Wednesday's Headlines: Kavanaugh’s ‘choir boy’ image on Fox interview rankles former classmates

Conservatives rally in effort to push Kavanaugh nomination across the finish line; GOP senators choose Arizona prosecutor Rachel Mitchell to question Kavanaugh and accuser; Rod...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Kavanaugh's 'choir boy' image on Fox interview rankles former classmates Some of the Supreme Court nominee's classmates at Yale took issue with Brett M. Kavanaugh's description of his younger self as a churchgoer and focused student, saying they knew him as a heavy drinker. By Aaron Davis, Emma Brown and Joe Heim  •  Read more » Conservatives rally in effort to push Kavanaugh nomination across the finish line Rather than tread cautiously amid sexual assault allegations and the #MeToo movement, conservative forces have gone on the offensive — speaking darkly of a Democratic smear campaign and attacking the credibility of Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh's accusers. By Robert Costa  •   Read more »   GOP senators choose Arizona prosecutor Rachel Mitchell to question Kavanaugh and accuser A registered Republican, Mitchell has worked for the Maricopa County Attorney's Office for 26 years. By Sean Sullivan, Josh Dawsey, Rosalind Helderman and Michelle Lee  •   Read more »   Rod Rosenstein will probably survive until after the midterms, officials say The deputy attorney general told the White House he was willing to quit if President Trump wouldn't disparage him. By Matt Zapotosky, Devlin Barrett and Josh Dawsey  •   Read more »   Turkey's strongman rule imperils gains from an economic boom A building spree has remade Turkey's urban skylines and public infrastructure, but heavy foreign debts are coming due, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been slow to take rein in the economy, leaving investors on edge. By David Lynch  •   Read more »   The Debrief 'People actually laughed at a president': At U.N., Trump suffers fate he always feared The president had long accused American leaders of being taken advantage of by foreign counterparts. But on Tuesday, he was the one who suffered the indignity. By David Nakamura  •   Read more »   Fact Checker | Analysis President Trump's speech to the U.N. General Assembly The president offered other world leaders a "greatest hits" version of his favorite claims from his campaign rallies. We look at 14 key claims. By Glenn Kessler  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Trump is the laughingstock of the world By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   Trump's America is a bully, not a beacon By Karen Tumulty  •   Read more »   #MeToo depends on the credibility of the journalists who report on it By Megan McArdle  •   Read more »   The GOP's spin on the Russia probe doesn't add up By David Ignatius  •   Read more »   If Rosenstein's going to leave, he should demand to be fired By Laurence Tribe and Norman L. Eisen  •   Read more »   Needy immigrants need not apply By Editorial  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Bill Cosby sentenced to 3 to 10 years in state prison in sexual assault case More than a dozen women who alleged abuse by Cosby crowded into the courtroom to listen as his sentence was pronounced following his April conviction on charges of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand, a Temple University basketball official he was mentoring. By Manuel Roig-Franzia  •  Read more »     Instagram has a drug problem. Its algorithms make it worse. As it tries to crack down on ads for illegal drugs, the company is struggling to keep up with its own algorithms and systems, which serve up personalized drug-related content for people interested in buying substances illicitly. By Elizabeth Dwoskin  •   Read more »   Climate change is destroying national parks at an alarming rate, study finds Parks are often in places sensitive to shifts in climate. Researchers found that temperatures in national parks increased far more than in other parts of the country, while precipitation fell dramatically at those parks. By Alex Horton  •   Read more »   Perspective What is there to hate about maple syrup? Basically everything. A former New York Times food critic defends her opinion of the beloved sweetener. By Mimi Sheraton  •   Read more »   Nearly 40,000 people applied to run a cat sanctuary on a Greek island A cat rescuer from California has been hired for a job that hopefuls in 90 countries sought. By Karin Brulliard  •   Read more »   Almost two years after angry comic-book fans cheered the demise of her series, she's back with a new one Chelsea Cain blamed "sexist jerks" for pushing her off social media after Marvel Comics canceled her "Mockingbird" series. But while she was keeping quiet online, she was creating another superhero title that will debut this week. By David Betancourt  •   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