Thursday's Headlines: Trump feels angry, unprotected amid mounting crises

Republicans set to push forward with Kavanaugh nomination; GOP fears Kavanaugh confirmation could come at a steep political cost; 'These are the stories of our lives': Prep school...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Trump feels angry, unprotected amid mounting crises Publicly, President Trump is going through the ordinary motions of being president, but behind the scenes, he is confronting broadsides from every direction — legal, political and personal. By Ashley Parker and Philip Rucker  •  Read more » Republicans set to push forward with Kavanaugh nomination Senate Republicans signaled they will continue to push for a vote soon on Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh's confirmation while the attorney for the woman who accused Kavanaugh of a sexual assault decades ago called the GOP insistence on a public hearing next week "not a fair or good faith investigation." By Seung Min Kim, Josh Dawsey and John Wagner  •   Read more »   GOP fears Kavanaugh confirmation could come at a steep political cost Facing a torrent of scrutiny about how they are handling the sexual assault accusation against Brett M. Kavanaugh, a male-dominated GOP is unnerved by the potential fallout of the charged, gender-infused debates that have upended this campaign season. By Robert Costa  •   Read more »   'These are the stories of our lives': Prep school alumni hear echoes in assault claim The allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh fuel memories of alcohol-soaked gatherings for 1980s graduates of Washington's elite schools. By Joe Heim  •   Read more »   An unexpected winner from Trump's trade war: Knockoff designer bags from China The authentic high-end handbags, also made in China, face President Trump's proposed new duties of 10 percent beginning Monday. That's good news for those who peddle the fake versions that reach the U.S. market through clandestine channels. By Danielle Paquette  •   Read more »   Jack Ma scraps his pledge to create million U.S. jobs. But was it ever serious? Ma blamed the U.S.-China trade war, but it's unlikely Alibaba could have delivered in any case. By Danielle Paquette  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   In 2006, she reported her rape. Her hometown turned against her. What do we owe her? By Elizabeth Bruenig  •   Read more »   I came to America as a refugee. You took me just as I was. By Roya Hakakian  •   Read more »   The Kavanaugh allegations are making us wait. Thank God. By Christine Emba  •   Read more »   The most infuriating aspect of the Kavanaugh conversation By E.J. Dionne  •   Read more »   Slow down, Senate Republicans. The FBI should investigate. By Editorial  •   Read more »   What Trump gets right about cutting funding to Palestinian kids By Daoud Kuttab  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   FEMA chief was on verge of quitting this week as feud with Homeland Security secretary boiled over Brock Long — whose use of government vehicles is being investigated — and other FEMA officials told colleagues they think Kirstjen Nielsen is trying to oust him. By Frances Sellers, William Wan, Josh Dawsey and Nick Miroff  •  Read more »     Hurricane Florence, 'just a Cat 1,' reveals flaw with scale system The hurricane categories are determined by a scale that measures only wind. But the big threat is often flooding. By Joel Achenbach and Emily Wax-Thibodeaux  •   Read more »   U.S. Catholic Church establishes third-party tip line for reporting misconduct by bishops After a cardinal and a bishop left their roles over sexual harassment allegations, the church faces calls for reform. By Julie Zauzmer  •   Read more »   3-D gun entrepreneur Cody Wilson accused of paying for sex with underage girl, authorities say The founder of Defense Distributed, who has become embroiled in a national debate about "downloadable" firearms, has been charged with a second-degree felony. By Lindsey Bever  •   Read more »   Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered The ship Captain Cook used to search for Australia may have been found — sunken in a U.S. harbor In 1768, James Cook set sail on the HMB Endeavour for the Pacific, eventually reaching the then-uncharted continent. By Amy Wang  •   Read more »   Perspective Was their young child a boy or a girl? These parents are letting the kid decide. They hoped to avoid the pressure of gender stereotypes. So they have tried to raise their 2-year-old without gender. By Monica Hesse  •   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