Wednesday's Headlines: Ryan losing grip on House GOP conference as midterms approach

Prominent Southern Baptist leader is ousted after remarks about abused women; Acclaimed writer seen as 'the voice of his generation' dies at 85; Fresh faces beat out political...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Ryan losing grip on House GOP conference as midterms approach Some are agitating for new Republican leadership, but there is no clear alternative to Speaker Paul D. Ryan. By Mike DeBonis  •  Read more » Prominent Southern Baptist leader is ousted after remarks about abused women Paige Patterson was removed from his job as president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary amid a massive backlash from women upset over comments he made in the past that are being newly perceived as sexist and demeaning. By Bobby Ross Jr., Sarah Pulliam Bailey and Michelle Boorstein  •   Read more »   Philip Roth | 1933–2018 Acclaimed writer seen as 'the voice of his generation' dies at 85 Books such as "Portnoy's Complaint" and "Goodbye, Columbus" established him as a premier chronicler of sex, desire and Jewish angst. He won the Pulitzer Prize for "American Pastoral." By Nelson Pressley  •   Read more »   Fresh faces beat out political pedigree in Democratic primaries across the South The results from primaries in four states marked an ongoing embrace by Democratic voters of non-politicians, women, veterans and nonwhite candidates to lead the party's effort to take back control of the House and governors' mansions this fall. By Michael Scherer and David Weigel  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   House conservatives demand an investigation — of Hillary Clinton By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   Democrats' complaints about CHIP funding are hypocrisy in its purest form By Mick Mulvaney  •   Read more »   Where are all the babies? By Christine Emba  •   Read more »   So much depends on Robert Mueller By David Von Drehle  •   Read more »   Naval Academy grads will respect the president's office but not necessarily the man By Stephen Wrage  •   Read more »   A citizen was shot by Park Police officers. The authorities won't say why. By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Fresh from Hurricane Harvey's flooding, Houston starts to build anew — in the flood plain The city is building again, gingerly, as it balances anxiety over a need for housing with fears of the freewheeling construction that doomed so many houses to flooding. By Scott Wilson  •  Read more »     Congress passes rollback of banking rules put in place after financial crisis The measure, now near certain to become law, does not repeal the 2010 Dodd-Frank law, but it does represent the most significant scaling back of the rules to date. By Erica Werner and Renae Merle  •   Read more »   Six black girls were brutally murdered in the early '70s. Why was this case never solved? The Freeway Phantom, believed to be the first serial killer in Washington, terrorized the capital city and was never caught. The crimes long ago faded into history, but not everyone has forgotten. By Cheryl W. Thompson  •   Read more »   The Fix | Analysis A big shoe drops in the Mueller probe, as the Taxi King flips A former business partner of Trump attorney Michael Cohen appears to have gotten a very sweet deal from prosecutors. That should frighten Cohen and President Trump. By Aaron Blake  •   Read more »   FBI repeatedly overstated encryption threat figures to Congress, public The bureau has said for months that last year investigators were locked out of nearly 7,800 cellphones connected to crimes when the correct number was much smaller, probably between 1,000 and 2,000, The Washington Post has learned. By Devlin Barrett  •   Read more »   A 30-year-old demanded six months' notice for eviction from his parents' house. A judge called that 'outrageous.' The man argued that — as a family member — he was entitled to the grace period. The judge praised his legal research, and then he ordered that he be evicted anyway. By Marwa Eltagouri  •   Read more »   Here's why there are so many coyotes and why they're spreading so fast Coyotes were a purely North American animal that lived in the West. Now they're everywhere, largely because state-sponsored hunting obliterated wolves and mountain lions. By Darryl Fears  •   Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Today's Headlines or because it is included in your subscription. Manage my email newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe from Today's Headlines Privacy Policy | Help ©2018 The Washington Post  |  1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071