Wednesday's Headlines: Trump mocks Kavanaugh accuser at Mississippi rally

Nominee's temperament, credibility under scrutiny as Senate heads toward vote; FBI navigates a political minefield and tight deadline in Kavanaugh inquiry; Republicans on Senate...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Trump mocks Kavanaugh accuser at Mississippi rally In his strongest attack yet on the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford — the woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh of assault — the president impersonated her on stage at a rally in Southhaven, Miss., drawing laughter as he repeatedly declared, "I don't remember." By Josh Dawsey and Felicia Sonmez  •  Read more » Nominee's temperament, credibility under scrutiny as Senate heads toward vote Democrats increasingly pointed to Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh's at times testy and emotional performance at last week's Senate hearing. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed to hold a vote on the nomination "here on this floor, this week." By Erica Werner and Karoun Demirjian  •   Read more »   FBI navigates a political minefield and tight deadline in Kavanaugh inquiry Bureau officials are bracing for intense post-election scrutiny of its background-check investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh. By Devlin Barrett, Matt Zapotosky, Carol Leonnig and Tom Hamburger  •   Read more »   Republicans on Senate panel release explicit statement about accuser's sex life The Judiciary Committee circulated the statement and posted it on the panel's website after allegations from Julie Swetnick about the Supreme Court nominee. By Elise Viebeck  •   Read more »   The Debrief Kavanaugh likes beer — but Trump is a teetotaler: 'He doesn't like drinkers' President Trump has made no secret of his disdain for alcohol and those who abuse it, and advisers said he is unhappy with the intense focus on Brett M. Kavanaugh's drinking habits. By Ashley Parker and Philip Rucker  •   Read more »   From The Magazine A Trump protest, a fur coat and a viral photo: What did it all mean? Dianne Bruce brought a sable coat and a glass of wine to an anti-Trump protest outside the home of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner in her own neighborhood last year. And people loved her for it. She's still just not sure why. By Rachel Kurzius  •   Read more »   N.Y. tax agency weighs probe after report that Trump family built wealth through tax-avoidance schemes and fraud The New York Times investigation contradicts the image President Trump has projected of himself for decades as a self-made billionaire. An attorney for Trump called the report "100 percent false, and highly defamatory." By David Fahrenthold  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   I, too, majored in beer at Yale By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   The attempted ruin of Kavanaugh is about more than Ford's allegations By Kathleen Parker  •   Read more »   Does it matter what Kavanaugh did in high school? Well, yes. By Ruth Marcus  •   Read more »   Our political parties aren't too powerful. They're not powerful enough. By David Von Drehle  •   Read more »   The Pentagon is letting down women who serve By Monica Medina  •   Read more »   A year after the Las Vegas shooting, Congress still hasn't banned bump stocks By Editorial  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Trump's 'new NAFTA' delivers big wins to drugmakers, oil companies and tech firms Lobbyists for several industries said they hoped the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement would serve as a yardstick for future U.S. trade deals, including any involving China. By Jeanne Whalen  •  Read more »     Death toll in Indonesia earthquake and tsunami hits 1,400 Though more than 6,000 government rescuers have been deployed, their presence is thin, and survivors are growing angrier. By Timothy McLaughlin, Stanley Widianto and Shibani Mahtani  •   Read more »   Today's WorldView | Analysis Melania Trump carries her husband's baggage in Africa The first lady's visit to Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt contrasts sharply to President Trump's behavior toward African nations. By Adam Taylor  •   Read more »   Fact Checker | Analysis President Trump's 90-second rant on Richard Blumenthal and Vietnam Both politicians avoided the Vietnam War, but only one has apologized for false claims. By Salvador Rizzo  •   Read more »   Tulsa mayor reopens investigation into possible mass graves from 1921 race massacre The decision came in the wake of a Washington Post story about the unresolved questions surrounding one of the worst episodes of racial violence in U.S. history. By DeNeen L. Brown  •   Read more »   'I'm done hiding this': Jason Kander pulls out of mayor's race, citing PTSD and depression Kander, a former Army intelligence officer seen as a rising star for Democrats, said he was pulling out of the race for Kansas City mayor because he has post-traumatic stress disorder and depression from a stint in Afghanistan. By Eli Rosenberg  •   Read more »   MLB Playoffs Rockies win 13-inning marathon, send Cubs to another long winter Colorado's backup catcher delivered the decisive hit with two outs in the top of the 13th inning in the longest win-or-go-home postseason game ever played. 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