Today's Headlines: Trump Repeats Lie About Popular Vote in Meeting With Lawmakers

[Call to Create Jobs, or Else, Tests Trump’s Sway] | View in [Browser] | Add [nytdirect@nytimes.com] to your address book. | [Unsubscribe] [The New York Times] [Most Popular] | [Video] | [Today's Headlines] Tuesday, January 24, 2017 IN THIS EMAIL [NYT] [World] | [U.S.] | [Politics] | [Business] | [Technology] | [Sports] | [Arts] | [N.Y./Region] | [Science] | [Today's Video] | [Obituaries] | [Editorials] | [Op-Ed] | [On This Day] | [CUSTOMIZE »] [Get The Times for as low as 99¢.] Top News [President Trump met with leaders of Congress from both parties on Monday at the White House.] [Trump Repeats Lie About Popular Vote in Meeting With Lawmakers] By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and EMMARIE HUETTEMAN President Trump used his first official meeting with congressional leaders to blame his nearly three-million popular vote loss on illegal ballots. [Call to Create Jobs, or Else, Tests Trump's Sway] By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ and ALAN RAPPEPORT President Trump told corporate leaders that they could face tariffs if they don't bring back manufacturing jobs, but he is fighting against larger market forces. [President Trump signing memoranda in the Oval Office on Monday. He sharply criticized the Trans-Pacific Partnership during last year's campaign, calling it a bad deal for American workers.] [Trump Abandons Trans-Pacific Partnership, Obama's Signature Trade Deal] By PETER BAKER The decision at the start of the new administration was a signal that the president plans to follow through on promises to be aggressive with foreign competitors. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »] [Get the Morning Briefing in Your Inbox] What you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday through Friday. [Sign up »] ADVERTISEMENT Editors' Picks | The Upshot [Blame Technology, Not Longer Life Spans, for Health Spending Increases] By AUSTIN FRAKT Every year you age, health care technology changes - usually for the better, but always at higher cost. OPINION | Op-Ed Contributors [Why the C.D.C.'s Power to Quarantine Should Worry Us] By KYLE EDWARDS, WENDY PARMET and SCOTT BURRIS The administration of Donald J. Trump has even more authority to detain people than the Obama administration had during the Ebola crisis. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "Global capital doesn't have a social conscience. It will go where the returns are." [KEVIN SHARER], the former head of the biotech giant Amgen, on some of the market forces that may hinder President Trump's goal of bringing back domestic manufacturing jobs. World [United Nations peacekeeping troops outside a civilian protection site in Juba in 2016.] [Quandary in South Sudan: Should It Lose Its Hard-Won Independence?] By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN The five-year-old country is in woeful straits as a civil war drags on. But a proposal to create a trusteeship of outside powers is meeting resistance. [The disappearance of Birna Brjansdottir dominated news bulletins across Iceland and about 775 rescue workers volunteered to search for her.] [Killing of a Young Woman Grips Iceland] By DAN BILEFSKY and EGILL BJARNASON A nation where killings are rare was transfixed by the mystery of a young woman's disappearance and shaken when her body turned up on a beach. [Syrian peace negotiators had heated exchanges during talks in a hotel in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Monday, the first day of meetings to try to end the Syrian civil war.] [First Day of Syria Peace Talks Quickly Descends Into Quarreling] By ANNE BARNARD and HWAIDA SAAD The talks between rebels and the Syrian government, arranged by Turkey and Russia, were marked by accusations and harsh words on both sides. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »] ADVERTISEMENT U.S. [Crystal Stroup, 19, at Kansas State University last month. Stressed after reporting being raped in 2015, she dropped out, and has joined the lawsuit of Sara Weckhorst, a student.] [When Campus Rapists Are Repeat Offenders] By STEPHANIE SAUL Some students commit sexual assault more than once, research says. Many question whether colleges are doing enough to prevent these recurring crimes. [Havasupai Elementary is in a place so remote it is reachable only by helicopter or along eight steep miles on foot or horseback.] [Barely Two R's Are Taught at School That Led Tribe to Sue U.S.] By FERNANDA SANTOS Students at Havasupai Elementary in Arizona say they learn mostly reading and math, but poorly. Their tribe says the United States has reneged on its legal duty to educate them. [The Texas law, enacted in 2011, requires voters seeking to cast their ballots at the polls to present photo identification, like a Texas driver's or gun license, a military ID or a passport.] [Supreme Court Won't Hear Appeal From Texas on Voter ID Case] By ADAM LIPTAK Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. issued an unusual statement explaining that the court remains free to consider the case after further proceedings in the lower courts. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »] ADVERTISEMENT Politics [President Trump signing a memorandum in the Oval Office on Monday.] [Trump Orders Broad Hiring Freeze for Federal Government] By MICHAEL D. SHEAR The freeze, a stopgap measure until a long-term plan to reduce the federal work force is developed, makes exceptions for national security, public safety and military positions. [Vice President Mike Pence swore in Mike Pompeo as C.I.A. director on Monday with Mr. Pompeo's wife, Susan, holding the Bible.] [Mike Pompeo Is Confirmed to Lead C.I.A., as Rex Tillerson Advances] By MATT FLEGENHEIMER Despite Democratic opposition and shaky appearances from his nominees, the president has faced few meaningful barriers to installing the team of his choice. [Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, during a briefing on Monday.] [Sean Spicer, Trump's Press Secretary, Reboots His Relationship With the Press] By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM In a 90-minute news briefing, Mr. Spicer won praise from veteran press secretaries from both parties as he tried to ease some of the tensions from the weekend. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »] Business [D. J. Koh, Samsung's mobile chief, at the company's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday. He said that the company felt ] [Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Crisis Signals Problems at Korea Inc.] By CHOE SANG-HUN and PAUL MOZUR A countrywide, top-down corporate culture stifles South Korean innovation and may have contributed to the company's problems, critics say. [President Trump met with Wendell P. Weeks, Corning's chief executive, on Monday at the White House.] DealBook [For C.E.O.s, a New Concern: The Activist in Chief] By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN Corporate bosses are meeting with President Trump, hoping to affect policy and worrying that they could become a target of his tirades. [The Hartford headquarters of Aetna, which was interested in Humana for its position in the Medicare Advantage market.] [Judge Blocks Aetna's $37 Billion Deal for Humana] By REED ABELSON and LESLIE PICKER The court sided with a Justice Department argument that the merger would lessen competition for Medicare Advantage plans and health insurance sold on public exchanges. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »] Technology Tech Tip [Fighting iPhone Battery Life Blues] By J. D. BIERSDORFER At least one iPhone model has some units with a defective power cell, but other factors like age and temperature can make the battery conk out. Bits [Daily Report: Snapchat's Rules for Reader Trust] By QUENTIN HARDY Snapchat is known for its fun and ephemeral messaging service, but what its recent move shows is that it wants to rule the trust industry. [A Microsoft cloud computing center in Quincy, Wash.] Ask The Times ['Where Does Cloud Storage Really Reside? And Is It Secure?'] By QUENTIN HARDY A reader asks about the now-ubiquitous "cloud." Quentin Hardy, The Times's deputy technology editor, considers the question. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »] Sports [The Patriots' Brandon King, center, celebrated a victory over the Steelers on Sunday that was never really in doubt.] [Can We Get a Close Super Bowl? Please?] By VICTOR MATHER The average margin of victory in these playoffs has been 15.7 points, the largest in 14 years. [No American man has won a major singles title since Andy Roddick, pictured in 2012, did so at the 2003 United States Open.] On Tennis [Sustained Excellence, Not Titles, Puts Andy Roddick in Hall of Fame] By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY Roddick won only one major, but also a Davis Cup and a No. 1 ranking, and for a decade, he was present among the game's elite. He and Kim Clijsters will be inducted in July. [Chick Webster, thought to be the oldest living former N.H.L. player, in a Rangers alumni jacket at home last week in Mattawa, Ontario. Webster, whose given name is John, turned 96 on Nov. 3.] [Chick Webster, Thought to Be N.H.L.'s Oldest Ex-Player, Stays Wry at 96] By CURTIS RUSH Webster had a brief career in the league, playing 14 games for the Rangers in the 1949-50 season. But he is a beloved figure in the small Ontario town where he lives. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »] Arts [An 1814 advertisement for a slave, placed by a future Columbia University president.] [Columbia Unearths Its Ties to Slavery] By JENNIFER SCHUESSLER A new historical report prepared by the university illuminates how human bondage seeped into the life of the institution. [James McMullan in his Upper West Side studio.] [Poster Perfect: The Art of James McMullan] By ERIK PIEPENBURG Mr. McMullan unearths some of his never-before-seen theater posters to demonstrate how he created each work, from early studies to final versions. [Jonny Burt, left, and Joe Kennedy put together the ] [Art Market Mines Gold on Instagram] By SCOTT REYBURN The quirkily personal Instagram accounts of taste-making specialists have become the "soft power" of today's traders. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »] New York [A New York police officer in July. The city has agreed to pay up to $75 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the Police Department of issuing hundreds of thousands of criminal summonses that were found to be without legal justification. ] [New York City to Pay Up to $75 Million Over Dismissed Summonses] By BENJAMIN WEISER The city will settle a class-action lawsuit that accused the police of issuing hundreds of thousands of criminal summonses later found to lack legal justification. [The Metropolitan Correctional Center, the high-security prison at 150 Park Row in Lower Manhattan, has housed some of New York's highest-risk federal defendants.] [Manhattan Jail That Holds El Chapo Is Called Tougher Than Guantánamo Bay] By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN The Metropolitan Correctional Center, which has held Ramzi Ahmed Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, has a reputation for stringent security measures. [Raymond Caroli, the commanding officer of firearms and tactical training, instructing recruits at Rodman's Neck in the Bronx in 2012. He said a big problem at that site currently was that it was primarily geared to shooting at static targets.] [New York Police Plan $275 Million Update to Training Complex] By MARC SANTORA Plans for the project on the Rodman's Neck peninsula are not complete, but the aim is for accommodations that could test new officers in more situations. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »] Science [Dr. Daniel Kronauer, shown in a double exposure, above, studies ants with altered DNA in order to understand complex biological systems.] Basics [Gene-Modified Ants Shed Light on How Societies Are Organized] By NATALIE ANGIER Daniel Kronauer's transgenic ants offer scientists the chance to explore the evolution of animal societies - and, perhaps, our own. [John Anthony Capra at the Vanderbilt University biobank freezer in Nashville. The freezer can store some 400,000 DNA samples.] A Conversation With [What Did Neanderthals Leave to Modern Humans? Some Surprises] By CLAUDIA DREIFUS Genes inherited from Neanderthals may have made some modern humans heartier, but also more prone to depression and other diseases. [An operating room at a clinic in San Antonio.] [Rate of U.S. Abortions Hits Lowest Since Roe v. Wade] By JAN HOFFMAN Researchers attribute the declines to increased use of long-term birth control devices, particularly among poorer women. For more science news, go to [NYTimes.com/Science »] Obituaries [Michael H. Goldberg in 2015. Goldberg served as the executive director of the N.B.A.'s coaches' union for nearly four decades.] [Michael H. Goldberg, 73, Lawyer Who Bridged A.B.A. and N.B.A., Dies] By RICHARD SANDOMIR Goldberg served as general counsel for the American Basketball Association during its final years and headed the N.B.A.'s coaches' union for almost four decades. [Exploring the complexities of South Africa's racial politics: Peter Abrahams, novelist, journalist and commentator, around 1955.] [Peter Abrahams, a South African Who Wrote of Apartheid and Identity, Dies at 97] By WILLIAM GRIMES The journalist and novelist's moral center of gravity was located in the country he left at age 20. His 1946 novel, "Mine Boy," drew global attention. [Charlie Liteky, right, announcing the end of a hunger strike in protest of United States policies in Central America in 1986.] [Charlie Liteky, 85, Dies; Returned Medal of Honor in Protest] By SAM ROBERTS Awarded the medal for bravery in Vietnam, Mr. Liteky later left it in an envelope addressed to President Ronald Reagan in protest of American policy in Central America. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »] Editorial Editorial [President Trump's Big-Money Establishment] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Mr. Trump pledges to "drain the swamp," but his nascent administration is knee-deep in cronies and big campaign donors [President Trump hosted business leaders at the White House on Monday.] Editorial [Opening Salvos in President Trump's Trade War] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD A border tax would probably be illegal under American law and would definitely violate treaties with other countries. [Associate Justice Mary Catherine Cuff during arguments in 2015 regarding the state's affordable housing rules.] Editorial [New Jersey Towns' Efforts to Shirk Housing Obligations] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD A court says wealthy communities will be held accountable for meeting responsibilities they have escaped through years of legal sleight of hand. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »] Op-Ed [Large crowds joined the Women's March in Washington, D.C., and around the world.] Op-Ed Contributor [What Republicans Have to Learn From the Women's March] By EVAN SIEGFRIED Let's not make the same mistakes the Democrats made about the Tea Party. [President Trump at a breakfast meeting with business leaders on Monday.] Op-Ed Contributor [Ditching TPP Won't Solve the Trade Deficit] By JARED BERNSTEIN If Trump is serious about balancing imports and exports, he needs to think bigger. Op-Docs [Birth Place] By RAMONA S. DIAZ A day in one of the world's busiest maternity wards. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »] ON THIS DAY On Jan. 24, 1965, Winston Churchill died in London at age 90. 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