Wednesday's Headlines: Trump’s quiet visit to a grieving Pittsburgh met with hostility

A mass shooting and a Trump visit expose a divided U.S.; In Pittsburgh, refugees' sense of safety is shaken by attack; Can pot save the pumpkin farm?

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Trump's quiet visit to a grieving Pittsburgh met with hostility The White House invited the top Republicans and Democrats in Congress and local leaders. Pittsburgh's mayor had urged the president not to visit until after the funerals. By Seung Min Kim, Josh Dawsey and Mark Berman  •  Read more » A mass shooting and a Trump visit expose a divided U.S. Pittsburgh and its suburbs are a reflection of a country so fractured that many in the area are asking whether the president and his most ardent supporters bear some culpability for the tragedy. Others bristle with anger at the suggestion. By Greg Jaffe  •   Read more »   In Pittsburgh, refugees' sense of safety is shaken by attack Bhutanese, Somalis, Iraqis are on edge after a man charged in a deadly gun attack on a synagogue was said to have made hostile statements online about a resettlement agency. By Moriah Balingit and Leonard Bernstein  •   Read more »   Can pot save the pumpkin farm? A multimillion-dollar offer to grow marijuana is tearing the "World Pumpkin Capital" apart. By Damian Paletta | Photos by Ricky Carioti  •   Read more »   Campaign 2018 Trump's immigration rhetoric turns midterm elections into a forum on American identity After weeks of warnings about the migrant caravan from Central America, President Trump escalated the issue with a call to end birthright citizenship. By Matt Viser  •   Read more »   Fact Checker | Analysis Trump's macho talk on birthright citizenship, military at the border With the midterms coming up, the president has been exaggerating what he can do to deter illegal immigration. By Salvador Rizzo  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Trump is wrong. He can't revoke birthright citizenship. By George T. Conway III and Neal Katyal  •   Read more »   Halloween chills me to the bone By Elizabeth Bruenig  •   Read more »   The latest lesson in Trumponomics 101 By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   What Trump should've said after the Pittsburgh shooting By Kathleen Parker  •   Read more »   Our descent into vitriol began long before Trump — and Democrats are culpable too By Marc Thiessen  •   Read more »   Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered four weeks ago. We're still waiting for answers. By Editorial  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Mueller probes timing of WikiLeaks release of Podesta emails On Friday, the special counsel interviewed Stephen K. Bannon, Trump's former chief strategist, about alleged claims Roger Stone made privately about WikiLeaks, according to people familiar with the session. By Robert Costa, Carol Leonnig, Rosalind Helderman and Manuel Roig-Franzia  •  Read more »     Campaign 2018 Minnesota women battling for Senate won't let party's men drag them down For Sen. Tina Smith, a Democrat, and Republican Karin Housley, the politics of #MeToo are inescapable. By Julie Zauzmer  •   Read more »   Merkel's political exit is a kind of vindication for Trump The "president of Europe" and the U.S. president have tangled over trade, defense and Russia, but the long-serving German leader has avoided criticizing Trump directly. By Anne Gearan and Griff Witte  •   Read more »   Two generations of humans have killed off more than half the world's wildlife populations, report finds Populations of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians have declined by 60 percent since 1970, the World Wildlife Fund has found. By Alex Horton  •   Read more »   Alabama, Clemson take usual places atop College Football Playoff rankings, but it gets fun after that One-loss LSU is slotted at No. 3 ahead of undefeated Notre Dame at No. 4, and several programs unaccustomed to college football heights are among the top 25. By Chuck Culpepper  •   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