Thursday's Headlines: ‘Winter is coming’: Allies fear Trump isn’t prepared for gathering legal storm

Trump suggests Bruce Ohr, Justice official linked to Russia dossier, should be fired; 'Fantastic job': Trump defends Hurricane Maria response amid spike in deaths in Puerto Rico;...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Allies fear Trump isn't prepared for gathering legal storm The president has discussed adding to his legal team as advisers worry that he has neither the staff nor the strategy to protect himself if Democrats take over the House, which would empower them to shower the administration with subpoenas or even pursue impeachment charges. By Philip Rucker, Carol Leonnig, Josh Dawsey and Ashley Parker  •  Read more » Trump suggests Bruce Ohr, Justice official linked to Russia dossier, should be fired On Tuesday, the president's allies in Congress interviewed Ohr for eight hours about his relationship with dossier author Christopher Steele. By Ellen Nakashima, Carol Leonnig, Erica Werner and Tom Hamburger  •   Read more »   'Fantastic job': Trump defends Hurricane Maria response amid spike in deaths in Puerto Rico The president's remarks came a day after Puerto Rico revised the death toll to 2,975, ranking Maria among the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. history. By David Nakamura  •   Read more »   Giuliani letter criticizing Romania's anti-corruption drive draws attention of State Dept. The missive raised more questions about Rudolph Giuliani's decision to work for foreign clients while serving as one of President Trump's personal attorneys. By Josh Dawsey and Tom Hamburger  •   Read more »   U.S. denies passports to Americans along border, questioning their citizenship The Trump administration is accusing hundreds, possibly thousands, of Hispanics along the U.S.-Mexican border of using fraudulent birth certificates since they were babies, and it is undertaking a widespread crackdown on their citizenship. By Kevin Sieff  •   Read more »   Two stadiums. Two sports. Two blocks apart. One changing city. In Washington, baseball and soccer are now parallel universes served by the same Metro station. But visits to Nationals Park and Audi Field show that the culture, cuisine and crazy factor inside the two stadiums are as different as curveballs and corner kicks. By Story by Steve Hendrix and Arelis R. Hernández | Photos by Katherine Frey  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Trump's team just took out one of the most dangerous terrorists since Bin Laden By Michael Morell  •   Read more »   Will we ever escape 1968? By E.J. Dionne  •   Read more »   The Democrats are a menace to public safety By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   Catholics face a painful question: Is it true? By Elizabeth Bruenig  •   Read more »   The West may be sleepwalking into another catastrophe By Max Boot  •   Read more »   Judges are fixing gerrymandered N.C. They may cause mass confusion along the way. By Editorial  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   'Can you stop interrupting?' 'Can you stop lying?' Andrew Cuomo, Cynthia Nixon go at each other in debate. In the hour-long brawl, the Democratic New York governor attacked his primary challenger as phony, and Nixon called him corrupt. By David Weigel  •  Read more »     FDA probes possible connection between grain-free dog food and heart disease Many reports have been made to federal regulators about cases that helped link a serious, sometimes fatal heart condition in canines with the latest fad in dog food. By Kate Furby  •   Read more »   Charges in New Mexico compound case dismissed after prosecutors' lapse They inexplicably missed a ten-day window for a hearing to continue to hold the defendants. The case, in which 11 children were found living in filth and the body of a 3-year-old boy was discovered, has drawn headlines for its lurid and racially charged details. By Eli Rosenberg  •   Read more »   Analysis Trump is blaming China for North Korea impasse, but real fault may lie closer to home Several experts blamed the lack of progress on President Trump's casual approach to negotiations and the vagueness of the verbal promises exchanged at his June meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. By Simon Denyer  •   Read more »   Former officer in Texas sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing teen Roy Oliver fired at a car of teens leaving a house party, killing Jordan Edwards, a high school freshman lauded as a model student. Oliver could be eligible for parole after serving half of his sentence. By Eva Ruth Moravec  •   Read more »   Analysis The college football games you need to watch in 2018 To guide you on your path of enlightenment, here's a road map pointing you toward the best games of the year, weekend by weekend. By Matt Bonesteel  •   Read more »   Calif. abolishes cash bail, aiming to treat rich and poor defendants equally. But advocates worry judges might turn to pretrial detention. Some advocates of abolishing bail withdrew support from the law because they said it could increase the number of people held before trial — precisely the opposite of the law's intent. By Scott Wilson  •   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