Thursday's Headlines: Trump laments #MeToo as ‘very dangerous’ for powerful men

'Give it to me': Trump lets loose with 81 minutes of bluster, falsehoods and insults; On eve of hearing, Trump stands by Supreme Court nominee; Transcripts show Senate staff's...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Trump laments #MeToo as 'very dangerous' for powerful men President Trump's expansive argument cast doubt on the credibility not only of the three women who have accused Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, but also on scores of other women who have claimed sexual abuse by prominent men, including Trump himself. By Philip Rucker, Robert Costa, Josh Dawsey and Ashley Parker  •  Read more » The Debrief 'Give it to me': Trump lets loose with 81 minutes of bluster, falsehoods and insults What was perhaps most remarkable was just how transparent and revealing the 45th president of the United States continues to be. By Ashley Parker  •   Read more »   On eve of hearing, Trump stands by Supreme Court nominee But he also injected an element of uncertainty in an already chaotic process, saying he "can be persuaded" to believe Brett M. Kavanaugh's accusers and was open to withdrawing the nomination, "if I thought he was guilty." By Sean Sullivan, John Wagner and Gabriel Pogrund  •   Read more »   Transcripts show Senate staff's detailed questions to Kavanaugh, and his angry denials Judiciary Committee staff asked him question after excruciating question, and at times he sounded affronted and angry about the accusations, describing them as an "orchestrated hit to take me out." By Amy Gardner and John Wagner  •   Read more »   Who is Julie Swetnick, the third woman to accuse Kavanaugh? The 55-year-old is an experienced web developer in the Washington area who has held multiple security clearances for her work on government-related networks. By Michael Miller, Steve Hendrix, Jessica Contrera and Ian Shapira  •   Read more »   'I remember thinking, ugh, this is bad': Scenes from teenage party life in the '80s On Thursday, two teenagers from the 1980s will find themselves in a very adult setting: a hearing room in the U.S. Senate, where elected officials will decide the country's future by probing what happened in their distant past — at an alcohol-fueled suburban house party, the descriptions of which have awakened memories for a generation. By Washington Post Staff  •   Read more »   Career prosecutor will bring wild-card element to Kavanaugh hearing Rachel Mitchell, tapped by Republicans to question the Supreme Court nominee and one of his accusers, runs a special victims division in Arizona and has never been involved in such a high-profile case or faced the glare of the national media. By Rosalind Helderman, Seung Min Kim, Josh Dawsey and Antonia Farzan  •   Read more »   Ahead of what is to be fateful meeting, Trump says he would prefer to keep Rosenstein The deputy attorney general has frequently been the target of attacks from a president furious over the Russia investigation, but behind the scenes, the two have had an amiable relationship. By Devlin Barrett, Matt Zapotosky and Josh Dawsey  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   We're all back in high school By Elizabeth Bruenig  •   Read more »   Brett Kavanaugh was a model youngster. Bart O'Kavanaugh was not. By Alexandra Petri  •   Read more »   The GOP is buying the House. Literally. By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   There's no such thing as rock bottom By George Will  •   Read more »   The Senate can't handle this. The FBI can. By Editorial  •   Read more »   5G is in reach. But only if we set the right policies. By Ajit Pai  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Controversy at home overshadows Trump's efforts to advance foreign policy goals at U.N. Time and again, world leaders were reduced to bit players and key foreign policy issues were lost amid the spectacle of a U.S. president consumed by the twin crises engulfing the White House. By David Nakamura  •  Read more »     A nationalist abroad: Bannon evangelizes Trump-style politics across Europe More than a year after being forced out as White House chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon has joined a far-right Brussels-based group and set his sights on igniting his brand of nationalism in the rest of the world. By Kevin Sullivan  •   Read more »   Trump anti-discrimination official once called most hate crimes hoaxes Eric Blankenstein, a political appointee, said his online writings under a pen name years ago have "zero" relevance to his current job at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. By Robert O'Harrow, Shawn Boburg and Renae Merle  •   Read more »   FEMA chief's improper use of staff, SUVs included Hawaii pineapple plant tour, investigation says The cost to taxpayers topped $150,000, investigators determined. Brock Long will be required to repay the government "as appropriate." By Lisa Rein  •   Read more »   Pelosi critics fire warning shot, but Democrats agree to delay leadership scramble till November A proposed party rule change that will be decided after the midterm elections could make it difficult for Nancy Pelosi to retain her grip on power. By Mike DeBonis  •   Read more »   Trump claims that China, angry over trade, is ' trying to meddle' in November midterms At a meeting of the U.N. Security Council, the president presented no evidence for his direct accusation that China is trying to interfere in U.S. midterm elections. By David Nakamura and Ellen Nakashima  •   Read more »   How Dixon Ticonderoga has blurred lines of where its pencils are made The 223-year-old company has received government benefits even though it has moved almost all of its production to Mexico and China. By Damian Paletta  •   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