Wednesday's Headlines: Cohen pleads guilty, says he coordinated with Trump to pay off women and influence election

Trump's company approved $420,000 in payments to Cohen, relying on 'sham' invoices, prosecutors say; Manafort guilty on 8 counts; judge declares mistrial in 10 others; Manafort's...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Cohen pleads guilty, says he coordinated with Trump to pay off women and influence election Michael Cohen, the president's longtime personal lawyer, pleaded guilty to eight violations of banking, tax and campaign finance laws and and faces a recommended sentence of between four and five years. By Devlin Barrett, Carol Leonnig, Philip Bump and Renae Merle  •  Read more » Trump's company approved $420,000 in payments to Cohen, relying on 'sham' invoices, prosecutors say Documents released as part of the lawyer's plea deal reveal new details about the financial arrangements behind efforts to silence women in the 2016 campaign. By Carol Leonnig and Michelle Lee  •   Read more »   Manafort guilty on 8 counts; judge declares mistrial in 10 others The jury convicted Paul Manafort, President Trump's onetime campaign chairman, on five counts of filing false tax returns, one count of not filing a report on a foreign bank account and two bank fraud counts. By Matt Zapotosky, Lynh Bui, Tom Jackman and Devlin Barrett  •   Read more »   The Fix | Analysis Manafort's verdict, Cohen's plea give Trump worst day of the Russia investigation so far It became exponentially harder Tuesday for President Trump to argue that this is all a political witch hunt. By Amber Phillips  •   Read more »   Analysis Cohen's claim about Trump may spark calls for impeachment but is unlikely to lead to charges If it were anyone but the president, Michael Cohen's statement that he arranged payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal "at the direction" of then-candidate Donald Trump would suggest a criminal case could be in the offing. By Rosalind Helderman, Matt Zapotosky and Devlin Barrett  •   Read more »   'Doesn't involve me': Trump tries to distance himself from Cohen, Manafort cases President Trump is already besieged by the wide-ranging federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 campaign and his possible obstruction of justice. By Josh Dawsey and Philip Rucker  •   Read more »   The Take After pair of convictions, the pressure mounts on President Trump For a president who has tried everything to discredit special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's now wide-ranging investigation, Tuesday was the day when truth overran tweets and facts overwhelmed bald assertions. By Daniel Balz  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Michael Cohen: Trump's greatest fear comes true By Jennifer Rubin  •   Read more »   Nope, not a witch hunt By Karen Tumulty  •   Read more »   McGahn has to decide where his duty to America overtakes his duty to Trump By Bob Bauer  •   Read more »   The GOP turns to toilets to suppress more black voters By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   To a refrigerator dying young By Megan McArdle  •   Read more »   An alleged co-conspirator in the White House By Editorial  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Rep. Duncan Hunter, wife charged with spending campaign money on personal expenses The California Republican is accused of using more than $250,000 in campaign funds for family vacations, school tuition, theater tickets and more. By Matt Zapotosky and Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »     Trump adviser Larry Kudlow hosted publisher of white nationalists at his home Peter Brimelow, who has promoted white nationalists on his website, was a recent guest at a birthday bash for President Trump's top economic adviser. Kudlow expressed regret after learning of Brimelow's views: "If I had known this, we would never have invited him." By Robert Costa  •   Read more »   Wyo. Republicans reject Trump-backed candidate for governor Wyoming State Treasurer Mark Gordon is projected to win the GOP gubernatorial nomination, beating five other Republicans — including one who got an eleventh-hour endorsement from President Trump — to succeed two-term Gov. Matt Mead. Elsewhere, Alaska voters cast ballots for governor and the state's seat in the House. By David Weigel  •   Read more »   Sprawling Iranian disinformation campaign discovered on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter The Iranian effort dated to 2011 and had ties to state media operations in that country, Facebook said. By Craig Timberg, Elizabeth Dwoskin, Tony Romm and Ellen Nakashima  •   Read more »   Hurricane Lane, packing 160-mph winds, presents a rare direct threat to Hawaii The National Weather Service issued a hurricane warning for the Big Island. Hurricane watches are in effect for Maui and other small islands. By Jason Samenow  •   Read more »   Running with the bulls: The winners and losers as stock market is poised to set record The market has created $18 trillion in wealth since the Standard & Poor's 500 bottomed on March 9, 2009, but the gains have been highly uneven. By Heather Long and Thomas Heath  •   Read more »   Man charged in death of student Molly Tibbetts is an undocumented immigrant, Iowa authorities say Investigators said the 24-year-old man led detectives to her body in rural Poweshiek County. Tibbetts disappeared during a jog more than a month ago. By Eli Rosenberg, Nick Miroff and Cleve Wootson  •   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