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Trump responds after hundreds of newspaper editorials criticize his attacks on the press; U.S. bishops say church needs lay Catholics to help address 'moral catastrophe'

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Female candidates lag behind men in raising campaign cash Even as a record number of women run for office this year, the majority of those seeking House seats are not incumbents and have to build donor networks from scratch — a task often made more difficult because of their gender, candidates said. By Michelle Lee and Anu Narayanswamy  •  Read more » Trump responds after hundreds of newspaper editorials criticize his attacks on the press More than 300 newspaper editorial boards across the country answered a nationwide call to express disdain for President Trump's attacks on the news media. By Lindsey Bever and Cleve Wootson  •  Read more »   U.S. bishops say church needs lay Catholics to help address 'moral catastrophe' The head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops also plans to seek a wider Vatican investigation of abuse allegations against Theodore McCarrick, a former Washington archbishop, who resigned from the College of Cardinals last month amid allegations that he abused seminarians and minors.. By Chico Harlan  •  Read more »   Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered The night Aretha Franklin brought the nation's first black president to tears President Obama, who mourned Franklin's death Thursday, once grew emotional when the Queen of Soul made a surprise appearance to honor Carole King at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors. By DeNeen L. Brown  •  Read more »   Aretha Franklin, legendary 'Queen of Soul,' dies at 76 One of the most celebrated and influential singers in the history of American vernacular song, Aretha Franklin reserved her place on music's Mount Rushmore in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Her career spanned decades and was defined by such records as "Respect" and "Chain of Fools." By J. Freedom du Lac  •  Read more »   Perspective: Aretha Franklin's voice was the sound of an America we're still trying to become The vastness of expression in Franklin's voice was equal parts paralyzing and galvanizing. It asked the world to think. It demanded respect. It quickly became a symbol of the civil rights movement, and after that, a sonic emblem of American progress and virtue — the yearning sound of who we still hope to become. By Chris Richards  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Omarosa Manigault Newman releases secret recording of $15,000-a-month job offer from Lara Trump On the recording, campaign aide Lara Trump, the president's daughter-in-law, can be heard discussing salary considerations and other aspects of a campaign job with Manigault Newman and makes clear that she expects her to be positive about the president. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis Trump has now fired or threatened most senior officials related to Russia investigation The revocation of former CIA director John Brennan's security clearance Wednesday and the threats to do the same for nine other current and former officials who have run afoul of the president, effectively more than doubled his enemies list. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Jury begins deliberations in Paul Manafort's tax- and bank-fraud trial The jurors must evaluate 18 counts of bank fraud and lying to the IRS. If convicted, President Trump's ex-campaign chairman could go to prison for the rest of his life. By Rachel Weiner, Matt Zapotosky, Lynh Bui and Devlin Barrett  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Afghan teen loses Austrian asylum case for not acting gay enough Human rights organizations are accusing the right-wing Austrian government of deliberately rejecting asylum applications by LGBT refugees. By Rick Noack  •  Read more »   FDA approves first generic version of EpiPen The move will bring new competition for the lifesaving allergy injection that helped spark public furor over high drug prices. By Carolyn Johnson and Laurie McGinley  •  Read more »   China has a new message for the U.S.: Don't be alarmed, we're not that great In the past several months, Beijing has urged its officials and party outlets to tamp down the swagger about China's economic strength. By Amanda Erickson  •  Read more »   From France to Denmark, bans on full-face Muslim veils are spreading across Europe Citing security concerns and "European values," six countries have now passed nationwide laws that partially or fully ban face veils in public places. By Rebecca Tan  •  Read more »   Smoke from California's wildfires is reaching Washington and Baltimore Lest anyone living in the D.C. area think western wildfires are only a problem 3,000 miles away, they might take a whiff of the air in their own backyard. By Jason Samenow  •  Read more »

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