Wednesday's Headlines: Kavanaugh accuser seeks FBI investigation before testifying to Senate

Feinstein under scrutiny for handling of allegations against Kavanaugh; Kavanaugh's accuser thought her life would be upended. She was right.; The worst is yet to come for accuser,...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Kavanaugh accuser seeks FBI investigation before testifying to Senate Lawyers for the woman who accused Brett M. Kavanaugh of sexual assault when they were both teenagers said in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee that an FBI investigation of the incident should be the first step in addressing their client's allegation, a demand that came as President Trump and Senate Republicans stepped up their defense of the embattled Supreme Court nominee. By Seung Min Kim, Robert Costa and John Wagner  •  Read more » Feinstein under scrutiny for handling of allegations against Kavanaugh The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee faces a legacy-defining moment from her chosen ground squarely in the middle of a cultural, political and social firestorm over the future of Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh. By Sean Sullivan  •   Read more »   Kavanaugh's accuser thought her life would be upended. She was right. Within hours of coming forward, Christine Blasey Ford faced multiple attacks on her privacy and credibility, confirming her fears about what would happen if she went public and echoing the backlash faced by other accusers in the "Me Too" era. By Elise Viebeck  •   Read more »   The Fix The worst is yet to come for accuser, sexual assault expert says Attorney Douglas Wigdor, who represents sexual assault victims in cases against high-profile men, discusses how he would prepare Christine Blasey Ford for Monday's hearing, which will be one of the hardest parts of her ordeal. By Deanna Paul  •   Read more »   'We need help': N.C. towns plead for dam, levee upgrades after second major flood in two years Devastated by Hurricane Matthew two years ago and now by Florence, low-income areas say they can't afford the repairs and new infrastructure needed to withstand the next storm. By Sarah Kaplan  •   Read more »   North Korea leader offers to dismantle nuclear test site — but only after U.S. acts President Trump called the outcome of the summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong Un "very exciting" but many experts remain skeptical of Kim's promises. By Simon Denyer  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Texas creates the perfect curriculum for the Trump age By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   The Senate should leave the Kavanaugh questioning to professionals By Ronald Klain  •   Read more »   What is punishment for? By Megan McArdle  •   Read more »   Chaos or not, Trump is racking up a record of foreign policy success By Marc Thiessen  •   Read more »   The Israeli-Palestinian peace process is dead By David Ignatius  •   Read more »   The Trump administration gives the world one more reason to lose faith in America By Editorial  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Political nonprofits must now name many of their donors The Supreme Court decision not to intervene in a long-running case could curtail the ability of major political players to raise money and would force the disclosure of some of the country's wealthiest donors. By Michelle Lee and Robert Barnes  •  Read more »     Trump's declassification of Russia documents rewards allies' strategy of bypassing Congress The document release might be one of the last chances that the president's congressional supporters will have to make a new, public campaign against special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's probe before midterm elections. By Karoun Demirjian  •   Read more »   China's premier brushes off latest U.S. tariffs, says country will flourish Premier Li Keqiang's comments come as the world's two largest economies are on track to impose levies on $635 billion worth of goods traded annually between them. By Danielle Paquette  •   Read more »   Internet critics mocked a man filmed while shaving on a train. Then they learned he was homeless. Some people who shared the video of Anthony Torres expressed regret for spreading the derision without understanding his experience. By Reis Thebault  •   Read more »   Donald Wuerl's handling of abuse claims imperils his legacy as a reformer As bishop in the Pittsburgh Diocese, Wuerl put problem priests on leave, allowing some to move away and molest again. By Shawn Boburg and Aaron Davis  •   Read more »   Texas school superintendent says he regrets disparaging Houston QB on basis of being black "When you need precision decision making you can't count on a black quarterback," Lynn Redden wrote of Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. By Desmond Bieler  •   Read more »   A bad smell led a Mexican town's residents to 100 bodies in a trailer being used as makeshift morgue Government officials said they didn't have anywhere else to put the corpses, which they described as victims of organized crime. By Siobhán O'Grady  •   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