1. Pivotal legal developments for President Trump’s circle.

His longtime fixer, Michael Cohen, above, pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and bank and tax fraud. He also made the extraordinary claim that he had paid the adult film actress Stormy Daniels “at the direction of” Donald J. Trump for the purpose of “influencing the election.”

While the deal does not require cooperation with federal prosecutors in Manhattan, it does not preclude his providing information to the special prosecutor, Robert Mueller.

And Paul Manafort, Mr. Trump’s former campaign chairman, was convicted on eight counts in his financial fraud trial. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on 10 of the 18 counts, and the federal judge declared a mistrial on those charges.