Tuesday's Headlines: North Korea is working on new missiles, U.S. spy agencies say

Trump administration considers tax cut for the wealthy; They speak English. Their co-workers don't. At a rural chicken plant, whites struggle to fit in.; In a new book, Bob...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   North Korea is working on new missiles, U.S. spy agencies say The new intelligence shows that work on advanced weapons is continuing six weeks after President Trump declared in a tweet that North Korea was "no longer a nuclear threat." The reports come after recent revelations about a suspected uranium enrichment facility that North Korea is operating in secret. By Ellen Nakashima and Joby Warrick  •  Read more » Trump administration considers tax cut for the wealthy The president's top advisers are debating a plan to reduce capital gains taxes without congressional approval. The use of executive power on such a significant change to the tax law would be highly unusual and could be vulnerable to a legal challenge. By Damian Paletta  •   Read more »   They speak English. Their co-workers don't. At a rural chicken plant, whites struggle to fit in. In a country where whites will lose majority status in about 25 years, and where research suggests demographic anxiety is contributing to many of the social fissures polarizing America, the story of the coming decades will in part be the story of how white people adapt to a changing country. It will be the story of people like Heaven Engle and Venson Heim. By Story by Terrence McCoy | Photos by Michael S. Williamson  •   Read more »   In a new book, Bob Woodward plans to reveal the 'harrowing life' inside President Trump's White House Until now, the veteran journalist's upcoming publication of "Fear" was a closely held Washington secret. By Manuel Roig-Franzia  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   A winning theme for Democrats? Kids. By Catherine Rampell  •   Read more »   Linda Tripp, #MeToo icon and champion of good government By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   This will never be normal By Michael Gerson  •   Read more »   Even if you loathe Trump, vote Republican By Hugh Hewitt  •   Read more »   Republicans are obstructing a fair vetting of Brett Kavanaugh By John Podesta and Todd Stern  •   Read more »   Families destroyed? Children orphaned? If only we had a Congress! By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Trump's shutdown threat upends congressional GOP plan to fund government Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan have laid out a strategy to fund more than half of federal agencies by Sept. 30, punting some of the more contentious fights until after the midterm elections. By Seung Min Kim  •  Read more »     Perspective LeBron James is moving on, but his new school ensures his legacy in Ohio James, who left the Cavaliers to join the Lakers this summer, opened a new school for underprivileged children in Akron, calling it perhaps the greatest day of his life. By Jerry Brewer  •   Read more »   Under DeVos, Education Dept. narrows approach to discrimination enforcement The movement to narrow discrimination enforcement reflects a broader ethos at work in the agency under Betsy DeVos, who has sought to reduce federal control over schools, saying oversight is best done by local communities and states. By Laura Meckler  •   Read more »   President's intervention in plotting a new FBI headquarters has left the project in limbo, officials say The president's personal involvement in the quest for a new FBI building in downtown D.C. should not be surprising, given that the president is a former real estate developer, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement. By Jonathan O'Connell  •   Read more »   Layoffs from Trump tariffs are piling up. So are calls for more bailouts. Trump's trade war is starting to hit many industries. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates it would cost $39 billion to help all businesses that are casualties of the tariffs. By Heather Long  •   Read more »   A Midwestern chain told Hawaiians to stop using 'Aloha' with 'Poke,' igniting a heated debate The news that the chain, which doesn't count any native Hawaiians among its founders, was sending cease-and-desist letters to threaten small poke restaurants around the country has set off a cascade of raw anger. By Eli Rosenberg  •   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