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McConnell relents on Senate rules, signals power-sharing deal with Democrats

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday night signaled that he would step back from an ultimatum over Senate rules that sparked a partisan showdown that threatened to obstruct President Biden?s early legislative agenda.

Republicans waver on punishing Trump as impeachment trial looms

House Democrats delivered the impeachment case against Donald Trump to the Senate late Monday for the start of his historic trial, but Republican senators were easing off their criticism of the former president and shunning calls to convict him over the deadly siege at the US Capitol.
Here?s where Senate Republicans stand on convicting Donald Trump

As Trump seeks to remain a political force, new targets emerge

Former president Donald Trump, determined to remain a force in GOP politics, is gaining new opportunities with a crucial Senate seat unexpectedly coming open in Ohio, an ally announcing for governor of Arkansas, and rising pressure on Republicans in Congress who did not stand with him during this month?s impeachment vote.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders is running for office. Will other Trump allies follow?

Celtics 119, Bulls 103
Celtics look dangerous with Jayson Tatum, and other observations after a rout of the Bulls
Tatum scored 24 points on 10 for 21 shooting while Jaylen Brown led the way for the Celtics in a 119-103 victory with 26 points on 10 for 21 shooting.

Gary Washburn: Jayson Tatum overcame his anxiety and regained his prowess after contracting COVID-19 ? an achievement that should not be overlooked
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As legislators scrambled, Baker gained an edge in what became law

Even with Democratic supermajorities in the House and Senate, Republican Governor Charlie Baker leveraged a rushed, and at times divided, Legislature to reshape some of the biggest laws ? including a major policing bill ? in the legislative session that ended this month.

Biden offers LGBTQ protections, an ideological departure from Trump-era policy

President Biden?s order last week to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination ? and his reversal Monday of a ban on transgender individuals serving in the military ? deliver powerful legal and symbolic wins to a community often marginalized by former president Donald Trump.
Biden sets in motion plan to ban new oil and gas drilling on federal land Biden raises daily vaccination goal, extends travel bans

Biden to select nurse as acting surgeon general

The Biden administration has selected nurse Susan Orsega to serve as the nation?s acting surgeon general, said two people with knowledge of her selection, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the announcement.
Biden names his personal doctor, Kevin O?Connor, to be White House physician

Twitter bans My Pillow CEO who insisted Trump won the election
Twitter has banished My Pillow Chief Executive Officer Mike Lindell, the bedding company honcho who courted controversy after persistently tweeting Donald Trump was the real winner of the election.

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Opinion

EDITORIAL

The US Senate needs to learn to function again

A good first step would be to fix the filibuster rule.
Michael E. Porter and Bruce F. Freed

Companies need to reevaluate the full range of their political spending
Joan Vennochi

Joe Biden, Tom Brady, and the matter of age
Kimberly Atkins

Trump?s Big Lie about voter fraud was based on little lies the GOP has told for years. Call them all out
JEFF JACOBY

The politics of an Auschwitz survivor?s son

Project Takeout: Get takeout. Save restaurants you love.

Ordering dinner will help small local businesses survive the pandemic. But that?s just the start.
More about Project Takeout 5 restaurants we supported this week Where to get kid-friendly takeout

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL
Tom Brady has raised the stakes, and Bill Belichick must respond quickly
The Patriots can't afford another 7-9 season, particularly when Brady is doing what he is doing in Tampa.

Weather | Dave Epstein
Snow is coming, but no big storm ? at least not until weekend
Overnight Tuesday and into early Wednesday, we could see a coating to a couple of inches of snow. The snow will likely linger much of Wednesday but also won?t accumulate a lot.

?I felt liberated knowing I didn?t have to try to sound like a white executive?
Juan Fernando Lopera is vice president and corporate business diversity officer at Tufts Health Plan. Here, he talks about how he leveraged his ethnicity as a business asset ? and finally felt comfortable in his own skin.

?THIS IS ME?: Insurrectionists flaunt involvement in Capitol siege
In dozens of cases, supporters of former president Donald Trump downright flaunted their activity on social media on the day of the deadly insurrection.

Boston could soon have an acting mayor. What will that mean?
Welcome to the granular and wonky world of Boston city charter legalese.

Judge orders massage parlor video of Kraft destroyed
The Florida judge ruled that the videos of the Patriots owner and others must be wiped from existence, because police surveillance was deemed unlawful.

Epstein?s ex-girlfriend seeks dismissal of charges she faces
Ghislaine Maxwell, charged with recruiting teenage girls for financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse in the 1990s, asked a judge Monday to dismiss the case on multiple grounds, including that a deal years ago not to prosecute Epstein and others should shield her from prosecution.

Bookkeeper stole more than $1 million from small businesses across Massachusetts, federal prosecutors say
Patricia Lindau, whose firm provided payroll and payroll tax services to small businesses from Maine to Cape Cod, has agreed to plead guilty to charges she pocketed money set aside by her clients for payroll taxes.

Recommended Reads

Adrian Walker

Mourning the loss of Henry Tapia, ?the strongest man in the world?

Henry Tapia lost his life in an incident that prosecutors say was driven by racist rage. Tapia, who was Black and Latino, was run over on Upland Road in Belmont, allegedly by a white man who yelled a racial epithet at him just before the killing.
Man charged with murder in fatal hit-and-run crash in Belmont that involved alleged racial slur

The Vermont teacher who made Bernie Sanders?s mittens is auctioning off a few pairs for charity
A pair of blue-striped mittens had been listed on eBay, with proceeds going to the dog rescue organization Passion 4 Paws Vermont. As of Monday afternoon, 80 people had bid on them, with a high offer of $1,901.

PROJECT TAKEOUT
How to help local restaurants without spending money
Seven tips from marketing experts for writing reviews that will actually help the places we love.

metro

Judge orders massage parlor video of Kraft destroyed
The Florida judge ruled that the videos of the Patriots owner and others must be wiped from existence, because police surveillance was deemed unlawful.

Gardner Museum vandalized early Saturday morning
KEVIN CULLEN

In fight against COVID, a small Vermont town goes it alone

Sports

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL
Jayson Tatum overcame his anxiety and regained his prowess after contracting COVID-19 ? an achievement that should not be overlooked
While Jayson Tatum looked normal on Monday night, appearing as if there were no ill-effects from contracting such a deadly virus, mentally it took its toll. COVID-19 has everyone, even fined-tuned 22-year-old professional athletes, pondering their morality after a positive test.

Celtics 119, Bulls 103

Celtics look dangerous with Jayson Tatum, and other observations after a rout of the Bulls

Nothing settled in Cape & Islands Atlantic boys? hockey as Sandwich, Falmouth battle to tie

business

Twitter bans My Pillow CEO who insisted Trump won the election
Twitter has banished My Pillow Chief Executive Officer Mike Lindell, the bedding company honcho who courted controversy after persistently tweeting Donald Trump was the real winner of the election.

Amazon plans to add 3,000 more jobs in a new Seaport building

Report: Fenway Sports Group?s deal with RedBall is off

politics

?THIS IS ME?: Insurrectionists flaunt involvement in Capitol siege
In dozens of cases, supporters of former president Donald Trump downright flaunted their activity on social media on the day of the deadly insurrection.

Biden sets in motion plan to ban new oil and gas drilling on federal land

Biden names his personal doctor, Kevin O?Connor, to be White House physician

lifestyle

?Love you, kiddo.? Watch Tom Brady?s mic?d up conversation with his son following Sunday?s big win
In the first moments after winning the NFC title, Tom Brady had one person he wanted to share it with: his 13-year-old son, Jack.

Pets are back: Biden?s 2 dogs settle in at White House
PROJECT TAKEOUT

How to help local restaurants without spending money

arts

TELEVISION
TV disagreements are the fun part of the job
My opinion about a show may not align with the views of many readers, which is . . . healthy.

Boylston?s Lazour brothers give their songs from ?Cairo? a second life

BOOKS

Two Boston-area authors among the finalists for National Book Critics Circle Award

rhode island

CORONAVIRUS
R.I. receives $70.4 million for COVID-19 testing and vaccine distribution
With demand outpacing supply, the Rhode Island Department of Health reports less than 15,000 Rhode Islanders are fully vaccinated.

RHODE MAP

The Raimondo-to-McKee transition isn?t going smoothly
INNOVATOR Q&A

R.I. startup connects college students with freelance work

Newton

Special Projects

A beautiful resistance | JENEÉ OSTERHELDT

With every sip, a labor of love

In Vermont, a winemaker is cultivating a legacy that pays homage to the Black folk who built this country and is celebrating life and the future of farming.
See more from 'A Beautiful Resistance' Follow on Instagram

On the Street

In tackling the pandemic, Chelsea finds new strength

Brockton offers a gateway to a new generation

This time, Quincy Center?s revival looks legit

Revere was going through a revival before COVID-19. Can it stay on track?

See more from our business series ?On the Street?: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

More

2020 Bostonians of the Year: The Front Line
They stood up to fight the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and racial injustice. Meet the people leading us through a harrowing year.

Last Words: Is death the great equalizer?
Quite the contrary, a Spotlight investigation shows. Death exposes in high relief the layers of inequities, in race and income, care and opportunity, that shape life down to its final hours. It is a truth the pandemic has only underscored ? one hard to see, because it is so much easier to look away.

I knew getting prostate cancer at 48 would change me. I had no idea how much
For the past year, Mark Shanahan has been working on Mr. 80 Percent, a six-episode podcast miniseries about his experience with prostate cancer. It?s a deeply personal, sometimes harrowing, often funny story about a disease that affects millions of men. The heroes are his doctors and family, who put up with some appalling behavior. You?ll hear from both.

Comfort Zone

COMFORT ZONE

6 TV shows that will make you feel like you?ve traveled somewhere

These might help get you through the winter, and inspire you when it?s time to travel again.

Artist Maria Finkelmeier lights up the Esplanade with her feminist vision for ?Hatched?

Finkelmeier worked with a team of women-identifying artists to create the monthlong illumination display.

Gloucester sea shanty master is ?keeping the tradition alive? on TikTok

Musician and educator David Coffin is reaching a new generation with his traditional maritime songs.
Inauguration Fashion

Inaugural fashion nods to political unity and American design

Before she strode across the Capitol dais on Wednesday to take her oath of office, Vice President Harris had already made a statement: one in brilliant purple. Several other guests at the inauguration also chose the hue, a rich blend of partisan red and blue.

Bernie Sanders and his bulky Vermont-made mittens won the Internet on Inauguration Day

Vermont senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders stole the show at Wednesday's inauguration when he sported oven mittens created by a teacher in his home state.

The BPL has posted 8,000 photos from its collection to Wikimedia Commons

The upload from the library's collection is in honor of Wikipedia?s 20th anniversary.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

David Daley

Two mobs stormed the Capitol: One in MAGA hats, the other in expensive suits
EDITORIAL

Congress must face the enemy within
IDEAS | Victor A. Lopez-Carmen

Where are all the Native American medical students?
IDEAS | ANDREW ROBICHAUD

Coasting into winter 2021
Katherine Gergen Barnett and Megan Sandel

For good health outcomes, we need good housing incomes
IDEAS | VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

A viral mystery: Does one infection prevent another?

STAT

The Road Ahead: Charting the pandemic over the next 12 months ? and beyond
In this project, STAT describes 30 key moments, possible turning points that could steer the pandemic onto a different course or barometers for how the virus is reshaping our lives.

From a small N.C. town to big-city hospitals, how software infuses racism into U.S. health care
The racial bias can produce huge differences in assessing patients? need for special care to manage conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, or depression, a STAT investigation found.

Covid-19?s wintry mix: Dry indoor air helps the virus spread
The worry is not just that people might mingle more closely inside, but that the air they breathe will make the virus more dangerous.

In the Covid-19 death of a hospital food worker, a microcosm of the pandemic
The hospital's first employee to die of Covid-19 was a kitchen worker named Marie Deus ? and her illness sparked a question. Why weren't bedside clinicians getting sick at the highest rates?

magazine
On the Cover

For schoolchildren struggling to read, COVID-19 has been a wrecking ball
Miss Conduct

Everything about the pandemic has been bad, except this...
Connections

No gym, no problem. My 20 relatives and I work out on Zoom now

Dinner With Cupid

Blind date: ?I wore slippers on a date for the first time!?

sports

Digit Murphy brings her ?zest for life? to NWHL bubble as president and coach of expansion Toronto Six

Chiefs installed as early favorites over Tom Brady, Bucs for Super Bowl LV

Celtics game Wednesday at San Antonio in question because of COVID issues with Spurs

metro

Drive-through COVID test locations for child care providers, families

Two weeks into a test run, Mass. jury trials go on pause

Rockland 7-year-old flown to Boston Children?s Hospital after fall from ski lift at Blue Hills Ski Area

Nation

?THIS IS ME?: Insurrectionists flaunt involvement in Capitol siege

Epstein?s ex-girlfriend seeks dismissal of charges she faces

Biden sets in motion plan to ban new oil and gas drilling on federal land

World

UN chief urges global alliance to counter rise of neo-Nazis

Mexicans worry that even getting COVID won?t make their leader take it seriously

Telegram, pro-democracy tool, struggles over new fans from far-right

politics

Republicans waver on punishing Trump as impeachment trial looms

Watch live: Article of impeachment against Trump to be delivered to Senate

Trump?s sway over GOP tested as impeachment heads to Senate

business

Vineyard Wind wants permitting process to proceed

Senate confirms Janet Yellen as first female treasury secretary

Why GameStop shares are on a wild, Reddit-driven run

lifestyle

Having trouble getting over a high school breakup

6 TV shows that will make you feel like you?ve traveled somewhere

Seaport?s ?Mi Casa, Your Casa 2.0? conjures images of home

marijuana

Northampton drops controversial fees on marijuana companies

Marijuana trade group drops lawsuit against state after backlash

2 years after legalizing cannabis, has Canada kept its promises?

opinion

The US Senate needs to learn to function again

Companies need to reevaluate the full range of their political spending

In heat of the moment, bid to geoengineer climate crisis away raises questions

food & dining

How to help local restaurants without spending money

Geppetto carves out a niche in an evolving corner of Cambridge

Baker lifted his 9:30 p.m. curfew, but will it help restaurants?

travel

How to unlock an Airbnb account restricted because of COVID-19

Food and love are a great match in Portland, Maine. But does it make sense to go in winter?

That Trump sendoff song is really about gay sexual freedom

Books

Two Boston-area authors among the finalists for National Book Critics Circle Award

Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman ?has always been an absolute supernova?

Heal thyself in ?The Doctors Blackwell?

Movies

Doc Talk: Taking trains, dancing through age, visiting Earth (maybe), fighting for justice

Why the short shrift for movie shorts?

Mr. van Rijn? Why, meet Mr. Lurie.

Television

TV disagreements are the fun part of the job

This week?s TV: Biden-era ?SNL,? the story of QAnon, and slavery in Jamaica

?Some Good News?? John Krasinski will host ?Saturday Night Live? this month

music

Boylston?s Lazour brothers give their songs from ?Cairo? a second life

Gloucester sea shanty master is ?keeping the tradition alive? on TikTok

Five presidents and their musical moments

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet revisits Yakobson gems and previews new work for spring

We, the jury: How courtroom dramas have primed us for Trump?s impeachment trial

The wide boundaries of ?Our Town?

globe local

Shrewsbury firefighters rescue dog from frozen pond

Their friendship began 95 years ago, and it?s still going strong

Should Massachusetts tax unearned income at a higher rate than earned income?

Obituaries

Walter Bernstein, celebrated screenwriter, is dead at 101

Larry King, breezy interviewer of the famous and infamous, dies at 87

Barbara J. Erickson, ?catalyst for the conservation movement,? dies at 42