Monday's Headlines: Caravan crisis escalates with tear gas and entry closure at the border

Border Patrol trainees prepare to enter one of the country's fiercest political battles; In the United States, right-wing violence is on the rise; To avoid sanctions, the Kremlin...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Caravan crisis escalates with tear gas and entry closure at the border What had begun as a migrant protest of the slow pace of the asylum claims process devolved into a chaotic scramble where hundreds made their way to the border hoping to cross onto U.S. soil. To block that from happening, U.S. authorities took the rare step of firing tear gas into Mexico as well as closing all legal vehicle and foot traffic to the border crossing. By Sarah Kinosian and Josh Partlow  •  Read more » Border Patrol trainees prepare to enter one of the country's fiercest political battles The recruits — largely in their 20s, without college degrees and with no prior experience — often stumble into the academy by accident. But many end up seeing it as a steady job. After six months of training, they join the front line of President Trump's immigration fight. By Story by Abigail Hauslohner | Photos by Matt McClain  •   Read more »   In the United States, right-wing violence is on the rise The number of terrorist attacks motivated by right-wing extremism began growing during the Obama administration and has surged since President Trump took office. By Wesley Lowery, Kimberly Kindy and Andrew Tran  •   Read more »   Power Ploys To avoid sanctions, the Kremlin goes off the grid Moscow has for years bankrolled an array of pro-Russian breakaway states within the former Soviet republics of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova. For the Kremlin, the goals could not be bigger — rebuilding Russia's influence and countering the region's drift toward the West. By Anton Troianovski  •   Read more »   Democrats' Senate losses jeopardize national spotlight for possible 2020 hopeful Sen. Kamala Harris is the lowest-seniority member of the high-profile Senate Judiciary Committee, where, absent some deal, Democrats are set to lose a seat. By Karoun Demirjian and Seung Min Kim  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Trump wants to interfere with the scales of justice. These policies could curb him. By Karen Tumulty  •   Read more »   Nancy Pelosi and John Sarbanes: The Democratic majority's first order of business: Restore democracy By Nancy Pelosi and John Sarbanes  •   Read more »   This is the only Trump syndrome we need to worry about By E.J. Dionne  •   Read more »   Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is appealing because she's real. Can she keep it that way? By Christine Emba  •   Read more »   How Democrats can rewrite the tax code to be more egalitarian — and responsible By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   The GOP is now the party of neo-Confederates By Max Boot  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Opioid overdoses, bedsores and broken bones: What happened when a private-equity firm sought to care for society's most vulnerable A rise in health-code violations at the second-largest U.S. nursing home chain began after the Carlyle Group orchestrated a deal that extracted $1.3 billion for investors but left the firm with untenable financial obligations, according to interviews and financial documents. By Peter Whoriskey and Dan Keating  •  Read more »     Turkish police raid villa outside Istanbul in search for Khashoggi's body Investigators had focused on the property after new intelligence showed that one of the Saudi agents involved in Jamal Khashoggi's death had called the property owner a day before the killing, a Turkish official said. By Kareem Fahim  •   Read more »   Fact Checker | Analysis What Trump has not done for African Americans and Hispanics President Trump claims to have done what he said Democrats had not: improve the median income, poverty and homeownership rates of African Americans and Hispanics. But some of those claims don't measure up. By Meg Kelly  •   Read more »   UAE pardons British academic Matthew Hedges of spying charges UAE officials showed a video of Hedges admitting to spying for MI6, Britain's intelligence agency. He was arrested in May and sentenced to life in prison during a five-minute court session. By Karla Adam  •   Read more »   A victim's father, the killer's grandfather and a shared mission to protect youths from violence Years after the tragedy that brought Azim Khamisa and Ples Felix together, their work toward "stopping kids from killing kids" continues to expand. By Tony Perry  •   Read more »   Perspective Sean Hannity, Chris Wallace and why Trump wants to control follow-up questions Two Fox News interviews show why limiting reporters' questions is so appealing to the president — and so bad for journalism. By Margaret Sullivan  •   Read more »   In South China Sea, a display of U.S. Navy strength — and a message to Beijing The USS Ronald Reagan strike group underscored the U.S. military power in the region. But some warn that China could soon have the upper hand. By Shibani Mahtani  •   Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. 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