Friday's Headlines: Thousands of U.S. troops could leave Afghanistan under Taliban deal

After Trump cites concerns about Amazon, Pentagon revisits plan for $10 billion cloud-computing contract; Rep. Will Hurd, lone black Republican in House, won't run again

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Thousands of U.S. troops could leave Afghanistan under Taliban deal The agreement being negotiated could cut American troops in the country from roughly 14,000 to between 8,000 and 9,000, officials said. The Taliban would agree to a cease-fire and renounce al-Qaeda. By Dan Lamothe, John Hudson and Pamela Constable · Read more After Trump cites concerns about Amazon, Pentagon revisits plan for $10 billion cloud-computing contract A leading contender to win the bid was Amazon, a company that has been criticized many times by the president. By Aaron Gregg and Josh Dawsey · Read more   Rep. Will Hurd, lone black Republican in House, won't run again Hurd is the rare GOP lawmaker to at times criticize Trump, including over construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall. His retirement is the third by a Texas Republican in recent days. By Robert Moore · Read more   Trump's pick to lead U.S. intelligence claims he arrested 300 illegal immigrants in a single day. He didn't. The claims of Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Tex.) about a 2008 operation conflict with the court record and the recollections of others who were involved — at a time when he is already under fire for embellishing his record. By Robert O'Harrow Jr. and Shawn Boburg · Read more   An Israeli soldier went MIA 37 years ago. International intrigue and DNA testing brought him home. The Brooklyn-born soldier vanished in Lebanon in 1982. Syrian rebels, Islamic State militants and even Russian troops scrambled to find his grave. By Loveday Morris · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions The Ronald Reagan who raised me would want forgiveness for his 'monkeys' remark By Patti Davis · Read more Why run for president to promote ideas that can't work? By Editorial Board · Read more It's time for Democrats to get their facts right on Medicare-for-all By Pramila Jayapal · Read more The debaters eerily sounded like 'America First' Democrats By David Ignatius · Read more Tulsi Gabbard's Syria record shows why she can't be president By Josh Rogin · Read more A question missing from the health-care debate: Will doctors make less money? By Catherine Rampell · Read more   ADVERTISEMENT   More News Trump escalates attacks on Baltimore and other cities — says federal funds have been 'stolen,' 'wasted' President Trump offered no policy proposals for how he plans to address the problems he says plague numerous cities across the country. By Josh Dawsey, Felicia Sonmez and Laura Hughes · Read more   Robert F. Kennedy's 22-year-old granddaughter found dead at family compound Authorities are investigating the "unattended death" of Saoirse Kennedy Hill, 22, in Hyannis Port, Mass. By Allyson Chiu · Read more   Comey's handling of Trump meeting memos does not merit charges, Justice Department says The department's inspector general had raised concerns about the former FBI director's handling of classified material, an official said. By Devlin Barrett · Read more   Nearly half of House Democrats back impeachment inquiry of Trump The growing sentiment in Congress has been amplified by calls for impeachment from most of the party's presidential candidates. By Mike DeBonis and Felicia Sonmez · Read more   Years before Trump's attacks, Freddie Gray's death sparked a huge effort to heal Baltimore. It wasn't enough. Some highly publicized efforts have fizzled. Others are ongoing but have barely dented the despair. By Erin Cox · Read more   A modern box-office mystery: What to read into the numbers of 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'? The box office for the fictionalized take on the 1969 Manson Family murders is dividing the entertainment industry. By Steven Zeitchik · Read more   Three NRA board members resign in latest sign of upheaval at gun rights group In a letter to NRA officials Thursday, the three wrote that their "confidence in the NRA's leadership has been shattered." By Beth Reinhard · Read more   Post Reports | Listen Now For the Democratic field, the path to nomination goes through Joe Biden Amber Phillips analyzes the liberal-moderate divide on display at the Democratic debates. Plus, Beth Reinhard details President Trump's history with Jeffrey Epstein. And Elahe Izadi on the politicization of the word "squad." By The Washington Post · Read more

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