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Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. To edit or delete this email alert, please go to [Manage My Alerts](. [The New York Times]( [The New York Times]( Daily Update Compiled: February 5, 2018 4:38 AM [NYTimes.com/MyAlerts »]( [Editorial]( [Mr. Trump and the G.O.P. lawmakers behind the soon-to-be released Nunes memo are harming the nation in ways that could be difficult to reverse.]( Tom Brenner/The New York Times [The Republican Plot Against the F.B.I.]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Mr. Trump and the G.O.P. lawmakers behind the soon-to-be released Nunes memo are harming the nation in ways that could be difficult to reverse. [The nearly 14,000 refugees in Indonesia, many from the Middle East and Africa, were recently told by the United Nations that it is unlikely they will ever be resettled elsewhere.]( Kemal Jufri for The New York Times [Refugees in Indonesia Hoped for Brief Stay. Many May Be Stuck for Life.]( By JOE COCHRANE The nearly 14,000 refugees in Indonesia, many from the Middle East and Africa, were recently told by the United Nations that it is unlikely they will ever be resettled elsewhere. Advertisement [In a pair of public appearances this week, Mike Pompeo marked his first year as C.I.A. director — a span that has gone more smoothly than many would have guessed.]( Drew Angerer/Getty Images [An Unexpectedly Smooth First Year for Trump’s C.I.A. Director]( By MATTHEW ROSENBERG In a pair of public appearances this week, Mike Pompeo marked his first year as C.I.A. director — a span that has gone more smoothly than many would have guessed. [President Trump tried to order the firing of Robert S. Mueller III, and Senator Chuck Schumer talks to us about seeking an immigration policy compromise.]( Eric Thayer for The New York Times [Listen to ‘The Daily’: A Plan to Fire Mueller]( By MICHAEL BARBARO President Trump tried to order the firing of Robert S. Mueller III, and Senator Chuck Schumer talks to us about seeking an immigration policy compromise. [A memo by House Republicans didn’t live up to its billing, but the tactics used to stoke doubts about law enforcement could have a lingering impact on the Russia investigation.]( Eric Thayer for The New York Times [How Trump’s Allies Fanned an Ember of Controversy Into Flames of Outrage]( By MARK MAZZETTI A memo by House Republicans didn’t live up to its billing, but the tactics used to stoke doubts about law enforcement could have a lingering impact on the Russia investigation. [Op-Ed Contributor]( [Their reflexive distrust of law enforcement officials is coming back to haunt them.]( Al Drago for The New York Times [Thank Progressives for the Nunes Memo]( By ASHA RANGAPPA Their reflexive distrust of law enforcement officials is coming back to haunt them. Advertisement [Live Briefing]( [Trump, in Davos Speech, Sticks to Script as He Declares America Open for Business]( By THE NEW YORK TIMES President Trump’s presence in Davos, Switzerland, is notable for several reasons — starting with his values, which are clearly at odds with the forum’s majority. [President Trump’s “big, beautiful wall” on the border with Mexico has become a symbol of his hard-line immigration policy. So why did Democrats offer to fund the wall?]( Jose Luis Magana/Associated Press [Listen to ‘The Daily’: Trump’s Border Wall]( By MICHAEL BARBARO President Trump’s “big, beautiful wall” on the border with Mexico has become a symbol of his hard-line immigration policy. So why did Democrats offer to fund the wall? [A brigade of military advisers is being heralded as a key part of President Trump’s strategy to turn the tide in Afghanistan, but its commander has raised internal concerns about the challenges it faces.]( Jawad Jalali/European Pressphoto Agency [Training Quick and Staffing Unfinished, Army Units Brace for Surging Taliban]( By THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF A brigade of military advisers is being heralded as a key part of President Trump’s strategy to turn the tide in Afghanistan, but its commander has raised internal concerns about the challenges it faces. [Advocates for career and technical education took issue with the president’s characterization of a sector of higher education that has expanded beyond laborers.]( Julia Nagy/Omaha World-Herald, via Associated Press [Trump’s Vision for Vocational Education Gets a Tepid Reception]( By ERICA L. GREEN Advocates for career and technical education took issue with the president’s characterization of a sector of higher education that has expanded beyond laborers. [Richard Trumka, the president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O., delivered a searing critique of the president’s first year, saying his policies favored corporations over workers.]( Gabriella Demczuk for The New York Times [Union Chief Says Trump, Having ‘Actively Hurt’ Workers, Is Losing Support]( By MICHAEL TACKETT Richard Trumka, the president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O., delivered a searing critique of the president’s first year, saying his policies favored corporations over workers. [Letters]( [One reader writes that bringing them back would relaunch a pay-to-play system. Another says it might promote bipartisanship.]( Tom Brenner/The New York Times [Bring Back Earmarks? Two Opposing Views]( One reader writes that bringing them back would relaunch a pay-to-play system. Another says it might promote bipartisanship. [Op-Ed Columnist]( [The astonishing incompetence of Trump appointees.]( Alvin Baez/Reuters [The Gang That Couldn’t Think Straight]( By PAUL KRUGMAN The astonishing incompetence of Trump appointees. [Senior Democratic officials indicated that Jess O’Connell, who had been in the job less than year, had clashed with the party’s elected chairman.]( Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images for EMILY’s List [Democratic National Committee’s Chief Executive Quits]( By JONATHAN MARTIN Senior Democratic officials indicated that Jess O’Connell, who had been in the job less than year, had clashed with the party’s elected chairman. [Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, has pressed witnesses about a statement hastily written last summer aboard Air Force One and wants to know more from President Trump.]( Justin T. Gellerson for The New York Times [Mueller Zeros In on Story Put Together About Trump Tower Meeting]( By JO BECKER, MARK MAZZETTI, MATT APUZZO and MAGGIE HABERMAN Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, has pressed witnesses about a statement hastily written last summer aboard Air Force One and wants to know more from President Trump. Follow NYTimes [Facebook] [FACEBOOK]( [Twitter] [@nytimes]( Get more [NYTimes.com newsletters »]( | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps. [Subscribe »]( ABOUT THIS EMAIL This is an automated email. Please do not reply directly to this email from NYTimes.com. [Unsubscribe]( | [Manage My Alerts]( | [Change Your Email]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact]( | [Advertise]( Copyright 2017 The New York Times Company 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018