President Trump’s lawyer minimized the importance of any potential campaign finance violations, but Democrats said they could potentially lead to impeachment.

Prosecutors Effectively Accuse Trump of Defrauding Voters. What Does It Mean?

China is pushing hard for the release of a tech executive, while still trying to follow up on President Trump’s recent truce in trade frictions.

China Tries to Balance Anger Over Huawei Arrest With Warmer Trade Ties

The government is trying to recoup the many assets of Jho Low, a Malaysian financier at the center of an international fraud case who had very expensive tastes.

A Yacht, a Monet, a See-Through Piano: The U.S. Collects on a Fugitive’s Shopping Spree

Advisers to prospective Democratic candidates say Mr. O’Rourke would be a threat, given his success with small donors, his charismatic message and his popularity with parts of the Obama coalition.

Beto O’Rourke Emerges as the Wild Card of the 2020 Campaign-in-Waiting

To support local newspapers and news sites, the salaries of nearly 150 reporters are being paid through Britain’s TV license fee, which finances the BBC.

In Britain, a Team Effort to Help Local News Survive

Calling her an unsung hero, President Barack Obama praised her and others for refusing “to accept anything less than a full measure of equality.”

Rosanell Eaton, Fierce Voting Rights Advocate, Dies at 97

Nearly every block in Needles, Calif., has a run-down building being renovated by a cannabis business. Community leaders have welcomed them.

A Struggling Desert Town Bets Its Future on Pot

Prosecutors say President Trump organized illegal payments to two women during the presidential campaign. Now they want to know if he and Mr. Cohen acted alone.

Done With Michael Cohen, Federal Prosecutors Shift Focus to Trump Family Business

The decision leaves it unclear who will take the top West Wing job as President Trump confronts the fight of his political life.

Nick Ayers, Aide to Pence, Declines Offer to Be Trump’s Chief of Staff

In taking on Michael Cohen, federal prosecutors find unexpected meaning in the scandals involving Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal.

Trump’s Tawdry Tabloid Sagas Reveal Weightier Themes

Whiplash on Wall Street, and OPEC and Russia agree to cut oil production. And Britain's Parliament votes on Brexit, and Uber resumes tests of its self-driving cars.

The Week in Business: The Emails Facebook Doesn’t Want You to See

The annual revue of radio hitmakers at Madison Square Garden showcased polished stars (Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello) and a few dissenters (Cardi B, Alessia Cara).

At Jingle Ball, Finding Out Who’s Learned to Play Nice

Quotation of the Day for December 9, 2018.

Quotation of the Day: U.S.-China Friction Threatens to Undercut the Fight Against Climate Change

The superhero movie took in $94 million in China, validating a risky distribution strategy. It arrives in the United States and Canada on Dec. 21.

‘Aquaman’ Is Already a Box Office Titan

Tom Fiedler, a former Miami Herald journalist, objects to his characterization in the film, which tracks Gary Hart’s 1988 presidential campaign.

Reporter Asks ‘The Front Runner’ to Declare His Portrayal Is Fiction

Despite Kurdish, Iraqi and American forces arrayed against it, ISIS has been hanging onto its final patch in Syria — and still exporting trouble.

Battered ISIS Keeps Grip on Last Piece of Territory for Over a Year

Before ‘The Daily,’ five-day-a-week podcasts on current events were a rarity. Now ABC News, Vox, The Washington Post and other news organizations have gotten in on the game.

Podcasts Are Getting Newsier. Here Are 8 New Ones Worth a Listen.

Support for the Yellow Vests’ sometimes violent opposition to France’s high taxes and stagnant wages showed little sign of waning.

Tear Gas Still Lingering, France’s President Will Address the Nation

A Brooklyn novelist’s annual trip to the Chilean countryside fuels daydreams of permanently moving. But peace and quiet can be so, well, exasperating.

‘Change Your Life,’ the Poet Says, and a Rural Idyll Offers a Tantalizing Choice

Protesters from Britain’s right and left took to the streets on Sunday, offering starkly different visions of the country’s future as the government scrambled to salvage its plan for exiting the European Union.

With Brexit Vote Looming, Britons on Both Sides Rally in London

Devoid of bombast and uninterested in personal power, she could have been the perfect messenger. But an early focus on satisfying hard-liners might have been her undoing.

Theresa May Tried to Lead Britain to a Brexit Compromise. Was It Too Late?

Against the backdrop of a skidding stock market, declining endowments and a cooling of luxury real-estate values, another private museum announced its birth.

Art Basel Miami Beach: Cracks in the Glittering Facade

Daily life in Tijuana, Mexico, is defined less by the border wall as an impenetrable obstacle than by the ebb and flow of movement across it.

Life in Tijuana Means Negotiating ‘La Línea,’ an Always Present Wall

The head of the country’s soccer federation, a coach and three administrators were relieved of their duties as authorities investigate accusations of sexual abuse of female players

Afghanistan Suspends Five Soccer Officials in Sex Abuse Scandal

“Counterpart” returns for a second season. And Jennifer Aniston and Danielle Macdonald play mother and daughter in “Dumplin’.”

December 9, 2018

Headlines from December 9, 2018

Prosecutors Effectively Accuse Trump of Defrauding Voters. What Does It Mean?

China Tries to Balance Anger Over Huawei Arrest With Warmer Trade Ties

A Yacht, a Monet, a See-Through Piano: The U.S. Collects on a Fugitive’s Shopping Spree

Beto O’Rourke Emerges as the Wild Card of the 2020 Campaign-in-Waiting

In Britain, a Team Effort to Help Local News Survive

Billboard 200

ASTROWORLD

DUMMY BOY

Love

A Star Is Born (Soundtrack)

Christmas

Historical Context for December 9, 2018