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Manafort's ex-business partner Rick Gates becomes pivotal figure in trial Prosecutor Uzo Asonye surprised those watching the trial of Paul Manafort when he suggested Manafort's former business partner, who had been expected to be a star witness, might not testify. The defense says Gates embezzled from Manafort and committed fraud to cover his tracks. By Rachel Weiner, Rosalind S. Helderman, Justin Jouvenal and Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more » Trump says Sessions should end Russia probe 'right now,' calls it a 'terrible situation' Two of President Trump's attorneys said later that he was not using his tweets to order Attorney General Jeff Sessions to take any specific action. By John Wagner, Devlin Barrett and Carol D. Leonnig  •  Read more »   'He has torn my head off': Manafort judge is known for being tough With 31 years on the bench and degrees from Princeton, Harvard and Oxford, Judge T.S. Ellis III is formidably sharp. And although he might scold prosecutors for not meeting his high standards, in trials Ellis often uses his intellect to their benefit. By Rachel Weiner  •  Read more »   Trump suggests he may postpone government shutdown until after midterm elections To extract $5 billion for his border wall, the president has spent the past several days threatening to shut down the government when current spending expires Oct. 1. It's a strategy GOP leaders on Capitol Hill strongly oppose. By Erica Werner  •  Read more »   Perspective As the bizarre QAnon group emerges, Trump rallies go from nasty to dangerous Hostility toward the media is nothing new. But the latest rally was attended by deranged devotees of a supposed government agent who supporters believe is waging war against the "deep state" that threatens the Trump presidency. By Margaret Sullivan  •  Read more »   Should parents be prosecuted for failing to lock up guns used in school shootings? After every campus rampage, there is heated debate about how to curb the violence. But if kids did not have access to guns, a Post analysis found, two-thirds of school shootings since Columbine could not have happened. In Kentucky, where a teen is accused of killing two classmates with a gun from home, a prosecutor is weighing his own approach: "I'm seriously thinking about going after the stepfather." Story by John Woodrow Cox and Steven Rich | Illustration by Federico Yankelevich  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT With Leslie Moonves scandal, Hollywood adjusts to a new sound: Silence While Harvey Weinstein and other alleged sexual offenders saw intense backlash, the entertainment industry's reaction to the allegations against the CBS chief executive has been strikingly muted. By Steven Zeitchik|New York/Los Angeles  •  Read more »   Analysis Bannon says white, college-educated women have given up on Republicans. Here is what polls show. Former White House adviser Stephen K. Bannon's comment rings largely true. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Trump administration expands availability of skimpy, short-term health plans The policies, which will be available for 12 months at a time and can be renewed, are the latest tool from the Trump administration to foster low-price insurance that circumvents the Affordable Care Act's coverage requirements and consumer protections. By Amy Goldstein  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Fact Checker | Analysis The number of Trump's false or misleading claims climbs sharply in his second year In his first year in office, President Trump made 2,140 suspect claims. Now, just six months later, he has almost doubled that total. By Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo and Meg Kelly  •  Read more »   Treasury Dept. imposes sanctions on two Turkish officials over detention of American pastor "Pastor Brunson's unjust detention and continued prosecution by Turkish officials is simply unacceptable," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement. By Felicia Sonmez  •  Read more »   Analysis Eric Church spoke out about the NRA and politics. The reaction shows why country stars stay silent. Nashville singers have a powerful platform to speak out on current events, and most decline to use it. By Emily Yahr  •  Read more »   French tennis player threw a tantrum for the ages at the Citi Open Benoit Paire made quite a, um, racket, smashing two of his and throwing another two onto the court on the way to his unsurprising first-round loss to Marcos Baghdatis. By Ava Wallace  •  Read more »

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