U.S. LAUNCHES MISSILES INTO SYRIA

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WASHINGTON — The C.I.A. told senior lawmakers in classi- fied briefings last summer that it had information indicating that Russia was working to help elect Donald J. Trump president, a find- ing that did not emerge publicly until after Mr. Trump’s victory months later, former government officials say. The briefings indicate that in- telligence officials had evidence of Russia’s intentions to help Mr. Trump much earlier in the presi- dential campaign than previously thought. The briefings also reveal a critical split last summer be- tween the C.I.A. and counterparts at the F.B.I., where a number of senior officials continued to be- lieve through last fall that Russia’s cyberattacks were aimed primari- ly at disrupting America’s political system, and not at getting Mr. Trump elected, according to inter- views. C.I.A. Tracked Russian Prying In the Summer By ERIC LICHTBLAU Continued on Page A19 U(D54G1D)y+=!,!,!#!_ PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Trump administration is planning to roll out its first concrete measures against China on trade, administration officials said on Thursday, hardening its position toward America’s largest trading partner just as President Trump welcomed President Xi Jinping of China to his seaside club here for their first face-to-face meeting. Sometime after Mr. Xi leaves the United States, these officials said, Mr. Trump plans to sign an executive order targeting coun- tries that dump steel into the American market, an aggressive measure aimed mainly at China. It is unclear exactly what the or- der would do or how harsh it would be, but it would be designed to begin to make good on Mr. Trump’s promise during the cam- paign to redress China’s huge trade surplus with the United States. In addition, an official said, the White House is moving out a sen- ior economic policy official, An- drew Quinn, who had helped ne- gotiate the Trans-Pacific Partner- ship, former President Barack Obama’s signature trade initia- tive. Mr. Quinn had become the sub- ject of a battle between two camps in the White House: economic na- tionalists, who wanted him out, and more mainstream backers of free trade, who defended him. Taken together, these develop- ments constituted a potentially significant victory for the hard- liners, coming off a string of set- backs in their efforts to persuade the president to deliver on the most combative anti-free-trade planks of his presidential cam- paign. But the ultimate outcome of this policy debate is still far from clear, several officials said. Mr. Trump does not plan to confront Mr. Xi with the most aggressive of his campaign threats: a 45 percent tariff on Chinese goods. Nor is the United States likely to designate China a currency ma- nipulator, something he promised to do as a candidate. Holding back those moves suggests Mr. Trump is also heeding the more moderate voices among his advisers, who argue that the United States can- not afford to ignite a trade war with China. “The nativist and nationalist forces certainly have influence,” said Nicholas Lardy, an expert on the Chinese economy at the Peter- son International Institute for Economics. “But it looks like it’s dwindling rapidly.” Meeting Xi, and Readying a Harder Line on Trade By MARK LANDLER and MICHAEL D. SHEAR Continued on Page A21 ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES Flooding in Peru, near Lima, shows risks of haphazard development in South America. Page A4. Mudslides Uncover Deeper Perils WASHINGTON — Thick with tension, the conversation this week between Stephen K. Ban- non, the chief White House strat- egist, and Jared Kushner, the pres- ident’s son-in-law and senior ad- viser, had deteriorated to the point of breakdown. Finally, Mr. Bannon identified why they could not compromise, according to someone with knowl- edge of the conversation. “Here’s the reason there’s no middle ground,” Mr. Bannon growled. “You’re a Democrat.” The schism within Mr. Trump’s perpetually fractious White House has grown in recent weeks, fueled by personality, ideology and ambition. At its core are Mr. Bannon, the edgy, nationalist bomb-thrower suddenly in the seat of power, and Mr. Kushner, the polished, boyish-looking scion of New Jersey and New York real estate. Even as Mr. Kushner’s portfolio of responsibilities has been expanding, Mr. Bannon’s in recent days has shrunk with the loss of a national security post. The escalating feud, though, goes beyond mere West Wing melodrama, the sort of who’s-up- and-who’s-down scorekeeping that typically consumes Washing- ton. Instead, it reflects a larger struggle to guide the direction of the Trump presidency, played out in disagreements over the policies Mr. Trump should pursue, the peo- ple he should hire and the image he should put forward to the American people. On one side are Mr. Bannon’s guerrilla warriors, eager to close the nation’s borders, dismantle decades of regulations, empower police departments and take on the establishment of both parties in Washington. On the other are Trump Aides Wage Battle For His Ear This article is by Maggie Ha- berman, Jeremy W. Peters and Peter Baker. Continued on Page A20 In this age of rage, Madison Av- enue is finding itself on red alert. Advertisers are increasingly in the cross hairs of populist activists — aided by the power and reach of social media — who are demanding that brands quickly take sides on divisive so- cial and political issues, posing a new challenge to corporations that usually prefer to stay out of the fray. After a groundswell of online anger over reports that Bill O’Reilly, the Fox News host, had settled with at least five women who accused him of harassment, more than 50 companies pulled their ads from Mr. O’Reilly’s popu- lar prime time program. The exo- dus followed similar campaigns to pressure brands with ties to Presi- dent Trump, like L.L. Bean, Uber and advertisers on “The New Ce- lebrity Apprentice.” “Americans are now demand- ing that their brands articulate their values and weigh in on po- litical issues, and I think the de- gree to which they are expecting that is really quite new,” said Kara Alaimo, who teaches public rela- tions at Hofstra University and worked in communications for the Brands Wrestle With Whiplash Of Viral Anger By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and SAPNA MAHESHWARI Continued on Page A22 Survivors of shootings can’t escape more gun violence. The latest in a series about killings in the South Bronx. 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Recusal in House WASHINGTON — Senate Re- publicans on Thursday engi- neered a dramatic change in how the chamber confirms Supreme Court nominations, bypassing a Democratic blockade of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch in a move that will most likely reshape both the Senate and the court. After Democrats held together Thursday morning and filibustered President Trump’s nominee, Republicans voted to lower the threshold for advancing Supreme Court nominations from 60 votes to a simple majority. In deploying this so-called nu- clear option, lawmakers are fun- damentally altering the way the Senate handles one of its most sig- nificant duties, further limiting the minority’s power in a chamber that was designed to be a slower and more deliberative body than the House. The move, once unthinkable among senators, is a testament to the creeping partisan rancor in re- cent years, after decades of at least relative bipartisanship on Supreme Court matters. Both par- ties have warned of sweeping ef- fects on the court itself, predicting the elevation of more ideologically extreme judges now that only a majority is required for confirma- tion. Senate Democrats in 2013 first changed the rules of the Senate to block Republican filibusters of presidential nominees to lower courts and to government positions. But they left the filibus- ter for Supreme Court nominees untouched, an acknowledgment of the court’s exalted status. On Thursday, that last pillar was swept away on a party-line vote, with all 52 Republicans choosing to overrule Senate precedent and REPUBLICANS GUT FILIBUSTER RULE TO LIFT GORSUCH A BYPRODUCT OF RANCOR Senate Move Is Likely to Reshape Supreme Court Fights By MATT FLEGENHEIMER Continued on Page A16 WASHINGTON — President Trump said Thursday night that the United States had carried out a missile strike in Syria in re- sponse to the Syrian govern- ment’s chemical weapons attack this week, which killed more than 80 civilians. “Tonight, I ordered a targeted military strike on the air base in Syria from where the chemical at- tack was launched,” Mr. Trump said in remarks at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. “It is in this vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons.” Mr. Trump — who was accom- panied by senior advisers, includ- ing Stephen K. Bannon, his chief strategist; Reince Priebus, his chief of staff; his daughter Ivanka Trump; and others — said his de- cision to act had been prompted in part by what he called the failures of previous efforts by the world community to respond effectively to the Syrian civil war. “Years of previous attempts at changing Assad’s behavior have all failed, and failed very dramati- cally,” the president said, refer- ring to President Bashar al-Assad of Syria. “As a result, the refugee crisis continues to deepen, and the region continues to destabilize, threatening the United States and its allies.” The Pentagon announced that 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles had been fired at Al Shayrat airfield in Syria. The missiles were aimed at Syrian fighter jets, radar, fuel pumps and equipment to operate aircraft. No chemical weapons were known to be stored at the in- stallation. “Russian forces were notified in advance of the strike using the es- tablished deconfliction line,” said Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman. “Military planners took precautions to minimize risk to Russian or Syrian personnel lo- cated at the airfield.” No Russian aircraft were at the base, military officials said. “We are assessing the results of the strike,” Captain Davis added. “Initial indications are that this strike has severely damaged or destroyed Syrian aircraft and sup- port infrastructure and equip- ment at Shayrat airfield, reducing the Syrian government’s ability to deliver chemical weapons.” The cruise missiles struck the airfield beginning around 8:40 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, and the strikes continued for three to four minutes. According to Captain Davis, the missiles were fired from the destroyers Porter and Ross in the eastern Mediterranean. Administration officials de- scribed the strikes Mr. Trump or- dered as a graphic message to the world that the president was no longer willing to stand idly by as Mr. Assad used horrific weapons in his country’s long civil war. To do otherwise, they said, would be to essentially bless the use of chemical weapons by Mr. Assad and others who might use Tomahawks Hit Base Tied to Gas Attack — Trump’s Warning to Assad By MICHAEL R. GORDON and MICHAEL D. SHEAR Continued on Page A12 U.S. LAUNCHES MISSILES INTO SYRIA President Trump, speaking Thursday at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, said the strike in Syria was in the “vital national security interest” of the United States. Transcript at nytimes.com. DOUG MILLS/THE NEW YORK TIMES Late Edition VOL. CLXVI . . . No. 57,560 © 2017 The New York Times Company NEW YORK, FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2017 Today, cloudy, passing showers, chilly, high 50. Tonight, mostly cloudy, low 38. Tomorrow, intervals of clouds and sunshine, high 55. Weather map appears on Page A18. $2.50

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WASHINGTON — The C.I.A.told senior lawmakers in classi-fied briefings last summer that ithad information indicating thatRussia was working to help electDonald J. Trump president, a find-ing that did not emerge publiclyuntil after Mr. Trump’s victorymonths later, former governmentofficials say.

The briefings indicate that in-telligence officials had evidence ofRussia’s intentions to help Mr.Trump much earlier in the presi-dential campaign than previouslythought. The briefings also reveala critical split last summer be-tween the C.I.A. and counterpartsat the F.B.I., where a number ofsenior officials continued to be-lieve through last fall that Russia’scyberattacks were aimed primari-ly at disrupting America’s politicalsystem, and not at getting Mr.Trump elected, according to inter-views.

C.I.A. TrackedRussian PryingIn the Summer

By ERIC LICHTBLAU

Continued on Page A19

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PALM BEACH, Fla. — TheTrump administration is planningto roll out its first concretemeasures against China on trade,administration officials said onThursday, hardening its positiontoward America’s largest tradingpartner just as President Trumpwelcomed President Xi Jinping ofChina to his seaside club here fortheir first face-to-face meeting.

Sometime after Mr. Xi leavesthe United States, these officialssaid, Mr. Trump plans to sign anexecutive order targeting coun-tries that dump steel into theAmerican market, an aggressivemeasure aimed mainly at China.

It is unclear exactly what the or-der would do or how harsh itwould be, but it would be designedto begin to make good on Mr.

Trump’s promise during the cam-paign to redress China’s hugetrade surplus with the UnitedStates.

In addition, an official said, theWhite House is moving out a sen-ior economic policy official, An-drew Quinn, who had helped ne-gotiate the Trans-Pacific Partner-ship, former President BarackObama’s signature trade initia-tive.

Mr. Quinn had become the sub-ject of a battle between two campsin the White House: economic na-tionalists, who wanted him out,and more mainstream backers offree trade, who defended him.

Taken together, these develop-ments constituted a potentiallysignificant victory for the hard-liners, coming off a string of set-backs in their efforts to persuadethe president to deliver on themost combative anti-free-tradeplanks of his presidential cam-

paign.But the ultimate outcome of this

policy debate is still far from clear,several officials said. Mr. Trumpdoes not plan to confront Mr. Xiwith the most aggressive of hiscampaign threats: a 45 percenttariff on Chinese goods.

Nor is the United States likely todesignate China a currency ma-nipulator, something he promisedto do as a candidate. Holding backthose moves suggests Mr. Trumpis also heeding the more moderatevoices among his advisers, whoargue that the United States can-not afford to ignite a trade warwith China.

“The nativist and nationalistforces certainly have influence,”said Nicholas Lardy, an expert onthe Chinese economy at the Peter-son International Institute forEconomics. “But it looks like it’sdwindling rapidly.”

Meeting Xi, and Readying a Harder Line on TradeBy MARK LANDLER

and MICHAEL D. SHEAR

Continued on Page A21

ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES

Flooding in Peru, near Lima, shows risks of haphazard development in South America. Page A4.Mudslides Uncover Deeper Perils

WASHINGTON — Thick withtension, the conversation thisweek between Stephen K. Ban-non, the chief White House strat-egist, and Jared Kushner, the pres-ident’s son-in-law and senior ad-viser, had deteriorated to the pointof breakdown.

Finally, Mr. Bannon identifiedwhy they could not compromise,according to someone with knowl-edge of the conversation. “Here’sthe reason there’s no middleground,” Mr. Bannon growled.“You’re a Democrat.”

The schism within Mr. Trump’sperpetually fractious WhiteHouse has grown in recent weeks,fueled by personality, ideologyand ambition. At its core are Mr.Bannon, the edgy, nationalistbomb-thrower suddenly in theseat of power, and Mr. Kushner,the polished, boyish-looking scionof New Jersey and New York realestate. Even as Mr. Kushner’sportfolio of responsibilities hasbeen expanding, Mr. Bannon’s inrecent days has shrunk with theloss of a national security post.

The escalating feud, though,goes beyond mere West Wingmelodrama, the sort of who’s-up-and-who’s-down scorekeepingthat typically consumes Washing-ton. Instead, it reflects a largerstruggle to guide the direction ofthe Trump presidency, played outin disagreements over the policiesMr. Trump should pursue, the peo-ple he should hire and the imagehe should put forward to theAmerican people.

On one side are Mr. Bannon’sguerrilla warriors, eager to closethe nation’s borders, dismantledecades of regulations, empowerpolice departments and take onthe establishment of both partiesin Washington. On the other are

Trump AidesWage Battle

For His EarThis article is by Maggie Ha-

berman, Jeremy W. Peters and PeterBaker.

Continued on Page A20

In this age of rage, Madison Av-enue is finding itself on red alert.

Advertisers are increasingly inthe cross hairs of populistactivists — aided by the powerand reach of social media — whoare demanding that brandsquickly take sides on divisive so-cial and political issues, posing anew challenge to corporationsthat usually prefer to stay out ofthe fray.

After a groundswell of onlineanger over reports that BillO’Reilly, the Fox News host, hadsettled with at least five womenwho accused him of harassment,more than 50 companies pulledtheir ads from Mr. O’Reilly’s popu-lar prime time program. The exo-dus followed similar campaigns topressure brands with ties to Presi-dent Trump, like L.L. Bean, Uberand advertisers on “The New Ce-lebrity Apprentice.”

“Americans are now demand-ing that their brands articulatetheir values and weigh in on po-litical issues, and I think the de-gree to which they are expectingthat is really quite new,” said KaraAlaimo, who teaches public rela-tions at Hofstra University andworked in communications for the

Brands WrestleWith WhiplashOf Viral Anger

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUMand SAPNA MAHESHWARI

Continued on Page A22

Survivors of shootings can’t escape moregun violence. The latest in a series aboutkillings in the South Bronx. PAGE A28

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Murder in the 4-0The musical “War Paint” recalls therivalry between the beauty magnatesHelena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Ar-den. A review by Ben Brantley. PAGE C1

WEEKEND ARTS C1-24

A Clash of Cosmetic Titans

Amtrak said weakened timber ties setoff a derailment, a problem whoseseverity had not been clear. PAGE A26

Tracing a Derailment’s Cause

A brainy squad operating in some of themost lawless parts of the Amazon Riverbasin is on the front lines of Brazil’sstruggle to curb deforestation. PAGE A10

INTERNATIONAL A4-13

Nerds Defending the Amazon

In a working-class Massachusetts city,reports of a raid by immigration agentsspread quickly. PAGE A14

NATIONAL A14-22

Rumor Rattles Immigrants

Almost half of Americans between 18and 59 are infected with the ubiquitousvirus, researchers said. PAGE A22

HPV Infections Widespread

The social media giant aims to block theunmasking of an account that has beencritical of the president. PAGE B1

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Don Rickles, known for equal-opportu-nity put-downs, was 90. PAGE B14

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Comedy’s King of the Insult

Gusts up to 40 miles per hour at theAugusta National grounds had golferstrying to guess what the wind would doto their shots. Dustin Johnson withdrewbecause of a back injury. PAGE B11

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The onetime bouncer and current ac-tion hero decided to make himself amovie star after Hollywood took itstime giving him a chance. PAGE D6

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CLINTON ON LOSS Hillary Clintonsaid that Russia contributed toher defeat. PAGE A21

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Devin Nunes stepped asidefrom an inquiry into electionmeddling by Russia. Page A19.

Recusal in House

WASHINGTON — Senate Re-publicans on Thursday engi-neered a dramatic change in howthe chamber confirms SupremeCourt nominations, bypassing aDemocratic blockade of JudgeNeil M. Gorsuch in a move thatwill most likely reshape both theSenate and the court.

After Democrats held togetherThursday morning andfilibustered President Trump’snominee, Republicans voted tolower the threshold for advancingSupreme Court nominations from60 votes to a simple majority.

In deploying this so-called nu-clear option, lawmakers are fun-damentally altering the way theSenate handles one of its most sig-nificant duties, further limitingthe minority’s power in a chamberthat was designed to be a slowerand more deliberative body thanthe House.

The move, once unthinkableamong senators, is a testament tothe creeping partisan rancor in re-cent years, after decades of atleast relative bipartisanship onSupreme Court matters. Both par-ties have warned of sweeping ef-fects on the court itself, predictingthe elevation of more ideologicallyextreme judges now that only amajority is required for confirma-tion.

Senate Democrats in 2013 firstchanged the rules of the Senate toblock Republican filibusters ofpresidential nominees to lowercourts and to governmentpositions. But they left the filibus-ter for Supreme Court nomineesuntouched, an acknowledgmentof the court’s exalted status. OnThursday, that last pillar wasswept away on a party-line vote,with all 52 Republicans choosingto overrule Senate precedent and

REPUBLICANS GUT FILIBUSTER RULETO LIFT GORSUCH

A BYPRODUCT OF RANCOR

Senate Move Is Likely toReshape Supreme

Court Fights

By MATT FLEGENHEIMER

Continued on Page A16

WASHINGTON — PresidentTrump said Thursday night thatthe United States had carried outa missile strike in Syria in re-sponse to the Syrian govern-ment’s chemical weapons attackthis week, which killed more than80 civilians.

“Tonight, I ordered a targetedmilitary strike on the air base inSyria from where the chemical at-tack was launched,” Mr. Trumpsaid in remarks at his Mar-a-Lagoestate in Florida. “It is in this vitalnational security interest of theUnited States to prevent and deterthe spread and use of deadlychemical weapons.”

Mr. Trump — who was accom-panied by senior advisers, includ-ing Stephen K. Bannon, his chiefstrategist; Reince Priebus, hischief of staff; his daughter IvankaTrump; and others — said his de-cision to act had been prompted inpart by what he called the failuresof previous efforts by the worldcommunity to respond effectivelyto the Syrian civil war.

“Years of previous attempts atchanging Assad’s behavior haveall failed, and failed very dramati-cally,” the president said, refer-ring to President Bashar al-Assadof Syria. “As a result, the refugeecrisis continues to deepen, and theregion continues to destabilize,threatening the United States andits allies.”

The Pentagon announced that59 Tomahawk cruise missiles hadbeen fired at Al Shayrat airfield inSyria. The missiles were aimed atSyrian fighter jets, radar, fuel

pumps and equipment to operateaircraft. No chemical weaponswere known to be stored at the in-stallation.

“Russian forces were notified inadvance of the strike using the es-tablished deconfliction line,” saidCapt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagonspokesman. “Military plannerstook precautions to minimize riskto Russian or Syrian personnel lo-cated at the airfield.” No Russianaircraft were at the base, militaryofficials said.

“We are assessing the results ofthe strike,” Captain Davis added.“Initial indications are that thisstrike has severely damaged ordestroyed Syrian aircraft and sup-port infrastructure and equip-ment at Shayrat airfield, reducingthe Syrian government’s ability todeliver chemical weapons.”

The cruise missiles struck theairfield beginning around 8:40p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday,and the strikes continued for threeto four minutes.

According to Captain Davis, themissiles were fired from thedestroyers Porter and Ross in theeastern Mediterranean.

Administration officials de-scribed the strikes Mr. Trump or-dered as a graphic message to theworld that the president was nolonger willing to stand idly by asMr. Assad used horrific weaponsin his country’s long civil war.

To do otherwise, they said,would be to essentially bless theuse of chemical weapons by Mr.Assad and others who might use

Tomahawks Hit Base Tied to Gas Attack— Trump’s Warning to Assad

By MICHAEL R. GORDON and MICHAEL D. SHEAR

Continued on Page A12

U.S. LAUNCHES MISSILES INTO SYRIA

President Trump, speaking Thursday at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, said the strike in Syriawas in the “vital national security interest” of the United States. Transcript at nytimes.com.

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