Saturday's Headlines: Western firms back away from Saudis over Khashoggi case

Trump says he will call Saudi king about Khashoggi; What's at stake in U.S. military partnership with Saudi Arabia?; 'All gone': Florida beach town nearly swept away by hurricane

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Western firms back away from Saudis over Khashoggi case In the wake of the alleged killing of dissident and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, Western firms have started to distance themselves from Saudi Arabia, undermining the kingdom's push to diversify its economy. By Jeanne Whalen and Justin Wm. Moyer  •  Read more » Trump says he will call Saudi king about Khashoggi The president told reporters he wants to find out what happened to The Washington Post columnist who was allegedly killed inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. By Philip Rucker  •   Read more »   What's at stake in U.S. military partnership with Saudi Arabia? Saudi Arabia is the top customer for U.S. weapons, but the kingdom's military might has not matched its buying power. By Missy Ryan  •   Read more »   MICHAEL'S AFTERMATH 'All gone': Florida beach town nearly swept away by hurricane Though people knew Hurricane Michael would hit Mexico Beach, few thought it would be as ferocious as it became. By Patricia Sullivan, Emily Wax-Thibodeaux and Annie Gowen  •   Read more »   'It caught us by surprise': Five dead and 500,000 powerless in Virginia Harrowing scenes played out across a wide swath of southern and central Virginia, as the storm's power caught many off guard. By Dana Hedgpeth, Justin Jouvenal and Lynh Bui  •   Read more »   A quarter of a century later, looking back at Peak Grunge An oral history of the time when grunge's Big Four — Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice in Chains — shared chart space with Stone Temple Pilots and Candlebox, and music was gloriously miserable. By Allison Stewart  •   Read more »   Democrats worry that lackluster Latino support could hurt bid for Congress From the Sun Belt battlegrounds of Nevada and Arizona to sprawling turf wars in Texas and Florida, there are signs that the Hispanic vote has yet to flourish in their favor this year. By Sean Sullivan and Mike DeBonis  •   Read more »   Native American voting-rights activists fight back against ID restrictions in battleground state Because a North Dakota law bars P.O. boxes as voting addresses — making many tribal ID cards invalid — activists plan to create addresses on the spot for those who need them on Election Day. By Gabriel Pogrund and Felicia Sonmez  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Will you work for a murderer? That's the question a host of ex-generals, diplomats and spies may soon face. By Fred Hiatt  •   Read more »   Jamal Khashoggi's long road to the doors of the Saudi Consulate By David Ignatius  •   Read more »   How a Democratic House would check this erratic president By Adam B. Schiff  •   Read more »   The economy is crushing it — just like in 2008! By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   How the Supreme Court became a political prize, long before Kavanaugh By Deborah Pearlstein  •   Read more »   The backlash to Khashoggi's alleged murder is growing — except in the White House By Editorial  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Trump officials weigh new plans to split migrant families The White House is considering plans that could once again separate parents and children at the U.S.-Mexico border, hoping to reverse soaring numbers of families attempting to cross illegally into the U.S. By Nick Miroff, Josh Dawsey and Maria Sacchetti  •  Read more »     Trump asked African Americans for their votes at a rally where he also praised Confederate icon Robert E. Lee President Trump's unexpected monologue on America's Civil War history came during a speech at a congressman's campaign event in Ohio. By Gabriel Pogrund  •   Read more »   Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered What is the 13th Amendment? Here's a Kanye-inspired history lesson. Kanye West's rants about the 13th Amendment and slavery, including his monologue during a meeting in the Oval Office, have left a lot of people confused. "This man does not have a clue," one historian said. By DeNeen L. Brown  •   Read more »   Palestinians say woman was killed by stones thrown by Israel settlers The report came hours after Palestinian health officials said that Israeli forces shot dead six Palestinians, four of them in a single incident, in one of the deadliest days in months of mass protests along the security fence separating Gaza and Israel. By Associated Press  •   Read more »   Analysis Unfortunately for Trump, approval ratings are based on more than unemployment rates While presidential job approval is often linked to the economy in general, it is often disconnected from employment numbers. By Philip Bump  •   Read more »   Bill Belichick may be the NFL's best modern coach, but Andy Reid is its most influential From an expansive coaching tree to his innovative offense, the Chiefs coach has left his mark on the NFL. Can he finally win the Super Bowl this season? By Adam Kilgore  •   Read more »   Will the private sector help slow climate change? Such efforts can be good for business. Historically, corporations have been complicit in the world's climate problem, but recently there has been a palpable change in the way business leaders talk about the issue. 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