mingles with the troops on ‘Undercover Boss’

Proposed Hynes sale runs into political difficulty at the State House

lifestyle

A riot of color on a subdued Grammys red carpet

Comedian Pete Holmes told Malia Obama to ‘please shut the [expletive] up’ while performing in Somerville

As ‘flight shame’ movement grows, more airlines and travelers seek to offset carbon footprint

marijuana

Judge: Cambridge can’t block medical dispensaries from recreational marijuana market

Licensing applications to grow industrial hemp up in Kansas

Missouri grants licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries

opinion

Day 6: John Bolton’s bombshell, and the return of Ken Starr

‘Secretary Pompeo will see you now . . . ’

Bolton’s book drop

food & dining

At Parsnip, a Filipino pop-up is a chef’s passion project

At Good Thymes in Lowell, an emphasis on what really matters

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

travel

As ‘flight shame’ movement grows, more airlines and travelers seek to offset carbon footprint

Tourism industry is (finally) shining a light on the women of the world

Learning how to ski (and have fun) from a real pro

Books

Local bestsellers for the week ending Jan. 19

Author Donna Jackson Nakazawa searches for answers, cell by cell

Swiss novelist Peter Stamm not always in it for the long haul

Movies

Report from the Sundance Film Festival: from Taylor Swift to a ‘dying’ dad

Some ‘Gentlemen’ are more gentlemanly than others

Hiding in plain, and not-so-plain, sight: Gene Hackman turns 90

Television

This week’s TV: Goodbye ‘Good Place,’ hello Super Bowl and Taylor Swift

On ‘SNL,’ Adam Driver as Jeffrey Epstein and Jon Lovitz as Alan Dershowitz reunite in hell

Musical stars to sing for Oscar at awards show

music

Boston Modern Orchestra Project wins Grammy for ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’

Lizzo’s high-powered Grammys opener was just what everyone needed. Watch a video of it here

Aerosmith performs at the Grammys without drummer Joey Kramer

Theater/Dance

Rubberband gets sociopolitical in ‘Ever So Slightly’

In ‘Shadow’ at ArtsEmerson, revelations from a struggle to be understood

Boston stand-up Don Gavin is ready for the secret to get out

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

John F. Cogan Jr., at 93; a lawyer, investment fund leader, and civic activist ‘blessed beyond measure’

Michael I. Sovern, who led Columbia in eventful era

‘Dark Shadows,’ ‘Cagney & Lacey’ actor John Karlen dies