The URL worked fine, Hugh. All you have to do to make it a clickable link is change the "https:" in the beginning to "http:"
You won't see the change while you're composing the message, but it will be there once you post it.
Here is the same URL as a clickable link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/22/opinion/trump-ukraine-whistle-blower.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage&te=1&nl=david-leonhardt&emc=edit_ty_20190923?campaign_id=39&instance_id=12580&segment_id=17255&user_id=21c6e56c885ef3a28845c96435809209®i_id=46690953 |