Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Tuesday's Headlines: Trump grapples with dual crises over Kavanaugh and Rosenstein

 
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Today's Headlines
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
 
 
Trump grapples with dual crises over Kavanaugh and Rosenstein
The one-two punch over the Supreme Court nominee and deputy attorney general marked the start of a potentially consequential week and again plunged the White House into tumult.
The Take
Turmoil produces an overload of government's circuits
Turmoil in Congress and the executive branch, spilling onto the Supreme Court, has produced a moment of instability whose waves will affect the midterm elections and potentially the future of the Trump presidency.
 
The Fix | Analysis
Kavanaugh's Fox News interview transcript, annotated
Kavanaugh said he never got blackout drunk and was a virgin for "many years" after high school.
 
'How'd you find me?': Mark Judge has been holed up in a Delaware beach house amid a media firestorm
Judge, named as the only witness to an alleged sexual assault decades ago by Brett Kavanaugh, left town because he was "being hounded," his lawyer said.
 
Today's WorldView | Analysis
Trump cuts a lonely figure at the U.N.
On his return to the U.N. General Assembly, President Trump will surprise few world leaders with his sharp rhetoric. His speech today is expected to underscore a now-familiar message: American sovereignty and supremacy are not to be challenged, nor is Washington's right to act unilaterally on the world stage.
 
Upheaval opens door for Republican outsider in Virginia congressional race
Denver Riggleman snagged the GOP nomination without spending a dime. The circumstances in the 5th District opened the door to an outsider with positions on policy sometimes at odds with both the traditional Republican Party and President Trump.
 
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Opinions
 
I smell a rat
 
We no longer want to just win. We want to destroy.
 
Confirmation will be broken as long as America is
 
The GOP's two top priorities seem to be duds. So what does the party even stand for?
 
Family ties are no match for Trump's divisive politics
 
Trump's child separation policy pales in comparison to China's
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Arctic lakes are leaking dangerous greenhouse gases. And one is behaving very strangely.
The volume of gas wafting from Esieh Lake could deliver the climate system another blow if lakes like it turn out to be widespread.
 
 
Cosby's lack of remorse for sex assault warrants 5- to 10-year sentence, prosecutor says
In a sentencing hearing, the comedian's defense team said the 81-year-old is not dangerous and deserves house arrest.
 
Instagram co-founders resign, dealing a potential blow to Facebook
The co-founders of the photo-sharing app, which is owned by Faceboook, had clashed with chief executive Mark Zuckerberg in recent months, according to a person familiar with the men's decision-making.
 
'I didn't know about no fire': 5 days after senior center fire, 74-year-old resident is found sitting on his couch
Raymond Holton emerged from the burned D.C. housing complex without serious injuries. Engineers inspecting the building heard him yelling and used a crowbar to pry open his apartment door.
 
Fact Checker | Analysis
Beto O'Rourke's claim that he did not try to leave the scene of a DWI
The Senate hopeful, in a debate, earns Four Pinocchios for flatly disputing a witness account in police records from his DWI 20 years ago.
 
Meet the very wealthy, very private couple behind Washington's most original museum
Glenstone showcases Mitchell and Emily Rales's superb collection of what may be the country's greatest private collection of American and European contemporary art.
 
Newspaper apologizes for cartoon that depicted Christine Blasey Ford demanding M&Ms and roses
The cartoon published in the Indianapolis Star mocked Ford — the professor who alleged that Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her while both were teenagers — for her requests during a back and forth with Republican senators last week.
 
     
 
 
 
 

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