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Assange accused of conspiring to break Defense Department password; Trump disavows past enthusiasm for WikiLeaks after Assange's arrest

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WikiLeaks' Assange arrested; unsealed filing shows conspiracy charge U.S. authorities accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of conspiring with former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning and others to obtain secret military and diplomatic documents. The arrest came as Ecuador revoked Assange's asylum after he spent years in the refuge of its embassy. By William Booth, Karla Adam, Ellen Nakashima and James McAuley · Read more Assange accused of conspiring to break Defense Department password The charge alleges that the WikiLeaks founder agreed to help former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning log in anonymously on the department's network. By Rachel Weiner · Read more   Trump disavows past enthusiasm for WikiLeaks after Assange's arrest "I know nothing about WikiLeaks," the president said. But during the 2016 campaign, he reportedly cited the organization 141 times at 56 events. By John Wagner and Felicia Sonmez · Read more   What law is Julian Assange accused of breaking? The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act has a long and controversial history. By Brian Fung · Read more   A timeline of the Assange case and why Ecuador soured on him Ecuador's announcement on Thursday was years in the making. By Rick Noack and Siobhán O'Grady · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Post Reports | Listen Now The U.S. case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Ellen Nakashima on Julian Assange's arrest in London. Moriah Balingit on challenges for low-income Asian American students. Plus, Marian Anderson and the concert that changed America. By The Washington Post · Read more   4 Senate Republicans signal opposition to putting Cain on Fed, all but sinking nomination Herman Cain, a 2012 presidential candidate, has not been formally nominated. But President Trump has publicly announced his intention to do so despite objections from Democrats and some Republicans. By Damian Paletta, Mike DeBonis and Seung Min Kim · Read more   Michael Avenatti charged with 36 crimes, including tax, bank fraud The federal charges against Avenatti, known for representing Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Trump, come weeks after he was arrested for allegedly attempting to extort millions from Nike. By Lindsey Bever, Devlin Barrett and Mark Berman · Read more   Perspective Would Jack Dorsey be praised for eating one meal a day if he weren't a tech bro? When the Twitter CEO revealed that his intake is probably less than 1,000 calories daily — and nothing on weekends — the business world's response was reverential. By Monica Hesse · Read more   Former Obama White House counsel indicted for allegedly offering false statements in latest Mueller fallout The indictment stems from work Gregory Craig's former law firm did with GOP lobbyist Paul Manafort for the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice in 2012. By Rosalind Helderman and Tom Hamburger · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   'He knows better': Pence isn't pleased to be Buttigieg's target Vice President Pence is smarting from the South Bend, Ind., mayor's attacks as Pete Buttigieg rides the conflict to greater prominence in the Democratic presidential campaign. By Isaac Stanley-Becker · Read more   NASA study of Kelly twins shows harsh effects of space flight and a brutal return to Earth Astronaut Scott Kelly says he didn't feel normal until eight months after he returned from the International Space Station. By Joel Achenbach · Read more   In letter on abuse crisis, Pope Benedict describes seminaries filled with 'homosexual cliques' The pope emeritus attributed the clerical sex abuse crisis to a breakdown of church and societal moral teaching, a markedly different explanation than that offered by Pope Francis. By Chico Harlan and Stefano Pitrelli · Read more   The Fix | Analysis The 6 most potentially damaging congressional investigations for Trump, ranked Ever since Democrats took control of the House, they've focused much of their investigative firepower on President Trump. By Amber Phillips · Read more   Sudan's military topples leader, ending 30-year rule President Omar al-Bashir's apparent ouster came after four months of growing protests across Sudan that were sparked by price hikes on basic goods but reflected a deep-rooted desire for his regime to be replaced. By Muhammed Osman and Max Bearak · Read more

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