Monday's Headlines: Brennan says he’s willing to take Trump to court as battle heats up over revoked clearance

As Republicans try to win over Latino voters, their bilingual message of inclusion slams into Trump's polarizing politics; Trump speechwriter fired amid scrutiny of appearance with...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Brennan says he's willing to take Trump to court as battle heats up over revoked clearance Former CIA director John O. Brennan voiced his eagerness to challenge President Trump on the same day that national security adviser John Bolton floated the idea of reviewing all security clearances inside and outside the government. Such a review could affect more than 4 million Americans. By Felicia Sonmez and Carol Morello  •  Read more » As Republicans try to win over Latino voters, their bilingual message of inclusion slams into Trump's polarizing politics Republicans in tight races with large Latino voting blocks, such as Florida Gov. Rick Scott, are trying to distance themselves from President Trump's nativist rhetoric. By Michael Scherer  •   Read more »   Trump speechwriter fired amid scrutiny of appearance with white nationalists Darren Beattie was removed Friday after a media inquiry about his appearance at a conference where he spoke on a panel alongside a white nationalist. By Robert Costa  •   Read more »   Erdogan capitalizes on Trump's strong-arm attempts to break and isolate Turkey As Turkey's economy reels from American sanctions, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has focused domestic anger against the United States and shifted attention away from the economic problems that his government has failed to address. By Kareem Fahim  •   Read more »   Trump changed a seasonal worker program. Now, Maryland's crab houses are losing business. Business owners on the Eastern Shore say they've raised wages and tried recruiting, but about a third of crab-picking jobs remain unfilled as few Americans have responded to openings and Mexican laborers are stranded at home without permission to come here to work. By Teo Armus  •   Read more »   'Fire bombers' are in short supply as Western states struggle to beat back wildfires In July, as the Ferguson Fire threatened the shuttered Yosemite Valley, fire officials requested air support. A call came back that nothing was available. By Jennifer Oldham  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Trump understands something that the world's other power-hungry leaders don't By Jackson Diehl  •   Read more »   Will what happens in Turkey stay in Turkey? By Robert Samuelson  •   Read more »   America is slouching toward autocracy By E.J. Dionne  •   Read more »   Nov. 6 could be independents' day By Ron Fournier  •   Read more »   Republicans, don't sidestep the National Archives on Kavanaugh's papers By Editorial  •   Read more »   Why am I still a Catholic? By Karen Tumulty  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Fighting the virtual caliphate: As authorities shut down the propaganda arms of ISIS, new ones emerge Months after European law enforcement agencies undertook a sweeping online crackdown, the extremist group still finds new ways to put its messages and videos on the Internet in what has come to resemble stubborn trench warfare. By Joby Warrick  •  Read more »     McCarthy quietly wages the other midterm campaign — for House speaker Facing fierce political head winds, the House majority leader and other top Republicans are scrambling to save the GOP majority — and their own leadership prospects. By Mike DeBonis  •   Read more »   The pope is set to visit an Ireland where true believers are in steep decline At Knock Shrine, Pope Francis will join a sea of pilgrims. But in a country that was once the most Catholic in Europe, congregants are leaving their scandal-battered church in droves. "You could say the church is at rock bottom," said the parish priest and rector of Knock Shrine. By Story by William Booth and Amanda Ferguson | Photos by James Forde  •   Read more »   Maduro has a plan to fix Venezuela's inflation. It may make things worse. Analysts said the plan failed to address the fundamental problems causing the nation's hyperinflation. Some store owners in Caracas wondered if it was even worth opening up this week. By Rachelle Krygier and Anthony Faiola  •   Read more »   This woman says she fell off a cruise ship and spent 10 hours in the Adriatic Sea before being rescued Many questions remain about the woman's ordeal, including how she fell off the ship she had been on, what happened in the moments just before or how she was able to survive for almost half a day. By Cleve Wootson  •   Read more »   Perspective Barack Obama's summer reading list is everything we need right now The former president's summer reading list is a model of diverse voices and concerns and a reminder of how incurious and aliterate the Oval Office has become. By Ron Charles  •   Read more »   Netflix forever changed traditional television. Now, it's becoming traditional television. Recent announcements certainly suggest that might be the case. By Travis Andrews  •   Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. 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