Thursday's Headlines: In latest attack on intelligence agencies, Trump ignores areas where they agree

Trump digs in on border wall funds, but Democrats' opening bid is zero; McConnell says bill to make Election Day a federal holiday is a 'power grab' by Democrats; Some of the...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   In latest attack on intelligence agencies, Trump ignores areas where they agree In tweets, the president unleashed his latest assault on the spies and analysts who work for him but sometimes deliver facts that he doesn't want to hear. By Shane Harris and John Wagner  •  Read more » Trump digs in on border wall funds, but Democrats' opening bid is zero In a sign of how difficult it may be for lawmakers to strike a bipartisan compromise that President Trump can support to avert another government shutdown next month, Democrats dismissed his insistence on physical barriers on the border. By Erica Werner, John Wagner and Mike DeBonis  •   Read more »   McConnell says bill to make Election Day a federal holiday is a 'power grab' by Democrats The Senate majority leader's remarks drew strong criticism online from advocates and lawmakers, some of whom argued that he was acknowledging that Republicans want to make it more difficult to vote. By Felicia Sonmez  •   Read more »   Some of the coldest air in the world is descending on the Midwest Chicago is looking at one of the coldest days in its history and, along with Minneapolis, will be colder than Alaska, Mount Everest and the McMurdo research station in Antarctica. By Armand Emamdjomeh, Laris Karklis and Tim Meko  •   Read more »   Extreme cold kills as many as 6 people as polar vortex spreads into Midwest It was colder than Alaska's North Slope in many places, with one city in Minnesota reporting wind chills of minus-65 degrees. The dry, frigid air made even brief forays outdoors extremely hazardous. By Katie Mettler, Alex Horton, Amy Wang and Angela Fritz  •   Read more »   Howard Schultz, considering independent run in 2020, aims most of his ire at Democrats, not Trump The former Starbucks CEO, who has called himself a "lifelong Democrat," has been outspoken in his criticism of liberal Democratic leaders, saying their policies for expanding Medicare or taxing the wealthy are "not American," "misinformed" and "ridiculous." By Michael Scherer  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   The lessons that could sustain Nancy Pelosi's power By Cokie Roberts  •   Read more »   Howard Schultz brings a whole latte trouble By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   Why winning and losing are irrelevant in Syria and Afghanistan By Max Boot  •   Read more »   Amy Klobuchar may be best equipped to send the president packing By George Will  •   Read more »   Progressives are pitching Medicare-for-all. They could give us four-more-years. By Megan McArdle  •   Read more »   Trump says the intelligence community is wrong. Actually, he is. By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Today's WorldView | Analysis How Trump's trade war with China could heat up There are signals that the trade dispute may get worse, not better, in the coming months. By Adam Taylor  •  Read more »     Mueller says discovery materials in case against Russian firm were used in a cyber-disinformation campaign Nonsensitive information turned over to the defense team was altered and leaked despite a court order, the special counsel said in a court filing. By Spencer Hsu  •   Read more »   Democratic governor and party lawmakers in Va. under attack from Trump, GOP over failed abortion bill President Trump called the effort "terrible," and a spokeswoman for Ralph Northam said that conservatives who accused the governor of supporting infanticide were twisting his words. By Gregory S. Schneider and Laura Vozzella  •   Read more »   A Scottish teen sexually assaulted a 6-year-old girl. But he won't be punished. A Scottish court found him guilty, but he was given an "absolute discharge," meaning he won't face any penalty. By Kayla Epstein and Deanna Paul  •   Read more »   Citgo's profits propped up Venezuelan leaders — until now The Houston-based oil refiner, wholly owned by Venezuela's state oil company, finds itself at the center of a sanctions tug of war. By Steven Mufson  •   Read more »   Fact Checker | Analysis Ocasio-Cortez's 70-percent tax rate: Not so radical? When the income levels for tax rates over the decades are adjusted to current dollars, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's tax proposal is more conservative than the system in place under Eisenhower. By Glenn Kessler  •   Read more »   Morton Sobell | 1917–2019 Defendant who was spared death penalty in Rosenberg atomic bomb spy case dies at 101 Mr. Sobell, who served almost 18 years of a 30-year sentence in federal prison, steadfastly denied guilt for decades, then abruptly acknowledged complicity in 2008. By Paul W. Valentine  •   Read more »   Post Reports | Listen Now What does Huawei have to do with the U.S.-China trade war? Anna Fifield and Devlin Barrett break down how charges against the Chinese tech firm Huawei influence U.S. and Chinese relations. Plus, Aaron C. Davis on how some people who worked during the shutdown won't be seeing a paycheck. By Washington Post Staff  •   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. 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