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With just days to go in office and facing calls to resign, President Donald Trump is planning to spend the upcoming week taking a ceremonial victory lap and making last-minute use of his presidential powers. A trip to the border is in order, pardons appear to be in the works, and so, too, is an award ceremony for one of his favorite football coaches as well as a top political ally.

Bill Belichick began his news conference yesterday talking about anything but football. Instead, the somber coach discussed the death of Ted Kennedy, the iconic senator from Massachusetts who had become a personal friend of Belichick and the Patriots [team stats]. “We have a lot of personal regret today on the passing of Senator Kennedy,” Belichick said. “And (we) send the condolences on behalf of the team to the family. He was personally supportive of this team, also of me.” Belichick recalled how Kennedy would send him yearly notes to offer congratulations on a successful season or encouraging notes when the...